[DeTomaso] Overheating Issue

[Julian Kift]

Did you by chance also check the timing marks i.e. that the TDC mark is actually still TDC on cylinder #1 to verify the harmonic balancer bonding ring had not slipped.

 

How about any loss of coolant or 'gassing' in coolant that would be indicative of a blown head gasket?

 

Julian
 
> From: wdemelo at cogeco.ca
> To: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com; wdemelo at cogeco.ca
> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:03:13 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Overheating Issue
> 
> > 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:
> >
> >
> > 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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