[DeTomaso] Wiper delay and more thanks to the club

[jgkrenton at comcast.net]

We made Chris pay for the pizza,,,,,  Next time he has to pay for the beer....

J

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From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com> 

> 
> 
> Today my car was back on the road after a few weeks of being on jack stands, as 
> a new axle, bearings, and other assorted, expensive, bits were replaced. I 
> certainly can't take credit for the work, however, since the majority of it was 
> done by Pantera Northwest members Doug Braun, Jeff Kimball and President Mike 
> Thomas. Mike let my car "rest" in his garage, sacrificing his own car's comfort 
> for a good place to work on mine, complete with all the tools I don't yet own. 
> Jeff let us use his incredible shop to do all sorts of interesting things one 
> can only do with a 12-ton press. The pizza was good, too! 
> 
> Add to that Doug's knowledge of all things Pantera (I believe he's owned his 
> since the '70's), not to mention his patience as I asked all sorts of inane 
> questions ("why do they call it a half-shaft when it's all one piece...?) and 
> you have a great group of very generous, incredibly helpful individuals. 
> Thanks, guys! 
> 
> One item Doug suggested I mention on the forum is my wiper delay. Remembering 
> where I purchased all my high-quality auto parts when I was in high school, I 
> perused the JC Whitney catalog until I found two wiper delays. The basic model 
> was $19.99, I believe, but I went for the deluxe version for an extra five 
> bucks, because it had a "mist" feature which was supposed to cause one wiper 
> sweep with the touch of a button. I should have stuck with the basic model, 
> since after I installed the deluxe one, the mist feature didn't work! 
> 
> Other than the fact the unit won't play misty for me, it works great. I just 
> followed the instructions and tested the wires going to the stock wiper switch 
> so I'd know which ones to cut and splice, and now I have the option of the 
> wipers doing what they did in 1972, or flipping on the delay switch which gives 
> variable delay from approximately 3 seconds to about 30--quite a wide and 
> effective range. 
> 
> I hope this helps some of you who may be in a location where your weather is 
> like ours here in Washington--in the last 24 hours we've experienced rain, 
> sunshine, hail, sleet and snow! 
> 
> Sincerely, 
> 
> Chris 
> #3846 
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