Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Engine Rebuild III

[Michael James (cavallino_rapante]

I agree with you, but after looking at how utterly WRECKED the coolant passages 
are inside my engine, and the amount of work being done to clear all of the 
blockages inside the motor, I might go with the BMW stuff for at least a year 
or two.....
 
M

--- On Mon, 11/30/09, clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net <clyderomero [at] 
worldnet.att.net> wrote:


From: clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
To: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 12:45 PM


If you drain and flush your cars cooling systems yearly you will not have any 
issues
Its cheap insurance and you get a chance to look over your car
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael James <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:34:56 
To: clyde<clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
Cc: The FerrariList<ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III

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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