[DeTomaso] Weirdness with my Cleveland ...

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

...and the most hard to drive mechanism driven by the distributor gear is the oil pump, particularly when you get "left over engine parts" in the pump. :-)

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <asajay at asajay.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 12:26 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Weirdness with my Cleveland ...


> .. 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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