Ferrari Mailing List: Re: TR service

[Tom Reynolds (kjtar]

Marty,
        Holy moley.  Er, if I may ask, what did all that cost? I have a
figure in mind, obviously a guess, but if you don't mind...How long was it
in the shop/off the road?  Did you experience cooling difficulties which led
to the service initially? I remember back in the dim past when my water pump
went south and I paid (to me) the ridiculous sum of ~$400 for another one on
the departed 'Mario'.
Thanks, Marty.
Best regards,
Tom Reynolds
Tulsa, OK
P.S.  How many miles do you drive it per year, approx?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Stark" <MStark [at] Copper.net>
To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 11:09 AM
Subject: [Ferrari] TR service


> Getting ready to reclaim my '87 TR from FoNE this afternoon.
>
> A leaking water pump seal prompted a modified major service that included:
>
>     * Rebuild the f*ing water pump (which was rebuilt less than 12K
>       miles ago)
>     * Flush coolant (Zerex G-05) and replace with Shell std green
antifreeze
>     * Rebuild the alternator, upgrade its rectifier bridge, and replace
>       the plastic fan with a metal one
>     * Clean the clutch dust from the starter's pinion shaft and install
>       thread inserts (not Heli-coils) in its mounting holes
>     * Install stronger rear brackets for the belly pan
>     * Replace a bad coil lead
>     * Replace one distributor cap and rotor and both caps' cork gaskets
>     * Replace timing belts and tensioner bearings
>     * Clean both throttle plates and adjust baseline mixture and idle
>     * Repaint the cam covers in situ
>     * Heli-coil oil sump plate
>     * Flush brake fluid
>     * Change oil and oil filter -  Mobil 15W-50
>
> I wonder if the highly praised G-05, which I switched to about 2 years
> ago, might have caused the pre-mature pump failure.  I'm considering
> sending the carbon seal to the Zerex folks for analysis.
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