[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> 
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 <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
     __________________________________________________________________

   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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   >>>  1.
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   >>>  2. mailto:[14]forestg at att.net
   >>>  3. mailto:[15]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   >>>  4. mailto:[16]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
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References

   1. mailto:thomas at hax.se
   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
  10. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
  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
  20. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
  21. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
  22. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
  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
  27. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso


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