Ferrari Mailing List: Re: stinky question update

[Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven]

Randy,

Several places to look on old 308's for oil leaks are the distributor  
shaft seals which can leak and the cam seal and lower valve covers  
gaskets which can seep minute amounts that end up all over
the starter, alternator and headers and or heat shields. Sometimes if  
the engine is dirty it is hard to find where the leak is originating  
from. I was joking but the rich exhaust however it can be can be  
pretty much
but should go away after a few minutes with the engine off. Without  
the air-pumps and cats the car runs about 100 degrees cooler (it  
seems). When mine is hooked up when you open the boot
the car was so hot it would melt rubber, without the pumps it is just  
warm. It could also be coolant leaking and burning. If fuel is  
burning off then you have a problem! Once again even my car which is  
very
clean in a real odoriferous device.

Rob
On Jun 4, 2007, at 7:11 PM, RANDYJEANE [at] aol.com wrote:

> Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions for my smelly 308. No,  
> I did  not
> eat at Taco Bell, there are no dead Porsche drivers in my garage,  
> and I
> especially appreciate the garage sized air freshener. My mechanic  
> tells me the
> cats on my car are hollow (apparently for some time) and I know  
> the  A/I pump is
> gone and the A/I ports sealed off. I tried leaving it outside to   
> cool off
> for about an hour and a half after my run today. After a while   
> inside it had
> that delicious old car motor smell I love. The bad odor must be   
> fuel or oil
> burning off of something. The smell is quite distinctive, so I'll   
> try to track
> it down.
>
> 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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