Aluminum Differential Cover Thermal Results
I recently installed a finned aluminum differential cover from PML Covers on my 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 that I intend to use for towing a travel trailer. In my previous truck, I had to replace ...
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Completely agree. That's why I said:
"I tried to control for these by taking the measurements after a good, long tow. After about an hour, I figure the temperature is at steady-state. Additionally, the larger thermal mass of the aluminum cover makes it equally slower to cool down, but I tried to keep those the same times as well.
I think it's helpful to look at the big chunk of iron near the axle tube. That should be a good place to compare the two configurations since it's the same for both. For the baseline case, that's showing "white" or around 199F. For the aluminum cover case, it shows "deep red" or 151F."
"I tried to control for these by taking the measurements after a good, long tow. After about an hour, I figure the temperature is at steady-state. Additionally, the larger thermal mass of the aluminum cover makes it equally slower to cool down, but I tried to keep those the same times as well.
I think it's helpful to look at the big chunk of iron near the axle tube. That should be a good place to compare the two configurations since it's the same for both. For the baseline case, that's showing "white" or around 199F. For the aluminum cover case, it shows "deep red" or 151F."
