commando1
Old Man with a Hat
My NYB has had an overheating problem siince Day 1.
Except for one time, it was never the thermostat
Summer in Florida, mid day, A/C maxed out, Sun beating down...
A situation demanding at the least.
New everything from A to Z finally got it under control, but still "warmer" than I was completely comfortable with.
Anyway, Formals came with a seven(!) piece "splash" shield system that I removed when I did the front end. They were also "tired" after all these years so I contacted our sponsor and friend here, Detroit Muscle Tecnologies and he said if I sent him the originals, he would supply me with enough correct material, including the CORRECTclips (try finding those), to make my own using the originals as templates. I made them, put them away on the shelf because they are a P.I.T.A. to install, thinking, They'll be in the trunk for the next care taker of my NYB. I don't drive in the rain, anyway.
Last week, surfing ebay, I came across a 1975 Chrysler Master Tech's manual on Cooling Systems. I got it the other day and read every word.
I learned that the lower "splash" shields are not that but part of the cooling system to direct max flow of the air through the radiator. :urkidding: So, I bit the bullet yesterday and spent a good part of the day installing them. It is not, Position and clip. Sweated through that, took the NYB for a grueling shake out and low and behold, the shields were the last pc. of the puzzle. :yaayy:
So, as most of the longer term members here know, I have a logistics problem with space that requires me to move three vehicles sometimes to get at one, while using my lift to double deck for parking.
Part of yesterday was spent simply vehicle wrangling using neighbor's driveways, etc. To finish up the day, I had to put the Newport up in the air and I was done. When raising the Newport, the lift motor started to struggle badly and then the motor started burning up. OMG! I had to get that car up in the air or I would have a serious storage logistics nightmare. So I said, Screw it and went for broke. The lift barely made it to the last lock when the
motor went out out shooting flames.
Simply said, installing the now "cooling" shields ended up costing me $340.00.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
You are so close to this...
When you end up with....
Except for one time, it was never the thermostat
Summer in Florida, mid day, A/C maxed out, Sun beating down...
A situation demanding at the least.
New everything from A to Z finally got it under control, but still "warmer" than I was completely comfortable with.
Anyway, Formals came with a seven(!) piece "splash" shield system that I removed when I did the front end. They were also "tired" after all these years so I contacted our sponsor and friend here, Detroit Muscle Tecnologies and he said if I sent him the originals, he would supply me with enough correct material, including the CORRECTclips (try finding those), to make my own using the originals as templates. I made them, put them away on the shelf because they are a P.I.T.A. to install, thinking, They'll be in the trunk for the next care taker of my NYB. I don't drive in the rain, anyway.
Last week, surfing ebay, I came across a 1975 Chrysler Master Tech's manual on Cooling Systems. I got it the other day and read every word.
I learned that the lower "splash" shields are not that but part of the cooling system to direct max flow of the air through the radiator. :urkidding: So, I bit the bullet yesterday and spent a good part of the day installing them. It is not, Position and clip. Sweated through that, took the NYB for a grueling shake out and low and behold, the shields were the last pc. of the puzzle. :yaayy:
So, as most of the longer term members here know, I have a logistics problem with space that requires me to move three vehicles sometimes to get at one, while using my lift to double deck for parking.
Part of yesterday was spent simply vehicle wrangling using neighbor's driveways, etc. To finish up the day, I had to put the Newport up in the air and I was done. When raising the Newport, the lift motor started to struggle badly and then the motor started burning up. OMG! I had to get that car up in the air or I would have a serious storage logistics nightmare. So I said, Screw it and went for broke. The lift barely made it to the last lock when the
motor went out out shooting flames.
Simply said, installing the now "cooling" shields ended up costing me $340.00.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
You are so close to this...
When you end up with....
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