[DeTomaso] ignition problem?

[Richard Barkley]

I too had the same experience with my Mallory Unilite. If that's what 
you have, the fact that it was a hot day adds to the evidence. It was a 
hot day when mine crapped out. After cooling a bit on the side of the 
road, it started again, then stopped. I made it home (it was only 10 mi. 
or so) and promptly replaced it with an external unit (can't remember 
the brand, it was probably 15 or more years ago) that lasted for years. 
I would imagine the distributer placement in the Pantera, out of the way 
of any cool air flow, probably makes the unit run hotter and more prone 
to failure. However they do seem to have a relativly short life and 
problems with heat according to this post:
http://forums.mustangworks.com/showthread.php?t=8017
Richard

> Subject:
> RE: [DeTomaso] ignition problem?
> From:
> "Jim Gray" <jim.gray at wnlic.com>
> Date:
> Mon, 4 Dec 2006 08:33:28 -0600
>
> To:
> <Pastafazo at aol.com>, <detomaso at realbig.com>
>
>
> This sounds exactly like what my Mallory Unilite unit did several 
> years ago on a trip to Santa Fe. The engine just quit at about 70 MPH. 
> When it restarted, which it always did, it would go maybe 2 miles or 
> 200 miles before doing it again. I replaced the module in the 
> distributor and everything worked fine again. Just my experience Jim Gray
>
>  
>


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