[DeTomaso] Overheating Issue

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Mon Jul 19 00:21:21 EDT 2010


You know... I wonder if the wonderful concoction the government sells us 
as "gas" these days may be a part of the problem.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 7/18/2010 18:03, wdemelo at cogeco.ca wrote:
>> 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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