[DeTomaso] Marino Long Throw Slave (Re: parts mix up with new slave)

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Quoting Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>:

> Maybe it's better to go to Marino (Pantera East) for the long throw   
> slave?  I think it was his design and assume he would have the   
> fittings figured out?
>  
> Ken
>
> --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Dan Courtney <dfcex at pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Dan Courtney <dfcex at pacbell.net>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] parts mix up with new slave
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 1:19 PM
>
>
> I had a similar situation when I took The Winged Warrior, with new   
> engine, to watch the Silver State Challenge this past May.
> The long throw slave cylinder had a different thread on the fitting.  
>  It would not screw onto the stock red plastic hose fitting. The   
> stock fitting had a different diameter and would not screw into the   
> long throw slave.
> I tried a different stock slave, which was so jammed up from sitting  
>  for a year, that it caused the red plastic line to come off the   
> plug, squirting brake fluid straight into my eyes (while bleeding   
> the air). DO NOT USE THAT PLASTIC LINE.
> If you have the correct stainless line (AN-4, I think) you should be  
>  able to locate fittings to connect to both the stock steel line as   
> well as the slave.
> Dan Courtney
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