[DeTomaso] Tefba Coolant Filter

[jgkrenton at comcast.net]

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>From Mike Drew's original message. ;-) 



Jeff 



----- Original Message -----


From: "John Donahue" <demongusta at me.com> 
To: jgkrenton at comcast.net 
Cc: DeTomaso at poca.com 
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:59:52 PM 
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tefba Coolant Filter 

Anybody have an email address? I would like to buy one. 

> On Mar 12, 2014, at 11:12 PM, jgkrenton at comcast.net wrote: 
> 
>   All: 
> 
> 
>   I've had the Gano filter in my Pantera for years (decades??) now.  I've 
>   caught very little debris, but because you can see into it with the 
>   motor running, it sure is handy to make sure the system is properly 
>   purged and you aren't passing bubbles through the cooling system. 
> 
> 
>   As usual, your experience may vary.. 
> 
> 
>   Jeff/2467. 
>     __________________________________________________________________ 
> 
>   From: MikeLDrew at aol.com 
>   To: cengles at cox.net, reillyms at live.com 
>   Cc: detomaso at poca.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:33:04 AM 
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tefba Coolant Filter 
>   Mike, 
>   FWIW another possible alternative is the Gano filter: 
>   http://www.ganofilters.com/ 
>   I had one in my GT350 for a few years and it was astounding how much 
>   debris 
>   it managed to catch.   Even with a properly filled cooling system, cast 
>   iron blocks are always sloughing off casting scale etc. 
>   The only potential drawback to a filter like this is that if you fail 
>   to 
>   pay attention to it, it could plug up and restrict flow in the cooling 
>   system. 
>     However, the radiator would otherwise be serving that function, so 
>   it's 
>   better to have it happen here, no? 
>   The Tefba filter seems more user-friendly from a maintenance 
>   perspective. 
>   I know Charlie McCall has one fitted on his car and has reported that 
>   it 
>   has worked well--and constantly.   That is, I believe it is a periodic 
>   maintenance item, and each time he has checked it, he has found trapped 
>   debris 
>   there. 
>   Charlie--true? 
>   Mike 
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   From Mike Drew's original message. ;-)


   Jeff
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: "John Donahue" <demongusta at me.com>
   To: jgkrenton at comcast.net
   Cc: DeTomaso at poca.com
   Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:59:52 PM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tefba Coolant Filter
   Anybody have an email address? I would like to buy one.
   > On Mar 12, 2014, at 11:12 PM, jgkrenton at comcast.net wrote:
   >
   >   All:
   >
   >
   >   I've had the Gano filter in my Pantera for years (decades??) now.
   I've
   >   caught very little debris, but because you can see into it with the
   >   motor running, it sure is handy to make sure the system is properly
   >   purged and you aren't passing bubbles through the cooling system.
   >
   >
   >   As usual, your experience may vary..
   >
   >
   >   Jeff/2467.
   >
   __________________________________________________________________
   >
   >   From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
   >   To: cengles at cox.net, reillyms at live.com
   >   Cc: detomaso at poca.com
   >   Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:33:04 AM
   >   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tefba Coolant Filter
   >   Mike,
   >   FWIW another possible alternative is the Gano filter:
   >   http://www.ganofilters.com/
   >   I had one in my GT350 for a few years and it was astounding how
   much
   >   debris
   >   it managed to catch.   Even with a properly filled cooling system,
   cast
   >   iron blocks are always sloughing off casting scale etc.
   >   The only potential drawback to a filter like this is that if you
   fail
   >   to
   >   pay attention to it, it could plug up and restrict flow in the
   cooling
   >   system.
   >     However, the radiator would otherwise be serving that function,
   so
   >   it's
   >   better to have it happen here, no?
   >   The Tefba filter seems more user-friendly from a maintenance
   >   perspective.
   >   I know Charlie McCall has one fitted on his car and has reported
   that
   >   it
   >   has worked well--and constantly.   That is, I believe it is a
   periodic
   >   maintenance item, and each time he has checked it, he has found
   trapped
   >   debris
   >   there.
   >   Charlie--true?
   >   Mike
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