[DeTomaso] One Pantera not making it to Reno

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp]

Well you may want to fix the cause when you have the motor apart. 

I do not know what type of heads are on your motor, but our motors are not
know to blow head gaskets. If the motor has only 2000 miles on the rebuilt I
would check the deck and head to make sure they were machined properly and
are flat. If they are not flat machining will be needed.

Always fix the cause not the problem.

Larry - Cleveland



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Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] One Pantera not making it to Reno

<as if I have room to talk....>


Get the team together.
- Take tomorrow off
- You need a top end gasket set (Intake manifold gaskets, Head  
gaskets, exhaust manifold gaskets).  Easily had at Napa.
- You need a torque wrench
- drain the cooling system at the lowest point
- Pull the distributor cap and all the wires.
- Unhook the carb fuel feed, get all the wires out of the way.
- Remove the carb, tape shut the carb flange
- remove the valve cover and rocker arms
- remove the pushrods
- remove the head bolts
- remove the head, clean the gasket surfaces
- install new head gasket
- reverse this list, torque all bolts to spec.

One day, tops.

Asa Jay


Quoting Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>:

> Well, crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> I went out to warm the engine to change the oil, and while it was warming
> up, it sounded as though it just wasn't running smoothly.  I had also
given
> the coolant it's first fill, and was going to burp the system after it had
a
> chance to cool.
>
> Hearing the off beat, and noticing the temp gage going up a little faster
> than normal, I shut the car down, and as I was walking around the back of
> it, I heard a hissing sound coming from the engine.  As I traced the hiss,
> and look a little closer, there was coolant bubbling out between the right
> cylinder head and the block!!!
>
> This is a fairly new motor with only about 1500-2000 miles on it.  I'm
> assuming I have a bad head gasket, and there is no way I can get this
fixed
> in time for the trip.  I simply don't have the knowledge or time at this
> point.
>
> DAMN IT!!!!
>
> So, it looks like Panteras Northwest will be down one Pantera for the
trip.
> The Acura it will have to be.
>
> Mike Thomas
>
>
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