Fabio Parede

On 8/1/2023 at 11:18 AM, Ringo64 said:

Congratulations to @PurePontiac and their 1967 GTO for winning our August Pontiac of the Month!

Amazing car

22 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

is it justA me , or does that fan look little in that shroud ? 

Fabio, how much room is there from the end of the blades to the shroud ? that will cvertainly be loosing flow through the radiator at low speed.

Almost 2". Actually I use a 18" blade and I think 20" will not fit.

1 minute ago, Last Indian said:

Fabio, what is the diameter of the shroud hole where the fan sits. 

Almost 20. But I think a 20" blade will not fit. A put a kind of paper At mine blade increasing 1" and 2". For more 1 (19" total) is ok. For 2" no.

12 hours ago, Last Indian said:

Fabio, the pulley should be the stock 6” not 8” that slower speed could easily cause a lack of cooling at lower speeds. The shroud & fan blades are wrong, as Kiwi indicated. There needs to be only about a 1/4 “ to 1/2 “ gap between the blade tips & the shroud edge. Also, the Mopar fan might work in Dodges setup, but it’s no good for yours. You need a straight blade fan to one with bent tips. See attached photo.  
I don’t think you have blockage because it cools at higher speeds when you are move air through the radiator. I think, the fan issue, the shroud to fan issue & the  pulley size, are all combining to cause the problem.

No it’s not you! 

Hey Man, thanks again. For now, I will change the Fan and the water pump pulley. 

Is my Shroud the correct one?

One again, thank you so much

9 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Fabio 

show us some  pictures of your fan to shroud set up . 
And have you had the thermostat out and tested it ? 

I have anothers doubts:

My Shroud appears to be original. My fan appears to be from Mopar (Dodge Dart) 7 blades and 18 inches.

My water pump pulley has 8" and the main pulley (from crankshaft) is about 6 1/2". Is That correct? Because with this configuration the water pump will rotate less than the motor. I´m correct?

I have a A/C Non Original installed but not working. Only the hoses conected, no gas, no compressor belt, no electrical power to the vent inside the car. Those hoses get very hot when the engine works. Can I eliminate that hoses? I have no intention to put A/C to work (I think I will increase even more temperature)

I did not tested the Thermostat, its a "normal" 180 F (not high flow)

Any suggestions?

Thank you guys

9 hours ago, Last Indian said:

A couple thoughts. First it may be the fan. You should run a 7 blade fan on a clutch thermostat housing that mounts to the water pump hub. By your description it sounds that the system cools properly when moving enough air through the radiator. The fan I described will make a huge improvement at low speeds & help to pull down temperature when temperatures rise above the set point of the thermostat clutch housing. Also how many rows is the radiator? A larger radiator, like a 4 row may help as well, but I would start with the fan & clutch housing.

Thanks Man. My Fan is a 7 blade, 18 inch total size.

Yes, shroud in place. Radiador original rebuild.

My car is runnig up to 210 F when in trasit. Sometimes increases. On the road, up to 60 mph about 170-180 F. I have a brand new radiator, a new water pump (Like original 11 bolts and cast impeler), a thermostat for 180 F (but not for high volume), original pulley, shroud in place, fresh new coolant, 16 lbs radiator cap. I tested the temperature indicator and its ok.

I have a Holley 0-80555C 650CFM Spread Bore Electric Choke Vacuum Secondaries

I don´t know where to look first. I´ll appreciate any help

What is the correct range of temperature for a Catalina with 428 engine? I´m a little bit concearned about it and I didnt find this information. Thanks in advance

1 hour ago, Ringo64 said:

Thank you to everyone who entered to be a part of our 2024 Forever Pontiac Calendar! It's great to see this competition going strong year after year with a great collection of Pontiacs, we have formed several groupings. During round 1, the top 2 individuals will be taken from each grouping and move on to the next round.

Please note that for the first round of voting if you have 10 posts or more you have automatically gotten a pass to the second round as a thank you for being an active member. (to see if you have 10 posts or more, visit your profile  )

Voting will run till August 22, 2022 11:59 PM ET

Round 2 will start August 23, 2022

The way voting works is there will be groups of members and out of that group you will need to select one (1) individual that you like the best as the winner for that group. Let's get started!

