[DeTomaso] Worn distr. gear symptoms ?

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Sounds to me like crap in the idle and low speed circuits of the carb.  
NOT timing, but fuel related.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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David in Durango wrote:
> 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 ?
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>> 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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