[DeTomaso] ZF temperatures

[Will Kooiman]

I agree.

I haven't done any tests, and I would defer to Lloyd Butfoy, but I have a
hard time believing paint or clear coat would cause the ZF to run hot.

I like the idea of using WD40 to clean the case, but I also *love* the
look of John Taphorn's painted ZF (silver argent).  I don't care for
polished cases.

BTW, if you need the case to breathe, wouldn't it also weep fluid through
the pores?



On 9/3/12 6:45 PM, "Keith R. Verges" <KVERGES at figdav.com> wrote:

>I lurk and saw some information that I thought was incorrect about ZF
>cases needing to "breathe" and other stuff along those lines.  My ZF was
>bead blasted and clear coated and I vintage raced and drove it on the
>street.  I had no problems of any kind with the transaxle and do not
>think clear coating can cause any harm.  If you are running sustained
>high speeds such that you see high transaxle temps, IMO the proper fix is
>to add an external cooler.  To the extent that painting or coating can
>increase temperatures, the marginal increase can't be a very big deal.  I
>was a huge fain of the clear coating, as it helped make the engine bay
>very clean.
>
>I'll eat my words if someone has actual logged lubricant data with and
>without coating.
>
>Keith Verges
>Figari & Davenport, L.L.P.
>901 Main St., Suite 3400
>Dallas, TX 75202
>(214) 939-2017
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