That's a really great tip. Thanks a bunch for sharing that.
-Tom Allen
51 3800
At 07:59 PM 8/16/99 -0400, MKlepp4335@cs.com wrote:
> Well, I guess we are supposed to learn something everyday, and today I did
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When I opened
>the large fill plug, it started to drain normally. When I put the fill plug
>back in and it all but stopped. The light came on, it was a plugged vent.
>Sure enough, when I took off the vent cap, the vent was plugged tight with
>dried gear oil, dirt, etc.
>Diagnosis: As the gears and oil heated up, it created pressure and was
>forcing oil out the easiest place it could find, past the splines. I used
>some sealer under the washer and pinion nut and will refill the rearend and
>test tomorrow night. I will keep you all posted on the progress.
> I guess I proved that my new wheel and pinion seals work well though.
>Mike Klepp
>'48 3100
>Wichita Falls, TX
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
Tom Allen
Seattle, WA
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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