[DeTomaso] Radiator woes...

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Pictures would be great.  I think I understand what you did but the 
photos will help.

Thank you,
Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 6/2/2012 2:23 PM, Tomas Gunnarsson wrote:
> Worry not! :-) My radiator had the thermo switch hole (only one, '71 car)
> soldered shut by a previous owner and an adjustable thermo switch soldered
> in at the radiator entry. When that started leaking I had that hole shut as
> well and the mounting brackets resoldered too. Instead of messing with the
> old type of switch I had a welder put M22 bungs on the coolant tubes close
> to the radiator. I now have two bungs on the hot side and one on the cold
> side. I ended up using one on the hot side and one on the cold side. Let me
> know if you want pics.
>
> Tomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
> Sent: den 2 juni 2012 23:04
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Radiator woes...
>
>
> Anticipating I may need to replace my radiator soon, I pulled my old
> brass radiator from its hiding place today.  It's been there for 10 years.
>
> I pulled it out of the box and began examining it.  Seemed like it was
> in alright condition.  I could plainly see where the water was leaking
> before, near the upper right fitting.  Probably just needs to be
> replaced.  I found a tag on it that indicates it was serviced at one
> point by George's Radiator.
>
> I went to remove the lower right radiator draincock and suddenly (quite
> suddenly actually), noticed the two thermo switch location have been
> welded over.  No bungs, no holes... nothin'.  I can see two (mostly)
> round patches over where the switches are supposed to be.
>
> DRAT!  That makes it more work than I had hoped.  That and I honestly
> don't know yet how the tanks are configured.  Based on the fact there
> are about three configurations listed in the Ford TSBs and I know the
> previous owner accomplished many of them... hard to tell which treatment
> this radiator got.
>
> I'm not certain how much a shop will charge to affix new fittings to the
> radiator tank, and make sure everything else is in good shape.  It may
> be cheaper for me to buy another new radiator.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &   Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> ******************************
> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>
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