DeTomaso Mailing List: June 98, Message #355

On Tue, 9 Jun 1998 21:45:45 +0000 "Franck, Donald J" <francdj@texaco.com>
writes:
>Help,
>
>Just got through installing a new PPC 3 pass aluminum radiator with 
>two
>sucker fans and custom aluminum shroud.  Test drove the car about 10
>miles mostly traveling at about 30 or so MPH.  Temp climbed until 
>about
>220.  I turned around a drove home at that time the temp was about 230
>or so.
>
>Reasons I can think of:
>1 - Air in system??
*** Did you bleed it?  The air at the high point in the radiator forms a
bubble and locks the water behind it.
>2 - A hose in collapsing and restricting water flow
***After you bleed it, let it idle in the driveway.  Lower hose should
warm up, then the upper hose after water circulates through the radiator.
 At some point in time, one or both fans should start, depending upon
wiring.
>3 - Blown head gasket
***Possible, not probable unless you abused it.  When it's idling, hold a
piece or cardboard a few inches from the exhaust pipes after it's hot. 
See it you can detect any steam, or water vapor condensing on the board. 
Initially simpler than a leak down test.
>
>I was running this hor before the new radiator but the old one was
>leaking so I decided to upgrade.  Nothing else has changed and I am
>running water with one gallow of antifreeze.
>
>Any help??
>
>
>
>Don Franck
>H- 281-856-8040  W- 713-241-6820
>Pantera #1777
>http://www.geocities.com/Motorcity/Downs/9415
><http://www.geocities.com/Motorcity/Downs/9415> 
>
>
>

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