Radiator blues
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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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