[DeTomaso] Weirdness with my Cleveland ...

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/10/08 2:48:40 PM, guson at home.se writes:

> The roll pin acts as a "mechanical fuse". Replacing it with something 
> substantially stronger will cause the next weakest part to fail.
> 
Tomas is correct. And as it turns out, the next weakest place in the Ford 
oiling system is the 7" long hexagonal driveshaft between the bottom of the 
distributor drive gear and the oil pump. Once the shear-pin is upgraded, stock hex 
driveshafts twist in half; they only look like an allen wrench! Moroso, Ford 
Racing and others sell hex-driveshafts in 4130-steel for $15 that fixes that 
problem. Then all thats left is the hard particles leaving deep scratches and 
gouges in the cast iron pump housing that reduces oil pressure but keeps on 
working. Good luck- J Deryke


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