[DeTomaso] Radiator installation
Bill Moore
bill at incendium.com
Sat Oct 10 12:28:45 EDT 2015
Julian, why are you trying to help Charlie, get out in the garage and get your car fixed, it's damn near winter and you only drove it once.
Cheers,
Bill MooreIncendium SupplyCalgary
-------- Original message --------
From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Date: 2015-10-10 10:09 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>, De Tomaso List <detomaso at poca.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Radiator installation
Charlie,
Looks like you have the rubber isolators there, so I'd use a couple washer between the bracket on the car and the rubber isolator, that said it looks like the radiator bracket is not parallel to the car bracket so you could gain some by carefully bending the radiator tab to be more parallel. This may also prevent over stressing the radiator bracket which is typically just soldered to the side of the radiator.
There are hose clamps specific to silicone hose, they are solid and don't allow the worm drive portion to come into contact with the hose.
Good luck,Julian
From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
To: detomaso at poca.com
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:04:57 +0200
Subject: [DeTomaso] Radiator installation
Hi all
I'm installing my new radiator. Pretty straightforward, but I have to wonder
if I've lost a spacer or something. Is this normal?
In the photo, we are looking at the drivers side of the radiator. There is a
significant gap between the bracket on the radiator and the mounting bracket
on the car. The radiator is properly centered - the two tabs on the bottom
of the radiator are in their respective holes, and I couldn't shift the
radiator over if I wanted to because it would interfere with the headlight
switch. I think everything is located properly, but it looks strange to have
the gap between the radiator and the mounting bracket. I don't see any extra
parts on the garage floor - is this normal or should I keep looking for a
lost part?
While on the subject, any advice regarding how tight the hose clamps should
be? The new hoses are silicone. I seem to remember something about not to
tighten them too much as they can cut through the hose? Just snug enough so
that the hose won't come off, or does it really need to seal the hose
against the radiator tube to keep from weeping?
Thanks all!
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Charlie,
Looks like you have the rubber isolators there, so I'd use a couple
washer between the bracket on the car and the rubber isolator, that
said it looks like the radiator bracket is not parallel to the car
bracket so you could gain some by carefully bending the radiator tab to
be more parallel. This may also prevent over stressing the radiator
bracket which is typically just soldered to the side of the radiator.
There are hose clamps specific to silicone hose, they are solid and
don't allow the worm drive portion to come into contact with the hose.
Good luck,
Julian
From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
To: detomaso at poca.com
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:04:57 +0200
Subject: [DeTomaso] Radiator installation
Hi all
I'm installing my new radiator. Pretty straightforward, but I have to wonder
if I've lost a spacer or something. Is this normal?
In the photo, we are looking at the drivers side of the radiator. There is a
significant gap between the bracket on the radiator and the mounting bracket
on the car. The radiator is properly centered - the two tabs on the bottom
of the radiator are in their respective holes, and I couldn't shift the
radiator over if I wanted to because it would interfere with the headlight
switch. I think everything is located properly, but it looks strange to have
the gap between the radiator and the mounting bracket. I don't see any extra
parts on the garage floor - is this normal or should I keep looking for a
lost part?
While on the subject, any advice regarding how tight the hose clamps should
be? The new hoses are silicone. I seem to remember something about not to
tighten them too much as they can cut through the hose? Just snug enough so
that the hose won't come off, or does it really need to seal the hose
against the radiator tube to keep from weeping?
Thanks all!
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Julian, why are you trying to help Charlie, get out in the garage and
get your car fixed, it's damn near winter and you only drove it once.
Cheers,
Bill Moore
Incendium Supply
Calgary
-------- Original message --------
From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Date: 2015-10-10 10:09 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>, De Tomaso List
<detomaso at poca.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Radiator installation
Charlie,
Looks like you have the rubber isolators there, so I'd use a couple
washer between the bracket on the car and the rubber isolator, that
said it looks like the radiator bracket is not parallel to the car
bracket so you could gain some by carefully bending the radiator tab to
be more parallel. This may also prevent over stressing the radiator
bracket which is typically just soldered to the side of the radiator.
There are hose clamps specific to silicone hose, they are solid and
don't allow the worm drive portion to come into contact with the hose.
Good luck,Julian
From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
To: detomaso at poca.com
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:04:57 +0200
Subject: [DeTomaso] Radiator installation
Hi all
I'm installing my new radiator. Pretty straightforward, but I have to
wonder
if I've lost a spacer or something. Is this normal?
In the photo, we are looking at the drivers side of the radiator. There
is a
significant gap between the bracket on the radiator and the mounting
bracket
on the car. The radiator is properly centered - the two tabs on the
bottom
of the radiator are in their respective holes, and I couldn't shift the
radiator over if I wanted to because it would interfere with the
headlight
switch. I think everything is located properly, but it looks strange to
have
the gap between the radiator and the mounting bracket. I don't see any
extra
parts on the garage floor - is this normal or should I keep looking for
a
lost part?
While on the subject, any advice regarding how tight the hose clamps
should
be? The new hoses are silicone. I seem to remember something about not
to
tighten them too much as they can cut through the hose? Just snug
enough so
that the hose won't come off, or does it really need to seal the hose
against the radiator tube to keep from weeping?
Thanks all!
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Charlie,
Looks like you have the rubber isolators there, so I'd use a couple
washer between the bracket on the car and the rubber isolator, that
said it looks like the radiator bracket is not parallel to the car
bracket so you could gain some by carefully bending the radiator tab
to
be more parallel. This may also prevent over stressing the radiator
bracket which is typically just soldered to the side of the
radiator.
There are hose clamps specific to silicone hose, they are solid and
don't allow the worm drive portion to come into contact with the
hose.
Good luck,
Julian
From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
To: detomaso at poca.com
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:04:57 +0200
Subject: [DeTomaso] Radiator installation
Hi all
I'm installing my new radiator. Pretty straightforward, but I have to
wonder
if I've lost a spacer or something. Is this normal?
In the photo, we are looking at the drivers side of the radiator. There
is a
significant gap between the bracket on the radiator and the mounting
bracket
on the car. The radiator is properly centered - the two tabs on the
bottom
of the radiator are in their respective holes, and I couldn't shift the
radiator over if I wanted to because it would interfere with the
headlight
switch. I think everything is located properly, but it looks strange to
have
the gap between the radiator and the mounting bracket. I don't see any
extra
parts on the garage floor - is this normal or should I keep looking for
a
lost part?
While on the subject, any advice regarding how tight the hose clamps
should
be? The new hoses are silicone. I seem to remember something about not
to
tighten them too much as they can cut through the hose? Just snug
enough so
that the hose won't come off, or does it really need to seal the hose
against the radiator tube to keep from weeping?
Thanks all!
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