Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Baby is Back!

[georgedodson (georgedodson]

LS,

I got a cheap Mapp gas-O2 torch at Home Depot, heated them to cherry red
and used a 1/2" compressed air driven impact wrench. They spun right off. It
took 2 of the little cylinders of O2. Total cost of torch/gas and O2 was
about $40. Larry asked if I re-used the nuts/bolts. No, all new from
Ricambi, nuts and bolts. Never re-use any fasteners that you had to heat to 
get off.
I have lots of pictures. The 2 best things to come along since my early days 
with English sportscars
are Ziploc baggies and the 5 MegaPixel camera. Reassembly is so much easier.

Regards,
George

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> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:49:28 -0700 (PDT)
> From: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Baby is back!
> To: georgedodson [at] comcast.net
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
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> Awesome thread George.
>
> So, what did you finally use as a breaker bar to get your CV bolts off??
>
> LS
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> From: "georgedodson [at] comcast.net" <georgedodson [at] comcast.net>
> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:15:04 AM
> Subject: [Ferrari] Baby is back!
>
> Some may recall that, some time ago,? I missed a shift and found out the
> hard way that they person who installed new timing belts when I purchased
> the car had failed to properly tension the 5-8 belt. It slipped a few 
> teeth
> and the exhaust valves kissed the piston crowns bending the exhaust valves
> just enough that they wouldn't seat. I pulled the engine and replaced the
> valves, timing belts, hoses etc. . While I had the engine out I also did 
> some
> cosmetic things including painting the cam covers? and the plenum with
> red crinkle-finish . The engine went back in and she is back on the road. 
> Aside from
> the usual compression tests, she? passed the "right-foot" test. Last week
> Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where I work, hosted a Vintage Car Show. I
> brought Baby in and she was a real hit. The other cars there were mostly
> American Muscle cars my 308 GTSi really stood out. Pictures are at the end 
> of this thread:
>
> http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199626&page=2
>
> Regards,
> George
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