[DeTomaso] clutch seepage
Christopher Kimball
chrisvkimball at msn.com
Sun Aug 10 22:57:33 EDT 2008
Dear Chuck,
It is the slave cylinder (now you said its name I remember talking about it with the guys when we pulled the engine last year). I'll take a look when I get back from vacation; if not much more has seeped I'll probably risk going on the Birch Bay Panteras NW trip and when I'm back I'll order the part.
I love your "dumb idea" but I have already had my Pantera club guys spend waaaaay too much of their time on my car. I keep trying to think of ways to help them somehow to return all the favors, but most of them have forgotten more than I know about Panteras, and therefore my trying to help them with anything turns out to me more of a liability! Of course, if any of them ever want a way to keep the engine bay fan-cooled I could help them build a unique engine cover...!
By the way, any idea of how much a new slave cylinder costs?
Thanks,
Chris
> From: cengles at cox.net
> To: chrisvkimball at msn.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] clutch seepage
> Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:59:39 -0500
>
> Dear Chris,
>
>
> If the "little plunger in the engine compartment that has
> something to do with the clutch" is the original clutch slave cylinder, then
> I would say it is a harbinger of buying a new long throw slave cylinder from
> one of the vendors. It might last the duration of the 300 mile cruise, but
> if it doesn't, then the return trip won't be terribly pleasant. Dumb
> idea: leave the Pantera with one of your club buddies, order the slave
> cylinder to be delivered to their home address and have them install it
> while you're on vacation. It is a pretty simple installation. I would
> suggest a really nice gift for them, other than a T shirt, when you return
> from vacation........!
>
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> To: "Pantera List Serve" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 7:37 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] clutch seepage
>
>
> >
> > I just returned from a car show and while there I noticed a little
> > seepage from the little plunger in the engine compartment that has
> > something to do with the clutch. It wasn't much, but it occurs to me it
> > might be a harbinger of things to come.
> >
> > My question is; I'm planning on joining the club for a 300 mile round-trip
> > drive in early September. Do I have to fix this before I go (which is
> > impossible since I'll be on vacation until then), or can I do the drive
> > and worry about it later?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chris
> > #3846
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