[DeTomaso] Worn distr. gear symptoms ?

[David in Durango]

My brass gear lasted 1500 miles (1/2 worn).

I;m not sure a worn gear will change the timing enough to cause those 
problems - others may know better.

Once again, YMMV!

David
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Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:26 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Worn distr. gear symptoms ?


> Hi, My car has no power off idle, have to go to 2,000 rpm's to  move from
> stop sign. I have a solid roller cam, and the damn bronze gear. The  car 
> will
> idle ok, and once going has lots of power, but it bucks slightly  at 
> 3,000
> rpm's I have a vac gauge and it show  steady 15 at idle.  This has 
> happened
> over the last 2 times the car is out, started to show up on  second day at
> POCONO. Car has been sitting for 2 weeks and started right up, but  will 
> not
> idle unless it is warm air temp is 70 F. I have about 800  miles  on gear.
> I have the ICE gear from Australia to put on next. The carb is 
> underjetted
> by about 3 numbers. Demon 750 mech. sec. I sure hope its not the  gear as
> that is a pain to change. The carb had to use all of the idle circuit to 
> run
> at right setting on my on board O2 meters, So I am hoping that's it, but 
> in
> the back of my alleged mind I think its the gear. Pat Orlando 1972 Yellow
> Pantera S/N 4011
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