Ferrari Mailing List: Re: stinky question update SNAFU

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

Hey Gang,
   I too have a carbed 308 and it has destinctive
smells.  It runs a little rich because there's carbon
in the tail pipe and it smells 'rich' after a cold
start.  It also runs like the stallion that it is! 
However, my car smells only of hot metal after a run. 
No burned oil smell, just that 'hot' smell - and not
much of that.  BTW, my car has ceramic coated pipe
headers, no heat shields, no pumps, no cats and dry
sump lubrication with Mobil1 synthetic.  Oh yea, it
was tuned and serviced by Ric Rainbolt.  That's gotta
count for something!

rick

--- "Robert W. Garven Jr." <rgarven [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> Randy,
> 
> How long have you had the car? And is this your
> first carbed  
> Ferrari?  The reason I ask is since you car has  an
> engine  overhaul
> all the stuff i was talikng about is probably not
> the case. However  
> the the stinky smell could just be the normal
> operation of a 30 year  
> old carbed car.
> After a drive do you find black deposits on your
> rear bumper? Doug  
> thinks lean but lean cars usually burn up the fuel.
> I am guessing  
> since the cats
> are removed aand no air pumps you are running rich
> like my car which  
> would give you many smells to complain about or
> love. My wife likes the
> Ferrari but sometimes after stop and go traffic she
> is mad cause her  
> hair smells like exhaust....
> 
> I think the car is fine, we are just used to modern
> fuel efficient  
> and clean burning cars!
> 
> Rob
> 
> ps Doug how are you doing, its about time you me and
> Martin team up  
> again for a ride!
> 
> 
> On Jun 4, 2007, at 7:39 PM, RANDYJEANE [at] aol.com
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Rob,
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestions, but my engine has 1500
> miles on a  
> > complete overhaul with all new seals and gaskets.
> There was a  
> > problem with a couple of the new seals, but they
> were replaced and  
> > there is no leaking I can see or spots on the
> floor. I'll check  
> > them again.
> >
> > Randy
> >
> > In a message dated 6/4/2007 9:26:35 P.M. Central
> Daylight Time,  
> > rgarven [at] gmail.com writes:
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > See what's free at AOL.com.
> 
>
_________________________________________________________________
> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options,
> please visit:
>
http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/rolindsay%40yahoo.com
> 
> Sponsored by BidNip.com eBay Auction Sniper
> http://www.BidNip.com/
> and F1 Headlines
> http://www.F1Headlines.com/
>