Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Maintenance

[clyde romero (clyderomero]

Good catch with the clutch thing sometimes they start to warp and get out of
alignment and that starts the ball rolling.

As for the 355, I hear you, the 355 is a good car but the horsepower it puts
out vs the size of the engine says it all. The heat generated is enormous!
And the radiators are marginal at best. Air flow is the key and staying away
from dead air( ie air behind other slow moving cars) this is an issue this
is also a problem with Ducati's as well. 

I am curious what kind of temps do you normally see on the 355 in city stop
and go traffic?

The 512 runs right at 190 on the high end before the fans kick in, the oil
temp runs around 160 never seen higher than that.
It doesn?t mirror the oil temp at all.

And while I am at it all of you should keep notes in your car on what the
norms are while in traffic, worse case, stop and go traffic in the heat.
This will give you a base line in the event you have a cooling issue while
on the road, ie. When the fans come on, highest oil temp,highest water temp
with a/c on etc. 
This is need to know shit if you own one of these cars unless you have very
deep pockets.

2 days left before I leave for the UK and the last British GP at
Silverstone.

And by the way where is the guy  on the list who said the Toyota would
dominate the GP series after 3 years ?
I doubt if Toyota will be racing next year.
 

            
  
Clyde
 
Capt. Clyde Romero Jr.
Manpad SME
Clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net
Mobile 678 641 9932
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail (including attachments) is covered by
the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U. S. C., Sections 2510-2521,
and is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed, and
may contain confidential or privileged material. Any unauthorized review,
use, disclosure, dissemination, copying, forwarding or distribution is
prohibited. 
If you are not the intended recipient contact the sender by reply e-mail and
destroy all copies of the original message. If you are the intended
recipient but do not wish to receive communications through this medium
please so advise the sender immediately.
Electronic Transmission Security Notice: E-mail transmission cannot be
guaranteed to be secure or error-free. The sender does not accept liability
for any errors or omissions in the contents of the message that arise as a
result of its electronic (e-mail) transmission.
 
 
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Nielsen [mailto:judge4re [at] gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:06 PM
To: clyde romero
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari Maintenance

Clyde:

Just wrapping up a clutch replacement on my '83 GTS QV.  It wasn't
starting to slip, but in replacing the suspension bushings, I took a
"while I was in there" approach.  The disk seemed fine, but there was
some uneven wear on the fly wheel, looks like the pressure plate was
going out more than the friction material.  One good catch was that
the pilot bearing was starting to fail.  Could feel some resistance
while it was mounted, pulled if off and found a sliver of material
missing from the inside edge.  $15 part that could have caused a
massive bill if it failed catostrophically.  The car has 29k miles on
it and seems to have more parts with concern than the 49k mile Mondial
that it shares the garage with.  Driving them is key to keeping them
running.

I drove the 365 to work on Friday, coming home, in 93F weather, I
could see the temps remain under control so long as the car kept
moving, I needed to move two cars to get it back into the garage, I
swear you could heat Anchorage with that motor at idle.

Cheers,
Erik


On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:40 PM, clyde
romero<clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Guys most of you know that I have been a Ferrari owner and maintainer for
a
> long time.
>
> Since 1986.
>
> I am giving the list my observations with regards to maintenance schedules
> that I have implemented on my own cars.
>
> I had a 308 GTB QV 84 which I put over 130K on it (bought it with 10k in
> 1986) sold in 96
>
> And I currently own a 93 512 TR with 86K on it (bought it with 10K on as
> well)
>
>
>
> The biggest issue with the cars always seems to be the timing belts, here
is
> my observation having changed more than most on both 8 cyl and 12 cyl
cars.
>
> The book says 40k and 5 yrs on the 8 cyl cars and 52.5 k on the 12 cyl
cars
> and 5 yrs as well.
>
> I just removed the belts and did the complete service and having said
that,
> those belts on the 512 TR were on the car for 8 yrs! The belts were fine
> along with the bearings.
>
> The same goes for the 8 cyl cars.
>
> I never saw a wear issue with the 308 as well.
>
> Now the caveat is that I drive my cars around 6k a year which exercises
the
> entire platform, which in my opinion is extremely important.
>
> One of the biggest issues with cars is the cooling system. Having lived in
> the deep south with both of these cars I can attest that they have had the
> greatest of challenges with regards to how well the cooling system was
> designed.
>
> I can say without a doubt that the 308 and 512 can withstand stop and go
> traffic in New Orleans and Atlanta on a August day without a problem.
>
> All that being said how many of you take a water hose and go from the back
> of your radiator and push water ever so gently from back to front to clean
> the cooling fins every spring? (spray the front with 409 and let it sit
for
> a while, like a glass of wine maybe!)
>
>  You will be surprised to see what comes out the front side of your
> radiator.
>
> I use Mobil 1 and change it every 7 K.
>
> Never had front wheel bearing issues, I have had to replace all the shock
> bushing thoughand one steering rack on the 308 @ 90K.
>
>  I have never had a major issue with the cars to include clutches. The 308
> had the original clutch in it when I sold it.
>
> How you check a clutch on a Ferrari is put it in 3 rd gear drive it at
speed
> 60 mph plus and get off the gas, if the revs jump you have issues!
>
> Like I said I never replaced a clutch on a Ferrari!
>
> With regards to catastrophic failures with Ferrari's I can say that I have
> never experienced a failure of any kind. I have found that the cars are
very
> reliable and having had them for close to 200K miles I think that I know
the
> cars.
>
> In my opinion the 328 last year I think it's a 89 model is the best 3
series
> car they ever made.
>
> It's cheap and easy to maintain and parts are plentiful and the A/C works!
>
>
>
> I find the 355 a compromise, this car in my opinion is thermally
challenged
> at best, and the 348 a dismal failure across the board. (space shuttle
> challenger car!)
>
> The 360 is a dealer maintained car as well as the 430. You need deep
pockets
> to own these cars.
>
>
>
> The 550/575 are the same as well but with less issues as there 3 Series
> brothers.
>
>
>
> These are my observations.
>
>
>
> Enjoy the summer.
>
>
>
> I leave for the UK on the 17th for the British GP.
>
>
>
> As for the Brawn Car it looks like a white dish towel on the track!
>
> It has no panache what so ever, but it is winning!
>
>  However image is everything in F-1 so go figure.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Clyde
>
>
>
> Capt. Clyde Romero Jr.
>
> Manpad SME
>
> Clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net
>
> Mobile 678 641 9932
>
> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail (including attachments) is covered by
> the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U. S. C., Sections
2510-2521,
> and is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed,
and
> may contain confidential or privileged material. Any unauthorized review,
> use, disclosure, dissemination, copying, forwarding or distribution is
> prohibited.
>
> If you are not the intended recipient contact the sender by reply e-mail
and
> destroy all copies of the original message. If you are the intended
> recipient but do not wish to receive communications through this medium
> please so advise the sender immediately.
>
> Electronic Transmission Security Notice: E-mail transmission cannot be
> guaranteed to be secure or error-free. The sender does not accept
liability
> for any errors or omissions in the contents of the message that arise as a
> result of its electronic (e-mail) transmission.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit:
> http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/judge4re%40gmail.com
>
> Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com
> and F1 Headlines
> http://www.F1Headlines.com/
>
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 
Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.61/2167 - Release Date: 06/14/09
05:53:00