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I'd recommend the zinc anode. I first installed one in the water
pump but later moved it to the upper hole in the Fluidyne radiator.
It doubles as an air bleed by opening it slightly, and doesn't cause
a mess when I go to drain the radiator through the regular drain
cock:<br>
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<img src="cid:part1.08070908.02010508@asajay.com" id="theImageId"
name="theImage" alt="Flex-a-lite 32060 - Flex-a-lite Zinc Anode
Drain Plug Replacement Kit" title="Flex-a-lite 32060 - Flex-a-lite
Zinc Anode Drain Plug Replacement Kit"><br>
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The photo is from Jegs because Summit doesn't have a photo. (and
neither does the Fluidyne site).<br>
<br>
Asa jay<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I
look forward to hearing what a couple of
the more knowledgeable guys will say on this, but heck,
being a chemical
engineer who has worked on industrial air coolers – I am
having a hard time
understanding how a radiator can flow air only one way.
Not wanting to suggest
a mechanic is wrong, but it is a rather curious
suggestion. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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fans backwards may sound like an
ok thing to do, but the blades just don’t work that way.
Whether that would
cause a 50% reduction in flow – that at least is debatable
– but they didn’t
say 50%, they said as much as – which I can’t disagree
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Chock
up 5% for blockage, and another 5%
for what ever was coating the inside of the tubes, and,
well another 5% for
expanded section of the core – even if the reversed fans
were only 20% reduced,
total here comes to 35% reduction. Which really can’t
help anything.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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did note their recommendation for a zinc
anode in the drain plug. Now this sounds like a hell of a
good idea – I added
it to my list of things to do for 5332. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;
font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font
size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Tahoma;"> DeTomaso
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:detomaso-bounces@poca.com">mailto:detomaso-bounces@poca.com</a>] <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf
Of </span></b>Scott Bell<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
Sunday, January 26, 2014
12:30 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:LEVITT1946@aol.com">LEVITT1946@aol.com</a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:detomaso@poca.com">detomaso@poca.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
Re: [DeTomaso] FLUIDYNE
RADIATOR STORY</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I respectfully
disagree completely with your conclusions…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I actually see
nothing wrong with their conclusion other than the
cylinder head gasket
assumption.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">It looks like the
real problem was someone put the wrong fans on the
radiator.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I see no evidence
that the radiator was at fault. If the radiator was ruined
by the pressure
washer then we could have just replaced the fans to prove
one way or another
what was at fault. But because the radiator was ruined,
there was no choice but
to replace it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">If you really want
to prove something, put the original fans back on it and
watch the problem come
back… Since your car is running fine now, Don’t DO THAT.
My point is, there is
no proof yet that the radiator was at fault.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Just chock it up to
lesion learned. Fluidyne radiators have been working fine
for hundreds of
Pantera Owners and I really DON’T see know way a radiator
could only flow air
only one way, BUT, a fan can do that. In addition, if the
radiator truly only
flowed air one way, it would overheat at speed as well as
in traffic.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Just my opinion, but
I think blaming Fluidyne is a bit premature here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d"
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Scott<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;
font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font
size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Tahoma;"> DeTomaso
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:detomaso-bounces@poca.com">mailto:detomaso-bounces@poca.com</a>] <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf
Of </span></b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:LEVITT1946@aol.com">LEVITT1946@aol.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
Sunday, January 26, 2014
11:28 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:detomaso@poca.com">detomaso@poca.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
[DeTomaso] FLUIDYNE
RADIATOR STORY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color:
black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Many of you go thru high heat
issues with
the Pantera. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">When I purchased my car in 2008
the
previous owner told me if I was in traffic to just
pull over . I was determined
to cure this car from high heat exposure. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">The first things I attached on
the car
was the following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Replaced Water Pump with Hi Flow
Water
Pump <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Replaced Thermostat ( many
times)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Replaced the old brass radiator
with an
new Aluminum radiator from Summit.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Replaced Meriah fans with new
sucker fans<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Replaced antifreeze and purged
air from
system (many times)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Did complete Tune Up. ( many
times)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Now it was time for the big
test. I got
on the highway and the car was holding temp at a
steady 180. The minute I got
off the highway the temp started rising to the point
of boil over. I could hear
my pressure bottle perculating.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">This went on for years. I drove
the car
across the USA in the Gumball Rally.As long as the car
was moving I knew we
would be ok and we made it from Santa Monica
California to Miami Beach safely.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">The car was still running hot so
I
tracked down an NOS Pressure tank and overflow bottle
from a place in Modena
Italy. I thought maybe there was something wrong with
my pressure and overflow
bottles.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">My local mechanic replaced the
pressure
and overflow bottles and the car started to overheat
immediately. The only part
to look at now was the FLUIDYNE Radiator that I had
replaced 4 years ago
when I purchased the car.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">We let the car cool a little and
then
restarted the car. My mechanic said he was going to
run water over the front of
the radiator when I started the car. I was in the car
while it was running to
see if the water temp would lower as he ran the hose
on the front of the
FLUIDYNE radiator. The temp was lowering! . Then he
said shut the car. My
Mechanic said that since I had sucker fans my car
should have been sprayed
with water when he ran the water on the front of the
radiator. Instead the car
was DRY . This meant that the radiator was now
allowing the water to flow
through and thus no air could flow through either.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Next step was to reverse the
fans to blow
out the front of the car and leave it idling in place
. The car ran at a steady
180 for 30 minutes and the temp did not rise. This
told us that the radiator
was fault and only flowed ONE WAY .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">I could not believe that the
radiator
could be faulty. I drove home and cleaned the radiator
with a pressure washer
and ruined every fin on the radiator. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Then I contacted the owner of
Fluidyne. I
explained what we had done and in summary we felt we
had a one way radiator that
could only flow air one way . I also admitted that I
had pressure washed the
radiator and ruined the outside fins. Hard to believe
but TRUE.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">He asked me to send the radiator
to him
and if they faund any defect in workmanship he would
replace the radiator at no
charge. He came up with every excuse possible. He
cut the radiator
in half to look at the internals of the radiator. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><u><font size="2"
color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Here is
FLUIDYNES actual
response</span></font></u></b></strong><font
size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color:
black;">:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">Good Morning Robert,<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><u><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">Further to our investigation</span></font></u></i><i><font
