[DeTomaso] FW: Pantera THERMOSTATS??

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Joseph,


              FWIW, I use the Pantera Performance Center's modified 
restrictor in my engines.  It replaces the stock brass restrictor.  I 
was under the impression that it permitted a Windsor thermostat to be 
used, which is more common and available than our dear Cleveland 'stats. 
I wanted to make sure and I just called Dennis Quella.  He tells me that 
their modified restrictor permits use of any SBF (or sbc) thermostat.  I 
have used their restrictors for an accumulated total of approx 16-17 
Pantera years between both cars and I have no cooling problems.

              So, the options would be to buy the rare Robert Shaw units 
at some premium price due to scarcity; buy the Car Quest unit 
recommended by Tim Meyer, a well known Cleveland expert or install the 
PPC unit.

              The PPC unit is best installed during engine building on 
the stand.  It would be a PITA to do while in the Pantera, IMHO.  It is 
a small simple part, but awkward and tedious to do in the car.

                         Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. wrote:

> Sorry Michael, I am still not use to "reply to ALL"
>
> I have falling to the internet despair of availability without even 
> attempting to see what NAPA carried and paid a machinist ~$100 to make 
> the proper configuration for the unique Cleveland design.  Even though 
> it could be years before I needed one, I worried I couldn't find one 
> latter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Michael 
> Shortt
> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 10:10 AM
> To: Cullen McCann
> Cc: DeTomaso Forum
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera THERMOSTATS??
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> Crack does strange things to people.
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> Michael Shortt
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> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Cullen McCann <cmccann1972 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>    Some one please enlighten me... I have seen this discussion on the 
>> PI
>>    forum, and now I see them on eBay... please explain to me why a
>>    thermostat could be specific for a pantera, and thus cost 275.00 
>> for 6
>>    of them?
>> 
>> [1]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robertshaw-thermostat-333-192-Pantera-Ford-3
>> 
>> 51c-351m-400m-six-NOS-lot-/321864630277?hash=item4af0a08005&vxp=mtr
>>    Can you not just walk into NAPA or Oreillys and buy a thermostat 
>> for a
>>    351c???? for like 8 bucks?
>>    Thank you,
>>    Cullen
>>
>> References
>>
>>    1.
>> 
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robertshaw-thermostat-333-192-Pantera-Ford-351
>> c-351m-400m-six-NOS-lot-/321864630277?hash=item4af0a08005&vxp=mtr
>>
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