Differential heater

Bob Bender · 02-13-2014, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright

My friend's recently sold Pro Stocker had an oil tank/pan heater screwed into a welded-in bung in the back of the rear end housing. The cord was zip-tied to the left wheelie bar so it was easy to plug in to warm up the gear lube before each round. I thought about adding one to mine. Easy to weld the bung to the rear cover of my 12 bolt. Just use it for tough heads ups, class, etc.

Heard of guys running Dexron ATF for gear lube (One guy said "all the time"). Not sure about that deal. I'm too old to weld up the gears in the lights and go for a ride. LOL

Ed' I have used atf a lot in slow cars and never hurt the gears.

Mile High · 02-13-2014, 06:12 PM

Use a light weight synthetic rear gear lube.

Jeff

Tim Kish · 02-13-2014, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Bender

Ed' I have used atf a lot in slow cars and never hurt the gears.

Good reference point - FWD cars use ATF to lube the differential......

HandOverFist · 02-13-2014, 06:58 PM

For that matter you could probably completely drain the rear-end for one pass without damage.

02-13-2014, 06:12 PM	#2
Mile High Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: My RV Posts: 218 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Differential heater Use a light weight synthetic rear gear lube. Jeff __________________ Street legal 64 Falcon Sprint with 410W living in Texas. Stock - Super Stock fan

02-13-2014, 06:58 PM	#4
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Differential heater For that matter you could probably completely drain the rear-end for one pass without damage. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

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