[DeTomaso] Pantera Down! Need Help

Sean Korb spkorb at gmail.com
Sat Jan 9 13:41:09 EST 2016 

Googled Pantera and HEI and found a Summit review of a different device but
Brad may have a knockoff of this one.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/msd-8350

A very well engineered piece of kit and looks great. Once eventually fitted
to the Pantera and set up, it worked very well indeed. The only key point
is that the Tacho output is not compatible with the Pantera tacho. For a
1974 Pantera, you have to ignore the tach lead and go back to the original
take off from the coil. Perhaps future modelsmay be designed with this in
mind for some of the older classic cars? Regards Adrian

On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:

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



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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
"Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso
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   Googled Pantera and HEI and found a Summit review of a different device
   but Brad may have a knockoff of this one.
   [1]http://www.summitracing.com/parts/msd-8350
   A very well engineered piece of kit and looks great. Once eventually
   fitted to the Pantera and set up, it worked very well indeed. The only
   key point is that the Tacho output is not compatible with the Pantera
   tacho. For a 1974 Pantera, you have to ignore the tach lead and go back
   to the original take off from the coil. Perhaps future modelsmay be
   designed with this in mind for some of the older classic cars? Regards
   Adrian

   On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Sean Korb <[2]spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:

   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 <[3]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][4]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:[5]rob at dumoulins.net

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   Sean Korb [8]spkorb at spkorb.org [9]http://www.spkorb.org
   '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera
   #1382
   "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
   "Computers are useless.A  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso

   --
   Sean Korb [10]spkorb at spkorb.org [11]http://www.spkorb.org
   '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera
   #1382
   "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
   "Computers are useless.A  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso

References

   1. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/msd-8350
   2. mailto:spkorb at gmail.com
   3. mailto:rob at dumoulins.net
   4. mailto:rob at dumoulins.net
   5. mailto:rob at dumoulins.net
   6. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
   7. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
   8. mailto:spkorb at spkorb.org
   9. http://www.spkorb.org/
  10. mailto:spkorb at spkorb.org
  11. http://www.spkorb.org/

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