[DeTomaso] Pantera A/C compressor bracket
Thomas Tornblom
Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
Fri Nov 27 18:55:24 EST 2009
Julian Kift skrev:
> Yes, it would be good to know/document what brand pump and what went wrong.
>
> I know people will argue that that there are far fewer electric pumps on
> Pantera's out there, but I heard of many a mechanical water pump failing
> and that's the first electric.
It didn´t fail, it just wasn´t up to the task on the autobahn, and I
don´t know what brand/model it was.
I also have no idea about the other failures I received private mails
for, but that too appears to have been capacity problems. Working fine
in daily traffic, but insufficient at high speed.
>
> There's a parallel discussion on the PI forum regarding an electric
> water pump and flat firewall. The remote electric pump in that
> application was a) installed in 2000 and still going and b) set up with
> shut off valves and could be changed out on the side of the road if
> necessary. Would you change a mechanical pump at the side of the road?
>
> Discussion can be found here;
> http://pantera.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5650045562/m/511108853/p/1
>
> Julian
Thomas
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:43:46 -0800
> From: davel at emspace.com
> To: Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
> CC: julian_kift at hotmail.com; rkmosier at aol.com; fnoonan at gmail.com;
> detomaso at realbig.com; kenn_green at yahoo.com; sobill at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera A/C compressor bracket
>
> Do you happen to know the make & model that failed Thomas?
> dave
>
> Thomas Tornblom wrote:
>
> Julian Kift skrev:
>
>
> Thomas,
>
> Why not just install a remote electric water pump?
>
>
> I´m not convinced about the reliability and capacity of that. I received
> some private comments to this effect when there was talk about this a
> few weeks ago. A Swedish Pantera using an electric pump without problems
> in Sweden ran into problems on a trip through Germany and had to go back
> to the mechanical pump.
>
>
>
>
> Julian
>
>
> Thomas
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:30:20 +0100
> > From: Thomas.Tornblom at Hax.SE <mailto:Thomas.Tornblom at Hax.SE>
> > To: kenn_green at yahoo.com <mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com>
> > CC: RKMosier at aol.com <mailto:RKMosier at aol.com>; SOBill at aol.com <mailto:SOBill at aol.com>; fnoonan at gmail.com <mailto:fnoonan at gmail.com>;
> detomaso at realbig.com <mailto:detomaso at realbig.com>
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera A/C compressor bracket
> >
> > Does anyone know where one can get shorter waterpump bearings?
> >
> > I've been thinking about the possibility to drasticly shorten a pump
> > so that one can eliminate the hump.
> >
> > I tried mailing Edelbrock, but they don't do support over email and I
> > haven't mustered the energy to call them.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Thomas
> >
> >
> >
> > 27 nov 2009 kl. 22.01 skrev Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> <mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com>:
> >
> > > I think IPS also sells a mount to move the alternator for a flatter
> > > fire wall.
> > >
> > > http://www.ipsco.org/Pantera%20Parts/ac%20alt%20bracket.htm
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > > --- On Fri, 11/27/09, SOBill at aol.com <mailto:SOBill at aol.com> <SOBill at aol.com> <mailto:SOBill at aol.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > From: SOBill at aol.com <mailto:SOBill at aol.com> <SOBill at aol.com> <mailto:SOBill at aol.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera A/C compressor bracket
> > > To: fnoonan at gmail.com <mailto:fnoonan at gmail.com>, detomaso at realbig.com <mailto:detomaso at realbig.com>, RKMosier at aol.com <mailto:RKMosier at aol.com>
> > > Date: Friday, November 27, 2009, 12:35 PM
> > >
> > >
> > > Is this what you're looking for?
> > >
> > > _http://www.ipsco.org/Pantera%20Parts/ac%20mount%20bracket.htm_
> > > (http://www.ipsco.org/Pantera%20Parts/ac%20mount%20bracket.htm)
> > >
> > > I believe it adapts the rotary pump to the OEM York mounting bracket.
> > >
> > > SOBill Taylor
> > > sobill at aol.com <mailto:sobill at aol.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 11/27/2009 10:15:27 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> > > fnoonan at gmail.com <mailto:fnoonan at gmail.com> writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > I was wondering if anybody has photos of this bracket, or knows
> > > where I could info on it?
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Air Conditioning & Heating
> > > Rotary Compressor Upgrade
> > > Sanden Rotary Compressor
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: SOBill at aol.com <mailto:SOBill at aol.com>
> > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 19:57:36 EDT
> > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Sanden A/Cs
> > > To: detomaso at realbig.com <mailto:detomaso at realbig.com>
> > > From the Pantera Database:
> > > Sanden SD-508 R-12 Rotary AC Compressor is sold by Pantera East,
> > > also sold
> > > is a machined aluminum
> > > adapter bracket to replace a York.
> > >
> > > ____________________________________
> > >
> > > From: NSakulen at aol.com <mailto:NSakulen at aol.com>
> > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 22:15:30 EDT
> > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] a/c
> > > To: RKMosier at aol.com <mailto:RKMosier at aol.com>, _detomaso at realbig.com_
> (mailto:detomaso at realbig.com
> > > )
> > >
> > > The bracket is from Pantera Performance Center in Colorado. The
> > > Compressor
> > > is a Sanden 508 type. I
> > > got one recommended by an A/C shop I deal with. It’s made by ZEXEL
> > > in
> > > Japan P/N 500630-7830.
> > > Distributed by International Components Engineering. I.C.E. P/N
> 2521152
> > > .
> > > The alternator mounts to the
> > > right of the compressor and drives off the inside groove on the
> > > compressor. I have some pictures. I don’t
> > > have a web site, but I can send them if you email me.
> > > Nick
> > > _______________________________________________
> > >
>
>
>
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