[DeTomaso] One Pantera not making it to Reno - an idea

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Mike,

Be sure to change your oil NOW as well.  You may have had seepage under 
the intake which would contaminate the oil.  After re-torque, drive it a 
while to see what happens and then change oil AGAIN, before leaving for 
Reno.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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Mike Thomas wrote:
> Thanks to all who have responded.  I'm over my mad now and ready to try
> putting this cranky Eye-talian hybrid bitch back in her place . . . . .
>
> I pulled the plugs on the back four cylinders, two each side, and they all
> look good.  Since the seepage of coolant seems to be coming from the back
> and upper rear corner of the right side head, I am going to start by pulling
> the valve cover and checking the torque on the head.  My builder said it
> should be to 105 ft/lbs.  I tried the one exposed bolt at the back of the
> head and got over a quarter-turn to only 95 lbs: 105 would be even more and
> if the rest require similar tightening, perhaps I'll nip the seepage.  Since
> the plugs look good at this point, does anyone out there see a problem with
> my plan?  'Course I'll pull the left valve cover and do the same to those
> head bolts as well.
>
> Or . . . . is this like a water pump where once the coolant starts leaking,
> it's created a path and you need to change the gasket.
>
> Thanks all!
> Mike -ain't giving up that easy- Thomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Mike Thomas
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:59 PM
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] One Pantera not making it to Reno
>
> My builder said I shouldn't have had to worry about retourqueing the heads.
> I'd need to have the face of the head check for true and surfaced, and there
> are no machine shops open on Saturday that I can find.
>  
> I'll be there, but no in the Pantera.
> Mike
>
>   _____  
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> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:04 PM
> To: mbefthomas at comcast.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] One Pantera not making it to Reno
>
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> In a message dated 6/4/09 15 04 18, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:
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> 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.
>
>
>
>   
>>>> Nonsense.  You're well-located and have friends with knowledge nearby.
>>>>         
> Go to the auto parts store and buy a set of head gaskets and intake gaskets
> tomorrow; you and your PNW buddies can pull the intake, R&R the head and get
> it all back together in just a few hours.  If the problem is simply a blown
> head gasket, it's really relatively minor.
>
> You say it's a new motor.  Did you re-torque the heads after the first
> hundred miles or so?  If not, you know how this failure happened. :<(
>
> Mike
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