[DeTomaso] "Houston, we have a problem"

[Art Stephens]

Chuck,
When I broke my pedal,  I thought,  I can fix that.  So I did something 
similar to Mike's Okie repair,  except mine would probably be considered a 
Frankenstein Okie repair.  Anyway,  it works.  I think a good way to do it 
would be to find a good welder to TIG weld it for you and then I would take 
some aluminum with you to beef it up and have him weld that to it.  I would 
have done it that way if I knew how to TIG weld but since I didn't,  I just 
used nuts,  bolts and some 1/8" strips of aluminum.

Art



----- Original Message ----- 
From: " Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:55 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] "Houston, we have a problem"


> Dear Forum,
>
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>               I pulled the BMW out of the garage this morning and was
> greeted with blue skies and bright sunshine.  No clouds and no threat of
> rain from horizon to horizon.  "Heck, I'll take the Pantera", I decided.
>
>
>
>               The new motor doesn't like to start cold and I think the
> carb's electric choke is on the fritz.  Following a driveway warm-up I
> proceeded two uneventful miles at low speeds with all systems go and all
> gauges reading normal.   The freeway entrance appears and a touch on the
> brakes with a downshift to second to launch a full throttle run down the
> ramp.  The freeway is clear for entry and at the end of the ramp, I shift 
> to
> third and apply the throttle.
>
>
>
>              Suddenly, there is no power and there is an unfamiliar 
> feeling
> under my right foot.  The engine is running at 1000 rpms, but I have 
> either
> broken the throttle cable or I have broken the accelerator pedal.  Judging
> the traffic and my situation, I coast to the next exit and pull off to the
> shoulder.
>
>
>
>              Inspection shows that I have broken the aluminum accelerator
> pedal.   Rats.
>
>
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>             The rollback delivered me the Pantera back home in short 
> order.
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>              How to proceed?   This is a known Pantera failure mode.
> Repair by welding the two pieces?   Repair by replacing with a new pedal?
> Replace the throttle cable at the same time??      I understand that the
> throttle cable replacement is a PITA job.  Is the pedal removal/repair
> equally difficult?
>
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>                          Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
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