[DeTomaso] Pantera ignition miss diagnosis

[Mike Drew]

Guys,

These are $150 Crane plug wires (that somebody gave me, new in the box, after he sold his Pantera and then found them left over afterwards). 

I had previously had a spark leak between the coil wire and a rubber heater hose (?) which was also surprising. The spark leaps right through the rubber connector. Electrical tape doesn't phase it either--it goes right through.

My fix-it plan is to put a thick layer of rubber insulation material on the bottom of the air cleaner. It's possible energy is being conducted between the other wire that is hard up against the base of the air cleaner, but because there is no air gap it might not be visible....

Mike

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> On Oct 19, 2017, at 10:16, Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. <byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I was waiting to see flashing on the wire that was pinched!
> 
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> Subject: [DeTomaso] Pantera ignition miss diagnosis
> 
> Guys,
> 
> I've been struggling with Lori's Pantera for some time. I think I have the
> electric choke and fast idle set perfectly, and it works fine in the garage,
> but on the road it stumbles and just doesn't want to idle. Last night I had
> to back it out of the garage in the dark. I was looking back through the
> window when a flash caught my eye....
> 
> This morning I fired it up with my iPhone so all of you could see it too....
> 
> https://youtu.be/3MYTQ5MH2gk
> 
> Mike
> 
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