[DeTomaso] Update on overheating issues

[Bill Lewis]

Re:  Air Pockets    

     In a previous life, we owned a dude-ranch, outside of Houston.  We had a C.P Huntington train, like many larger amusement parks have.  During one of our rehabs of the train, we developed an over-heating problem, and tried everything, including calling mechanic friends, and calling Chance Mfg., the maker of the train.
     
     We finally solved the problem by turning on the engine, sticking a water hose in the radiator inlet, and just let nature take its course.  After about 15 minutes (I wish I could embellish the story about a loud, long burp - but nothing happened), we quit, and the engine never overheated again.  Apparently, like a baby's grin, it had a "gas" problem.  I think I have told the group before that the engine in the train was a 4-cylinder Ford tractor engine.

----Bill Lewis





> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 06:28:45 -0600
> From: tomdiiulio at gmail.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Update on overheating issues
> 
> hello all,
> many of you took the time to chime in and offer advice on the overheating
> issue i had been dealing with since the big bend open road race.
> here's where i am right now...
> first, what i thought was a trickle of coolant boiling off the heads appears
> to have been fluid that splashed onto the intake while filling the rad tank.
> there does not appear to be any further sign of leaks.
> also, i have added coolant to the rad tank several times since i posted the
> concerns. apparently i lost more fluid in texas than i knew and it was never
> filled back up. i believe an air pocket developed somewhere that prevented
> the flow of water out of the block to the radiator up front. after adding
> fluid several times, i now have hot pipes up front.
> while working on this issue, i discovered 1 of the 2 sucker fans was not
> coming on. investigation revealed some bad wiring connections that when
> cleaned up, has solved that problem.
> so right now, i have re-installed the thermostat, have hot water up front to
> the radiator, have both fans coming on, and haven't ruined the car.
> i am bringing the car to a wiring wiz ( i call him "Rain Man") to run new
> wiring to the fans to put that issue to bed.
> i have driven the car around the area the last few days, taking longer
> routes each time to see if any overheating problems show up but so far, so
> good.
> thanks again to all of you that chimed in when i needed you.
> tom di iulio
> denver, co
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