[DeTomaso] No Pantera in Reno - My Luck Runneth Out

[Ronald Larsen]

   Mike, if you want to make a go of it as Chris suggested, I'm in ... tell me what you need.
 
 
   Ron ..
 
> From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 21:00:00 -0700
> Subject: [DeTomaso] No Pantera in Reno - My Luck Runneth Out
> 
> Well, it looks like my luck ran out. Had the ZF all freshly rebuilt, back
> together and out for a few quick drives, and the clutch just doesn't feel
> right - engaging too high up the pedal and no free play at the top. I'm
> talking to Doug Braun on the phone, trying to figure out why I've got next
> to no play in the lever arm, and recall that I put a new throw out bearing
> in from Quella, and I recall that it seemed thicker than the previous one I
> had in there. Didn't think at the time that it would be an issue.
> 
> Here's where the luck runs out. I've read numerous strings on the forum
> over the last few years about how you have to buy a Pantera-specific clutch
> to work properly. When I put my clutch in a few years back, I put a
> Centerforce diaphragm unit in that was recommended to me by one of our local
> guys, and a NAPA throw out bearing #1625. The clutch set was listed in
> Summit for a Mustang, but I've never had any issues with it until now. I
> was always able to get the right amount of play at the pedal, and engagement
> was always solid. With the thicker throw out however, I'm only getting
> engagement at the very top of the pedal, so I know it's not as fully engaged
> as it ought to be, and the only solution will be to pull the ZF and go back
> to the NAPA throw out I had in there before.
> 
> Damn, this is depressing. I so wanted to have the car there for the 40th
> anniversary. Oh well, I'll be driving to Reno, but it will be in the Acura
> 3.2 Type S 6MT: not a bad ride, but not a Pantera. Guess who's carrying the
> extra bags this trip . . .
> 
> Mike Thomas
> Panteras Northwest 
> 
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