--- tom sarda <sardatech@yahoo.com> wrote:
> List,
> If you want to thin that oil so it flows better
> then
> do it. Rear end grease and trans grease has a high
> enought drop point...especially synthetic that
> heating
> it won't hurt it at all. We will heat rear ends to
> 140
> or 150 prior to qualifyint and not run the rear end
> cooler pump for qualifying. The temp will rarely get
> above 160 after the qualifying run. That was at
> Texas
> and that's the fastest track the craftsman trucks
> run
> at. We don't usually worry over the transmission. We
> just drain out about a half a cup. I have run both
> Mobil 75-90w and Schaffers 75-140w and seen
> negligible
> difference. We will heat our engine oil to as high
> as
> we can get it prior to the race and qualifying. We
> will get the engine oil to as close to 300 degrees
> as
> we can depending where we are in qualifying order
> and
> before the race we will get the oil up to 280 if
> possible. We use Mobil 20-50w in the engines.
> Depends
> on time available. If you want to reduce the effort
> of
> having to move cold oil then heat it up.
> Tom
>
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