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#28600 of 32000 Re: Toyota Recall [dieselone] by cooterbfd

Nov 18, 2012 (12:40 pm)

Replying to: dieselone (Nov 14, 2012 9:37 am)
".....Installing aftermarket gauges today should be a simple "plug-n-play" ordeal."
 
Problem is, idiot lite sensors are pretty much an on off switch, whereas a guage sensor is a potentiometer.
 
BTW, my '65 Wildcat has the "cold" idiot lite

#28601 of 32000 In other GM news... by tlong

Nov 19, 2012 (7:12 am)

"General Motors Co. (GM) and its local Chinese partners have launched a second plant to make cars for its local discount brand Baojun, ratcheting up the battle for customers at the fast-growing lower end of the world's biggest auto market."

#28602 of 32000 Re: Toyota Recall [cooterbfd] by andre1969

Nov 19, 2012 (7:25 am)

Replying to: cooterbfd (Nov 18, 2012 12:40 pm)
The idiot lights in my '67 Catalina, for temp and oil pressure at least, are kind of strange. Once you reach a certain threshold, the light will just barely come on, and flicker. But, get a bit more into the danger zone, and the light will glow a stronger red.
 
Thankfully, other than when I first start up, I've never seen the oil light go strong red! At low idle speeds, when fully warmed up and the oil has thinned out, if oil pressure dropped down below around 18 psi according to the aftermarket gauge, that would be when it would flicker. I haven't seen it drop that low years though, not since the mechanic messed around with the car back in the winter of 2008-2009.

#28603 of 32000 Re: CR [uplanderguy] by lemko

Nov 19, 2012 (7:54 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Nov 17, 2012 6:23 pm)
Just because something is an old design doesn't mean it isn't competitive. Heck, I'd buy another Panther platform today if they still made it.

#28604 of 32000 Re: CR [lemko] by andre1969

Nov 19, 2012 (8:07 am)

Replying to: lemko (Nov 19, 2012 7:54 am)
I wonder what the Panther would be like if they threw one of those new EcoBoost V-6'es under the hood?

#28605 of 32000 Re: CR [andre1969] by lemko

Nov 19, 2012 (8:12 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 19, 2012 8:07 am)
Ugh! I just can't get past the psychological barrier of the lack of a V-8 to envision it!
 
Panther - V-8 = old Chevrolet Impala.

#28606 of 32000 Spotted by imidazol97

Nov 19, 2012 (8:27 am)

Waiting to make left turn yesterday and the oncoming cars were in order, Impala, Malibu, and Cruze. I looked behind for the Sonic, but it wasn't there.

#28607 of 32000 Re: CR [lemko] by andre1969

Nov 19, 2012 (8:32 am)

Replying to: lemko (Nov 19, 2012 8:12 am)
Ugh! I just can't get past the psychological barrier of the lack of a V-8 to envision it!
  
Panther - V-8 = old Chevrolet Impala.
 
Well, maybe they could offer something like the 3.7 as the standard V-6, and the new 5.0 as a V-8 option? In the Mustang, those engines with the 6-speed automatic are rated 19/31 for the 3.7, 18/25 for the 5.0. I'm sure fuel economy would be similar in a Panther.
 
Many of the V-6 engines these days are quicker than the V-8's of not too long ago, but I know what you mean...there's just a certain prestige that seems to be lost, with the absence of a V-8.

#28608 of 32000 Re: CR [uplanderguy] by ateixeira

Nov 19, 2012 (9:38 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Nov 17, 2012 6:23 pm)
They're probably just looking forward to testing the new model.
 
I agree, though, that the review should match the photo, unless specified.

#28609 of 32000 Re: Toyota Recall [andre1969] by jae5

Nov 19, 2012 (11:18 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 19, 2012 7:25 am)
Andre,
 
As cooter said, a basic idiot light is on/off. You actually have upgraded lights / system, it is a type of warning system. Once your pressure gets below a certain point the sensor will provide a limited amount of amperage / voltage and the light will come on dim; the lower the pressure the more the light will brighten until you fully light. Same principal with temp, except based on higher the temp.
 
This is a heck of a lot better than a "standard-type" light where it won't light until too late; if the light comes on you already have damage.

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