[DeTomaso] cruise control bizzaro world

[Christopher Kimball]

Actually, the latest (if I haven't already mentioned this) is that the cruise stopped working, as did the temp gauge, and I found the temp gauge wire fell off the bottle's sensor.  I reconnected it, and the cruise and the temp gauge stared working again.  The "gen" light which was mysteriously lit is no longer lit, and all seems to be just fine now.

Although you're probably right about sorting it (someday), I think if it keeps working for the next month or so (assuming my car is back together by then!) I'm going to subscribe to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of thought.  No to mention crossing my fingers!

Sincerely,

Chris


From: JDeRyke at aol.com
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 21:28:54 -0500
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] cruise control bizzaro world
To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; detomaso at realbig.com

Chris, all I can say about your wiring is, I would do whatever was necessary to figure out why its working as it now does, lest it just as suddenly change to TOTALLY INOPERATIVE! Things seldom heal themselves. But a few days with a schematic (or two or three), a magic-marker to edit the schematic closest to reality for your car and a VOM should tell you what you need to know for more confidence in its wiring.   As always, do not expect any factory schematic to be a perfect fit to any Pantera in terms of color codes, routing or wire sizes. Good luck- J DeRyke


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