15 Jul 12 09:08, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
      
      
    RW>> I havn't had a need for it either, but this leak appeared out of   
    RW>> nowhere when I began to move the Z around.   
      
    MH> Leaks drive me crazy.  That is why I could never be a plumber.   
    MH> Speaking of leaks, I think the Durango has a slow oil leak in the   
    MH> real seal area.  It is always tough to tell exactly where I leak is   
    MH> and usually just as difficult to fix.   
      
   The rear seal area isn't much of a problem to fix, pull the drive shaft   
   and replace the seal. The front seal requires the tranny be pulled and the   
   pump removed. When you take it that far, you might as well re-build the   
   trans too.   
      
    MH> Provided it stays a slow leak, I'm not that concerned about it.   
      
   If it gets worse, do the above. A long screw-driver or similar prys the   
   seal out and a few taps with a plastic hammer puts in a new seal. Grease   
   the exterior of the front yoke before you put it back in to lube the seal   
   before driving the car. I'd also check the front yoke for holes that may   
   exist, allowing ATF from the output shaft to leak past the yoke.   
      
    RW>> Lucky you don't live in Texas. Its always too hot to ride, except   
    RW>> for an early morning or late evening cruise. South central Texas,   
    RW>> unlike the east coast and upper midwest, cools to 70+ at night and   
    RW>> warms up to the day's high around 5pm, then begins another cool down   
    RW>> as the sun sets. If it was   
      
    MH> We have gone from hot and dry to hot and humid over here.  It feels   
    MH> like a sauna outside right now.   
      
   The same here...   
      
    RW>> I had DirecTV out here yesterday, installing a new sat system. The   
    RW>> 'helper' tech got the job of attaching all coax to the dish that the   
    RW>> 'senior' installer put up the roof, then he got the 'attic' job of   
    RW>> running   
    RW>> coax. I didn't envy that youngster that job one iota. Been there too   
    RW>> many times.   
      
    MH> Not fun.  Especially in the daytime when it is really hot up there.   
      
   I asked if they had done the attic thing before and they said it was no   
   problem, as long as they could get in and out quick enough.   
      
    RW>> Without a good roof vent system, it gets hotter than that. Our house   
    RW>> has a peak-vent that runs the entire length of the house and that   
    RW>> helped some, but I'd venture to say that it still gets upwards of   
    RW>> 150 up there.   
      
    MH> We have one of those roof vents that runs over the majority of the   
    MH> house and also an attic fan, but it is still super hot up there.   
      
   According to roof vent officiendos, there shouldn't be any 'end' vents in   
   the attic. If you had/have them they should be blocked off. The natural   
   tendency for air to flow up when heated draws cooler outside air through   
   the soffets and will lower the attic temps a lot better. Also close off   
   any interior or garage access ports. Including that fan.   
      
    MH> The big advantage seems to be that these things allow the heat to   
    MH> escape in the evening hours much easier.   
      
   I know that the vaulted ceiling in our living room used to make the room   
   unliveable during summer (the AC couldn't keep up very well). The peak   
   vent makes it a whole lot cooler these days.   
      
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