[DeTomaso] Overheating Issue

wdemelo at cogeco.ca wdemelo at cogeco.ca
Sun Jul 18 21:03:13 EDT 2010


> Yeah, we looked at that. He keeps a good eye on timing as it is an early car with high compression.
Will
>
> Could the timing have slipped to retard the timing?  That can make an engine run hotter.
>  
> Ken
>
> --- On Sun, 7/18/10, wdemelo at cogeco.ca <wdemelo at cogeco.ca> wrote:
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> From: wdemelo at cogeco.ca <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Overheating Issue
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010, 4:43 PM
>
>
> Hey Guys.
> A friend is at his wits end with the cooling system on his  Pantera.
> Up until a year ago, his car ran cool (160 hwy and 180 city). It then slowly started to run hotter and hotter ( 230
> city).
> So he replaced the rad (fluidyne), pump(elelbrock, dual suckers and new tubes. Things didn"t change. 160 on the hiwaya
> nd 230 in the city. He then installed a HD Robershaw 180. Same thing except it ran 180 hwy and 230 in the city.
> He has jacked the back and front up numerous times trying to get any air out. He's about to pull an "Elvis" and shoot
> the thing.
> Any suggestions? Asajay, didn't you go through this a while ago?
> Will
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