[DeTomaso] Gear drive

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Mike,

DO NOT ATTEMPT!  The idler gears in this assembly are HELD IN PLACE BY 
THE FRONT COVER.  If the front cover is removed, it will allow the gears 
to  "pop-out" leaving the crank and cam to turn independently of each 
other.  Way bad ju-ju there dude even if they pop out at a very low rpm.

Now, in all fairness, I'd like to see this too, but what you'll need to 
do is fashion a metal plate (strip) attached to the front of the block 
that is able to keep the idler gears in place while running.

And you'll need to cover the entire interior of the Pantera with 
plastic.  :)

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 12/24/2010 14:33, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 12/24/10 14 30 44, detomasoregistry at gmail.com writes:
>
>
>> I think that someone (Mike) with a gear drive should make a short video
>> with the
>> engine running.
>>
>> I've been taking short videos during tech sessions and adding them to the
>> Tech Info
>> section at ProvaMo for a while now. 
>>
>> If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video should be worth
>> 10,000 words!
>>
>> It can be done even without a water pump, for the short time necessary,
>> from off,
>> to starting, to running, with a total time of maybe 15 seconds???
>>
>> Mike, is Santa or Sweetie giving you a new camera?
>>
>>>> Oh, I've got a camera that can easily do that job already.   I must
> admit, I'd be fascinated to see that too.   I'll try to remember to do that!
>
> Even without the gear drive, I think it would be fascinating to see the
> fuel pump eccentric at work.
>
> One thought--what does the oil flow pattern do?   I'd hate to turn the key
> and coat my entire interior with oil!
>
> Mike
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