[DeTomaso] #94 McDonald's NASCAR auction ends today and "thanks" for the support last weekend

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Hi Steve,
You may need to pull the distributor.  A common problem used to be the shear pin breaking on the gear to shaft connection.  It would usually twist just enough to throw timing off and cause poor running.  My money is on that, based on your description.

It doesn’t happen often anymore but is more likely on high horsepower engines.

Let us know what you find.  :)
Asa  Jay

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> On Feb 8, 2022, at 09:22, Steve Lisa <stevelisa at patentit.com> wrote:
> 
>    All,A
>   The bidding on my #94 Bill Elliott NASCAR has gone high enough that I
>   pulled the reserve.A  It will be entertaining (at least for me) today
>   to see how much higher (if any) it goes today.A  It is set to close
>   around around 3:30 today.A  I thoughtA I would send the link in case
>   any of you are interested in watching the car go...
>   [1]https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-ford-thunderbird-3/
>   Also, following up on Mike's post re videos and pictures from the
>   Pantera weekend, I have reached out to SVRA and confirmed that they
>   will share the video with me once they process it.A  I want to say
>   thanksA for all the support last weekend.A  I forgot how much fun
>   Fontana is -- the last time I raced there was 20 years in a Rolex race,
>   driving a GT car.A  NASCAR 2 certainly gets your attention.A  A The
>   Pantera ran great. I pulled it off the track Saturday night and all was
>   fine.A  Sunday morning, a few laps into qualifying, it lost some power
>   and started running poorly.A  We spent the next 4 hours diagnosing and
>   the engine compression and carb filters were fine.A  It appears as if
>   the timing changed -- but how????A  The distributor had not moved at
>   all and was secure.A  So, we think either the MSD box or MSD
>   distributor failed.A  We still have limited spacrs for the Pantera --
>   so we were done Sunday without racing the final race.A  A
>   Once the NASCAR sells, and now that the Pantera is doing well, we will
>   be loading up on spares. So please keep your eyes/ears out for stock
>   parts sitting around in garages and on shelves that were replaced on
>   modified cars.A  A We will be looking for fairly priced stock
>   components that typically fail.A A
>   And, I was asked by SVRA to encourage more of you guys to get your race
>   and street Panteras out to the events.A  We will be racing the SVRA
>   event on April 21-24 at Laguna Seca.A  It would be great to get another
>   Pantera or two in the paddock with us.A  I am sure a few Panteras in
>   the paddock will get a lot of attention.A  A  A A
>   Again, thanks all!
>   A  A A
>   Regards,A
>   Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
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>   1. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-ford-thunderbird-3/
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