[DeTomaso] Weirdness with my Cleveland ...

[asajay at asajay.com]

... as the next weakest link is the oil pump drive shaft.

Asa Jay

Quoting Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>:

> The roll pin acts as a "mechanical fuse". Replacing it with   
> something substantially stronger will cause the next weakest part to  
>  fail. When the roll pin fails the engine stops as spark dissapears.  
>  If it was stronger you might keep running with spark but without  
> oil  supply.
>
> Tomas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Garth Rodericks" <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:07 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Weirdness with my Cleveland ...
>
>
> What about replacing the roll pin with a carbide drill bit   
> shaft/shank? Wouldn't that work and be a more permanent fix?
>
> Someone on the PI board reported that his roll pins would not hold   
> (even double pinned) so he went to a 3/16" hardened bolt and locking  
>  nut (never a problem again).
>
> So, would it work to just press-fit a hardend drill shank?
>
>
>
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