Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Engine Rebuild III

[Ken Rentiers (rentiers]

Michael something that helps there is to fill the cooling system with  
just water  - a much more efficient heat transfer medium than the  
typical 50-50 winter mix. Try it you'll be amazed.

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On Nov 30, 2009, at 9:25 AM, Michael James  
<cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> My Driving was limited to mostly highway miles, no track time, and  
> very-limited hard driving, certainly nowhere near redline or the  
> limits of the car.  But I have had several excursions of very HOT  
> driving, where speeds were low and engine temps were soaring.....
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 11/26/09, Tom Reynolds <kjtar [at] cox.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Tom Reynolds <kjtar [at] cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
> To: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 6:11 PM
>
>
> Michael,
>      What kind of oil were you using?  How long between changes?   
> What kind
> of driving did you usually do?  What oil is he recommending for when  
> the car
> is back on the road again?
> Tom
> Tulsa
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> To: <kjtar [at] cox.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 2:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
>
>
> My mechanic, David Feinberg, believes my choice in oil coupled with  
> the heat
> did some serious damage - the piston rings scoured the cylinder  
> liners, and
> vice-versa when the oil 'broke-down" from high-heat, and the  
> bearings in the
> motor are all SHOT. The Cams and Crankshaft were spared, but the  
> bearing
> sets have risen in price over the years....and so have cylinder  
> liners. I
> also burned-through a piston. I also have all of the engine gaskets to
> replace (a whole-set of engine gaskets are $1,800, which include the  
> head
> gaskets). All 16 exhaust valves are destroyed, along with 9 intake
> valves.....the previous valve job managed to 'nick' all of the  
> valves and
> corrupt their sealing properties, so my compression/leakdown numbers  
> were
> horrible across the board. I suppose I should be lucky that the  
> Block and
> Heads were spared, but the internal 'bits' that have been roasted  
> over the
> years....crap!
>
> Anywho, we'll have to sit-down and review what the way-ahead looks  
> like.
>
> M
>
>
>
>
> --- On Wed, 11/25/09, Martin Stark <MStark [at] Copper.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Martin Stark <MStark [at] Copper.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
> To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 4:40 PM
>
>
> As Bill famously said, "I feel your pain." In my case a TR first gear
> repair, a crown gear carrier upgrade, and a ridiculously expensive
> throwout bearing replacement. Kind of like the restaurant price guide
> - $$$$$.
>
> Michael James wrote:
>
> > Well, the good news is that the Block and Heads are NOT warped at  
> > all. In
> fact, we can re-use them with only minor machine work.
> > And that's about the only good news I have......there was evidence  
> > of a
> previous valve-job done BADLY, and most all of the valves need  
> replacement,
> along with the valve guides. I also need one new piston, all new  
> piston
> rings, and here's the kicker - all new nikasil cylinder liners. Ted  
> Rutlands
> was called, and he has NO QV engines 'on the shelf', so I'm stuck  
> rebuilding
> my own engine. The parts bill will be steep....
> > M
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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