DeTomaso Mailing List: December 97, Message #75
     



From: 	Charlie McCall <charliemccall@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>

Subject: a different cooling question

Date: 	Sat, 6 Dec 1997 20:02:12 +0000



As long as the list is quiet right now with floods, "bantering", and the

like, let me ask a technical question that I asked when I was having trouble

accessing the list and don't think ever made it through.



A couple of months ago I relocated the temperature sensor from the pressure

tank to the block and noticed about a 30-40 degree difference. David Doddock

pointed out that this is most likely not due to the efficient cooling

capability of the tank, so assuming for the sake of argument that there

really is a temp difference there must be another reason. I put a magnetic

thermometer on the outside of the tank and it roughly agreed with the temp

gauge when the sendor was locatde on the tank, so I believe there really may

be a big temperature difference.



This difference has been bugging me for a couple months now. Could I have a

partial blockage in the cooling system that would do this? Restrict the flow

of coolant back to the tank? How would I test for this? Have other people

noticed any temperature difference when relocating their sender? I had been

driving confident in the fact that my car ran consistently about 180, but

now it runs consistently at 210 since I relocated it. 



Just wondering if I should be concerned.



Charlie McCall

1972 Pantera

Pre-L #3874