[DeTomaso] I blew up my car

[Sean Korb]

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Asa Jay Laughton<asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
> In this case, the rear of the car -was- jacked up.  If anything, I think
> the thermostat simply never opened.  In order not to circulate any
> coolant through the radiator, there had to be blockage and it had to be
> more than just air, unless the pump wasn't turning or the pump was full
> of air.

It all sounds frustrating beyond words.  I think the thermostat sounds
like a good candidate, and it's cheap to run it without one just to
see if there is any improvement.

Dave Williams rebuilt my iron 4V heads some time back and was
thoughtful enough to drill and tap 1/4" NPT fittings into the water
jackets at the back of the heads.  Now filling the system doesn't have
any gurgle gurgle blorp.  Just a steady hiss from the radiator drain
petcocks I installed in easy reach on each head.

sean

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