[DeTomaso] Happy for 50 miles or so then not

[Robert Pink]

Thanks again.

 I double checked tonight when I got home and I have it mounted with the
rubber isolaters. Clearly it could still be bad and I will ibe swapping it
out.



Will let you all know when I get to a solution


Thanks

Rob
On Tuesday, October 29, 2013, Charles McCall wrote:

> I’m one more person who had weird and intermittent engine problems that
> were traced to a 12 year old MSD box.****
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> I mounted a spare I had and the problem went away. I sent the original to
> MSD, they did a diagnosis and repaired what was wrong for about $40. ****
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> If you can borrow a spare MSD it is fairly easy to swap on. My box is not
> hard mounted anywhere, but is loose behind the passenger seat. It doesn’t
> move, nor suffer from heat or vibration. The last one lasted 12 years that
> way ;-) ****
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> Charles McCall
> Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323****
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> *From:* DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com <javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml', 'detomaso-bounces at poca.com');>] *On Behalf Of *MikeLDrew at aol.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'MikeLDrew at aol.com');>
> *Sent:* martes, 29 de octubre de 2013 18:56
> *To:* robpink2012 at gmail.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
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> 'detomaso at poca.com');>
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] Fwd: Happy for 50 miles or so then not****
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> In a message dated 10/29/13 5 47 39, robpink2012 at gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'robpink2012 at gmail.com');>writes:
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> ****
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> I have an MSD ignition system.****
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>
> >>>My Pantera had its MSD box mounted incorrectly (it was hard-mounted to
> the car, not using the rubber isolators that MSD includes).  It worked fine
> for a few years, but then started acting up like yours did.  That didn't
> last long though--just a few minutes, and then it quit completely.
>
> Something vibrated loose inside the box.  I bought a new one, sent the old
> one in for analysis and MSD fixed it for $35 so now I have a spare.
>
> New one is rubber-mounted and has been perfect ever since.
>
> YMMV....
>
> Mike****
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