Gear oil

[Woodie1]

How many miles would you drive your A to get the gear oil warmed up to drain it out & replace with fresh oil?

[Kurt in NJ]

When I was playing with the temperature gun it was almost 40 miles before the temperature stabilized on a 60 degree day

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

You gotta' OLD electric hot plate? That'll WORK.
Bill Warm

[2manycars]

Ford said to drain the gear case, add kerosene and run it a few minutes and drain that, then add new oil.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by 2manycars

Ford said to drain the gear case, add kerosene and run it a few minutes and drain that, then add new oil.

A '26 Studebaker manual said, "Remove the shift tower & wash it out with GASOLINE"
Bill Scared

[WHN]

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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.

[California Travieso]

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

You gotta' OLD electric hot plate? That'll WORK.
Bill Warm

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

[katy]

Put pan under drain plug, open plug, and let drain for at least 24 hours.

Ditto

[Terry, NJ]

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

[Woodie1]

Thanks for all the input.

[Synchro909]

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.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by California Travieso

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

David,
Once I did a 39 mile trip doing errands, on a 113 Degree day, in my ALL BLACK Coupe The only overheating was ME!!!
Bill Hot

[WestCoast]

if you want tp flush rear end or tranny use diesel fuel, around 2.50 a gallon, kerosene around 10 dollars a gallon