Posted by Owen Aaland on October 31, 2009 at 16:12:44 from (207.13.114.170):
In Reply to: Foamy Gear Oil posted by charles todd on October 31, 2009 at 07:12:10:
ScottyHOMEy said: (quoted from post at 11:51:02 10/31/09)
.............My partner in crime wouldn't allow it, but I've thought of a Bob-like experiment to test that theory. It would involve using her double boiler (so as to avoid setting things on fire) on the kitchen range . I suppose I could use the side burner on my grill so as not to stink up the kitchen. Anyway, I'd have water boiling in the bottom, and in the top I'd have some of that frothy, watery gear oil that I'd have captured. Seems to me that that kind of heat (no hotter than the 200*+ of the free steam in the double boiler should boil/evaporate out the water that is suspended in the oil. Evidence would include a clearing up of the oil and a decrease in volume and weight equal to the amount of water that was boiled out.
Get yourself an old crock pot or deep fat fryer from a garage sale for a couple of bucks.
That and a candy thermometer to measure the temperature is a handy thing for the shop. It works great for installing press fit bearings. Add some hydraulic oil, set the temperature to about 275 to 300 and let the bearings heat in it. When your ready to install them they usually drop right down in place without having to press them on. With a large enough one it even works on front crank pulleys.
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