[DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question

[bill gaino]

Chris, Avoid holding it down at stoplights, just let off the gas and push it in nuteral as you approach. I once drove 100 miles with no clutch, I would start the car in first gear from a stoplight and carfully upshift getting the rpm just right to engauge. Good luck Bill 1362

-----Original Message-----
>From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>Sent: Jun 2, 2014 12:44 AM
>To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
>Cc: Pantera list serve <detomaso at poca.com>, Vicki Kimball <cvddk at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question
>
>   Good advice--thanks!
>   I called Mike Drew and he said it sounds like a throw-out bearing
>   getting ready to wear out, and that I should be OK getting home as long
>   as I try to keep shifting gears down to a minimum.
>   Just in case though, if anyone has the names and address of some good
>   repair shops (that would know how to work on a Centerforce clutch in a
>   Pantera) between Santa Barbara and South San Francisco, please let me
>   know.  If I have to call AAA they can flatbed my car up to 200 miles,
>   and it would be nice to have them take it to a shop I can trust.
>   Here's the full itinerary:
>   From Santa Barbara I go to South San Francisco.  From South San
>   Francisco I go to Crescent City, CA,  From Crescent City Ca I to to
>   Newport, OR, From Newport OR I go to Tacoma.
>   Once I get close to Newport, OR, I could probably go to Denny Finn's
>   shop, and after that I could just have the car taken to my mechanic in
>   Tacoma, so the areas in which I might need a good repair shop would be
>   between Santa Barbara and South San Francisco, and between South San
>   Francisco and Crescent City, CA.
>   Hopefully I won't need to do anything until I get home, but contingency
>   plans are always good to have!
>   Thanks,
>   Chris
>     __________________________________________________________________
>
>   Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 21:17:33 -0700
>   From: kenn_green at yahoo.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question
>   To: chrisvkimball at msn.com
>   Chris,
>   You could try calling Mike Drew or Chuck Melton.
>   There are the guys in Morgan Hill that do tech sessions, the name
>   escapes me right now, but they might help you.
>   Ken
>   From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>   To: Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>; Pantera list serve
>   <detomaso at poca.com>
>   Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2014 8:53 PM
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question
>     Ouch!
>     I guess I'll see how far I get.
>     I'll try to have the clutch either all in or all out, and avoid the
>     in-between part!
>     I wonder if there is a Pantera shop between Santa Barbara and South
>   San
>     Francisco I could take it to tomorrow who would have the time and
>   parts
>     to fix it on short notice.
>     Sincerely,
>     Chris
>     > Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 23:48:33 -0400
>     > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] strange clutch noise question
>     > From: [1]will.kooiman at gmail.com
>     > To: [2]chrisvkimball at msn.com; [3]detomaso at poca.com
>     >
>     > Sounds like a throwout bearing.
>     >
>     > Okay to limp home, but keep your cell phone handy, and make sure
>   you
>     have
>     > water, snacks, etc., just in case.
>     >
>     > I^1ve also seen a clutch disc disintegrate with those symptoms.
>     >
>     > Either way, the tranny and bell housing need to come out for
>     inspection.
>     >
>     > If it were me, I^1d drive it home.
>     >
>     > On 6/1/14, 11:43 PM, "Christopher Kimball"
>   <[4]chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>     wrote:
>     >
>     > > I've made it to Santa Barbara, from San Diego (coming home from
>   the
>     Fun
>     > > Rally), but as I pulled into the hotel here I heard a strange
>     scraping
>     > > noise coming from the engine compartment.
>     > > It occurs when the clutch pedal is partially depressed. If the
>     clutch
>     > > is out; no noise. If it's pushed all the way in; no noise.
>     > > Does anyone have any idea what the cause of the noise might be,
>   and
>     > > just as important, do you think I can drive another four days
>     without
>     > > doing anything to it, to get me the rest of the 1460-mile trip
>     home?
>     > > Thanks,
>     > > Chris
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