Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Preparing to pull the engine for valve repar

Hi George,
The bare aluminum looks real nice when it's polished.  A layer of clear 
coat over the top keeps them looking bright.
Best,
Bill

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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:08:22 +0000
From: georgedodson [at] comcast.net
Subject: [Ferrari] Preparing to pull the engine for valve repari after
        timing belt skipped many teeth
To: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
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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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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:05:08 -0400
From: "Matt Boyd" <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Preparing to pull the engine for valve repari
        after   timing belt skipped many teeth
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Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
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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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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:16:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: JIM WILCOX <jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Preparing to pull the engine for valve repari
        after   timing belt skipped many teeth
To: georgedodson [at] comcast.net
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It's very sad that this happened, however, it will be HEAVEN when its all back together and you're screaming down the highway full throttle!!!  Be sure to photo document for those of us who are going to be doing engine out services soon. (if you can).

  JIM
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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Re: Preparing to pull the engine for valve repar	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Bill Shaw (b.shawcomcast.net)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 07:19:21 -0700 (PDT)