[T3] REMOTE COOLING EXPERIENCE X2

["Martinez, Leon" <martinezl@ftscpac.navy.mil>]

IN REFRENCE TO REMOTE COOLING EXPERIENCE

Toby,
 this fix was not actually done all in one shot because I did not want to
write about the torture sessions I had in a lengthy E-mail book. One of my
major torture sessions happened when my flex plate fell apart on my way back
from Disney Land (I used a too thick gland nut from manual tranny) but I
made it home, terrible noise; the second torture session was when I put too
long bolts to attach my new flexplate to my torque converter, nice oil drip
and smell, all the way from Ensenada, Mexico to San Diego , that was cool, I
had to buy a rebuilt converter in San Diego ; the third and last major
torture session was when I retighten my head bolts in the car I pulled out
two studs with it's case savers, one from number three and the other from
number four cylinder, apparently I overtightened the existing casesavers,
during the rebuild, to the case, well I had to install oversize casesavers
to this very old case, what a Malox moment. Well I had to pull out my engine
three times in a span of three months after rebuild, coool. Well on the last
session I relocated the oil cooler because I felt that the oil was too hot
to touch (it probably could fry eggs) during and after my long highway runs.
I installed good junk that I had lying around my parts room and bought a
used 2 liter sump for 15 bucks and new studs and... well I was satisfied
with the temperature on the dipstick , no finger burns; the oil filter I
added a month later. I think probably a few thousand 
miles later the temperature got lower and steadier because of the break in
period. I know that my temperature fixes and checks are not scientific but I
am satisfied because I need that warm fuzzy when I drive In places that get
close to 120 degrees F In Sonora. Its ok to beat me up I take no offense, im
a cool dude.

LEON MARTINEZ
martinezl@ftscpac.navy.mil

1969 SQUAREBACK AUTO/EFI AND 5 NON VW JUNK CARS
SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA

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