[DeTomaso] 1972 detomaso pantera

[adin at frontier.net]

Have you checked: timing?  TDC?  shear pin in the distributor?

or as an alternative (good idea) put that carb on another motor and  
gotten the same results - thus proving the problem IS the carb and not  
timing????????

David, recently learned some lessons the hard way



Quoting LEVITT1946 at aol.com:

> Hello Friends of the Newcomer,
> Well...The Saga Continues ...Last night I tore down the carb again.  Replaced
> the power valve with a 65. Cleaned all jets.....replaced accelerator  pumps
> at each end of the magnificent holley 4779-7 750 cfm.new carb to manifold
> gasket....Put all back together and prayed for a great startup.   
> WRONG!.Car was
> still chugging...chug...chug...chug.....and smoke from tailpipes.
>
> Plan for tonight is the following.New spark plug wires....new distributor
> cap and rotor .Distributor is a mallory electronic and the coil is a  
>   promaster
> #28720.
>
> Robert
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