[DeTomaso] Shout out

Thomas Törnblom tipo874 at gmail.com
Mon Jun 13 00:26:00 EDT 2016


That sounds like an SAE thread then. 7/16 UNF. 

You can compare it with a half shaft bolt/nut if you have one laying around. 

I'm surprised.

Thomas

> 13 juni 2016 kl. 01:04 skrev Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. <byrdjf at embarqmail.com>:
> 
> I know I am late, but I pulled my switch and put an imperial caliper to the
> thread OD and I am coming up with m11X1.25?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf
> Of Thomas Tornblom
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 2:43 AM
> To: Mike Drew
> Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com; Forest Goodhart
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Shout out
> 
> 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
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