[DeTomaso] Cleaning rust out of the console heater tubes

Sat May 9 10:55:02 EDT 2009

Charlie,

I assume the preparation you speak of is for the Euro De Tomaso 50th Anniversary event May 19-24. Word on that event has been non existent, I hope you or Mike Drew will cover it with a story for us slackers.

How many folks were going from N. America in the end?

Watch out for woman drivers coming up on your rear!

Julian

> From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
> To: mbefthomas at comcast.net; guson at home.se
> Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 15:39:50 +0200
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cleaning rust out of the console heater tubes
> 
> Speaking of filters, I'm prepping the car for a 5000+ km road trip next
> week, and took a peek at my Tefba filter. 
> 
> Photo from 5 minutes ago may be found here
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=6335
> 
> Not so thrilled about rust-colored debris, but if it's in there, I'd rather
> it be trapped by the filter than the radiator!!!!
> 
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de Mike Thomas
> Enviado el: sábado, 09 de mayo de 2009 7:24
> Para: 'Charles McCall'; 'Tomas Gunnarsson'
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Cleaning rust out of the console heater tubes
> 
> Where on the pipe/hose did you install it? Can you send me a picture?
> Thanks
> Mike 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Charles McCall
> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 12:16 AM
> To: Tomas Gunnarsson
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cleaning rust out of the console heater tubes
> 
> I have one of these installed on my car:
> http://www.tefba.com/
> 
> It will help keep crap from flowing through your system, clogging up your
> radiator.
> 
> Mike Drew first reported on this many moons ago, and installed one on his
> GT350 clone, if I remember correctly. He found all kinds of garbage,
> including actual pebbles and stones, in his system.
> 
> I had to have my radiator rebuilt once by DeTomaso (I think they rebuilt it
> with gold-lining or something) and didn't want to have to do it again.
> Something to consider, especially if you think you'll have rust flakes in
> your system.
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
> > To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:56 PM
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Cleaning rust out of the console heater tubes
> >
> >
> > > I've finally removed my heater valve to rebuild it, and after not
> > having
> > > any
> > > fluid in the pipes under the console for a long time, there is a 
> > > fair amount of rust flake. I want to avoid getting that flake into 
> > > my cooling
> > system
> > > and compromising my new radiator, so the question is how to try to
> > clean
> > > up
> > > the inside of the pipes before I put the valve and new hoses back on
> > and
> > > fill the heater system.
> > >
> > > I've thought of devising some kind of long wire pipe cleaner that I
> > can
> > > run
> > > the length of the pipes, but access at either end to get it in and
> > work it
> > > is a bitch. I'm not sure flushing it with water will do as much as 
> > > the hot water coming through the system.
> > > I wonder if just forcing a length of course hemp rope through and
> > working
> > > it
> > > will do the trick, then running water through.
> > >
> > > I'm looking for suggestions. I realize I kind of screwed myself by 
> > > not keeping fluid in the pipes far the last few years. The pipes 
> > > seem to
> > be a
> > > pretty stout steel, so I'm not too worried that they've rusted
> > through.
> > > Guess I'll find out though.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Mike Thomas
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