[DeTomaso] Transmission viewing hole cover

Charles Engles cengles at cox.net
Sat Jun 9 20:47:22 EDT 2012


Dear Chuck,

 

 

                     That is an excellent suggestion.  

 

 

                                         Thanks!,  Chuck Engles

 

From: The DeTomaso Registry Guy [mailto:detomasoregistry at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 7:43 PM
To: 'Charles Engles'; 'Christopher Kimball'
Cc: 'List'
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Transmission viewing hole cover

 

Just drill some small holes in the cover?

 

Chuck

 

 

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From: Charles Engles [mailto:cengles at cox.net] 
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 5:23 PM
To: 'Christopher Kimball'; 'The DeTomaso Registry Guy'
Cc: 'List'
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Transmission viewing hole cover

 

Dear Chris,

 

 

                   If you do find such a screen, then please let me know.
I would be interested.

 

 

                             Warmest regards, Chuck Engles

 

PS:  the lovely color coordinated plastic covers have proven to be
satisfactory for boy racer high performance!

 

 

 

From: Christopher Kimball [mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com] 
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 5:44 PM
To: Charles Engles; 'The DeTomaso Registry Guy'
Cc: 'List'
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Transmission viewing hole cover

 

Wow, so as it always seems to be with Panteras, there are two answers to the
question!

Maybe I'll see if any vendors carry a screen for it since that would answer
both questions at once...

Thanks for the info,

Chris

Sent from my Windows Phone

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From: Charles Engles
Sent: 6/9/2012 2:21 PM
To: 'The DeTomaso Registry Guy'; 'Christopher Kimball'
Cc: 'List'
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Transmission viewing hole cover

Dear Chuck,

 

        You wrote: 

               1) how important is it to have the hole covered, and

"Yes to prevent some tool or debris from falling in.... and no(t) to allow
heat to escape."

        Just before or during the Phoenix Rally, I was told that the
bellhousing port was for ventilation to allow heat to escape.   

 

        I guffawed at this bit of ZF trivia.  At the rally, I checked with
our POCA President and ZF expert, Les Gray.   I was shocked that Les
confirmed that the port was indeed for ventilation.  I believe he said that
serious racing European Panteras have screens that cover the port
to..."prevent some tool or debris from falling in...." and to also allow
heat to escape.   

 

        I have had my two Panteras adorned with the tastefully color
coordinated port covers for a total of 100,000 miles.  There have been no
known problems.  The recent cross country escapade to Phoenix and back, over
2,334 miles, by the same two Panteras at healthy speeds for long distances,
likewise, produced no sign of a problem.

        So, that is all that I know about ZF bellhousing port covers.
Experience seems to show that no harm seems to be done in normal Pantera
driving with the port covered, despite what the original ZF engineers
thought.

                        Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles

 

        






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