From: Ryan M Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Tue Sep 16 2003 - 10:10:41 PDT
At 12:45 PM -0400 9/16/03, Recovry4x4@aol.com wrote:
>Greetings MV listers. I have noticed that after long highway drives in my
>deuce tractor the rear axles spit out a bit of gear oil from the
>vents. I realize
>that this means the vents work but why does it happen. I'm thinking the axles
>just don't like to be spun too fast say over 55 as I have been doing. If
>anybody has thoughts, shout. I am considering running lines up to a
>box higher on
Ferrets will spit up a bit of Gear oil when really hot and a bit over
full. I think what's happening is that the oil is foaming a bit and
"boiling" (not really boiling but it's sort of what happens) out.
>the frame and putting the vents on the top of the box. Its really no problem
>for me but the wife isn't too tolerant to the gear oil smell that lingers
>with the truck for a long time.
Kind of a hard thing to not have with something that drinks gear oil.
Both the Ferret and Dingo have GO as a part of their nature.
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