DeTomaso Mailing List: February 00, Message #36

hopp@concentric.net wrote:

> I had problems shearing the distributor pin on my car.   To solve the
> problem I acquired a spiral pin.  In  other words the original pin is only a
> single roll pin that joins at the ends.  The replacement pin winds around
> twice inside itself.  I purchased them from Mallory when they were still on
> their own.   I think they are suppose to be spring steel not just soft
> metal.   I would recommend the spiral to anyone building a motor with a high
> volume pump.
> Rich Hoppe

Interestingly enough, when I  worked on my distributor this weekend, this is
exactly the kind of pin I had in mine.  My trouble was that the gear was really
really tight on the distributor shaft.  I would almost venture to say so tight
that it didn't need the pin, but I put the pin in anyway.

I've not had a problem with the pin as of yet, and perhaps this is why.  It
really looks like two or three roll pins together as it is layered when wound.

Asa Jay

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