[DeTomaso] pressure and overflow tanks

[Julian Kift]

And so it should do as the engine and fan/radiator thermostats control the temperature of the system, not ambient temperature. I'm not quite sure what Jack was smokin' when writing that statement :>)

 

Julian
 
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 01:07:04 -0400
> To: JDeRyke at aol.com; LEVITT1946 at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] pressure and overflow tanks
> 
> 
> In a message dated 9/5/09 13 38 6, JDeRyke at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
> > Something we all sometimes overlook is,
> > heat transfer is more-or-less constant in reference to ambient temp: a car 
> > that
> > runs 180F at 80F ambient will run 200 (or more) at 100F ambient with no
> > other changes.
> > 
> 
> Only if the cooling system is marginal. A proper cooling system should 
> have enough headroom to keep engine temperatures under control regardless of 
> outside temperature; that's with a thermostat and radiator working together.
> 
> My Pantera with its old-school Hall Pantera radiator and Meriah pusher fans 
> runs down the road at 190 degrees +/- 10 degrees whether it's 60 degrees or 
> 110 degrees outside (radiator temps verified with a heat gun).
> 
> Mike
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