Gear oil

Woodie1

Woodie1

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How many miles would you drive your A to get the gear oil warmed up to drain it out & replace with fresh oil?
 
When I was playing with the temperature gun it was almost 40 miles before the temperature stabilized on a 60 degree day
 
Ford said to drain the gear case, add kerosene and run it a few minutes and drain that, then add new oil.
 
For all my years owning Model A's, I just do one thing when draining fluids. Put pan under drain plug, open plug, and let drain for at least 24 hours. That's 60 years worth of service advice. U joint is another question.
 
I had to drain the gear case/differential on my 8N. Man that black goo was Thick! I found I could make it run faster by heating the bottom with a Propane torch. I wouldn't hesitate to warm it up somewhat that way.
Terry
 
The reason for flushing with Kerosene or whatever else is to wash out any metal fragments. I collect them with a magnet on the drain plug. I just let it drain over night, clean the magnet and refill.
 
California Travieso said:
Bill,

Or just wait until summer when it's over 100 degrees in the San Joaquin Valley. That should do the trick. We'll get that here in the I. E. in a coule of months too.

David Serrano
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David,
Once I did a 39 mile trip doing errands, on a 113 Degree day, in my ALL BLACK Coupe:eek: The only overheating was ME!!!:eek:
Bill Hot
 
if you want tp flush rear end or ****** use diesel fuel, around 2.50 a gallon, kerosene around 10 dollars a gallon
 
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