Ferrari Mailing List: Re: TR service

[clyde (clyderomero]

Don't forget to change the upper
Hose if it has been on there for 5 yrs and save the old one as a combat road 
spare!

Clyde
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-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Stark <MStark [at] Copper.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:43:53 
To:clyde romero <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
Cc:ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] TR service

I changed to Zerex G-05 about 2 years ago - 50/50 with distilled water. I'm 
back to using the old green stuff which I plan to change yearly.
 
 clyde romero wrote: I have a 512 TR with 88k on it and have never had a 
problem with the water pump leaking. I change the coolant yearly. Clyde Mobile 
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Copper.net: <mailto:MStark [at] Copper.net> ] Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 
8:29 AM To: clyde Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com: <mailto:ferrari [at] 
ferrarilist.com> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] TR service Tom - The water pump repair 
and timing belt replacement alone would have cost approx. $4300.and the 
additional items added approx. $2600. to that. (Had I not supplied the Mobil 1, 
brake fluid (LMA), and Freon R-12 it would have cost about $400. more.) I chose 
to have the work done at a dealer since I've recently had several negative 
experiences at independent repair shops - F-car and other marques. The TR was 
in the shop for about 2 weeks. Fwiw, most water pump problems are due to 
leaking seals not failure of the pump to circulate coolant. My TR was cooling 
just fine, but replenishing the coolant and cleaning it up from my garage floor 
was becoming a pita. I did send an email to Zerex detailing the failure and 
offering to send them the old seal for analysis. For the ultimate irony, I 
dropped off my wife's XK8 at the dealer on the way to reclaiming my TR; reason, 
leaking water pump. Tom Reynolds wrote: 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" &lt;MStark [at] Copper.net&gt;: 
<mailto:MStark [at] Copper.net> To: "Tom Reynolds" &lt;kjtar [at] cox.net&gt;: 
<mailto:kjtar [at] cox.net> Cc: "The FerrariList" &lt;ferrari [at] 
ferrarilist.com&gt;: <mailto: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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