[DeTomaso] spare tire/wheel
Konrad Szwab
kszwab at gmail.com
Thu Dec 9 11:03:44 EST 2021
After 30 years of not listening to my father and finally giving in and
installing the fuel injection as he wanted, I think the car is quite
reliable now (knock on wood). I guess I had to reach his age to do the
right thing.
But I am determined to have a spare tire and two fire extinguishers, just
in case. I do not like that fuel tank that close to the hot exhaust. I also
see it has a vent on top and want to attach a thin hose to rouse the
fumes toward the other side, in between the fuel tank and fender, away from
the hot engine. Feels like a traveling bomb.
On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 5:40 AM Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
> I haven't carried a spare for many years, either in the Pantera or the
> Cobra. I've used AAA for my backup.
>
> But...
>
> My Cobra recently started experiencing vapor lock. It stranded me in
> Tallahassee over Thanksgiving break. I was 500 miles from home. I called
> AAA and waited for the tow truck. It was going to be $1,800 to get me and
> the car home, but at that point, I didn't care. I was on the side of the
> road for over an hour. The tow truck driver finally called and refused to
> tow me. They said it would be "too uncomfortable" to drive that far. I
> called my wife, who helped find a U-Haul truck and auto transport. I had
> originally called U-Haul, but the national number couldn't find anything.
> Long story, but I finally got on the road, 7 hours after I entered
> Tallahassee.
>
> Last weekend, I took the car to a show about 5 miles away. I figured it
> would be okay, since it wouldn't have time to overheat. But it happened
> again. It died just as I parked the car. I figured it would cool enough
> during the show, and it did enough to get me going. It died again 2 miles
> from the show. I called AAA again. This time, the tow truck driver
> refused the tow and cancelled my AAA case. Nobody told me they cancelled
> the call, so I waited for 2 hours for a truck that would never show. I
> finally gave up on them. I walked across the street (it died near a gas
> station), and bought a small gas can and a soft drink in a plastic
> container. I poured gas from the gas can to the soft drink container, and
> from there into the vent tubes. I figured I could limp it for 3 miles,
> which I did. Filling the fuel bowls was actually enough gas to get me all
> the way home.
>
> So, I don't trust AAA anymore. It may be that the local tow truck
> companies are unreliable, probably due to Covid, but it doesn't really
> matter.
>
> If I had a flat tire, and if I had a spare, I could use the spare, and
> drive home with the deck lid open. I wouldn't do that for 500 miles, but
> it wouldn't be a problem for short distances. And if I still ran the rear
> trunk, I'd carry the 90's Lincoln compact spare.
>
> Btw, I now think the vapor lock is a hardened gas line that is sucking
> air. This replica is almost 30 years old, so it probably has gas lines
> that are not ethanol friendly. I have the car safely in my garage, so I'm
> going to go through the entire fuel system.
>
> On 12/8/21, 11:56 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of LSJ via DeTomaso" <
> detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
> detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
> After having some wheel and tire "issues", I bought a late 90's
> Lincoln
> compact spare made of aluminum. It is very lightweight and easily
> fits
> into the trunk.
> The OEM compact spare tire also matches quite closely to the
> diameter
> of the rubber on my GT5.
> LSJ
>
> On Saturday, December 4, 2021, 09:04:05 PM EST, Konrad Szwab
> <kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would drive on the spare and the down the flat tire on top of
> the
> luggage rack I have on top of the deck lid
> On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 8:02 PM Mike Drew <[1][1]mikeldrew at aol.com>
> wrote:
> My recommendation is simply adonata.
> There is no place to put a full sized wheel and tire in the car.
> So,
> if you get a flat and install the spare, do you plan to leave
> the
> flat and the wheel on the side of the road and drove away?A Of
> course not.
> So, you will get a tow truck in any case. So no need for a
> sparea|.
> Mike
> Sent from my iPad
> > On Dec 4, 2021, at 16:58, Konrad Szwab <[2][2]
> kszwab at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > i>>?A A Many years ago, sadly my father threw away the spare
> tire/wheel.
> >A A What would be the recommendation for a spare
> tire/wheel/jack
> for the'73
> >A A ?
> >A A Thanks,
> >A A Konrad
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After 30 years of not listening to my father and finally giving in and
installing the fuel injection as he wanted, I think the car is quite
reliable now (knock on wood). I guess I had to reach his age to do the
right thing.
