[DeTomaso] 5533 yuck in the cooling tubes

[pantdino at aol.com]

My guess would be that at some point there was air in the tubes, which 
would of course go to the top.
Here there was poor anti-corrosion protection and scum formed on the 
surface of the coolant which congealed and stuck to the inside of the 
tube.

Jim Oddie


-----Original Message-----
From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Sat, 23 May 2009 9:32 pm
Subject: [DeTomaso] 5533 yuck in the cooling tubes










I've fallen and I can't get up.

Removed the old pusher fans which work really well still.  Yanked the
Fluidyne aluminum radiator.  It looks okay but will get a flush just 
for
good measure.  I then removed the hoses and tubes leading to the
under-car tubes.  Then, I did something  I really shouldn't have (but
really should have).... and looked in the ends of the long under-car
transfer tubes.

Here is what I found:
http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=2469

What gets me, is the crud is on the TOP of the tube, not the bottom.
What the heck?  Was there previously and at some point in the past had
the tubes turned maybe?

My wallet, is dry.
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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