[DeTomaso] Overheating?

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp]

Matt,

I would keep the R's around 1200 to keep the flow going.

I would turn off the AC. Keep the load off the motor. Keep lights and other
power off to help with the load too.

Turn on the heater. It will act like a small radiator and pull some heat off
the motor.

Drive as fast as you can with the R's around 1500. This will give you flow
and the most air flow possible.

When to pull over? Before you shoes melt from the heater, before the temp.
gauge goes over the edge, before it starts to spit up coolant. Now this all
depends on how soon you see the cold beer sign.

Larry (ezer to sit in the grass then rebuild a motor) - Cleveland



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Matt Merritt
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:17 AM
To: Detomaso at Realbig. Com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Overheating?

Sitting in the Monterey traffic last weekend got me thinking (yup,
that's right):

When the temp gauge starts creeping toward the red zone - whether it be
a Pantera or any other car - what's the best thing to do?  If I'm
stopped should I rev the engine or just let it idle?  Turn off the A/C?
Turn on the heater? If I'm moving, should I have the car in a higher
gear for less load or in a lower gear for more revs and, presumably,
faster water movement through the block and radiator?  At what point
should I give up and pull over and wait for the car to cool?  So long as
it isn't spewing coolant all over the place is it safe to keep driving?

Thanks for any input.

Matt Merritt





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