[DeTomaso] #6143 is on the road!!

[asajay at asajay.com]

When refueling the Pantera, it is customary to invert the gas nozzle  
when inserting it into the tank, this is especially true on L model  
Pantera that have the fuel fill in the drivers side gill.  This helps  
prevent back-swirl of the gasoline which then tends to "kick-off" the  
pump and stop flowing fuel into the tank.  You'll have to experiment  
with it to get it just right, but basically turn the handle over and  
then insert it into the tank.  You should be able to fill much faster  
and more efficiently that way.  It seems awkward to hold it  
upside-down, but it works.

Pantera secrets 101

Asa Jay

Quoting Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>:

> Tank holds 21 US gallons, the low fuel switch should come on with 2-3
> gallons in the tank.  You might have a fuel sender issue.  Not sure what you
> mean by an auto kick-off: is it an electric pump?
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Londry [mailto:davel at emspace.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:43 PM
> To: DeTomaso Forum; Mike Thomas; Mike Thomas
> Subject: #6143 is on the road!!
>
> After 8 months of this and that and more this and more that.
> 6143 passed the province (state) safety last Friday and promptly flunked
> emissions testing.
>
> That's OK for now, because I get to register it for a year anyway while I
> locate on old-time Carter AFB guru.
> ***Big celebration to follow***
>
> We put a couple of hundred miles on it Saturday and Sunday with no hint of a
> problem.
> Even my VW fan switch and adapter worked out fine (fans come on at about the
> full-open point of the thermostat and go off at about 12 degrees below that)
>
> So my first question.
> A fill, from the point at which the low-fuel switch was just sitting closed,
> was about 12 US gal and I could barely keep the pump running (auto
> kick-off).
> Are those normal?
>
> tks
> dave
>
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