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

[Matt Boyd (ferrari308driver]

Not all QVs have the red cam cover painting -- mine don't ('85 Euro
308).  Good luck with the job, and document it!

-matt

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 3:08 PM,  <georgedodson [at] comcast.net> wrote:
> 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.
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