[DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.

[Bill Lewis]

But, another story:  my wife's daily car, some kind of Lexus, sits in our garage, and when I took it for a "quick-lube" fix, the tech invited me out to show me something.  Mice had eaten out her interior air filter and other things.  They have also gotten into three other cars.  Bottom line, I now keep glue traps in all cars except my wife's car (picture her stepping in a glue trap) and my pick up (imagine me stepping…)!  And, we won't go into again what the dirt(mud)daubers do on a dialy basis. --BILL (living in a barn) Lewis

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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of Larry - Ohio Time <Larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 1:38 PM
To: 'Jim Gray'; 'Stephen'; 'DeTomaso Mail List'
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.

Jim be thankful it's a mouse....

Many, many years ago I put my Subaru up on "blocks", car cover and tarped
it. When it was time to use it again I pulled off the covers to see the
windows black from the inside...hmmm?  Opened the door and every bit of
plastic or cloth was gone. The dash and seats were just metal frames. The
steering wheel was just a wire. It looked like it was burned out by a fire.
Raccoons ate there way into the car via the plastic heater box on the fire
wall, then ate my car!!  One of the few cars I lost big money on...

Larry (liven in the woods) - Cleveland



-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Jim Gray
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:15 PM
To: Stephen; 'DeTomaso Mail List'
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.

Another thing to watch for.  After my car was in storage for several months
a few years ago I was under the car only to note some 2-3 grains of corn on
the floor. Upon closer inspection I found that a mouse had gotten into one
of the holes in the frame and made a tidy little nest. My vacuum made short
work of the nest but it's something to watch for if your car is "up" for a
longer period.

Just my experience.

Jim Gray

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50 PM
To: 'DeTomaso Mail List'
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.

When I was undercoating the insides of frame, sills and the like I noted
that there is not a positive make-up between the various parts of the inner
fender and outer fender at the back of the front wheel well.  Looking inside

the sills I could see grit and the like toward the front of the sill cavity
using my handy borescope.  Got a piece of 3/4 inch hose, shoved it way up in

there from the seat-belt hole, and sucked all I could out.  Then I worked to

seal the gaps with the body and fender putty that stays soft - that folks
use to seal seams.  Then undercoated over the whole thing.

I also noted that a couple of the drain holes in the bottom of the sills
were covered with the same kind of body putty - no clue why - pried that
stuff out.  Then I undercoated the inside of the sill with Eastwood
undercoating.

Need to write a tech article on all of that.

Stephen Nelson


-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Ken Green via

DeTomaso
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:50 AM
To: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.

Dave,
Are you referring to small openings at the rear of the front fender wells
and front of the rocker panel interiors?  If they are open, they have rusted

away, which I think if common because wet material likes to pile up there.
Photos?
Ken
       From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
To: "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:12 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.

I need a  full set of braided brake lines for the stock calipers.
Before I drag out the flaring tools and go through which flare is which and
so on
  - does anybody have a recommendation of a set from our vendors?

and

6143 just pumps any water or crap on the road directly into the rocker
panels.
I don't see any obstruction there in the manual either.
- any recommendations? I'm happy to fab something that lets air through but
blocks the direct spray..

thanks
dave

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Dave Londry
Embedded Spaces Inc. (ESI)
davel at emspace.com

604 589 9183 phone/fax
604 721 2278 cell
Skype:embeddedspaces


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