DeTomaso Mailing List: June 2000, Message #27

Bob,

Is your sensor located at the block or in the
tank.  The block will provide the accurate reading
you want, or may not want to see !!

Chris...
BLK 71'

PS:  How does the stripe look ?
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Timma <cen29018@CENTURYINTER.NET>
To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 6:27 PM
Subject: Cooling nightmare


>All,
>    Well it's a new season of driving pleasure, and the P car is just as
hot
>as last season! I've jacked the front and rear of the car so many times to
>find and eradicate the air bubble out of the system that the jack needed
oil
>twice. I've come to the conclusion that the radiator is at fault. I had it
>recored and upon close examination have found it to have only two rows of
>cores. So the BIG question is "which radiator is right for #3952?" A street
>driven machine that is going to see very little track time. I'm hoping to
>get the radiator in place for Pocono, to run the touring class. The 500+
>mile drive there and back is probably going to be much more brutal than the
>touring class.
>I've plugged the bypass passage and put in the correct thermostat, changed
>hoses (Hall kit). Inspected and rechecked the water pump for good flow and
>prayed over it (to expell the evil spirts lurking in the cooling system).
>Yet the the temp gauge goes to the red zone and stays there. Turning on the
>heat in the cabin moves the needle down slightly. When the car is running
>I,ve opened the air bleader bubbles out like it's boiling. All imput is
>greatly appreciated!
>Thanks,
>Bob T.
>#3952
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