But I am determined to have a spare tire and two fire extinguishers,
just in case. I do not like that fuel tank that close to the hot
exhaust. I also see it has a vent on top and want to attach a thin hose
to rouse the fumesA toward the other side, in between the fuel tank and
fender, away from the hot engine. Feels like a traveling bomb.
On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 5:40 AM Will Kooiman <[1]will.kooiman at gmail.com>
wrote:
I haven't carried a spare for many years, either in the Pantera or
the Cobra.A I've used AAA for my backup.
But...
My Cobra recently started experiencing vapor lock.A It stranded me
in Tallahassee over Thanksgiving break.A I was 500 miles from
home.A I called AAA and waited for the tow truck.A It was going to
be $1,800 to get me and the car home, but at that point, I didn't
care.A I was on the side of the road for over an hour.A The tow
truck driver finally called and refused to tow me.A They said it
would be "too uncomfortable" to drive that far.A I called my wife,
who helped find a U-Haul truck and auto transport.A I had
originally called U-Haul, but the national number couldn't find
anything.A Long story, but I finally got on the road, 7 hours after
I entered Tallahassee.
Last weekend, I took the car to a show about 5 miles away.A I
figured it would be okay, since it wouldn't have time to overheat.A
But it happened again.A It died just as I parked the car.A I
figured it would cool enough during the show, and it did enough to
get me going.A It died again 2 miles from the show.A I called AAA
again.A This time, the tow truck driver refused the tow and
cancelled my AAA case.A Nobody told me they cancelled the call, so
I waited for 2 hours for a truck that would never show.A I finally
gave up on them.A I walked across the street (it died near a gas
station), and bought a small gas can and a soft drink in a plastic
container.A I poured gas from the gas can to the soft drink
container, and from there into the vent tubes.A I figured I could
limp it for 3 miles, which I did.A Filling the fuel bowls was
actually enough gas to get me all the way home.
So, I don't trust AAA anymore.A It may be that the local tow truck
companies are unreliable, probably due to Covid, but it doesn't
really matter.
If I had a flat tire, and if I had a spare, I could use the spare,
and drive home with the deck lid open.A I wouldn't do that for 500
miles, but it wouldn't be a problem for short distances.A And if I
still ran the rear trunk, I'd carry the 90's Lincoln compact spare.
Btw, I now think the vapor lock is a hardened gas line that is
sucking air.A This replica is almost 30 years old, so it probably
has gas lines that are not ethanol friendly.A I have the car safely
in my garage, so I'm going to go through the entire fuel system.
i>>?On 12/8/21, 11:56 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of LSJ via DeTomaso"
<[2]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
A A A A After having some wheel and tire "issues", I bought a
late 90's Lincoln
A A A A compact spare made of aluminum. It is very lightweight
and easily fits
A A A A into the trunk.
A A A A The OEM compact spare tire also matches quite closely to
the diameter
A A A A of the rubber on my GT5.
A A A A LSJ
A A A A On Saturday, December 4, 2021, 09:04:05 PM EST, Konrad
Szwab
A A A A <[4]kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
A A A A A I would drive on the spare and the down the flat tire
on top of the
A A A A A luggage rack I have on top of the deck lid
A A A A A On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 8:02 PM Mike Drew
<[1][1][5]mikeldrew at aol.com>
A A A A wrote:
A A A A A A My recommendation is simply adonata.
A A A A A A There is no place to put a full sized wheel and
tire in the car.
A A A A So,
A A A A A A if you get a flat and install the spare, do you
plan to leave the
A A A A A A flat and the wheel on the side of the road and
drove away?AA Of
A A A A A A course not.
A A A A A A So, you will get a tow truck in any case. So no
need for a sparea|.
A A A A A A Mike
A A A A A A Sent from my iPad
A A A A A A > On Dec 4, 2021, at 16:58, Konrad Szwab
<[2][2][6]kszwab at gmail.com>
A A A A A A wrote:
A A A A A A >
A A A A A A > i>>?AA A Many years ago, sadly my father threw
away the spare
A A A A A A tire/wheel.
A A A A A A >AA A What would be the recommendation for a spare
tire/wheel/jack
A A A A A A for the'73
A A A A A A >AA A ?
A A A A A A >AA A Thanks,
A A A A A A >AA A Konrad
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