Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Gavin's 308 question

[RANDYJEANE (RANDYJEANE]

The serious engine problem was deep grooves around the circumference of the  
steel cylinder liners about an inch down from the top. They were too deep to  
hone out thus requiring new liners. Very hard to find and expensive. Since my  
car, he has a 1979 in with the same problem. The only thing we can think of 
is  condensation. Other repairs included new shocks, rebuild window motors,  
convert A/C to R 134 (works great), convert to a single electronic  
distributor, 
and replace all hoses and belts. A high school friend of  mine owned the car 
for 20 years and I bought it just before he died of malignant  melanoma 4 
years ago. It only had 15,000 miles on it, so it sat a  lot. I used to fly out 
to 
southern California where he lived and we would  drive up the coast to 
Monterey for Speed Week in August. The car has priceless  memories for me so I 
want 
to drive it as much as I can before I get too old to  get in and out.
 
I also agree with Ken Rentiers comments about Racertainment. I think  there 
should be a requirement that the race car driver must drive the  race car at 
least 250 miles to the track and his final  race finishing  spot is not final 
until he drives the car back to his starting point. The  only thing he can 
change at the track is suspension and tuning settings and  tires. Mechanical 
failures during the race could also be repaired.
 

Randy  Edwards
Lubbock, TX
806-784-0606
(_RandyJeane [at] aol.com_ (mailto:RandyJeane [at] aol.com) )
1978 Ferrari 308  GTS
1998 Mercedes E320 (wife's car)
2001 Corvette Convertible (170+ MPH  rocket ship)
2003 Dodge Caravan SE (people/stuff  hauler)




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