Ferrari Mailing List: Preparing to pull the engine for valve repari after timing belt skipped many teeth

[georgedodson (georgedodson]

Not me. I gave up on the idea of trying to pull the head on the 308 without 
pulling the engine. It is really shoehorned in. So I ordered an engine Hoist. 
Northern Tool has a 1 tone folding unit for !$120 with ~100 d shipping. It 
should be here in a day or two. I've removed and marked all the hoses and 
electrical cables, leaving only the clutch cable and the shift linkage. I hope 
to unbolt the headers on Sat. and get some lifting straps for the job. I still 
have not unbolted the CV couplers. They are soaking in several squirt baths of 
WD-40. I tried without WD-40 but chickened out at ~100 ft-lbs.  We are away on 
vacation soon for ~2 weeks so I hope to have the repair complete by the end of 
the month. I was thinking of doing the cam covers and intake manifold cover in 
the QV red because it looks so much nicer than the bare Al cam covers and black 
intake manifold cover.  I really miss the scream of the engine and the lateral 
Gs of the tight corners.  

Happy driving all.