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Greg, we used to have issues with the RiffRAF TR6 (ChumpCar) until we went =
with Redline. =C2=A0Never looked back, no issues from that point on. =C2=A0=
I also use it in the LeMons Marina without issue.
Good Luck!
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From: Greg And Alison Blake <ablake2@austin.rr.com>
To: Amici Triumphi <fot@autox.team.net>=20
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 1:40 PM
Subject: [Fot] IRS diff overheating
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Some of yall may have followed the social Media posts provided by our teamm=
ates through the weekend. We were racing the Beanitos TR6 this past weekend=
at what was to be TWS's last ever race. It was a split 16 hour endurance r=
ace (Sat&Sun).=20
We had a strange failure on Saturday. About 6 hours in, the truck was full =
of gear oil. I had routed a diff vent line to the trunk. Upon returning to =
the garage, we discovered melted poly diff mounts. Pic below.=20
I've been scratching my head on this one. Prior to boiling the diff fluid, =
we had zero leaks in the freshly serviced diff. I had replaced all seals an=
d filled with STALUBE 90WT GL4.=20
I've been racing my TR3 using this same diff fluid for 6 years (replaced ev=
ery two weekends). Never a problem with my vintage race car. Of course, I'v=
e never run the 3 for 6 hours straight.=20
Some of the more seasoned endurance racers asked what fluid I had in the di=
ff. All suggested that mineral based fluid is not a good choice for enduran=
ce events.=20
I'd love to hear opinions as to the route cause of our failure and more imp=
ortantly, suggested remedies.=20
As to the results, the car was running consistently 2:1x laps with a fast l=
ap of 2:10. We ended up taking the workers choice award. Had we run w/o dif=
f failure and a subsequent battery failure, we could have been in the hunt =
for a podium finish. Fastest lap in our group was 2:09.9
Great weekend
Thanks=20
Greg
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lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:16px"><div><span>Greg, we used to have issues with the RiffRAF TR6 =
(ChumpCar) until we went with Redline. Never looked back, no issues f=
rom that point on. I also use it in the LeMons Marina without issue.<=
/span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Good Luck!</span></div><=
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">From:</span></b> Greg And Alison Blake <ablake2@austin.rr.com><br> =
<b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Amici Triumphi <fot=
@autox.team.net> <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span>=
</b> Tuesday, June 2, 2015 1:40 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;=
">Subject:</span></b> [Fot] IRS diff overheating<br> </font> </div> <div cl=
ass=3D"y_msg_container" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1433243892209_215568"><br>Some o=
f yall may have followed the social Media posts provided by our teammates t=
hrough the weekend. We were racing the Beanitos TR6 this past weekend at wh=
at was to be TWS's last ever race. It was a split 16 hour endurance race (S=
at&Sun). <br><br>We had a strange failure on Saturday. About 6 hours in=
, the truck was full of gear oil. I had routed a diff vent line to the trun=
k. Upon returning to the garage, we discovered melted poly diff mounts. Pic=
below. <br><br>I've been scratching my head on this one. Prior to boiling =
the diff fluid, we had zero leaks in the freshly serviced diff. I had repla=
ced all seals and filled with STALUBE 90WT GL4. <br><br>I've been racing my=
TR3 using this same diff fluid for 6 years (replaced every two weekends). =
Never a problem with my vintage race car. Of course, I've never run the 3 f=
or 6 hours straight. <br><br>Some of the more seasoned endurance racers ask=
ed what fluid I had in the diff. All suggested that mineral based fluid is =
not a good choice for endurance events. <br><br>I'd love to hear opinions a=
s to the route cause of our failure and more importantly, suggested remedie=
s. <br><br>As to the results, the car was running consistently 2:1x laps wi=
th a fast lap of 2:10. We ended up taking the workers choice award. Had we =
run w/o diff failure and a subsequent battery failure, we could have been i=
n the hunt for a podium finish. Fastest lap in our group was 2:09.9<br><br>=
Great weekend<br><br><br><br>Thanks <br>Greg<br>___________________________=
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