Reply to "Overheating"

There are so many opportunities for a stone-stock Pantera to overheat. Our cars are seemingly always marginal in regards to radiators, so if you're still running the original 32-tr-old unit, that may be some or most of your problem. I suggest you replace the stock rad with one of the more modern units available. Additionally, I've never gotten more than a year out of any thermostat since we bought the car. A thermostat that doesn't open fully will restrict water flow. The hookup between surge tank and the overflow tank is usually bad, which doesn't allow hreat-displaced water to be sucked back into the engine on cool-down. This means that the cooling system is perpetually low on water which will cause warm/hot running. Finally, if you don't run a top cover (between hood hinge and radiator top), you'll lose enough air coming in from the grille to make it run hot.