[DeTomaso] Yellow dash light - GT5-S cars

Tue May 23 09:41:41 EDT 2023

Thank you for your replies regarding the yellow warning light, but through
scientific experimentation I have now determined that this warning light
actually means that your clutch is about to catastrophically fail. You can
put this observation in the "Charlie's Alternative Pantera Manual";
alongside my proof that stock crankshafts leak oil, and the oil leak can be
cured by changing crankshafts. Both these have been proven recently...

Truth is that it's a clutch master cylinder that went to bed just fine last
night but didn't wake up this morning... the fluid is grey and grungy, so I
imagine that gaskets are disintegrating and not doing gasket-work anymore.
Funny how time passes - I was just thinking that the clutch master and
slaves are brand new because I remember just changing them.... but that was
in 2012 when the slave failed during an event. seems like yesterday....

I'm pretty sure it's the master that has failed but I'll probably replace
them both since they are the same age, I think. I also don't get to drive
my car all that often, so I would hate to replace only the master and then
have the slave fail halfway to Le Mans or something... Anyway, nice to know
what the little light is for!

On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 1:27 AM Thomas Törnblom <tipo874 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, it is the brake fluid warning. May also be connected to the shuttle
> valve.
> Top up the brake reservoir or just ignore it while doing high G maneuvers.
> 😃
>
> Cheers,
> Thomas
>
> > 22 maj 2023 kl. 20:39 skrev Mike Drew via DeTomaso <
> detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:
> >
> > Charlie,
> >
> > It certainly wouldn’t hurt to check brake fluid levels?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On May 22, 2023, at 11:29, Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>    Hi all
> >>  I've spent the last 2 weeks getting reacquainted with my GT5-S and
> >>  burning a LOT of gas, which I hadn't seen since parking it after Le
> >>  Mans Classic in 2022... I forgot what an amazing car this is, and
> >>  people will be happy to know that I have proven that the stock
> >>  crankshafts can indeed cause oil leaks, and the way to fix engine oil
> >>  leaks is by replacing the pesky stock crankshaft with a 408 stroker
> >>  crank... this may sound odd, but I have the proof as my oil leak is
> >>  fixed! (A little bit of an inside joke to some people on the list...)
> >>  Anyway, what is the little yellow warning light for on the dash between
> >>  the tach and the oil pressure gauge on the late-model cars? It has lit
> >>  up on 2-3 occasions this week, when doing a 3-point turn on a big
> >>  incline or when the car is not level.. is this the brake fluid warning
> >>  light? I have never seen it light in 25 years of ownership so it's good
> >>  to know that it works... but what is it telling me? tomorrow I leave
> >>  the car with its caretaker for what will probably be another 12+ months
> >>  as I return to India... Living in India certainly is an adventure, but
> >>  I will probably shed a tear when I leave the car behind...
> >>  THanks all!
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   Thank you for your replies regarding the yellow warning light, but
   through scientific experimentation I have now determined that this
   warning light actually means that your clutch is about to
   catastrophically fail. You can put this observation in the "Charlie's
   Alternative Pantera Manual"; alongside my proof that stock crankshafts
   leak oil, and the oil leak can be cured by changing crankshafts. Both
   these have been proven recently...
   Truth is that it's a clutch master cylinder that went to bed just fine
   last night but didn't wake up this morning... the fluid is grey and
   grungy, so I imagine that gaskets are disintegrating and not doing
   gasket-work anymore. Funny how time passes - I was just thinking that
   the clutch master and slaves are brand new because I remember just
   changing them.... but that was in 2012 when the slave failed during an
   event. seems like yesterday....
   I'm pretty sure it's the master that has failed but I'll probably
   replace them both since they are the same age, I think. I also don't
   get to drive my car all that often, so I would hate to replace only the
   master and then have the slave fail halfway to Le Mans or something...
   Anyway, nice to know what the little light is for!

   On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 1:27a-AM Thomas TAP:rnblom
   <[1]tipo874 at gmail.com> wrote:

     Yes, it is the brake fluid warning. May also be connected to the
     shuttle valve.
     Top up the brake reservoir or just ignore it while doing high G
     maneuvers. d-
     Cheers,
     Thomas
     > 22 maj 2023 kl. 20:39 skrev Mike Drew via DeTomaso
     <[2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:
     >
     > i>>?Charlie,
     >
     > It certainly wouldnat hurt to check brake fluid levels?
     >
     > Mike
     >
     > Sent from my iPhone
     >
     >> On May 22, 2023, at 11:29, Charles McCall
     <[3]charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
     >>
     >> i>>?A  A Hi all
     >>A  I've spent the last 2 weeks getting reacquainted with my GT5-S
     and
     >>A  burning a LOT of gas, which I hadn't seen since parking it
     after Le
     >>A  Mans Classic in 2022... I forgot what an amazing car this is,
     and
     >>A  people will be happy to know that I have proven that the stock
     >>A  crankshafts can indeed cause oil leaks, and the way to fix
     engine oil
     >>A  leaks is by replacing the pesky stock crankshaft with a 408
     stroker
     >>A  crank... this may sound odd, but I have the proof as my oil
     leak is
     >>A  fixed! (A little bit of an inside joke to some people on the
     list...)
     >>A  Anyway, what is the little yellow warning light for on the dash
     between
     >>A  the tach and the oil pressure gauge on the late-model cars? It
     has lit
     >>A  up on 2-3 occasions this week, when doing a 3-point turn on a
     big
     >>A  incline or when the car is not level.. is this the brake fluid
     warning
     >>A  light? I have never seen it light in 25 years of ownership so
     it's good
     >>A  to know that it works... but what is it telling me? tomorrow I
     leave
     >>A  the car with its caretaker for what will probably be another
     12+ months
     >>A  as I return to India... Living in India certainly is an
     adventure, but
     >>A  I will probably shed a tear when I leave the car behind...
     >>A  THanks all!
     >> _______________________________________________
     >>
     >>
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