color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";
color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style: italic;">:<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 0.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Symbol"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Symbol; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);">·</span></font><font
size="1" color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17);">
</span></font><i><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style: italic;">Your radiator
was inspected upon receipt and found to be ‘bloated’
…
swollen in the middle of the core, consistent with
symptoms of
over-pressurization.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 0.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Symbol"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Symbol; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);">·</span></font><font
size="1" color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17);">
</span></font><i><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style: italic;">The fans were
tested while installed on the core and operation was
verified. They seemed to pull a reasonable amount
of air. <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 0.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Symbol"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Symbol; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);">·</span></font><font
size="1" color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17);">
</span></font><i><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style: italic;">The fans were
then removed and inspected. The fans are “pusher”
fans… not “puller” fans as you were told. [See pic
3 to see arrow
markings]<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 1.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(29,
27, 17);">o</span></font><font size="1"
color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
7pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);"> </span></font><i><font
size="2" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">They most likely were wired to work as
“pullers” but the performance would be
significantly hampered considering
the pitch of the blade is backwards<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 0.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Symbol"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Symbol; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);">·</span></font><font
size="1" color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17);">
</span></font><i><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style: italic;">The
Inlet/Outlet water tank was removed to inspect the
core.
Debris was found near the top & bottom [see pic
1 and 2] which had plugged
several tubes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 1.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(29,
27, 17);">o</span></font><font size="1"
color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
7pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);"> </span></font><i><font
size="2" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">This is not a significant blockage but we
noted that foreign debris was indeed inside the
core. <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 0.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Symbol"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Symbol; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);">·</span></font><font
size="1" color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17);">
</span></font><i><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style: italic;">The Return
water tank was then removed [pic 4] which showed a
significant amount of engine oil has passed thru the
core. <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 1.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(29,
27, 17);">o</span></font><font size="1"
color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
7pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);"> </span></font><i><font
size="2" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">We suspect this oil was introduced to the
radiator by failure of a cylinder head gasket.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 1.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(29,
27, 17);">o</span></font><font size="1"
color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
7pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);"> </span></font><i><font
size="2" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">I appears the oil remained in the core for
some time as it would not wipe off. <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 1.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(29,
27, 17);">o</span></font><font size="1"
color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
7pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);"> </span></font><i><font
size="2" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">We also assume this failure created the
high
pressure event that caused the core to be
over-pressurized.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin-left: 0.5in;
text-indent: -0.25in;"><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Symbol"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Symbol; color: rgb(29, 27, 17);">·</span></font><font
size="1" color="#1d1b11" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Arial; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17);">
</span></font><i><font size="2" color="#1d1b11"
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color:
rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style: italic;">The Core shows
no internal structural damage and the outside
structure
[air fin] was heavily damaged as you know and has
rendered the core useless.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><u><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">Conclusion</span></font></u></i><i><font
color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";
color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style: italic;">:<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">The outside air fin has sustained
significant damage and 90% of the
louvers have been bent shut in both directions. The
radiator core appears
to be sound. We noted no failures of our Materials
or Workmanship nor
evidence of Electrolysis erosion. The
over-pressurization event, while it
likely created the ‘bloated’ shape of the unit, does
not appear to have
affected the core’s performance. <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">The only anomaly we discovered was the fact
that as installed, the
pusher fans were likely wired to run backwards as
puller fans. This
creates significant turbulence in and around the fan
housing and would reduce
performance by as much as 50%<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><u><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">Next Steps</span></font></u></i><i><font
color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";
color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style: italic;">:<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><font
size="3" color="#1d1b11" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Comic
Sans MS"; color: rgb(29, 27, 17); font-style:
italic;">As I mentioned, we have initiated
production of a replacement radiator
[with the new 5-row Pantera core] for you. Per your
instructions, we will
install your fan temp sensors on the new core. You
have also asked us to
install your fans but in light of the problems noted
here, I believe you may
want to consider replacing these units. We can
install new Spal units
[the only brand I handle] if you prefer and I also
suggest we install a Zinc
Anode in the drain bung to protect against
Electrolysis in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">All of FLUIDYNES excuses and
blaming
the engine had cylinder head gasket leaks was a bunch
of BS. I ended up paying
for the new radiator and fans because I had no choice
. Fluidyne should have
stood behind their product but they DID NOT.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">We installed the new radiator on
the car
as well as two lights on the dash that would tell me
when each fan was on and
off. This way I knew the fans were working.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">We let the car run for a solid
hour
at the shop and the car never rose over 180 degrees.
The high heat problem that
existed for years was finally gone. My mechanic said
that once I hit the
highway the fans would actually shut off. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">On the way home from the shop
both fans
were RUNNING as they should. I entered the highway and
in five minutes one fan
shut down and then the other. I now had total
confidence in the car. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">I guess the cylinder head gasket
leaks
that Fluidyne said my engine had, repaired itself .
BS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Just thought you guys should
know.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Best ,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;">Bob Levitt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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