ooops. I guess that was 100 Celcius degrees. You'll note that the front Diff has pretty significant cooling fins at the back section to dissipate the heat from the VC. I don't live in a hot part of the continent, but I would guess that the ambient temp is a minor factor in the trigger point for lock-up. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 4/22/99, at 8:02 AM, Davidson wrote: >Locks up at 100 degrees???? !!!!!! >So that means if you live in Arizona you VC is locked up all summer?????? >Is there any evidence that these things go bad sooner in hot climates? >Bill >90 Westy Syncro
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