[DeTomaso] AAAAAAARGH!!!!!

[Christopher Kimball]

Yesterday I drove my car home from the shop after new rotors were installed 
on the front.  This was really the first time I drove it any length after 
the motor rebuild and all the other stuff that has been done to it since I 
bought it.

Although it seemed to run great and sounded awesome,I noticed some coolant 
overflowed into a parking lot on a stop on my way home, so this morning I 
checked the bottle with the pressure release cap and it was only half full 
(that's the bottle with the temp sending unit on it).  I jacked the car up a 
few inches in the back and refilled the bottle with 50/50 coolant.

Here's the bad part:  I then tried to start the car and...NOTHING!!!  The 
gauges all light up and work, the battery is strong, but after just 
installing a new starter, new solenoid, alternator, etc. the car is DEAD!!!  
No engine turnover or movement at all, no loud, audible noises when I turn 
the key (although I think the ammeter moves negative when I do that)--just 
an eerie silence.

I guess I'll have AAA tow it into the shop tomorrow unless anyone can give 
me any simple tests to try so I can determine what the problem is.  What a 
bummer!

Thanks,

Chris