[DeTomaso] distributor

[Dave Londry]

Debris in the pan is still a good suspect.
There are other things that can leave debris in the pan - FRAM oil 
filters for instance.
A pump already damaged by pumping crap is maybe a better suspect.
If you're lucky enough to have a removable x-member,
remove the pan and the pump and clean it all up.
If the pump doesn't spin freely by hand, change it for a brand-name, 
standard-capacity pump.
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If you don't have the removable x-member,
  I'd try flushing it, using the double pin and see what happens.
dave

On 27/01/2013 7:23 PM, Sean Korb wrote:
> The old  valve seal problem is really only from stock 40 year old
> engines or 20 year old rebuilds that inexplicably used stock seals.
> It's super unlikely id your engine has already been rebuilt once.  As
> Charles says, it could be your oil pump. High volume pumps have been
> implicated as the culprit more than once.
>
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 9:42 PM, Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Oh dear.  You can try the double pin method first, that is drive the
>> regular pin in first and the drive a smaller pin into the regular pin.
>>   This is pretty common especially when it gets cold out and the oil is
>> thick.  If it still shears, and it might, you may have old valve seals
>> in your oil and honestly you should rebuild your engine to get them
>> all out.  Watch your oil pressure.  If the drive shaft for the pump
>> twists up and breaks, your car will run but no oil press.
>>
>> sean
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 9:23 PM, brad freeman
>> <brad.freeman08 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> hello my fellow Panter-eans i am needing help to solve a problem with my distributor. here is my problem the split pin that secures the drive gear to the distributor shaft keeps shearing for some reason. I welcome ideas and suggestion even the correct answer  to fix it, this distributor problem needs to go away,  being stranded at an intersection and partially paralyzed from waist down is no fun no matter how cool a car you drive. I have owned my 71 pantera just over two years and i have dreamed of it for ever it seems. thank you for your help     sincerely brad
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