[DeTomaso] Shout out

Forest Goodhart forestg at att.net
Tue Jun 7 15:36:03 EDT 2016


Tom,  I've never found a brake light switch anywhere other than a Pantera vendor. I have tried NAPA and other parts stores but without luck. If the source of the shuttle valve could be determined you might then be able to source one. Forest

      From: Tom Shinrock via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
 To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com 
 Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 10:41 AM
 Subject: [DeTomaso] Shout out
   
  All,

  I drove my Pantera from Iowa to St. Charles, IL to attend the Great
  Lakes Pantera chapter's Spring Fling.  I've attended all of these since
  the first one three years ago.  As usual, it was good to see old
  friends and meet new ones.  I believe Jon Haas has attended all of
  these events to showcase his electronic products designed for the
  Pantera.

  It is always enjoyable to talk to Jon and see him demonstrate his
  stuff.

  This year it was fortuitous for me to have Jon attend because for the
  first time in 30 years I had car trouble.  The car ran great on the
  drive to St. Charles and it ran with no problems to the cars and coffee
  event we attended on Saturday morning.  Come Sunday morning when we are
  getting ready to leave the hotel for breakfast, my car wouldn't stay
  running.  It started immediately and then died.  Lots of cranking
  followed with no start.

  Dave Doddek (GLP chapter president)  immediately came to my aid to
  diagnose the problem, as he is prone to do.  He pulled a plug wire and
  determined there was no spark. He checked for moisture in the
  distributor cap (there was none), he checked for loose connections on
  the firewall (there were none)  he looked at the fuse box for anything
  out of the ordinary (there wasn't).  By this time Jon joined in the
  investigation (after all....I was holding everybody up to go to
  breakfast).

  During Dave and Jon's troubleshooting, I was able to start the car a
  couple of times but then it wouldn't start afterwards.  Dave had
  mentioned that the terminal block under the steering wheel column can
  cause problems and after looking at it, it was determined that that was
  the source of my intermittent ignition problem.  My terminal block was
  corroded so bad that the screws holding the wires could not be turned.

  Jon said he usually carries that terminal block with him but he left in
  such a hurry for the event he didn't pack any.  He then proceeded to
  make a field repair using a combination of a smaller connector and
  spade connectors to connect the wires without the terminal block so I
  could drive the four hours home.

  As you are all aware, working under the steering column with the seat
  in is not very comfortable and there is not much room to work with the
  short length of wire.  Jon spent at least 30 to 40 minutes on his back
  fixing my car, which worked perfectly after he was done and got me home
  without incident.

  The help and assistance offered by Dave and Jon were greatly
  appreciated by me and demonstrate why I love being a part of the
  Pantera family.

  Oh...and by the way.  Jon also diagnosed that my brake switch on the
  shuttle valve was the reason my brake lights didn't work (as I found
  out driving to the cars and coffee) by another Pantera owner driving
  behind me.  Is this switch special to the point I need to get it from
  an vendor or is it a common NAPA part?

  Tom

  5186

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   Tom,

    I've never found a brake light switch anywhere other than a Pantera
   vendor. I have tried NAPA and other parts stores but without luck. If
   the source of the shuttle valve could be determined you might then be
   able to source one.

   Forest
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   From: Tom Shinrock via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 10:41 AM
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Shout out
     All,
     I drove my Pantera from Iowa to St. Charles, IL to attend the Great
     Lakes Pantera chapter's Spring Fling.  I've attended all of these
   since
     the first one three years ago.  As usual, it was good to see old
     friends and meet new ones.  I believe Jon Haas has attended all of
     these events to showcase his electronic products designed for the
     Pantera.
     It is always enjoyable to talk to Jon and see him demonstrate his
     stuff.
     This year it was fortuitous for me to have Jon attend because for the
     first time in 30 years I had car trouble.  The car ran great on the
     drive to St. Charles and it ran with no problems to the cars and
   coffee
     event we attended on Saturday morning.  Come Sunday morning when we
   are
     getting ready to leave the hotel for breakfast, my car wouldn't stay
     running.  It started immediately and then died.  Lots of cranking
     followed with no start.
     Dave Doddek (GLP chapter president)  immediately came to my aid to
     diagnose the problem, as he is prone to do.  He pulled a plug wire
   and
     determined there was no spark. He checked for moisture in the
     distributor cap (there was none), he checked for loose connections on
     the firewall (there were none)  he looked at the fuse box for
   anything
     out of the ordinary (there wasn't).  By this time Jon joined in the
     investigation (after all....I was holding everybody up to go to
     breakfast).
     During Dave and Jon's troubleshooting, I was able to start the car a
     couple of times but then it wouldn't start afterwards.  Dave had
     mentioned that the terminal block under the steering wheel column can
     cause problems and after looking at it, it was determined that that
   was
     the source of my intermittent ignition problem.  My terminal block
   was
     corroded so bad that the screws holding the wires could not be
   turned.
     Jon said he usually carries that terminal block with him but he left
   in
     such a hurry for the event he didn't pack any.  He then proceeded to
     make a field repair using a combination of a smaller connector and
     spade connectors to connect the wires without the terminal block so I
     could drive the four hours home.
     As you are all aware, working under the steering column with the seat
     in is not very comfortable and there is not much room to work with
   the
     short length of wire.  Jon spent at least 30 to 40 minutes on his
   back
     fixing my car, which worked perfectly after he was done and got me
   home
     without incident.
     The help and assistance offered by Dave and Jon were greatly
     appreciated by me and demonstrate why I love being a part of the
     Pantera family.
     Oh...and by the way.  Jon also diagnosed that my brake switch on the
     shuttle valve was the reason my brake lights didn't work (as I found
     out driving to the cars and coffee) by another Pantera owner driving
     behind me.  Is this switch special to the point I need to get it from
     an vendor or is it a common NAPA part?
     Tom
     5186
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