That is Sperm whale oil....not whale
sperm oil.........hahahahahaa
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Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 9:14 PM
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Like most legends, this one is partly true. Up until the
late 50s,
transmission oil was based on whale blubber (not sperm!).
It was great
stuff, sort of yellow in color, and it lasts forever. I
still have it in
one of my Packards - it has perfect characteristics for
the designs used in
those days for clutches and bands. Dexron/Mercon
is an attempt to duplicate
the lubricity, anti-foaming and detergent
properties, and it comes pretty
darn close. The original AQ-ATF
type A was indeed whale oil. The
environmental activists caused
the demise of that industry - you can't go
out and harpoon your own whales
anymore.
Dick Benjamin
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Subject: IML: The ATF/ Moby Dick
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> I was talking to somebody and they told me that
automatic transmission
fluid used to be made out of whale
sperm.
>
> No, no joke. I thought he was kidding, but . . .
is this true? Anybody?
>
> Mark
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