[DeTomaso] Dead In The Water

[tony DiGiovanna]

My money is on loose connections in the terminal block just above the
steering column that connects the ignition switch wires to the dash harness.
Mine did exactly that.  I threw the terminal block as far as I could in my
yard and have never seen it since.  It's somewhere out there with the front
brake surge compensator.  Also car hasn't died unexplainably since either.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Art Stephens
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:34 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Dead In The Water


     I fired up the car this morning and everything was normal with the
engine idling until it just quit running.  I thought that was odd so I fired
it up again and a few seconds later it quit again.  I fired it up again and
it was ran normally. I then took it for a drive and I didn't get a block
away before it quit while I was driving along in first or second gear.  I
left it in gear as I rolled along and it re-lit for a few seconds only to
quit again.  I fired it up and drove back home with no more trouble.  The
way it died,  I'm sure it is electrical.  There was no coughing or
sputtering,  it would just stop deader than a beaver hat and then re-light.
I wiggled the wires I could reach with the engine running and could not make
it die.  I'm headed out to pull the engine cover in the cab so that I can
access the front of the distributor and try to figure out what is wrong. Any
suggestions?

Thanks,
Art

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