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Old 11-01-2014, 04:58 AM   #118 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by DonR View Post
Here's an idea if your Trans Drain plug is large enough.

Drill two holes in the drain plug for a small flexible copper tube. Make a loop in the tube, run the ends through the two holes. Check for clearances inside the transmission
The end shape of the tube has to be able to go through the hole and to be spinned on.

After considering it with a lot of enthusiasm, I think using water to heat up a manual gearbox is a dead end ...

You can't turn it off easily and it uses a bulky setup.

Spinning on a thermoplunger in the drain plug to heat the gearbox as you heat the engine on grid seems like much less hassle ...
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