[DeTomaso] fluidyne radiator
Andy May
andymay24 at gmail.com
Thu Oct 23 17:13:16 EDT 2014
Mike,
My 1989 car has the narrow bore pipe from the top of the rad to the single
pressure tank in the engine bay. Since when I got it the car was 100%
stock, I have no reason to suspect it left the factory any different. FWIW,
the car has never overheated even on the warmest days europe can provide ;-)
Andy
On Oct 23, 2014 7:52 PM, "Mike Drew via DeTomaso" <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 10/23/14 10 43 12, bd8134 at gmail.com writes:
>
> The pipe goes all the way back under the car to the pressurized
> water tank
> by the engine.
> You might be able to work it out by this drawing..
> http://www.pim.net/detsec11ill18.jpg
>
> >>>This was a short-lived Ford-developed attempt to create a
> self-bleeding cooling system. Their initial feeble attempt is
> described in TSB #3; a small rubber hose is run from the top water
> pipe, just behind the radiator, to a nipple on the top of the
> radiator. What this is supposed to achieve is anybody's guess? Later,
> in TSB #8 they came up with an even more far-fetched scheme, whereby a
> nipple is brazed onto the pressure tank, the fitting on the water pipe
> is blocked off, and a long hose is run from the radiator all the way
> back to the pressure tank. How this is supposed to automatically purge
> the system of air is a mystery I've never been able to fathom.
> Eventually they gave up on these schemes, and the last cars used
> neither system.
> I think the cooling system purging procedure described in TSB #8 is
> quite valid, if you don't have a vacuum-based cooling system
> maintenance tool.
> Mike
>
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Mike,
My 1989 car has the narrow bore pipe from the top of the rad to the
single pressure tank in the engine bay. Since when I got it the car was
100% stock, I have no reason to suspect it left the factory any
different. FWIW, the car has never overheated even on the warmest days
europe can provide ;-)
Andy
On Oct 23, 2014 7:52 PM, "Mike Drew via DeTomaso"
<[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
A A In a message dated 10/23/14 10 43 12, [2]bd8134 at gmail.com
writes:
A A A The pipe goes all the way back under the car to the
pressurized
A A A water tank
A A A by the engine.
A A A You might be able to work it out by this drawing..
A A A [3]http://www.pim.net/detsec11ill18.jpg
A A >>>This was a short-lived Ford-developed attempt to create a
A A self-bleeding cooling system.A Their initial feeble attempt is
A A described in TSB #3; a small rubber hose is run from the top
water
A A pipe, just behind the radiator, to a nipple on the top of the
A A radiator.A What this is supposed to achieve is anybody's
guess?A Later,
A A in TSB #8 they came up with an even more far-fetched scheme,
whereby a
A A nipple is brazed onto the pressure tank, the fitting on the
water pipe
A A is blocked off, and a long hose is run from the radiator all
the way
A A back to the pressure tank.A How this is supposed to
automatically purge
A A the system of air is a mystery I've never been able to fathom.
A A Eventually they gave up on these schemes, and the last cars
used
A A neither system.
A A I think the cooling system purging procedure described in TSB
#8 is
A A quite valid, if you don't have a vacuum-based cooling system
A A maintenance tool.
A A Mike
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