[R-390] gear lube

[2002tii]

Scott wrote:

>Has anybody tried using chain saw bar and chain lubricant to 
>lubricate the gears?
>There is an ingredient that causes the lube to become tacky and 
>adhere to the gears.

Bicycle and motorcycle chain lubricants have this, as well.  Whether 
it is a good idea for 390 gear trains, I do not know.  You're not 
likely to be spinning the dial fast enough to fling the lubricant 
off, so it doesn't seem as if it's really necessary.  And one 
shouldn't use so much lubricant that running or dripping is a 
concern.  I'd worry that the adhesive additive would turn out to make 
the lubricant harden prematurely, but I have no data nor experience 
to indicate this.

Best regards,

Don