[DeTomaso] Techno Questions: Fuel Pressure Gauges

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Every garage should have one:

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: listing_pic_1741901_1596507944.jpeg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 186944 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://server.detomasolist.com/pipermail/detomaso/attachments/20220309/284086cf/attachment.jpeg>
-------------- next part --------------


Sent using Jedi Mind Tricks

> On Mar 9, 2022, at 06:18, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> ?   Dear Jack,
> 
> 
>                     Yes, I have found that therapeutic doses of tasty
>   alcohol in its various forms does celebrate the highs and mollifies the
>   lows of Pantera maintenance.   I do keep a supply handy for either
>   occasion.
> 
> 
>                                 Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> 
>   From: jderyke at aol.com [mailto:jderyke at aol.com]
>   Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2022 11:52 PM
>   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com; cengles at cox.net
>   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Techno Questions: Fuel Pressure Gauges
> 
> 
>   Chuck, to be sold in the U.S, all gauges electrical or mechanical must
>   be +- 2% accuracy or better. So cheap gauges must be made of cheap
>   materials or assembled cheaply (or both) in order to be sold for a
>   profit. Even if the 'workers' are 8-yr-old street urchins being paid
>   pennies. So cheap gauges simply cannot be expected to last very long.
>   Buy another- maybe of better quality, plug it in and see if that fixes
>   your problem. If not, you have a spare for tomorrow. If so, a glass of
>   Merlot and on to the next problem. 'Cause there is always a 'next
>   problem'!
> 
>   Cheers- J DeRyke
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Asa Jay Laughton via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   To: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
>   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   Sent: Tue, Mar 8, 2022 5:41 pm
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Techno Questions: Fuel Pressure Gauges
> 
>   Dumb question,
>   How do you know you just aren't out of gas?
>   I would think cheap enough just to buy replacements.
>   However, knowing the Pantera Research Institute (central division) may
>   be low on projects, I see no reason for not testing some of the
>   proposed solutions.
>   :)
>   Though it just may be the gauges are toast (or you're out of gas)
>   Asa Jay
>   Sent using Jedi Mind Tricks
>> On Mar 8, 2022, at 16:00, Charles Engles <[1]cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>>  Dear Guys,
>> 
>> 
>>           I have been using a smallish Mr. Gasket mechanical fuel
>> pressure gauge on the AN fuel line to the carb on both Panteras.
>   Both
>> of the fuel pressure gauges have gone inoperative.
>> 
>> 
>>         Dumb techno questions:  Is it possible to soak them in
>   lacquer
>> thinner or an equivalent to dissolve internal schmutz?.....or....
>> 
>> 
>>                                                           Is it
>   better
>> and simpler to buy another fuel pressure gauge?......If so, then any
>> recommendations for durable, reliable small fuel pressure gauges?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>                     Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>> _______________________________________________
>> 
>> 
>> Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
>> Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
>> DeTomaso mailing list
>> [2]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>> [3]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>> 
>> To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.)
>   use the links above.
>> 
>> Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward
>   any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the
>   list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive
>   or approve the archiving of list messages.
> 
>   _______________________________________________
>   Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
>   Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
>   DeTomaso mailing list
>   [4]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   [5]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>   To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.)
>   use the links above.
>   Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any
>   message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the
>   list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive
>   or approve the archiving of list messages.
> 
> References
> 
>   1. mailto:cengles at cox.net
>   2. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   3. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>   4. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   5. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
> _______________________________________________
> 
> 
> Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
> Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
> DeTomaso mailing list
> DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
> 
> To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above.
> 
> Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages.