[DeTomaso] MDs Radiator

[Thomas Tornblom]

Göran Malmberg skrev:
> CIT
>
> " Thanks, Ken.
> works- at least on a few Panteras- is NO THERMOSTAT at
>  all! Running a GT-5 with no thermostat in Arizona, the owner could not get 
> the
>  temp gauge to show more than 120 degrees in high summer,
>
>  The confusion seems be multiplied due to some brands of thermostats flowing
>  better than others when open, regardless of temperature rating. I've been
>  meaning to investigate this in Judy's car using the old flathead
> Cheers- J Deryke"
>
> The GT5 is having a pretty good splitter thet is feeding air to the 
> radiator.
> I havent ever been running a thermostat on the Hemi. But there is no 
> recirculation
> present. It does have long varm up period, so I stay of the trottle a little 
> longer.
> The very best thermostat I have used was the 3 way "shunt" ( Swedish word) 
> system.
> The shunt is actually a valve that vorks like a house water rdiator heater 
> system.
> It opens gradually as the water gets heted, partley letting water go to the 
> radiator
> while the other % is recirculated. When all water is warm there is 100% 
> radiator
> circulation. But there is newer any "thermostat restriction" and allways 
> 100%  waterpump
> flow.
> I am not saying that this system plays any big part in cooling the engine, 
> but it keeps
> the flow up all the time, eliminating head spot boiling. An even during warm 
> up there
> is 100% internal engine waterflow without thermostat restriction.
> Goran
>   

Some 4 cylinder BMW:s use a separate three way thermostat, which acts 
like a shunt.

Thomas

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