From: Joe Shannon (fordpart@bellsouth.net)
Date: Mon Jun 10 2002 - 10:26:40 PDT
I have loaded a M-35 to the point of boiling the transmission. It didn't leak
oil but it had some potent steam coming out in the cab.
Tony Castagno wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> I was driving my Ferret out the other day on quite a long trip (150
> miles round trip) At one point I was on the interstate doing about 50mph
> 3200 rpms (approx) for about 20 miles, when I came off the off ramp I
> smelled 90wt gear oil. I looked down on the floor and saw a quantity of
> gear oil had come out of the right front bevel box. I pulled over and
> checked the level of the oil and it seemed full.... I tried to put some
> more in but it just came right out the level/fill plug. On top of the
> bevel box is a fill plug and what looks like a fitting. Is this a
> venting mechanism that my bevel box just vented through? I seem to
> remember someone talking about bevel boxes venting but I don't recall
> the specifics. In addition the box on the right (the one the oil came
> from) seemed hotter to the touch than the left one.... anything I
> should check specifically or be concerned about? Is this normal
> behavior? The two front ends were just rebuilt and filled with oil,
> perhaps overfilled?
>
> Thanks,
> Tony Castagno
> Managing Partner
> Enterprise Architect
> Vertical Thought, LLC
> http://www.verticalthought.com
>
>
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