[DeTomaso] I hate being technically incompetent-stalling issue-Well--a new coil did NOT do the trick-TEXT INCLUDED :)

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/8/08 9:49:44 AM, kmaguire at landrovermiramar.com writes:

> Right now the interior is coming out so he can to get to the distributor.
> 
I'd take the car to a Pantera specialist such as Precision Pro-formance; the 
distributor is accessed from above the engine. About all a mechanic can reach 
from inside is the distributor retaining bolt and that can also be reached 
from above. The 351C engine has some specific peculiarities compared to a 
smallblock Chev and if your mechanic is paid by the hour, your bill will be 
substantial until he finds them. Has he checked the timing? The Cleveland has a 
tendency to partially (sometimes completely) shear the distributor drive gear roll 
pin- on any distributor including new ones- and if this happens, static timing 
settings will shift around unpredictably. Plus, this is a 37-yr-old performance 
engine; the harmonic balancer's outer ring often shears the rubber separator 
on old units, moving the main timing mark to the retard direction. So to set 
timing, you need to start with finding true TDC. Cam chains also stretch 
rapidly in 351Cs due to the huge, heavy valves, sometimes to the point of jumping a 
tooth or three. Debugging an engine by long-distance is difficult at best- 
wish I could see the thing. Good luck- J Deryke, in Nevada


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