[DeTomaso] quiet day

[tmshinro at aol.com]

 No changes were made for the 134.   The full expectation was that we would find some leaks with the dye, but it didn't happen.  The plan is to evacuate the system again and put in a full charge of 134 and the compatible oil.   The thinking is to see how long the system will work before spending any more money on replacing hoses, etc since it is relatively cheap to put 134 in.   I might add that when I got the car 24 years ago, the guy I got it from had installed an aftermarket heat exchanger that fits in the stock fan housing because the original was pretty beat up.

We'll see what happens this summer.

 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: SOBill <SOBill at aol.com>
To: tmshinro <tmshinro at aol.com>
Sent: Sat, Apr 9, 2011 8:34 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] quiet day


Did they make any changes to the system for the R134?
 
Re transmissions, checkout:
http://www.chooseindia.com/engineering/how-manual-transmission-work.htm
 
Have fun today,

sobill at aol.com 
 

In a message dated 4/9/2011 5:42:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, tmshinro at aol.com writes:

We   finally hit 70 degrees for the first time this year in Iowa, so spent a lot of   time outdoors.   Got to go to a tech session put on by our Porsche   club and got to see a transmission disassembled with an   explanation/demonstration on how syncros work.   Very   interesting.   Even more interesting was a project where the two   brothers that restore 356s are hand forming most of the body panels to replace   the ones that rusted under a tarp for 30 years.   Amazing English   wheel work.

Was able to test my recently recharged A/C and was seeing   32 degrees at the vents on a 73 degree day.  My A/C hasn't worked since I   lost the first charge when I restored it 24 years ago.   I gave up   after that figuring I wouldn't drive it that much to care.   I   assumed I had a leaking compressor.   I had the system leak tested   last month and nothing showed up, so the shop put in some 134 with some dye to   see where the leak was.   When they went to put the 134 in they   found that one of the valves on the compressor was only finger tight, which   they tightened before adding the 134.  Ran the car throughout March and   was seeing low 30s at the vent and not any signs of dye leaks   anywhere.   I'm pleased that I didn't have to replace any system   components but at the same time I'm pissed that I've driven the car for 24   years without air because I didn't bother to have the system looked at.    Hell I could have had the system charged with R12 for probably $20 back   then.   Anyway it looks
  like I'll have A/C for the drive   to "tame the dragon" in   June.









-----Original   Message-----
From: michael at michaelshortt.com   <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sat, Apr 9, 2011 7:19 pm
Subject:   [DeTomaso] quiet day


not much going on the forum,  must be in   the garage working with bleeding
knuckles and sore backs.

Michael   Shortt
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