DeTomaso Mailing List: April 1997, Message #36
     



From: Dan_Miller@ccmail.sgo.sony.com (Dan Miller)

Subject: Re: Silly questions

Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 18:06:56 -0800



I noticed the same kind of "greasy" marks on my car a couple of times,

but I also noticed it was only after I used the same kind of duster

you mentioned, and not after I had properly washed/dried/etc the car

and then covered it.  I also cleaned my cover to make sure.  Possibly

the duster??





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Subject: Silly questions

Author:  pantera@shiseis.com (Shane F. Ingate) at ccmail

Date:    4/4/97 10:35 AM





All,

I'm going to look real stupid for this; I guess I spend too

much time behind a keyboard.



1) Having followed the great thread on adjusting the free-play

on the clutch slave cylinder, the clutch takeup position of

the clutch pedal is not in the center of the pedal travel

(actually its near the end of the pedal travel);

how can I adjust this?



2) I have a 1972 with the early dash, and I want to remove the

wiper push/pull switch so that I can get to the wiring behind the dash.

I've tried pulling the switch, but its stuck.  I'm reluctant to really

pull on the switch in case it is not a simple push fitting.  Ideas?



3) I want to us ethe nifty K&N breathers that we see so often on the

valve covers.  However, I have the cheap and cheerful black-crinkle

"DeTomaso" valve covers, which have additional tongues-holes in the

round breather holes.  The K&N filters I've found wont cover

these tongue-holes.  Any ideas.  Further, is it possible to

bead-blast the crinkle finish and then have the covers polished?



As for Nobbies question on washing the car, I tried it once

too and got water in my detailed engine compartment.  Whattapain.

I've never washed it since, preferring a magnetic duster and McGuires

waterless car wash (I still use a hose for the lower body work).  When

not in use or being worked on, the car lives under a Evolution 4 car

cover in a garage.  Which raises another question, after several weeks, the

Evo 4 covere leaves greasy marks on the car.  Anyone else seen this?

Any better ideas for keeping the car clean out there?



Shane Ingate, back to work, in San Diego