DeTomaso Mailing List: December 2000, Message #106

From:	"Forest Goodhart" <forestg@worldnet.att.net>
Subject:	Re: Engine cough
Date:	Mon, 4 Dec 2000 01:29:59 -0500

Sounds suspiciously like a flat exhaust lobe on the cam.
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From: <ZackZ6667@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <detomaso@realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 8:31 PM
Subject: Engine cough


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> I got my Pantera in 1997. I've always felt like there was more power
> available in the engine than it was giving me. It came with what appears to
> be an old-style hot rod job on a 351C: Holley (I believe it's a 750 double
> pumper) carburetor with the horn shaved off (no choke), Torker intake,
> performance cam of unknown make or spec., Chevy roller rockers, Unilight
> distr., and I don't know what else. I had to rebuild the carb after getting
> it, but still, it just didn't seem to be putting out it's potential. Now, for
> quite some time, it coughs through the carb when I try to start it, when I
> try to accelerate, and above about 3500 rpm, even after it's warmed up. Also,
> at one time, I was told by someone following me that flames were shooting out
> the exhaust. Does this sound like the infamous distr. roll (shear) pin
> problem? What does it sound like?
> Also, not long after I bought it, I gave it a compression test. These are the
> numbers:
>
> cyl     psi
>
> 1       165
> 2       195
> 3       175
> 4       165
> 5       170
> 6       165
> 7       165
> 8       170
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> What does that high #2 cyl reading mean?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Zack & the sick kitty (6667)
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> <HTML>I got my Pantera in 1997. I've
always felt like there was more power <BR>available in the engine than it was
giving me. It came with what appears to <BR>be an old-style hot rod job on a
351C: Holley (I believe it's a 750 double <BR>pumper) carburetor with the horn
shaved off (no choke), Torker intake, <BR>performance cam of unknown make or
spec., Chevy roller rockers, Unilight <BR>distr., and I don't know what else. I
had to rebuild the carb after getting <BR>it, but still, it just didn't seem to
be putting out it's potential. Now, for <BR>quite some time, it coughs through
the carb when I try to start it, when I <BR>try to accelerate, and above about
3500 rpm, even after it's warmed up. Also, <BR>at one time, I was told by
someone following me that flames were shooting out <BR>the exhaust. Does this
sound like the infamous distr. roll (shear) pin <BR>problem? What does it sound
like?
> <BR>Also, not long after I bought it, I gave it a compression test. These are
the <BR>numbers:
> <BR>
> <BR>cyl     psi
> <BR>
> <BR>1       165
> <BR>2       195
> <BR>3       175
> <BR>4       165
> <BR>5       170
> <BR>6       165
> <BR>7       165
> <BR>8       170
> <BR>
> <BR>What does that high #2 cyl reading mean?
> <BR>
> <BR>Thanks for your help,
> <BR>Zack & the sick kitty (6667)
>
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