Rick, When this adventure is all said and done would you mind a breakdown of service costs? Iam starting to budget for mine. Thank you and great work and documentation. Chris
I believe they have another recall kit on the way for your car. Hang in there...good things come to those who wait. Great suggestion and absolutely no problem from my point of view. I'll provide as much detail as I can (will depend on how much detail I'm provided by the shop).
Monday - John has the day off, so no forward progress today. I stopped by the shop and took a few more pics though. Pic 1 and 2: Painted valve covers. Yeah, it's not the exact right shade of crinkle red but I like it. I call it "bad azz b!tchin red". Pic 3: Engine and car...attach Tab A to fold B... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Pic 1: Bunch of my parts Pic 2: Old clutch plate. Notice how the uneven wear matches the pattern on the flywheel (pictured earlier). Pic 3: Old throw-out bearing Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Pic 1: Triple seals, clutch shaft Pic 2: Fuel block divider updated part/recall Pic 3: SRI hoses staged in place. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Pic 1: More SRI hoses deep in the valley Pic 2: Outside of pressure plate (is badly nicked up all away the round the outer edge) Pic 3: New gaskets ready to go (valve covers) Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Now aren't you glad you had them painted? Look great and thanks for the excellent documentation on your 355 service.
Day 5 officially done and the engine is mated back with the rest of the car. Well, the bolts are in and coolant hoses connected but many items still unfinished. One SRI hose died in the process - last picture in today's series. Despite trimming it down a bit, it was just too tough to wrestle into position and got punctured. Luckily the stock one was in v. good shape and it went back on without any further drama. Clutch parts should all arrive tomorrow morning. Car will be running tomorrow but since it is raining cats and dogs around here, I've asked that any QC driving/testing be held off until the weather dries up. Pics 1-3: Going into position...just a few inches to go. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Pic 1: Using a 'shoe-horn' jack to get the engine past the sway bar. Genius move by John. Pic 2: Bolted back onto the car. Pic 3: Cleaned up the 'pumpkin' inside and out as best I could. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
See the hairlike whisps - that's the exit wound. Tool went clean through... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Wish I would have known.... a replacement is only a call and FedEx away. The thinnest film of rubber grease on the inside and they slip on by themselves as the engine is dropped in.
It wasn't the end of the world and I didn't want to trouble you for it as the old hose was still in great shape. Yeah, the hose was lubed up pretty good, so good in fact that the pick-tool John was using slid right in and got away from him - which caused the puncture.
Needed a new one of these...not sure how something like this would break exactly, but it did - leaving one of the main belts exposed. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Having personally perfected said technique with the slippery pick... I feel his pain. The judge of a true Pro is how they handle easily made mishaps, a replacement will be there this AM with my compliments. Your in good hands.
Thats a stretch! The bolts seize to the steel sleeves embedded in the plastic. It is arguable that with the whole back of that cover open... how much affect will it really have? For me, I am concerned about the plastic getting brittle with age, vibration from a partially secured cover leading to larger failures. This same scenario was tested on my 348 race car.... replacement was the correct action.
The early 348's of course had the much much much nicer aluminum covers. Is that what you used on yours?
On both the Enduro and Sprint engines, the plastic simply broke apart. I had one set in stock but got sticker shocked when buying the second!
Updates: - SUMMARY. Most/all of the connections from the engine to the car have been redone now. Just waiting to put the clutch back together and determine path forward on CATS. - Discovered that the core/matrix inside the CATS was falling apart on the passenger side and although still intact, was loose on the driver's side. - New clutch pack arrived today (pics below). Still waiting on the flywheel to get machined back to a perfect plane/flat. - A/C got recharged today. - Adjusted the handbrake. - Tested for a vacuum leak on the exhaust bypass valve. No leak. Will continue to chase this down though as I'm convinced the system is not working consistently. So, what's left? - Decide what to do about HyperFlow CATS - Put clutch back together. - Flush brake fluid and replace. - Put Capristo back on. - Put bumper back on. - Install the diffuser trays and wheel well shields. - Connect up the coolant overflow tank/hoses. - Put wheels back on - Light the candle...and test, test, test. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
By the way, I now have 3 clutch plates. Happy to have 1 spare but no need to have 2...anybody interested in a clutch plate for sale? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
While we're waiting on a couple parts, I've asked them to go ahead and do a leak down test. Will be interesting to compare against last December's results (engine was rock solid on compression and leak down). May help us gather data to support a theory that an injector is running too rich and may need overhauled. Also, completely unrelated, I'm sending the alternator out for a diagnosis. Recall the picture of the burned out boot on the alternator earlier in the postings? Just going to be *sure* we don't have an existing issue.
Not a bad idea to have the alternator checked out. I've heard reports of bearings going bad too. The shop should catch any strange noises as well, since they'll be running it without a Ferrari in the background. Alternator shops are awesome, seems like they can fix anything for $150 to $250.
Just a quick update from yesterday. - Still waiting on the flywheel to come back so we can put everything back together. - Alternator still out being examined. - Got the Hill Engineering throw-out bearing and sleeve on the car (pic below). Oddball thing is the Hill parts come with 2 aluminum screw like things and no instructions on what they are for. Well, fill the system with brake fluid and you'll find out...fluid, fluid everywhere. There are 2 openings near the top of the sleeve/fitting. I guess the idea is you jam the screws in there as far as they'll go and then cut the tops off. John didn't like that very much so he made his own screws/seals. If someone out there knows better on what to do with these mystery parts, please let me know. Image Unavailable, Please Login
