[DeTomaso] Fluidyne Pantera Radiators, and interesting update
SG
sdlgibson at sbcglobal.net
Sat Jul 14 11:10:31 EDT 2012
Asa Jay, I bought a Fluidyne about 4 or 5 years ago from Wilkinson and it arrived in the yellow Fluidyne box with no damage or issues. I still have the box and I looked at it to see if there were any punctures or damage and there isn't. I also looked at the radiator to see if the cooling fins and tubes extend fully to the edges of the core and they do-no gap like you showed in the pics. I can't comment on the possible restriction at the tube connection because I don't remember if it looked like that or not. BTW, the box that mine shipped in measures 9" thick and the unit was well packaged.
Shaun Gibson
--- On Fri, 7/13/12, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Fluidyne Pantera Radiators, and interesting update
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Friday, July 13, 2012, 10:39 PM
Hi all,
Being short on time and on cash, I decided to purchase a Fluidyne
Pantera radiator from Summit Racing. It arrived damaged. However
Summit was very easy to work with and they sent a new one right out and
picked up the damaged one.
Oh... but it got worse from there. The replacement was damaged in a
similar fashion. This was due to the new way they package radiators for
shipment. It just doesn't work with the Pantera Radiator. You can see
the gory details here:
http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=5351&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT
I contacted Summit again and expect to get a full refund. In addition,
I contacted Fluidyne, the person who I spoke with earlier to find out if
my present radiator was repairable. I never found out since I never
pulled it from the car, I simply assumed it was -not- repairable and
ordered a replacement. I did my best to illustrate the packaging
problem through photos of both the first and second radiator I
received. I also pointed out what I thought were some build quality issues.
Little did I -know- the person I was emailing was the -owner- and
-founder- of Fluidyne, Gary Johnson. Holy Crap!
He graciously wrote me back and told me how he was disappointed in the
product quality I received and pledged to investigate, and included a
few others at Fluidyne in his response.
Whether they really do anything or not is yet to be seen. However, Gary
sounded sincere in his response so I am hopeful this turns out well.
Meanwhile.... I'm once again looking for a new radiator. I may just
take my brass one down to see how much to make it like new. Though I
-know- it needs all new fittings (present ones are rusted shut or have
been removed and soldered over with a plate). Of course, if they think
it came from a Ferrari, they may charge me even more.
We'll have to see.
Asa Jay
Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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