[DeTomaso] Subject: LAYDOWN OR STRAIGHT UP RADIATOR

CharlesMcCall charlesmccall at gmail.com
Sun Mar 25 11:35:12 EDT 2012


Bob
If your car runs at 160 on the highway, then the radiator is perfectly
capable of cooling the engine with sufficient airflow. 

If the temp goes up at lower speeds, then the difference is airflow. This
implies that your fans are not up to the task. 

If your problem was air in the system it would affect your car both on the
highway and in traffic. If your problem was that something was blocking flow
through the system (like having a radiator tilted at an angle that prevents
air from going through it) then again, you'd have problems on the highway
and in traffic. But in traffic your fans are apparently not capable of
generating sufficient airflow. I'd look at those.

Charles McCall
Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
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-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of LEVITT1946 at aol.com
Sent: domingo, 25 de marzo de 2012 17:20
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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