Please be advised: we are monitoring the use of voting and watching closely. Those who solicit individuals to make accounts, multiple accounts or make fake accounts to move votes in favor of themselves will be removed from the contest. We want this to be an FP calendar for Pontiac lovers, voted by Pontiac lovers. Any questions, please let us know! Thank you for cooperation.

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GROUP 1

gflushing's 1959 Bonneville

 

YunissWuniss' 2000 Bonneville

 

soxfan63's Tempest

 

PontiacStrong65's 1965 Tempest Station Wagon

 

GROUP 2

Marco Porter's LeMans

 

Greg Antonichuk's LeMans

 

Skip's LeMans

 

Nyraider's 1970 Lemans

 

GROUP 3

Sly's Solstice

 

Smoore's Solstice

 

SummerSolstice2006's Solstice

 

10_jet_vibe's Vibe

 

GROUP 4

Rainee's 1999 Trans Am

1999 Trans Am WS6 convertible, 6-speed, 7,900 miles, 2nd owner, Color: Pewter  

 

lester's 1977 Trans Am

 

Gerrit's Firebird

 

Poncho15's Firebird

In memory of my little girl..

Jazmine 12.15.02-10.24.16

daddy will always love you. 

 

GROUP 5

Lucerne1972's Firebird

 

killy_rigal's Firebird

 

Bern87's Firebird

 

Laney's Firebird

 

GROUP 6

Sukz2bme's Firebird

 

Haylee Quinn's Firebird

 

Anders Engesvoll's 1971 Firebird

 

Sukz2bme's Firebird

 

GROUP 7

Caddykilla87's 2008 G6 GXP Coupe

 

DarthSTE's 2009 G8 GT, 6.0L, Pacific Slate Metallic, pic taken at Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio

 

06_Omologato's GTO

 

Ross74's GTO 

 

GROUP 8

Adam Vokes's GTO

 

6704gto's GTO

 

SlowGoat's GTO

 

Lucerne1972's GTO

 

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Metalislife2k21's Firebird

 

GANEA's GTO

 

wcskinner's 1967 GTO

 

Big Red's GTO

 

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1971 judge Recreation's GTO

 

Guido's GTO

 

56twotone pontiac's 1966 GTO

1966 389 tripower 4 speed

 

Larry Deal's GTO

Great Pontiacs! Very difficult to choose only one per group!

Amazing!

I´m from Brazil

11 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

cool video Fabio, i couldnt understand a word, but i am guessing this is the importer guy and you are checking out the cars he has imported 

No man! This is a Youtuber guy that make some videos about the vintage/muscle cars and its history. The 3 cars are mine and they filmed at my home.

28 minutes ago, Frosty said:

This is the Pontiac engine color reference guide.

http://www.pontiacpower.org/enginecolor.htm

I think that should answer all your questions.

Thanks man! 

13 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Fabio, that is so cool that you have the information that you already have,, can you get the import information from the prevous owner, that will have the bill of sale info from state side with the owners details.

 then you have a path to track where your gem came from...

 i think its so important to not only own a classic, but to try and document its history if you can !... sounds really dumb, but then you get to inform people who ask you about your car, what and where it came from.

Clearly you have a passion for Pontiacs, and its justA fun to have that in its self !!... 

( note to Fabio)... you will note that everywhere you go within fp, this odd word pops up..."justA"...

for the untrained, its a salute to Steve. one of our every long standing forum members who i have so much respect for! and his tag is justA6.. we have JustA made it a online habbit ... why you ask ??? because we can ! 

I tryed contact with the guy that imported the car, but no success. I like to have all the informations I could to maintain with the car. Please, take a look with this video, where appears my cars and of course, the Catalina. It will be a honnor for me.

Someone knows the color code or name to use in the 428 engine for a Catalina 1968? Thanks!

About 2 years. Its an amazing American car

14 hours ago, Ringo64 said:

Nice Catalina!

Thanks man

9 hours ago, Frosty said:

Beautiful car. Has anYthing been done to modify it? Or is it completely stock?

Its without modifications. The rally II wheels and the cordova top are from factory. I have all PHS informations to confirm.

8 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

That is a perfect example of 69 Pontiac goodness.  Thankz for sharing, great pic's!!! 

Thanks man!