[DeTomaso] (Clutch) viewing hole cover

Rob Dumoulin rob at dumoulins.net
Mon Jun 11 08:46:16 EDT 2012


I bought one from Hall my last parts shipment. It was a one-piece black
rubber plug. Problem is, on the bell housing of my '71, there are two
smaller holes.  Are the early cars different?  Is it the ZF or the housing?



On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 7:50 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

> The color-coordinating covers are soft plastic. Buy one and drill it full
> of holes if you can't find a screen or have one made. Personally, I 've
> never
> run a cover or screen in the hole and am simply careful when fiddling
> around that area as well as the carb (when the aircleaner is off).
> Clutch ventillation is important in competition and it doesn't have to be
> road-racing with lots of clutch use; all clutches slip a little under high
> horsepowe/high torque. Slip = heat. Al Bloomberg punched several 1-1/2"
> holes
> in the flywheel cover below the bellhousing in his record-setting
> Bonneville
> Pantera, for flow-through ventillation. And some racing Chevys leave the
> whole lower cover off in their racers. Probably wouldn't work too well on
> the
> street in rainy weather, though. FWIW- J DeRyke
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