[DeTomaso] cooling question

[Mike Thomas]

You will save yourself a great deal of time and aggravation if you remove
the front deck lid prior to trying to remove the radiator and reinstalling
it.  Trying to lift that thing out and then position it for installation,
much less do all the hookups, with the lid in the way is a real PITA, and a
two-person job to avoid damage to the car or radiator.

You will need two to remove the lid and reinstall.  Tape or trace around
where the hinges are located on the deck lid side before unbolting to
minimize the alignment when reinstalling, and just find a safe place to
stand it on it's edge while it's off.

Mike Thomas.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Christopher Kimball
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 9:17 PM
To: wdemelo at cogeco.ca; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] cooling question

It may be a small job for you, but the last time I tried to do anything in
the radiator department, namely adding a third fan, I succeeded in breaking
the radiator so that I had to replace it.  That was about $600 as I recall,
and another hundred or so to have someone who knew what they were doing put
the new radiator back in.

I'm beginning to think someone is trying to tell me something about this
car...

Chris

> From: wdemelo at cogeco.ca
> To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] cooling question
> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 21:02:10 -0500
> 
> The stop-leak stuff is temporary. Pulling the rad is a small job. 2 
> beer job at the most. Pull it and fix it right.
> Will
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> To: "Pantera List Serve" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 8:50 PM
> Subject: [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
> > #3846
> >
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