Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Engine Rebuild III

[Robert W. Garven Jr. (rgarven]

If I was rich like all you guys :-)  I would throw in a trick 308  
engine, no smog, no ac, no bs and slowly build my original as I think  
the original engine belongs with the car, then when you are ready to  
switch back you can use the other engine for a desk or coffee table....

Since I poor I am doing a major for fun.  BTW I have ran castrol dino  
20/50 for 25K miles and 15 years, once warm I shift near the redline  
every time, however I am adding the ZDDp stuff when I am done!

How do you post pics here??????


Robert W. Garven Jr.
rgarven [at] gmail.com


 "The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special  
vehicle and for most people it will remain a dream apart from for  
those lucky few". Enzo Ferrari






On Nov 30, 2009, at 8:08 AM, Michael James wrote:

> 308s tend to not be worth very much without a well-running engine  
> installed that would sneak-past a liberal PPI.  Since my compression/ 
> leakdown numbers would scare-away any educated buyer, I have a car I  
> could never sell unless I did one of two things:  1) Installed a  
> previously-rebuilt engine that actually has solid compression/ 
> leakdown numbers, didn't leak, had up-to-date service, and didn't  
> overheat OR 2) re-build the engine I have and create a motor with  
> solid compression/leakdown numbers, didn't leak, has up-do-date  
> service and won't overheat.
>
> One way or another, you gotta pay the piper.
>
> M
>
>
> --- On Fri, 11/27/09, philville dejazzd.com <philville [at] dejazzd.com>  
> wrote:
>
>
> From: philville dejazzd.com <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
> To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Friday, November 27, 2009, 9:33 AM
>
>
>
>    Michael
>
>    I think it might make sense to listen to what Ken said "it might be
>    cheaper", maybe (just maybe) some one on the list has a car that  
> they
>    wish to or even worse need to sell. I do not know what the  
> condition
>    of your present car is ( other than the engine ) but I do know that
>    some one on this list has a euro mondial 3.2 that probably has a
>    strong motor.....hmmm I wonder ......??
>
>    Phil
>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: Ken Rentiers <rentiers [at] me.com>
>    Date: Friday, November 27, 2009 12:21 am
>    Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
>    To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com>
>    Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>    > Cheaper to buy another 308 than buy all those parts.
>    >
>    > Sent from my iPhone
>    >
>    > On Nov 26, 2009, at 9:15 PM, clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net wrote:
>    >
>    > > Buy a short block
>    > > That shit is toast
>    > > You will be throwing good money plus many hours down the drain
>    > >
>    > > Clyde
>    > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>    > >
>    > > -----Original Message-----
>    > > From: Martin Stark <MStark [at] Copper.net>
>    > > Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:57:17
>    > > To: clyde<clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
>    > > Cc: The FerrariList<ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>    > > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Engine Rebuild III
>    > >
>    > > Which oil did you use?
>    > >
>    > > Michael James wrote:
>    > >
>    > >> 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
>    > >>
>    > >> <snip>
>    > >>
>    > >  
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