Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Engine Rebuild III

[Michael James (cavallino_rapante]

My mechanic swears-by BMW antifreeze (at $60/gallon), being the proper 
formulation for all-aluminum engines - he hates Prestone or other off-the-shelf 
products as never having done their homework for all-aluminum blocks, and what 
they need....not sure his feelings about running pure water/water-wetter in 
there, but we'll have to discuss that much-later down the road....
 
M

--- On Mon, 11/30/09, Ken Rentiers <rentiers [at] me.com> wrote:


From: Ken Rentiers <rentiers [at] me.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
To: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "ken rentiers" <rentiers [at] mail.com>, "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] 
ferrarilist.com>
Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 11:23 AM


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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>> 
>> 
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