Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Cleaning my engine

[Mike Fleischer (themightytoe]

Rick,

That is some seriously good car porn...  Makes me want to buy a car out 
of some Barn in Wisconsin and send it down to you :)

Mike


LS wrote:
> Rick, beautiful!! 
>
> Let me know if you get bored...could use your help up here on the 365!!
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 8:09:10 PM
> Subject: [Ferrari] Cleaning my engine
>
>
> Hey Gang,
>
>   Spent a little time today starting the cleaning of the Mondial QV engine.  I 
> decided to do this BEFORE replacing the injectors so that everything will be 
> clean when I crack open the FI system.
>   Here are three pictures taken today.  I'll describe the work-done for each.
>
>   http://www.aubard.us/Mondial/HPIM1400.JPG  In this picture you can see that I 
> have cleaned the air plenum but it is in need of refinishing.  I'll also do 
> that once everything is clean.  I have also cleaned the throttle body, a couple 
> of the intake runners and the upper left corner of the cam cover.  You can see 
> the dirty bits from the spark plug down.  I've also just replaced the hose at 
> the rear-bank crankcase vent port.  I've begun cleaning the big rubber hose 
> from the airflow meter up to the throttle body.  You can see that the upper end 
> is mostly clean.  The rest is dirty.  I'm cleaning it with brake cleaner.  
> Simple Green did nothing.  Once everything is clean, I'll put a non-shiny 
> rubber dressing on the hose(s).
>
>   http://www.aubard.us/Mondial/HPIM1398.JPG  In this picture you can see the 
> area that is cleaned and the new hose.  In this picture you can also see the 
> studs and nuts where the intake runners attach.  They are a little rusty but 
> will clean up nicely with a little wire brushing.  The rubber distributor cover 
> has also been cleaned.  It too will receive the rubber dressing.
>
>   http://www.aubard.us/Mondial/HPIM1399.JPG  In this picture you can see the 
> other side of the engine.  I have cleaned the throttle body and the fuel 
> injection pipes.  I have also cleaned the inlet runners but not the studs and 
> nuts where they attach to the head.  However, you can see how nicely the studs 
> and nuts clean up by observing the attachments for the throttle body-to-plenum. 
>  Those parts have been freshened with a brass cleaning brush, and a steel brush 
> where light rust was found.
>
>   That's all.  It was nice to get a little time in the garage.  And its fun to 
> share this tiny bit of progress with friends.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rick
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