[DeTomaso] Subject: LAYDOWN OR STRAIGHT UP RADIATOR

bill gaino gaino at earthlink.net
Sun Mar 25 11:32:33 EDT 2012


Bleed air, bleed air, The fluidyne is a proven soulition. The only reason we "lay" the radiator is to make a little room for the sucker fans. I use a thermostat on my cooling fans, 220 around town is fine too.  Drive it until it is warmed up good, park it and jack up the rear end as high as you can. Let it cool and then top off the swirl tank, repeat until it is all the way full.  Bill 1362

-----Original Message-----
>From: LEVITT1946 at aol.com
>Sent: Mar 25, 2012 11:19 AM
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: [DeTomaso] Subject: LAYDOWN OR STRAIGHT UP RADIATOR
>
> 
>Dear Group,
> 
>3 years ago I took out the original radiator and replaced it with a  
>Fluidyne Radiator . I installed a 160 thermostat and a new high flow water pump.  
>I am changing the thermostat to a robert shaw 180 which is cleveland 
>specific. I  understand from others that the 160 is most probably for a windsor and 
>could be  causing non highway cooling temperature increases.   
> 
>The car was sent to a shop in California. They laid the radiator down,took  
>out the original Meriah Fans and installed two sucker fans. 
> 
>No improvement in cooling has been seen. At highway speeds the temperature  
>is steady at 160 degrees. As soon as I pull off the highway and drive 
>around  town the car temperature starts to rise. In the summer months or just 
>stop n go  traffic , the temperature will increase to 220 plus .
> 
>I just want to make the car temperature within reason when the car is off  
>the highway. 
> 
>My question is .............Should the fluidyne be laid down when it was  
>not designed to be laid down ?  Or is my whole problem with rising  
>temperature air that is trapped in the cooling system.
> 
>Open for suggestions .
> 
>Best Regards,
>Bob  Levitt         
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