[DeTomaso] MY NEW 74 PANTERA

[Pantdino]

Have you put a vacuum gauge on it to see if that is the problem before you go chasing it?They are cheap at any auto parts store.
Could be the carb is gummed up inside from old fuel residue
Jim



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From: Doug Braun <doug351c at gmail.com>
To: 'Ian Deffebach' <flatbeds78 at yahoo.com>
Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Sent: Sat, Jan 15, 2022 3:27 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] MY NEW 74 PANTERA

Ian,

Start by having someone keep the car running by high idling it from the cockpit or tighten the carburetor's idle screw to raise the idle.
Then, one by one, remove any vacuum hose connections to the intake manifold and plug the manifold's open fitting with your finder to see if it smooths the idle.  This includes hoses going to the distributor, a vacuum controlled water valve, and the larger brake booster hose and the rear center of the intake.  Since the brake booster hose goes all the way to the front trunk via an interim pipe underneath the car, it is especially suspect as the culprit in such rough-idle situations. 

Doug Braun
Blue 73L #5505

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Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2022 1:35 PM
To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] MY NEW 74 PANTERA

That makes me feel good! I just bought my 1st 74 Pantera, paid 136,000 plus $1500 to have it shipped to me in Texas. Previous owner claims it has 7500 original miles and now that I have it and checked it out, I believe it? However, he also claims that it was sitting for 10 years, and I believe that too. Won't idle? feels like it has a vacuum leak, took for a drive ran pretty well but every time a came to a stop it would start to die (lot of heel and toeing). Took it easy as it has the original Arriva Goodyears 48 years old on it, ran cool for a while then got up to 230 before I got it back to the house, guess it par for the course 48-year-old super car.    Everything is original! where would you start manifold gaskets, carb, drain the coolant ?

Ian Deffebach 
Owner,  Deffebach Trucking 
818-472-9655 
"An asset based company." 


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   Have you put a vacuum gauge on it to see if that is the problem before
   you go chasing it?
   They are cheap at any auto parts store.
   Could be the carb is gummed up inside from old fuel residue
   Jim
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Doug Braun <doug351c at gmail.com>
   To: 'Ian Deffebach' <flatbeds78 at yahoo.com>
   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Sent: Sat, Jan 15, 2022 3:27 pm
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] MY NEW 74 PANTERA
   Ian,
   Start by having someone keep the car running by high idling it from the
   cockpit or tighten the carburetor's idle screw to raise the idle.
   Then, one by one, remove any vacuum hose connections to the intake
   manifold and plug the manifold's open fitting with your finder to see
   if it smooths the idle.  This includes hoses going to the distributor,
   a vacuum controlled water valve, and the larger brake booster hose and
   the rear center of the intake.  Since the brake booster hose goes all
   the way to the front trunk via an interim pipe underneath the car, it
   is especially suspect as the culprit in such rough-idle situations.
   Doug Braun
   Blue 73L #5505
   -----Original Message-----
   From: DeTomaso On Behalf Of Ian Deffebach via DeTomaso
   Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2022 1:35 PM
   To: [1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Subject: [DeTomaso] MY NEW 74 PANTERA
   That makes me feel good! I just bought my 1st 74 Pantera, paid 136,000
   plus $1500 to have it shipped to me in Texas. Previous owner claims it
   has 7500 original miles and now that I have it and checked it out, I
   believe it? However, he also claims that it was sitting for 10 years,
   and I believe that too. Won't idle? feels like it has a vacuum leak,
   took for a drive ran pretty well but every time a came to a stop it
   would start to die (lot of heel and toeing). Took it easy as it has the
   original Arriva Goodyears 48 years old on it, ran cool for a while then
   got up to 230 before I got it back to the house, guess it par for the
   course 48-year-old super car.    Everything is original! where would
   you start manifold gaskets, carb, drain the coolant ?
   Ian Deffebach
   Owner,  Deffebach Trucking
   818-472-9655
   "An asset based company."
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