[DeTomaso] cooling question

[Charles McCall]

As a reference point, I added stop leak stuff to my Pantera in the
campground of Le Mans about 6 or 7 years ago, and it was still stop-leaking
when I pulled the radiator and had it rebuilt last year. 

I figured I had nothing to lose - if it worked, I could put off having it
rebuilt, and if it didn't work, well, I had to pull the rad anyway. I
noticed no change in temperature due to plugged pores or something similar. 

I'd consider it temporary and would pull the radiator during the off-season
and fix it properly, but if I had a problem during the summer I'd probably
do the same thing - add bar leak stuff to get me through and fix it during
the winter. 

Charles McCall
1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
"Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
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-----Mensaje original-----
De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
nombre de Christopher Kimball
Enviado el: sábado, 04 de diciembre de 2010 2:50
Para: Pantera List Serve
Asunto: [DeTomaso] cooling question


After a test drive this evening, I was dismayed to see a drops of coolant
dripping from the radiator onto the floor.

The drops were few, and formed very slowly, and it appears they are coming
from the lower corner on the passenger side of the radiator.  The tiny fins
seem bent, as if a rock may have hit there at high speed.

I've always been leery of those "stop leak" radiator concoctions, since it
seems to me it can't be good to be dumping stuff into a cooling system
designed to plug things up--especially a Pantera cooling system.

I have a brass radiator which I know could be fixed, but the thought of
pulling it out is depressing.

Should I try a radiator stop leak product first, or is that a bad thing to
do?

Thanks,

Chris
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