[DeTomaso] Distributor gear.

[jderyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/25/09 3:47:44 PM, hemipanter at hemipanter.se writes:

> I mentioned this if anyone wonder how it come that the alloy gear will 
> last in som engine but not in others.
> 

In some engines like the 351C and V6/V8 Buicks, the gear powers the oil 
pump AND the distributor, and the pump is 95% of the load. Does the gear also 
run the oil pump in your hemi? Curious- J Deryke