Subject: Re: [Fot] tr4a diff covers

From: Greg Blake via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:31:20 -0500

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">We have experience with this on the Tx endu=
rance TR6 car. Anything over a 30-45 sprint race and you need to be running f=
ull synthetic gear oil. If not, you will melt diff mounts, puke all gear oil=
 out of the diff, burn up bearings=E2=80=A6all sorts of failures that we had=
 never experienced with vintage sprint races.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>So if=
 you plan on any endurance racing, go for the extra fluid capacity and use s=
ynthetic. If a road car or just sprint races, probably doesn=E2=80=99t mater=
.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Greg&nbsp;<br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfS=
ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite">On Mar 11, 2025, at 20:07, Dean Tetterton via Fot &lt=
;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">So what did you do when it=
 gets hot?<div><br></div><div>Dean</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote g=
mail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 11, 2=
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gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204=
,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>I used to run an electronic temp sender in t=
he filler hole of my TR diff.</div>
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From: Philip Gott via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:00:30 -0400

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">For a diff new build Kas recommended a good=
 break in period of about 100-150 street miles before any hard on-track runn=
ing as I recall.<div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"=
>On Mar 11, 2025, at 9:43=E2=80=AFPM, Greg Blake via Fot &lt;[email-masked].=
net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; chars=
et=3Dutf-8">We have experience with this on the Tx endurance TR6 car. Anythi=
ng over a 30-45 sprint race and you need to be running full synthetic gear o=
il. If not, you will melt diff mounts, puke all gear oil out of the diff, bu=
rn up bearings=E2=80=A6all sorts of failures that we had never experienced w=
ith vintage sprint races.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>So if you plan on any end=
urance racing, go for the extra fluid capacity and use synthetic. If a road c=
ar or just sprint races, probably doesn=E2=80=99t mater.&nbsp;</div><div><br=
></div><div>Greg&nbsp;<br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite=
">On Mar 11, 2025, at 20:07, Dean Tetterton via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&g=
t; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"lt=
r">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">So what did you do when it gets hot?<div><br></=
div><div>Dean</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container=
"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 8:25=E2=80=AF=
PM Hardy Prentice via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">fot@auto=
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"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div>I used to run an electronic temp sender in the filler hole of my=
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From: Robert Lang via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:28:16 +0000 (UTC)

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 FWIW, the smart guys run an oil cooler and oil pump. Synthetic works great=
 up to a point. Then kerblammo.
Diffs run HOT.
    On Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 09:44:21 PM EDT, Greg Blake via Fot <fot@=
autox.team.net> wrote: =20
=20
 We have experience with this on the Tx endurance TR6 car. Anything over a =
30-45 sprint race and you need to be running full synthetic gear oil. If no=
t, you will melt diff mounts, puke all gear oil out of the diff, burn up be=
arings=E2=80=A6all sorts of failures that we had never experienced with vin=
tage sprint races.=C2=A0
So if you plan on any endurance racing, go for the extra fluid capacity and=
 use synthetic. If a road car or just sprint races, probably doesn=E2=80=99=
t mater.=C2=A0
Greg=C2=A0
Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 11, 2025, at 20:07, Dean Tetterton via Fot <[email-masked]> wrot=
e:

=EF=BB=BFSo what did you do when it gets hot?
Dean
On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 8:25=E2=80=AFPM Hardy Prentice via Fot <[email-masked]=
eam.net> wrote:

I used to run an electronic temp sender in the filler hole of my TR diff.Ha=
rdy_______________________________________________
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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">FWIW, the smart guys run an =
oil cooler and oil pump. Synthetic works great up to a point. Then kerblamm=
o.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" d=
ata-setdir=3D"false">Diffs run HOT.</div><div><br></div>
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                    On Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 09:44:21 PM EDT, Greg Bla=
ke via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div id=3D"ydpd6fd9da0yiv9074472401"><div>We have expe=
rience with this on the Tx endurance TR6 car. Anything over a 30-45 sprint =
race and you need to be running full synthetic gear oil. If not, you will m=
elt diff mounts, puke all gear oil out of the diff, burn up bearings=E2=80=
=A6all sorts of failures that we had never experienced with vintage sprint =
races.&nbsp;<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>So if you plan on any endura=
nce racing, go for the extra fluid capacity and use synthetic. If a road ca=
r or just sprint races, probably doesn=E2=80=99t mater.&nbsp;</div><div><br=
 clear=3D"none"></div><div>Greg&nbsp;<br clear=3D"none" id=3D"ydpd6fd9da0yi=
v9074472401lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my i=
Phone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div id=3D"ydpd6fd9da0yiv9074472401yqtfd31194" =
class=3D"ydpd6fd9da0yiv9074472401yqt2736661150"><br clear=3D"none"><blockqu=
ote type=3D"cite">On Mar 11, 2025, at 20:07, Dean Tetterton via Fot &lt;fot=
@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></blockquot=
e></div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div id=3D"ydpd6fd=
9da0yiv9074472401yqtfd36731" class=3D"ydpd6fd9da0yiv9074472401yqt2736661150=
">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">So what did you do when it gets hot?<div><br cl=
ear=3D"none"></div><div>Dean</div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yd=
pd6fd9da0yiv9074472401gmail_quote ydpd6fd9da0yiv9074472401gmail_quote_conta=
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