[DeTomaso] AAAAAAARGH!!!!!

[Asa Jay Laughton]

It could be the washer.

I don't know that you can jack up the front enough not to have anything 
come out.  I would simply prepare for a small mess.  you can clean it up 
easy enough with a spray hose.  That is, if you are daring enough to get 
water near your Pantera.  :)

I would also closely inspect the area around the bleed screw for any 
small cracks.  I once got a brand new radiator for my Pantera, and found 
one of the fittings was cracked.  This caused a leak when the car was 
warm, but not so much so when first starting up.   The vendor made good 
on it and I now have a Fluidyne aluminum radiator in my Pantera.   It 
works for now, till I decide on what to do in the future.

. . . and by the way, you might be interested to know, we have a member 
on this forum who is. . . well, a real honest to goodness brain 
surgeon.  He was, similar to you, terrified of doing heavy mechanical 
work on his Pantera.  That gentleman has since rebuilt more than one 
engine for his Pantera, and done a sundry of other items.  The more you 
learn, the bolder you get.  :)

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
[ASASCAT]
    
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Christopher Kimball wrote:
> I just returned from two short runs (6 to 8 miles each) and the car ran 
> great--the temp gauge never went above 190 or so and I just filled the 
> bottle, so I know the sensor is reading the right thing.
>
> The only problem I noticed was a small dripping of antifreeze from the 
> little air-bleed screw at the top driver's side of the radiator.  I 
> tightened it a bit more and I think it still leaks a bit.  I remember when I 
> was bleeding the system a small piece of what looked like a rubber washer 
> seemed to come off in my fingers, so I'm guessing I thrashed the sealing 
> washer.
>
> Should I jack up the front of the car so antifreeze won't spill out when I 
> take the screw out and try to find a rubber washer that will fit, or is 
> there some special, really expensive Pantera part I have to buy...?!  Also, 
> will jacking up the front of the car prevent the stuff from spraying out 
> when I remove the bleed screw?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>   
>> From: "Michael Shortt" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: michael at michaelshortt.com
>> To: "Garth Rodericks" <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
>> CC: chrisvkimball at msn.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] AAAAAAARGH!!!!!
>> Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 20:21:01 -0700
>>
>> Have you pulled the plugs?
>>
>> Just thinking worst case scenario, IF you have a blown head gasket or a
>> cracked head and if the car sat for a while at some angle, it might have
>> been possible for a cylinder to fill up with water and lock up the block, 
>> by
>> all means don't force it, you could hydraulic the block.
>> Which in my past experience cost me a new motor in a 944 which was $9,000
>> back then.
>>
>> The 944 had the air inlet down low, if one were to drive through standing
>> water during a rain storm ( 9" in 5 hours), it is not only possible that 
>> the
>> engine would suck water into it, I know it as a fact and the hole in the
>> block caused by the rod was big enough to stick my fist into it.
>>
>> I wanted to cry, but I was stuck, away from home, no ride, soaking wet and
>> stranded.
>>
>> That was Oct 1990 in Savannah, "The Famous 100 year rain storm" which is BS
>> because they happen more often than that, the 100 year part is some NOAA
>> fairy tale.
>>
>> Michael in Savannah
>>
>>
>> On 6/3/07, Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> Chris,
>>>
>>> Check the voltage across the battery with a multimeter. Your 12 volt
>>> battery should have about 13-14 volts as it sits. If your battery is weak
>>> and only has 9 volts or so, you would get nothing when trying to start the
>>> car (possibly a solenoid click, but questionable).
>>>
>>> Best of luck!
>>> Garth
>>>
>>>
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