[DeTomaso] Another ZF issue

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/24/06 5:09:49 PM, Dickruzzindesign at aol.com writes:

<< I get a noise in first gear if I really step on it, not if I run the 
engine up without stomping on it hard off the line.
 >>

Did you notice the problem written of in recent months of Panteras with 
slightly loose halfshaft bolts? Only ONE bolt slightly loose of the 16 possible can 
cause a vibration a sensitive driver can hear/feel, and it tends to happen 
only under power. Your 350 Chev engine should have about the same torque as a 
351-C so this may be a cause thats certainly easy to check & fix. Another may be 
deteriorated engine mount  insulators allowing the powertrain to move under 
torque & touch something. Good luck- J Deryke