Ferrari Mailing List: Re: need engine 308 QV or 328

[Michael James (cavallino_rapante]

The heads are DONE - as-in completely rebuilt, and back from the machine shop.  
All of the valve guides and most all of the valves are completely new, 
correctly measured and ground for factory-spec clearances.  My mechanic prefers 
to then immediately install the camshafts and perform the shim 
measurement/replacement now that the valves are completely correct.  My 
mechanic says this is a slow/tedius process, it is much-easier to do it 
now from a physical standpoint because the heads are on a bench and access to 
all the correct angles is instant.  
 
Once the valve shims are done, new studs will be installed and the cams 
locked-down.  The cams/seats/shims get a light bath of Engine Assembly Lube and 
the heads will be 'bagged' and put aside.  The Engine Block will go-out for a 
chemical bath to clear-out the coolant passages and get the crap off of it 
later this month.  The Crank and its associated bearings will be fully-measured 
by a second set of eyes at the machine shop - we'll be line-boring the crank 
bearings to reduce friction and create a better-than-factory fit once new 
bearings are installed.
 
The cylinder liners have all been pulled from the block, and we're looking for 
a brand-new set with Fresh Nikasil.  No small task, and certainly not a cheap 
one either.  The good folks at Ferrari/Mahle have stopped making these, they're 
harder to find and twice as expensive as Testarossa liners - go figure.  During 
liner removal, my mechanic found a massive GLOB of RTV sealant stuck to one of 
the liners that must have washed onto it from the coolant passages....it was 
the size of my thumb.  We suspect there is more of this swimming around inside 
my engine.  This is what can happen when idiots do cam seals and cam cover 
gaskets, using RTV to keep things from leaking.  I think the last mechanic in 
there had used a caulking gun or peanut-butter knife to apply it, and the 
excess went down into the engine passages.  
 
M

--- On Tue, 2/2/10, Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com> wrote:


From: Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] need engine 308 QV or 328
To: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 2:21 PM



Speaking of which, any updates on your rebuild? Please share.
 
-matt
'85 308


On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Michael James <cavallino_rapante [at] 
yahoo.com> wrote:

Your best bet is to rebuild.  You're guaranteed a working, non-leaking engine 
with solid compression and leakdown numbers.  If you can't/won't, then Ted 
Rutlands is your least-risk alternative, provided that you can get some kind of 
guarantee with your purchase.
 
M


--- On Tue, 2/2/10, Fortune Motors <wade [at] fortunemotors.com> wrote:


From: Fortune Motors <wade [at] fortunemotors.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] need engine 308 QV or 328
To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 2:02 PM



looking for an engine

308 QV or 328 

prefer one that is in running condition and as complete as possible


Contact Wade

704-892-9440 or wade [at] sportclassiccomp.com
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