Ferrari Mailing List: Re: A tiny bit of Mondial progress...

[Paul Bennett (pbennett]

>   I discovered that the engine bay lid struts are very weak, so weak in fact 
> that they cannot support the lid in cool weather. 

Just checked and my near new struts won't hold the lid open either...garage is 
sub freezing here.   So don't run out and buy new ones just yet.

>   Charles Perry had kindly sent me some left-over hood insulation to replace 
> this old stuff, http://www.aubard.us/Mondial/HPIM1304.JPG .  You can see in 
> the background, the engine cover louvers which I had removed earlier.  
> They're now safely resting on the workbench (under the hammers and next to 
> the bench grinder), http://www.aubard.us/Mondial/HPIM1307.JPG !  The lid 
> looks kinda cool with the louvers removed, 
> http://www.aubard.us/Mondial/HPIM1302.JPG and 
> http://www.aubard.us/Mondial/HPIM1308.JPG .  With the louvers removed the 
> struts will support the weight of the lid, 
> http://www.aubard.us/Mondial/HPIM1306.JPG .
>
>   In that previous picture you can see the air filter box.  Connected to the 
> lower side of that box is the hose from the oil vapor recirculation system.  
> The port on the air box is on the filtered-air side of the box.  What you 
> can't see in that picture is exposed in this shot, 
> http://www.aubard.us/Mondial/HPIM1305.JPG .  The vapor hose is no longer 
> connected to the air box but rather, hanging free in the engine bay below the 
> box!  That also means that the vapor intake on the lower side of the box, on 
> the filtered-air side of the filter, is open to the atmosphere in the engine 
> bay.  The hose in this picture was positioned for the photo.  I did not 
> discover its disconnected state until examining below the box for oil 
> splatter - which I did not find.  That side of the engine is not oily.
>
>   So part of the ongoing work is to now remove the air box, clean all that 
> area, replace any weak hoses and replace all the hose clamps.  I may leave 
> the louvers off until that work is done because its easer with the lid 
> managed by the struts, but... there's no place safe to put the louvers than 
> back on the car where they belong.  Yea, those suspended hammers are 
> bothering me.
>
>   Okay, that's it; A pretty much meaningless Sunday morning post. :-)
>
>rick
>
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