[DeTomaso] Pantera Down! Need Help

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Rob,


               This is very  simple, but I suspect the problem may be 
the Pro Comp Distributor.  If I am not mistaken, Pro Comp is a 
superficial hipo Chinese company with an abysmal track record of crappy 
parts and  fragile quality.


                          Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles





On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 7:25 AM, Rob Dumoulin wrote:

> Brad Freeman swapped out his Mallory Unilite and installed a Pro Comp
> Distributor and now his RPMs do not read correctly.  For those of you 
> who
> do not know Brad, his car is equipped with an electric clutch servo
> allowing him to drive the car with his paralyzed leg. Since the RPM
> readings are not correct, the servo unit not function properly and he
> cannot drive it.
>
> Here is the Setup:
>
> Pro Comp Low Profile Distributor
> Matching Coil
> No MSD 6AL and no Tach Adapter
>
> Here are the symptoms:
>
> Engine Runs Perfectly
> At idle, it shows 200 RPMs.
> Blip the gas and it jumps up appropriately then rests around 1,000 
> where it
> should be for about 3 seconds, then drops back to 200 RPMs.  The 
> alternator
> was changed at the same time, if that is relevant.
>
> My MSD setup was years ago and I needed the 6AL and tach adapter to 
> get
> mine working. Not sure how it is now though. I am going to visit him
> Saturday to help diagnose/fix it or swap his distributor back to the
> Mallory.
>
> Anybody have ideas as to what might be wrong or suggestions on how to 
> best
> troubleshoot it?
>
>
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