[DeTomaso] Shout out
Forest Goodhart
forestg at att.net
Wed Jun 8 12:44:39 EDT 2016
Actually it is not a tapered pipe thread. It is a straight thread with an inverted flare seat. I have not measured the thread pitch but I think it is SAE as opposed to metric. Forest
From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
To: Thomas Tornblom <thomas at hax.se>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Shout out
Thomas,
I think it's a tapered pipe thread?
Mike
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On Jun 7, 2016, at 23:43, Thomas Tornblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
> I would be very surprised if it had any thread other than M10x1.
>
> Thomas
>
> Den 2016-06-07 kl. 22:36, skrev Mike Drew:
>> Thomas,
>>
>> The valve block is almost assuredly a Euro Ford part, maybe common with a Transit van or something like that...
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 7, 2016, at 13:00, thomas <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
>>
>>> The shuttle valve looks very similar to late 1960:s early 1970:s Volvo.
>>> However they did not have a hydraulic switch.
>>>
>>> Many European cars of the era had switches that look very similar.
>>> Earlier single circuit Volvos, VW, Saab could be potential donors.
>>>
>>> What
>>> about: [1]http://www.napaonline.com/napa/en/search/?text=Brake+light+sw
>>> itch
>>>
>>> Thomas
>>>
>>> 7 juni 2016 kl. 21:36 skrev Forest Goodhart <[2]forestg at att.net>:
>>>
>>> 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 <[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>>> To: [4]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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Actually it is not a tapered pipe thread. It is a straight thread with
an inverted flare seat. I have not measured the thread pitch but I
think it is SAE as opposed to metric.
Forest
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From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
To: Thomas Tornblom <thomas at hax.se>
Cc: "detomaso at server.detomasolist.com"
<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>; Forest Goodhart <forestg at att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Shout out
Thomas,
I think it's a tapered pipe thread?
Mike
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 7, 2016, at 23:43, Thomas Tornblom <[1]thomas at hax.se> wrote:
> I would be very surprised if it had any thread other than M10x1.
>
> Thomas
>
> Den 2016-06-07 kl. 22:36, skrev Mike Drew:
>> Thomas,
>>
>> The valve block is almost assuredly a Euro Ford part, maybe common
with a Transit van or something like that...
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 7, 2016, at 13:00, thomas <[2]thomas at hax.se> wrote:
>>
>>> The shuttle valve looks very similar to late 1960:s early 1970:s
Volvo.
>>> However they did not have a hydraulic switch.
>>>
>>> Many European cars of the era had switches that look very similar.
>>> Earlier single circuit Volvos, VW, Saab could be potential donors.
>>>
>>> What
>>> about:
[1][3]http://www.napaonline.com/napa/en/search/?text=Brake+light+sw
>>> itch
>>>
>>> Thomas
>>>
>>> 7 juni 2016 kl. 21:36 skrev Forest Goodhart
<[2][4]forestg at att.net>:
>>>
>>> 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
<[3][5]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>>> To: [4][6]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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>>> 3. mailto:[15]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
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References
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2. mailto:thomas at hax.se
3. http://www.napaonline.com/napa/en/search/?text=Brake+light+sw
4. mailto:forestg at att.net
5. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
6. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
7. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
8. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
9. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
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11. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
12. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
13. http://www.napaonline.com/napa/en/search/?text=Brake+light+switch
14. mailto:forestg at att.net
15. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
16. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
17. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
18. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
19. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
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23. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
24. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
25. mailto:thomas at hax.se
26. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
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