[DeTomaso] top 10 performance upgrades

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

You will always have the original heater valve conveniently positioned next to your right foot. It has a regulating pin coming out of it that seals using a rubber o-ring. Attaching the solid lines to the heater is another issue, not to mention the possibility of the heater core itself springing a leak.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Doddek" <pantera at pobox.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: den 3 januari 2007 04:14
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] top 10 performance upgrades


> Question, If a Pantera owner was to fabricate solid copper lines from the
> heater to the engine compartment using solid fittings, then would the track
> events still require heater shutoff valves?  There would then be no rubber
> in the passenter compartment.
> 
> Dave "its a good question" D
> 
> At 12:01 PM 1/2/2007 EST, you wrote:
> >
> >In a message dated 1/1/07 11 18 17, MyCars at comcast.net writes:
> >
> >
> >> - if you are going to do any racing, get 2 heater shut-off valves
> >> 
> >
> >Just a thought--it doesn't hurt any less to crash your car while going 70
> mph 
> >on the road vs. 70 mph on a track.   So heater hose shutoff valves are 
> >*always* a good idea, unless you *know* your heater hoses (under the dash)
> are very 
> >new--and then they are still a good idea anyway. :>)
> >
> >Mike
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