[DeTomaso] Pantera Down! Need Help

Sean Korb spkorb at gmail.com
Sat Jan 9 13:35:25 EST 2016


I always hooked it to the coil but an HEI has its own lead at the
distributor.

On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:

>    Guys. Where would the tach wire normally hook up to the ignition?
>
>    On Jan 6, 2016 8:25 AM, "Rob Dumoulin" <[1]rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:
>
>    Brad Freeman swapped out his Mallory Unilite and installed a Pro Comp
>    Distributor and now his RPMs do not read correctly.A  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 DistributorA
>    Matching CoilA
>    No MSD 6AL and no Tach Adapter
>    Here are the symptoms:
>    Engine Runs Perfectly
>    At idle, it shows 200 RPMs.A A
>    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.A
>    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.A
>    Anybody have ideas as to what might be wrong or suggestions on how to
>    best troubleshoot it?A
>
> References
>
>    1. mailto:rob at dumoulins.net
>
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'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
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   I always hooked it to the coil but an HEI has its own lead at the
   distributor.

   On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Rob Dumoulin <[1]rob at dumoulins.net>
   wrote:

     A  A Guys. Where would the tach wire normally hook up to the
     ignition?

   A  A On Jan 6, 2016 8:25 AM, "Rob Dumoulin" <[1][2]rob at dumoulins.net>
   wrote:
   A  A Brad Freeman swapped out his Mallory Unilite and installed a Pro
   Comp
   A  A Distributor and now his RPMs do not read correctly.AA  For those
   of you
   A  A who do not know Brad, his car is equipped with an electric clutch
   servo
   A  A allowing him to drive the car with his paralyzed leg. Since the
   RPM
   A  A readings are not correct, the servo unit not function properly and
   he
   A  A cannot drive it.
   A  A Here is the Setup:
   A  A Pro Comp Low Profile DistributorA
   A  A Matching CoilA
   A  A No MSD 6AL and no Tach Adapter
   A  A Here are the symptoms:
   A  A Engine Runs Perfectly
   A  A At idle, it shows 200 RPMs.A A
   A  A Blip the gas and it jumps up appropriately then rests around 1,000
   A  A where it should be for about 3 seconds, then drops back to 200
   RPMs.A
   A  A The alternator was changed at the same time, if that is relevant.
   A  A My MSD setup was years ago and I needed the 6AL and tach adapter
   to get
   A  A mine working. Not sure how it is now though. I am going to visit
   him
   A  A Saturday to help diagnose/fix it or swap his distributor back to
   the
   A  A Mallory.A
   A  A Anybody have ideas as to what might be wrong or suggestions on how
   to
   A  A best troubleshoot it?A

     References
     A  A 1. mailto:[3]rob at dumoulins.net
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   "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
   "Computers are useless.A  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso

References

   1. mailto:rob at dumoulins.net
   2. mailto:rob at dumoulins.net
   3. mailto:rob at dumoulins.net
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