[DeTomaso] Not running ...

[Erik Anderson]

I am thinking that the pin itself might be, literally, 1mm too short. It snugs up to a nice flush fit against the gear, but it only has the thickness of the gear sleeve as leverage. An extra half mm on each end and a few good bangs with the hammer would make me feel way better. 

Dropping the oil pan is not an option right now. I need to be on the road come Wednesday! 

I am going to toss the dist back in and see if she fires up in the morning. Too late to wake the neighbours now ...

Thanks,
EA


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From: MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com> 
To: Erik Anderson; detomaso at realbig.com <detomaso at realbig.com> 
Sent: Sun Jul 25 21:52:44 2010
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Not running ... 



In a message dated 7/25/10 12 53 46, eanderson at geotracinternational.com writes:




	
	This will be my second sheared gear pin in 3 years. I'm either going to double-up the pin this time around or look at a new distributor that won't break down so easily ...
	
	



The problem has nothing to do with your distributor.  Doubling the pin is a good idea, but more important is to determine what is causing the pin to break in the first place.  Jack has said the primary cause is debris clogging the oil pump.  You might consider pulling the oil pan and seeing what's floating around in there...

Mike