[DeTomaso] Alternator blues....
Jack Donahue
demongusta at gmail.com
Wed Oct 5 13:53:54 EDT 2016
OK - here’s a bit of a co-incidence - My father wanted to buy a Porsche Super-90 in 1961 at Neillo Porsche - at that time they had one business only - the Porsche dealership on Fulton Ave. in Sacto..
BUT - Mr. Neillo wanted the car also - a powder blue couple with red leather. So the battle began with my father arguing he had cash in his pocket and the car was on the showroom floor - so it was “for sale”. Neillo won - so my father bought a pearl white Super - removable hadrtop - red leather. But he loved the Super-90 (red line-6500). I was in high school with Rick and Roger Neillo and almost wound up in a fist fight. We were in a German language class when it all went down - Good story. I see the family has expanded their business - more headaches.
I am now the longest standing member of the Porsche Club of America( 61 years) and the only remaining Charter member - it began in 1955. I should go pull some rank on the Neillos for old times sake.
Anyway - I thought I recognized the name.
Jack
> On Oct 5, 2016, at 10:34 AM, Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, the Niello family owns almost all the import car dealerships in Sacramento. Niello Audi, Niello VW, Niello Land Rover, etc etc.
>
> https://www.niello.com/ <https://www.niello.com/>
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 5, 2016, at 10:28 AM, Jack Donahue <demongusta at gmail.com <mailto:demongusta at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Although not related (maybe), does the name “Neillo” represent a family name? Just curious.
>> Jack
>>> On Oct 3, 2016, at 7:14 AM, Larry Stock <larrys at panteraparts.com <mailto:larrys at panteraparts.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Mike,
>>> After we left you yesterday afternoon, The trip back over the Sierra¹s
>>> last night was horrific. Rain started just above Placerville as we
>>> hydroplaned many times the rain was so heavy. The snow started below 6000
>>> feet causing white out conditions several times. At the top of Echo summit
>>> there was a Bad Head On collision that closed the highway in both
>>> directions for quite a while. Certainly no place for Pantera¹s yesterday
>>> evening. Apparently The Reno Tahoe Pantera¹s stayed in place for good
>>> reasons.
>>> Larry
>>>
>>> On 10/2/16, 9:11 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Mike Drew via DeTomaso"
>>> <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com <mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>>> detomaso at server.detomasolist.com <mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi guys,
>>>> Just got home from a terrific weekend in the Sierra foothills; 24
>>>> Panteras (of the 36 scheduled) took part in the Niello concours at
>>>> Serrano. It heaved down with rain for a very brief period, but that
>>>> rain then turned to snow which kept the large Reno/Tahoe contingent
>>>> from braving the summit. Still, a great time was had by all who
>>>> attended, and we drove home in splendid sunshine.
>>>> We were driving in Lori's Pantera, which has a flat firewall kit and
>>>> uses a GM alternator with built-in regulator. She drove the car to
>>>> Vegas this spring, and the alternator failed while we were there. At
>>>> first it started acting erratic, with the amp needle bouncing around,
>>>> and then finally it quit and just showed a partial discharge. Testing
>>>> at the battery revealed it was doing nothing at that point. We
>>>> replaced it with another one, which did exactly the same thing and
>>>> failed about 50 miles from home.
>>>> We replaced THAT one, and the third one has worked fine until today.
>>>> But it probably only has about 250 miles on it or so. On the way home,
>>>> once again, I noticed the ammeter needle behaving erratically, then it
>>>> quit and showed partial discharge for many miles, then briefly came
>>>> back to life and showed a very strong charge (since we had been running
>>>> on battery power for awhile), then discharged again.
>>>> Methinks the problem is not simply that alternators are failing, but
>>>> rather that there is some sort of fault in the electrical system. As
>>>> electrons are far from my strong suit, I hesitate to start diving it to
>>>> it blindly.
>>>> What say all of you?
>>>> FWIW we've got a spare alternator we will be installing tomorrow, which
>>>> almost assuredly will work just fine...for awhile anyway????
>>>> Mike
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OK - here's a bit of a co-incidence - My father wanted to buy a Porsche
Super-90 in 1961 at Neillo Porsche - at that time they had one
business only - the Porsche dealership on Fulton Ave. in Sacto..
BUT - Mr. Neillo wanted the car also - a powder blue couple with red
leather. So the battle began with my father arguing he had cash in his
pocket and the car was on the showroom floor - so it was "for sale".
Neillo won - so my father bought a pearl white Super - removable
hadrtop - red leather. But he loved the Super-90 (red line-6500). I was
in high school with Rick and Roger Neillo and almost wound up in a fist
fight. We were in a German language class when it all went down - Good
story. I see the family has expanded their business - more headaches.
I am now the longest standing member of the Porsche Club of America( 61
years) and the only remaining Charter member - it began in 1955. I
should go pull some rank on the Neillos for old times sake.
Anyway - I thought I recognized the name.
Jack
On Oct 5, 2016, at 10:34 AM, Mike Drew <[1]MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
Yes, the Niello family owns almost all the import car dealerships in
Sacramento. Niello Audi, Niello VW, Niello Land Rover, etc etc.
[2]https://www.niello.com/
Mike
Sent from my iPad
On Oct 5, 2016, at 10:28 AM, Jack Donahue <[3]demongusta at gmail.com>
wrote:
Although not related (maybe), does the name "Neillo" represent a family
name? Just curious.
Jack
On Oct 3, 2016, at 7:14 AM, Larry Stock <[4]larrys at panteraparts.com>
wrote:
Hey Mike,
After we left you yesterday afternoon, The trip back over the
Sierra^1s
last night was horrific. Rain started just above Placerville as we
hydroplaned many times the rain was so heavy. The snow started below
6000
feet causing white out conditions several times. At the top of Echo
summit
there was a Bad Head On collision that closed the highway in both
directions for quite a while. Certainly no place for Pantera^1s
yesterday
evening. Apparently The Reno Tahoe Pantera^1s stayed in place for
good
reasons.
Larry
On 10/2/16, 9:11 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Mike Drew via DeTomaso"
<[5]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
[6]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
Hi guys,
Just got home from a terrific weekend in the Sierra foothills; 24
Panteras (of the 36 scheduled) took part in the Niello concours at
Serrano. It heaved down with rain for a very brief period, but that
rain then turned to snow which kept the large Reno/Tahoe contingent
from braving the summit. Still, a great time was had by all who
attended, and we drove home in splendid sunshine.
We were driving in Lori's Pantera, which has a flat firewall kit and
uses a GM alternator with built-in regulator. She drove the car to
Vegas this spring, and the alternator failed while we were there.
At
first it started acting erratic, with the amp needle bouncing
around,
and then finally it quit and just showed a partial discharge.
Testing
at the battery revealed it was doing nothing at that point. We
replaced it with another one, which did exactly the same thing and
failed about 50 miles from home.
We replaced THAT one, and the third one has worked fine until today.
But it probably only has about 250 miles on it or so. On the way
home,
once again, I noticed the ammeter needle behaving erratically, then
it
quit and showed partial discharge for many miles, then briefly came
back to life and showed a very strong charge (since we had been
running
on battery power for awhile), then discharged again.
Methinks the problem is not simply that alternators are failing, but
rather that there is some sort of fault in the electrical system.
As
electrons are far from my strong suit, I hesitate to start diving it
to
it blindly.
What say all of you?
FWIW we've got a spare alternator we will be installing tomorrow,
which
almost assuredly will work just fine...for awhile anyway????
Mike
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2. https://www.niello.com/
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