[DeTomaso] Fw: Overheating problems

[Will Demelo]

I don't believe I should have to.
Will
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From: <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
To: "Will Demelo" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Overheating problems


> Have you added water wetter product yet?
> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Will Demelo" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
>
> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:54:49
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Overheating problems
>
>
> I aquired my new car some time ago in the spring. i noticed that the temp 
> was getting on the high side and noticed that the coolant was low. Note: 
> the car had sat for 4 years. I noticed that the rad had a tiny leak and 
> the water pump was leaking ever so slightly from the front seal. So, I 
> replaced the pump with a weiand and recored the rad and installed twin 
> electric suckers and put in a new 180 stat. That should take care of it, 
> right? F#$K no.
> I drove for a couple hundred miles with the temp guage never exceeding 195 
> deg.
> Even during the Niagara rally, when  everyone else saw their temps rising 
> on the hot Saturday evening, my guage stayed at 190. On my ride home on 
> the hiway, cruising at a mere 2300 rpm, the guage started to cycle from 
> 180 to 200, then 180 to 210 and so forth until it nearly touched red.
> It has been doing this ever since.
> Notes:
> It will stay at 180-190 at idle in the garage.
> I've jacked the back up 3 times and it has run like that for more than 2 
> hours while I revved it up (pissing off the neighbours)
> I can't get it to red in the garage, it'll only go to about 210
> The pass head is hotter by 18 deg over the driver's side when temp taken 
> from the rear with IR gun.
> The stat has been changed twice. It seems to be opening when it's suppose 
> to, but reaches temps it shouldn't.
> Help.
> Will
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