[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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#1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
"Computers are useless.A They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso
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