[DeTomaso] head drilling for air release

[Thomas Tornblom]

asajay at asajay.com skrev:
> I believe if continue with your TSB's you'll find that mod was later reversed.

My 1984 GT5 had that. I don't see how it could work at all, so I 
disconnected it when I installed the Fluidyne radiator, which didn't 
have any provisions for this.

Thomas

> 
> Asa Jay
> (don't have my TSBs handy)
> 
> Quoting Dan Mixon <tipo874 at comcast.net>:
> 
>> Pantera TSB No. 8 Article No. 61 made extensive changes to the cooling
>> system. One of the changes installs a bleed line from the upper right corner
>> of the radiator to the swirl tank. This was put into production on 4/5/73
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
>> Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
>> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 08:59
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] head drilling for air release
>>
>> I found out from a Ferarri friend, the recommended procedure for his
>> Ferarri is to run a tube from a top radiator bleed back to the swirl
>> tank.  Run the engine until there are no air bubbles, then seal the
>> radiator bleed.  All done.
>>
>> 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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>>
>> wkooiman at earthlink.net wrote:
>>> I've always thought it would be interesting to attach a tube to the top
>> radiator bleed, and then hang an IV bag.
>>> Imagine people staring as you let it idle and slowly remove the air.
>>>
>>> But like I said, I've had good luck bleeding like Thomas described.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>
>>>> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
>>>> Sent: Sep 2, 2009 9:52 PM
>>>> To: asajay at asajay.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] head drilling for air release
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 9/2/09 19 41 1, asajay at asajay.com writes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> What does front or back have to do with it?  Why not jack the -front- up
>>>>> and bleed air from the tubes and radiator out a radiator bleed, and in
>>>>> the process raise the front of the engine slightly to get air bubbles in
>>>>> the back of the heads to move forward and hopefully out the thermostat?
>>>>> Sounds like a better solution to me.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> There's a very good reason.   It's because the filler is at the back.
>>>> Half of the bleeding process is topping off the system.   If you raise
>> the
>>>> front of the car, your filler is no longer at the highest point in the
>>>> system, and you can wind up with air every place above the filler (since
>> the
>>>> filler is open during the bleeding process).
>>>>
>>>> The back is raised to elevate the filler.   Now, if you were to somehow
>>>> incorporate a second filler at the top of your radiator like a
>> conventional
>>>> car, then your plan might work great!
>>>>
>>>> Mike
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