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07-18-2005, 02:21
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Radiator blues
Hi gang, hope everyone had a nice weekend.
Well I learned a valuable lesson last weekend, so this one with the terrific weather was spent fixing the 'Bird... I drove down to Vancouver/Portland area to watch some trains, and things only went downhill from there. First, I lost all my keys except for the ignition. Fortunately, I had enough diesel in the tank to get from Seattle to Portland and back no problem. Waking up Sundasy morning at the Vancouver Amwreck station, I fired the 'Bird up and let her warm her bones, ehh excuse me, I mean frame rails. Driving down the street, I noticed that turning was god awful hard, in fact I now had manual steering, or so it seemed. After getting my normal daily liquid drug intake of Starbuckles caffeine, I got back in the 'Bird to head home, and the steeering still felt as if I needed George Forman to help me turn the wheel. Freaking out, I slowly drove around Vancouvers Sunday morning traffic dead streets, and after awhile once the drugs(i.e. caffeine) kicked in, I realized that it wasn't my power steering pump that was the issue, but my leaky radiator. The rad. had leaked all over the pulleys on the engine, and the power steering pump wasn't able to do anything until it had warmed up enough so ther belt would grab. Safely making it back to Ballard, I parked the 'Bird and red tagged her, no trips until further notice. So, on Saturda morning I began the tear down. Three hours later I had the leaky culprit out, and I can say that I have learnedv a fair bit about the front end of my FC33. Has anyone had their radiator out of a FC expanded by adding another cooling pass without changing the physical dimensions? Anybody ever used large quick disconnects in the middle of there hose lines to the engine block and chassis heater? I want to do this so that I can easily remove the rad. in the future easy accessiblity for tune ups, etc. without having to make new gaskets every time and break the hose fittings off of the rad. I like the fact that it swings out. The engineering on this Seventies beheamoth is truly remarkable. Built BlueBird Tough, forget about Fords! Well, back to work on marine diesels, I wish instead I was workin' on the 'Bird, but gotta pay the bills! Sincerely, Tony Pawley Ballard, Wash. 1979 FC33 with 3208T --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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07-18-2005, 06:44
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Radiator blues
I had a new rad built for my coach and had a 6 pass core installed
instead of the 5 pass core that was originally there also had new tanks made the new rad is the same physical dimensions a 1/4 inch thicker in the core. Stephen 77fc35 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Louis Pawley > > Hi gang, hope everyone had a nice weekend. > > Well I learned a valuable lesson last weekend, so this one with the terrific weather was > spent fixing the 'Bird... > > I drove down to Vancouver/Portland area to watch some trains, and things only went > downhill from there. > > First, I lost all my keys except for the ignition. Fortunately, I had enough diesel in the > tank to get from Seattle to Portland and back no problem. > > Waking up Sundasy morning at the Vancouver Amwreck station, I fired the 'Bird up and > let her warm her bones, ehh excuse me, I mean frame rails. > > Driving down the street, I noticed that turning was god awful hard, in fact I now had > manual steering, or so it seemed. > > After getting my normal daily liquid drug intake of Starbuckles caffeine, I got back in the > 'Bird to head home, and the steeering still felt as if I needed George Forman to help me > turn the wheel. > > Freaking out, I slowly drove around Vancouvers Sunday morning traffic dead streets, and > after awhile once the drugs(i.e. caffeine) kicked in, I realized that it wasn't my power > steering pump that was the issue, but my leaky radiator. > > The rad. had leaked all over the pulleys on the engine, and the power steering pump wasn't > able to do anything until it had warmed up enough so ther belt would grab. > > Safely making it back to Ballard, I parked the 'Bird and red tagged her, no trips until further > notice. > > So, on Saturda morning I began the tear down. Three hours later I had the leaky culprit > out, and I can say that I have learnedv a fair bit about the front end of my FC33. > > Has anyone had their radiator out of a FC expanded by adding another cooling pass > without changing the physical dimensions? > > Anybody ever used large quick disconnects in the middle of there hose lines to the engine > block and chassis heater? I want to do this so that I can easily remove the rad. in the future > easy accessiblity for tune ups, etc. without having to make new gaskets every time and break > the hose fittings off of the rad. > > I like the fact that it swings out. The engineering on this Seventies beheamoth is truly > remarkable. Built BlueBird Tough, forget about Fords! > > Well, back to work on marine diesels, I wish instead I was workin' on the 'Bird, but > gotta pay the bills! > > Sincerely, Tony Pawley > Ballard, Wash. > 1979 FC33 with 3208T > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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