[DeTomaso] no crank, no start

Tue Jul 5 19:48:01 EDT 2011

Sounds like it but it's not.  This stuff was specifically designed to allow
aluminum wires to be connected to brass or copper breaker panels and prevent
fires due to long term galvanic corrosion.  This stuff has a very high
conductance as well as anti-corrosion properties.

Doug Braun
blue 73L #5505

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Londry [mailto:davel at emspace.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 10:51 AM
To: Charles Engles
Cc: Doug Braun; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] no crank, no start

Hey that stuff sounds just like FelPro antiseize.
dave

On 7/1/2011 7:03 PM,  Charles Engles wrote:
> Dear John,
>
>
>                  Doug knows that of which he speaks.  I have my own
> Kopr-Shield goop  supply thanks to his recommendation.  If it is a
corrosion
> prone and gremlin infested old Italian car, then do try the Kopr-Shield.
>
>
>                           Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On
> Behalf Of doug351c
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 8:50 PM
> To: klckmac at msn.com; John&  Elsye Maffeo
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] no crank, no start
>
> I'm referring to the wonder compound Kopr-Shield.
>
> Go here or just google "kopr-shield".
>
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=Kopr-shield&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozill
>
a:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=129584812363412
> 88297&sa=X&ei=qXgOTszcNq3TiAK-qYHrDQ&ved=0CBYQ8wIwAA
>
> It's a copper impregnated paste the consistency of very thick honey.  It
> dramatically improves the electrical connections it's applied to and
> prevents them from degrading.  The outside of your battery post can have
all
> kinds of salt growth on it but the connection inside remains pristine and
> unaffected.  Eastwood used to sell it in a much smaller bottle for about
> $25.
>
> Doug Braun
> blue 73L #5505
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: klckmac at msn.com [mailto:klckmac at msn.com]
>    Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 2:16 PM
>    To: doug351c at gmail.com; John&  Elsye Maffeo
>    Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
>    Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] no crank, no start
>
>
>    Doug,
>    What's your compound? There are lots of post and cable treatments out
> there. I had some on my NEW cables and posts, plus the felt washers and
> still had the issue John had until I cleaned it ALL off. I'm sure you
don't
> wanna make the xtra trip to Spokane, but maybe it's something we can get
> here??
>    Thanks,
>    Ken MacArthur
>    72L 4443
>
>
>    >  From: doug351c at gmail.com
>    >  To: johnmaffeo1 at yahoo.com
>    >  Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 13:18:05 -0700
>    >  CC: detomaso at realbig.com
>    >  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] no crank, no start
>    >
>    >  John,
>    >
>    >  If it turns out that the connections needed cleaning, let me know
and
> I'll
>    >  loan you a compound to apply that will make it so it will NEVER
happen
>    >  again.
>    >
>    >  Doug Braun
>    >  blue 73L #5505
>    >
>    >  -----Original Message-----
>    >  From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
>    >  [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of John Maffeo
>    >  Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 6:47 AM
>    >  To: Rob Dumoulin
>    >  Cc: mail list Pantera
>    >  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] no crank, no start
>    >
>    >
>    >  All,
>    >
>    >  thanks fior the advice, I will try cleaning the wire connections
when I
> get
>    >  home
>    >  from work tonight.
>    >
>    >  John
>    >
>    >
>    >
>    >
>    >  ________________________________
>    >  From: Rob Dumoulin<rob at dumoulins.net>
>    >  To: John Maffeo<johnmaffeo1 at yahoo.com>
>    >  Cc: mail list Pantera<detomaso at realbig.com>
>    >  Sent: Fri, July 1, 2011 4:33:59 AM
>    >  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] no crank, no start
>    >
>    >  Clean with sandpaper all wires going to the starter and the
solenoid. I
> got
>    >  stranded once with the same issue and that got me going.
>    >
>    >
>    >  On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:43 PM, John Maffeo<johnmaffeo1 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>    >
>    >  A few months ago, I went to start my car, and it would not start. It
>    >  cranked,
>    >  >but no start. The next time I tried, a few days after that, no
crank,
> no
>    >  >start.... just a click.
>    >  >
>    >  >I thought that the battery was dead so I bought a new one. Same
> problem, no
>    >  >crank, just a click.
>    >  >
>    >  >I returned the new battery and put the old one on a charger. I
> installed a
>    >  >negative battery cut-off in case there was a drain on the battery.
>    >  >
>    >  >I thought the starter (6 year old db mini torque) might be bad, so
I
> hit it
>    >  a
>    >  >few times with a hammer. The car started right up!
>    >  >
>    >  >A few weeks later, no crank just a click. Hitting the starter did
not
> work.
>    >  back
>    >  >to where I started.
>    >  >
>    >  >I ordered a new starter from db electrical. I installed it tonight,
and
> I
>    >  still
>    >  >have the same problem. No crank. just a click.
>    >  >
>    >  >any ideas on what might be wrong?
>    >  >
>    >  >thanks in advance.
>    >  >
>    >  >John
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