[DeTomaso] clutch seepage

Mon Aug 11 16:20:49 EDT 2008

I'm not sure about the diaphragm, but I am pretty sure I got a new throughout bearing with the new clutch, pressure plate, etc.

Thanks,
Chris

Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:10:25 -0700
From: kenn_green at yahoo.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] clutch seepage
To: chrisvkimball at msn.com

Chris,

    Did you use the old throw out and if so, was it previously used with a 3 finger clutch?  If that is the case, you might need a new throw out made for a diaphragm pressure plate.

    I thought that some said in the past that the throw out bearings have different faces, but I don't have any personal experience with this.

Ken

--- On Mon, 8/11/08, Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:

From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] clutch seepage
To: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Pantera List Serve" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 1:04 PM

I got the Centerforce clutch with a new pressure plate and disc.

Chris

Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:26:59 -0700
From: kenn_green at yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] clutch seepage
To: chrisvkimball at msn.com

I think the throw out bearing may be different, are you using one that came with the new pressure plate?Ken From: Christopher Kimball [mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com] 
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 10:44 PM
To: Dan Mixon; 'Charles Engles'
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] clutch seepage

Thanks, will do.

One last thing--I have a new centerforce clutch; does that make a difference
as to the kind of slave cylinder I need?

Thanks,

Chris

> From: tipo874 at comcast.net
> To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; cengles at cox.net
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] clutch seepage
> Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:18:48 -0500
> 
> Get a long throw stainless steel slave cylinder from Marino at Pantera
East.
>
 $130.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On
> Behalf Of Christopher Kimball
> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 9:58 PM
> To: Charles Engles
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] clutch seepage
> 
> 
> 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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