[DeTomaso] Pandora question

[Will Kooiman]

The car will not run great at 38 deg initial.  It most likely would not
crank at all.

If it runs great at 38 initial, you aren't really at 38 initial.

Maybe the timing marks are off.

You said you clamped the vacuum hose. Don't clamp it.  Remove it.  The
vacuum line should be ported anyway, so at idle it shouldn't have any
vacuum.  With vacuum, you will easily see 38 total (initial+vacuum).

The position of the rotor does not matter.  The timing light is showing when
the #1 plug fires in relation to the position of the balancer.  If you
rotate the distributor or move wires, it will change the timing, but once
you rotate it back, you'll be back at 38 initial - where it runs great.

Maybe the timing light isn't hooked up properly.


-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Christopher Kimball
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 9:49 PM
To: asajay at asajay.com; Pantera List Serve
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pandora question


I meant 1,100, I think...

> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:40:54 -0800
> From: asajay at asajay.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pandora question
> 
> 
> On 11/24/2010 19:32, Christopher Kimball wrote:
> > I checked the timing at about 11,000 rpm (basically at idle),
> >
> Damn!  Sign that car up for the race track!
> 
> 
> Asa  jay
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