[BLACKJACK]

HEY, PAVULON,

JUST YESTERDAY I GOT BACK TO THE GT-40. SO FAR I HAVE:

** INSTALLED A "NEW & IMPROVED" ALUMINUM RADIATOR.

** INSTALLED IMPROVED COOLING FANS.

** INSTALLED THE DAVIES-CRAIG ELECTRIC WATER PUMP.

** INSTALLED TWO GANO COOLANT FILTERS - ONE AHEAD OF THE RADIATOR AND THE OTHER BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE ELECTRIC PUMP.

** PULLED THE NEW ALUMINUM RADIATOR BACK OUT OF THE CAR AND HAD "BUNGS" WELDED AND THREADED FOR BLEED VALVES - AT THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR - AND A DRAIN VALVE AT THE BOTTOM.

MY RECHARGEABLE DRILL RAN OUT OF STEAM AND I HAD TO STOP "ONE HOLE SHORT" OF BEING ABLE TO WIRE UP THE D-C PUMP AND TRY IT OUT.

YESTERDAY - 97 DEGREES IN THE GARAGE - I DRILLED THE LAST HOLE AND CONNECTED EVERYTHING UP. PUT IN 3 BOTTLES OF WATER WETTER AND A COOLANT MIX OF 25% PRESTONE AND 75% DISTILLED WATER. CRANKED IT UP, WAITED FOR THE TEMP TO RISE ENOUGH TO OPEN THE THERMOSTAT AND OPENED THE NEW BLEED VALVES ON THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR. NOTHING CAME OUT -- -- NOT A DAM%ED DROP. THE BUNGS FOR THE BLEED VALVES WERE WELDED AND DRILLED INTO A CAVITY THAT WAS NOT A PART OF THE COOLANT CHAMBER OF THE RADIATOR. ABOUT THAT TIME I INVENTED SEVERAL NEW ADJECTIVES AND I'LL BET (I HOPE) A LOT OF PEOPLES EARS WERE BURNING.

AS IF TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY IT APPEARS THAT I HAVE A "PIN HOLE" LEAK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR AT A WELD SEAM.

I SPENT SEVERAL HOURS TRYING TO BLEED THE AIR OUT OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE TOP HEATER HOSE - AS BEFORE. I HAD TO GIVE IT UP AGAIN WHEN IT GOT TO DARK TO SEE.

LONG STORY SHORTENED: I'M JUST ABOUT THE VERY SAME PLACE I WAS SIX MONTHS AGO - EXCEPT THAT I'M OUT ABOUT 100 PLUS HOURS OF LABOR AND OVER $1500.00 IN CASH. AND THE OLD RADIATOR DIDN'T LEAK.

I'M NOT FAR FROM WISHING THAT THE DAM% THING HAD GONE UP IN THE EXPLOSION.

THE GAME PLAN NOW IS:

** KEEP ON TRYING TO BLEED THE S.O.B. THROUGH THE HEATER HOSE.

** PUT SOME "BARS LEAK" INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM AND HOPE IT STOPS THE LEAK IN THE NEW RADIATOR. (YEAH - THAT ONE - THE ONE WITH THE "BLEED VALVES TO NO WHERE").

I'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF ANY PROGRESS. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT TO DVSF.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH "BARS LEAK"??? ONE CONCERN IS IF IT WILL "CLOG-UP" THE FILTER SCREENS ON THE GANO COOLANT FILTERS.

Y'ALL HAVE A REALLY GREAT DAY,

BLACKJACK