[DeTomaso] Pantera fall down go boom :<(

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/20/11 6 09 21, cengles at cox.net writes:


>               I am glad you said that.   I was thinking along the same
> lines.  It was my thought that if one assumes that the gears were 
> compatible
> or almost compatible and if you assume that bouncing off the rev limiter
> does indeed stress that gear interface, then my very amateur question is
> whether the mechanical function of the hydraulic roller cam, which must be 
> a
> bit different from a flat tappet, is a factor in the failure.   I 
> certainly
> don't know, but I know just enough to voice the question. 
> 

Dan told me he's since learned of similar failures from people running on 
the rev limiter, with conventional (non-roller) cams, and with timing chains 
instead of gear drives.   The constants in the various failures seem to be 
running on the rev limiter and/or excess oil pressure.

Mike