[DeTomaso] Not running ...

[John Buckman]

Sound like a timing chain issue.

John



On Jul 25, 2010, at 12:07 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:

> 
> In a message dated 7/25/10 12 04 47, eanderson at geotracinternational.com 
> writes:
> 
> 
>> I've had the gear pin go before. The car wouldn't start in that case.
>> 
>> Now, I can get her to start, but she only chokes to life and will only run 
>> if I keep on the throttle.
>> 
>> I can see that fuel is getting into the carb. Do you still think it's the 
>> gear pin?
>> 
> 
>>>> Could be.   Sometimes the pin fails and the gear spins freely on the 
> shaft, resulting in zero ignition.   Sometimes it fails and the gear rotates 
> partway and then jams, so the timing is drastically altered but you still get 
> sparks.
> 
> If you've got fuel, and you've got sparks, but the car isn't running, then 
> my guess would be that the sparks are in the wrong place.   Put a timing 
> light on it and see?
> 
> Mike
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