No one is asking anyone to use transmission fluid with trains against their will!
Any chemical engineers out there have an answer to my questions?
Take care, Joe.
Hi Joe....
The guy who told me about the transmission fluid was a manager at GM at the
time at the transmission plant here in Yipsi. He had many of the same questions ,
so his answer was based on what the chemical engineer at the time told him.
He also did repairs for Lionel here in Detroit at at the time. So I'm sure that was the premise of his inquiry.
Don't get me wrong. I use isopropyl alcohol 99% of the time.
But when I need to do some industrial cleaning I get out the heavy stuff.
I have more problems with cheap and defective stuff than dirty track...
Hi Bruce,
Thanks for the info! When I feel ambitious and have the pocket change, I am going to get a bottle of ATF and see how Delrin (from a broken Lionel truck), styrene, nylon gears (have some ruined Bachamann HO stuff), a piece of ABS, and some other scrap plastic does if I soak it for a few days in the stuff. Need to see for myself!
Always keep Snoopy safe! 
Take care, Joe
