[DeTomaso] Cooling system hose questions

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/28/09 13 18 45, asajay at asajay.com writes:


> In summary, three questions:
> - Where and what to get for the short elbow hose and the two radiator 
> hoses in the cooling system.
> 
>>>From the vendor that sold you a complete kit and forgot to include some 
of the hoses.   They should send them to you for free if it was their 
mistake.

> - Comments on shortening the intermediate tubes going to the radiator.
> 
>>>I forget--are you reusing your factory pipes or installing new ones?   
It's difficult to argue that the factory pipes are the wrong length, but 
perhaps the aftermarket ones are?   It would be nice if you could shorten them 
(if necessary) and use a bead roller to ensure that the pipes still have 
beads at both ends.

The stock and stock-style radiators have 90-degree fittings coming out of 
them, to which the intermediate pipes are connected with short, straight 
sections of hose.   If you have an aftermarket radiator that only has straight 
outlets, that explains why your're missing hoses--your hose kit doesn't come 
with 90-degree elbow hoses because Panteras don't normally need them there.  
 In that case, you can get hoses from any auto parts store, or from the 
vendor that sold you the radiator (the hoses should have been included or at 
least sold with the radiator).

Given that this is apparently the case, your intermediate pipes will indeed 
be a bit too long, because the 90-degree hoses will allow for several 
inches of clearance behind the radiator, while the stock setup has the straight 
hoses virtually touching the fins.   So shortening the intermediate pipes 
makes more sense now.

> - Comments on sucker fan with curved blades facing wrong way.
> 
>>>They aren't the wrong way.   Scientists have discovered that curving the 
fan blades makes them substantially more efficient.   It's called a 
'scimitar' blade because of the general resemblance to an old scimitar sword.

There's a little bit of information on scimitar propellers on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scimitar_propeller

Mike


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