Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Stinky Question Update

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

Hello Randy - well, from your credentials it would sure seem you are a car 
guy and know your stuff.  The tuning for regular - just retarding the 
timing?  Does the car still have two ignition systems?  Does it still have 
the little micro switch on the right hand rear carb?  Is it still hooked up?

On the timing - Marelli does some neat tricks that are not confined to just 
emptying our wallets.  For instance - inside each dizzy are two sets of 
points - one for idle and one for regular.  Then, on top of that, there are 
two plastic (one?) collar the points rest on at idle.  The plastic tends to 
away - ergo so does your base timing.  As such, I might switch to premium 
and enjoy the (choke) 10 or 12 mpg.

Keep us posted.

DOUG
78 GTS too


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <RANDYJEANE [at] aol.com>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 5:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Stinky Question Update


> I have played with this car for 24 years; a friend owned it for 21 years 
> and
> I bought it from him shortly before he died of malignant melanoma 3  years
> ago. My previous experience with the car was outside, not in a  garage. I 
> played
> with British cars for many years before I got into Corvettes so  I am
> familiar with fumes. Since I only use a tank of gas every 2 weeks I have 
> not tried
> switching brands yet. The car has been tuned to run on regular so that 
> may be
> some of the problem. The stink hunt continues.
>
> Randy
>
> From: "Robert W. M Jr." <rgarven [at] gmail.com>
> Subject: Re:  [Ferrari] stinky question update SNAFU
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> 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 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
>
>
>
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