Andy FitzGibbon
Diamond
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2005
- Location
- Elkins WV
I'm working on cross referencing the oil listed for the spindle bearings in my Wade 8A. It's "Colonial Beacon Spinesso #38".
Standard Oil of New York bought Colonial Beacon in the earlier part of this century. The company was eventually absorbed into Mobil, which is now ExxonMobil.
A Google search turned up a page indicating that Spinesso #38 and Esso Teresso #43 are equivalent. The transmission in the Wade Model 94 uses Teresso #43, so that would make sense, I guess. Teresso is a steam turbine oil. Further Googling also seems to imply that the Spinesso name is used overseas, but not in the US.
Exxon makes a turbine oil called Terrestic, which I'm guessing is the replacement for Teresso. But I'm not sure.
Anyone have any info or ideas of where to go next? Calling ExxonMobil is one option, but I figure I ought to budget a couple hours to do that
Andy
Standard Oil of New York bought Colonial Beacon in the earlier part of this century. The company was eventually absorbed into Mobil, which is now ExxonMobil.
A Google search turned up a page indicating that Spinesso #38 and Esso Teresso #43 are equivalent. The transmission in the Wade Model 94 uses Teresso #43, so that would make sense, I guess. Teresso is a steam turbine oil. Further Googling also seems to imply that the Spinesso name is used overseas, but not in the US.
Exxon makes a turbine oil called Terrestic, which I'm guessing is the replacement for Teresso. But I'm not sure.
Anyone have any info or ideas of where to go next? Calling ExxonMobil is one option, but I figure I ought to budget a couple hours to do that
Andy