[DeTomaso] Coolant Bypass

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

Dave do you mess with PIC programing? I have been working with Oopics and
Arduino. I have a PIC programer I have not had a chance to sit down and
decipher.

Gary

> Hey - I could roll you a PIC program to drive it.
> dave
>
> On 06/02/2012 2:13 PM, gow2 at rc-tech.net wrote:
>> Well, uhm,..... I actually thought about it!
>>
>>
>>> Gary,
>>>
>>> I would have thought that you would have used a 2" SS Ball Valve, with
>>> a
>>> RC
>>> servo on it, controlled by a single chip program to monitors all motor
>>> factors and the moon phase.
>>>
>>> Now that is the Gary I know and lov...
>>>
>>> Larry (always in hot water) - Cleveland
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
>>> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of gow2 at rc-tech.net
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:23 PM
>>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Coolant Bypass
>>>
>>> There has been a lot of discussion on the coolant bypass. I still don't
>>> know exactly which BMW valve is worth using.
>>>
>>> I bought one of the aftermarket made bypass's. It was very well made;
>>> beautiful in fact; but there was an issue. When the thermostat opened
>>> there was nothing to cut off the the bypass. I don't know if it
>>> mattered
>>> but I think the bypass should be closed when the thermostat opens.
>>>
>>> I also had concerns that a single thermostat may have flow issues. On
>>> the
>>> GMC 702's my brother builds the stock thermostat housing holds 3
>>> thermostats.
>>>
>>> So I thought why not use 2. So I built this. One thermostat is built to
>>> close off the bypass port when open:
>>>
>>> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/bypas/byp1.jpg
>>>
>>> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/bypas/byp3.jpg
>>>
>>> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/bypas/byp4.jpg
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
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