[DeTomaso] Bleeding the cooling system

Fri Apr 5 19:33:11 EDT 2013

Charles, there's a better "container" to carry the wine in.  It is called the kidney/bladder system!!   LOLThere was an old story, years ago, about a country doctor giving reasons that breast feeding was better than bottle feeding.  He ended the conversation with the statement, "...and it comes in such a cute container."  --BILL

> From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
> To: eb0711 at kolumbus.fi; detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 22:01:07 +0200
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bleeding the cooling system
> 
> Interesting case of subject drift....
> 
> When I bought my GT5-S in 2000, the previous owner gave me a bottle of very
> nice eiswein (  a rather special white wine from Germany/Austria).
> 
> I put the bottle in my suitcase, and put the suitcase in the rear tub of the
> trunk.
> 
> I drove from Austria across Germany (where you may have heard that speeds on
> the autobahn tend to be rather high, especially with a recently purchased
> GT5-S). 
> 
> I stopped for the night after 12 hours of driving in France. 
> 
> When I opened the rear decklid, I smelled a sweet, fruitlike smell. The heat
> and vibration from the drive had forced the cork out of the bottle and
> completely soaked the contents of my suitcase. The heat was sufficient to
> completely dry the contents before stopping for the night. All my clothes
> were rather fruity smelling and nicely pressed from the heat/steam.
> 
> I was kind of bummed about losing a good bottle of wine and from that point
> on, carry wine in the interior. 
> 
> Solid deodorant is something else that suffers. If you leave it horizontal,
> it all melts and solidifies in that position. You take the plastic top off
> and find that it has all changed form... 
> 
> You wouldn't have any of these stories with a more normal car...
> 
> Charles McCall
> Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf
> Of eb0711 at kolumbus.fi
> Sent: viernes, 05 de abril de 2013 21:39
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bleeding the cooling system
> 
> 
> I fondly remember the exhaust tinted smell of the paper wrapped molten 
> chocklate puddle in my luggage box somewhere in middle of Sweden, along 
> the way to Le Mans. Thank god, the the Vodka in the plastic bottle 
> didn't suffer any damage. The weather in LM was not the greatest for 
> camping...
> 
> It's amazing what you can stuff in there. :)
> 
> -Janne
> 
> 4/5/2013 9:35 PM, Charles McCall kirjoitti:
> > Luggage room isn't a valid complaint. It is AMAZING the quantity of junk
> you
> > can put in a Pantera.
> >
> > It's true that it gets a little warm, and it tends to smell like exhaust
> > when you arrive (I *love* that smell!!!) but there is a lot of room
> >
> > Charles McCall
> > Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
> > 1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
> > http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On
> Behalf
> > Of Bill Moore
> > Sent: viernes, 05 de abril de 2013 17:32
> > To: Kirby Schrader; Bill Moore
> > Cc: Panteras
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bleeding the cooling system
> >
> > Kirby, you can be right, or you can be happy, not both.
> > Yup I hear what you say, I'm driving the M3 (not my 1st choice), Susanne
> > isn't keen on the luggage room and or the driving of the Pantera, but wait
> I
> > could Fedx the luggage, nope see top of page.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Bill
> > Calgary
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
> > Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 10:26:26
> > To: <Bill at incendium.com>
> > Cc: Panteras<detomaso at poca.com>
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bleeding the cooling system
> >
> > Well, there's another issue.... My wife cannot stand the GT40.
> > She hates it. She loves the Pantera and likes the GT500.
> >
> > And the plan is that she is most likely coming to Phoenix.
> > Of course, there's always those things called airplanes... or she
> > could ride in a truck or....
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Bill Moore <Bill at incendium.com> wrote:
> >> YES. Comeonman. Kirby, are you gonna let Charlie call you a wuss. Drive
> > the GT40.
> >> (This coming from a guy who has yet to even start the Pantera this year).
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Bill
> >> Calgary
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> >> Sender: detomaso-bounces at poca.com
> >> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 17:08:21
> >> To: Kirby Schrader<kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: <detomaso at poca.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bleeding the cooling system
> >>
> >> Wuss!   :-)
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