RE: [ihc] 13" clutches ...I think it is possible

["John M. Adams" <jma@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

Yeah, looks like my brain is running some pretty thick grease, also.
I read from some of you guys about running 50wt, and had already made
up my mind to do that, just hadn't gotten around to it. (It's been a
bit cold here...) So why was I running off at the mouth about a problem
that I had already determined how to fix? Wish I could go to a lighter
weight lube for the old (and getting older...) brain case as well.

This stuff you use, that looks and smells like Mercon... what's it
called?

Thanks,
-John




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
Steven Stegmann
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 8:33 PM
To: John M. Adams; Daniel Nees; Rocky Lear
Cc: ihc-digest@domain.elided
Subject: RE: [ihc] 13" clutches ...I think it is possible


That's cold grease in the tranny that's killing your engine.  You should
have 50 wt engine oil in the tranny.  That helps some.

I found some tranny oil that's used in over the road rigs.  Looks & smells
for all the world like heavy wt Mercon.  I use it in my PowerStroke manual.
Might be just the ticket for the manual trannys in Scouts.  It doesn't get
so thick in the winter.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
John M. Adams
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 1:01 PM
To: Daniel Nees; Rocky Lear
Cc: ihc-digest@domain.elided
Subject: RE: [ihc] 13" clutches ...I think it is possible


I agree with Dan. I have the 12", 12 spring in my T'All, and one time
after a backpacking injury to my knee, a slight strain - nothing very
serious, I couldn't drive my truck for a week... Another consideration:
When it's very cold, I have to sit there with the clutch depressed
during engine warm-up for a couple of minutes. If I let it out too soon,
it will kill the engine. I always figured that was due to the size
and weight of the assembly (but could be wrong - do you all have this
problem?). On another side note: after I get the engine and the clutch
going OK, I then warm up the tranny with the t-case in neutral. It can
take me 30 minutes to warm up my truck in the winter!
-John

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
Daniel Nees
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 10:04 AM
To: Rocky Lear
Cc: ihc-digest@domain.elided
Subject: Re: [ihc] 13" clutches ...I think it is possible


Rocky,
   You sure can fit the 13" clutch in there, but; it sure is a bear to
push the pedal in with it! The 12" is pretty tight as it is, the 13's,
especially when new, are really stiff.

Dan Nees
danees@domain.elided

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