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I had a little set back Check out this tread http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=358319
I was told the oil tank on my 355F1 had no provision for a temperature sensor, so this is probably not the right explanation for the wire. I'd love to be proved wrong though and be able to replace my clock with an oil temp gauge. Have you determined what the wire is for?
Post the part number of the hose in question. I am about to tool up to make a number of other oil hose sizes... might just as well do these at the same time. Yes, antiseize, the factory did due to where they are in regards to road spray and rust. After the coolant hoses have sat torqued for a day or two, retorque them Tight. I made the coolant hose very dense, autoclaving every single piece when built to assure it would last a Very long time. Dense construction requires they be tightened very snug and a retorque will assure that.... dont worry, you cant hurt them with the clamps.
I was told it was a ground wire for the oil tank. You are correct that some cars do not have the oil temp sensor. Dave it wasn't an oil hose I needed, it was the nipple from the cam cover to the oil hose that broke (part #154525). Thanks for the tip to retorque, I was worried about getting them over tightened and ruining the hoses.
Today I am happy to report at 1605 she awakened from her 2 month slumber. This was a very anticipated day one that I am so glad is finally over perhaps now I will be able to sleep again. Everything seems to be running great with no leaks. I was thinking perhaps I had an oil leak cause as you can see smoke is rising off the headers however this was just residue from the engine service and after it burned off there was no more smoke. The whine you can hear is the air pump that runs for the first couple minutes then shuts down, it isnt a bearing. Before starting the car I did a compression check on all her cylinders and the results are very odd. I got between 120 and 130 lbs on all cylinders. After the first start and when the engine was still very warm I checked compression again on all cylinders and received the same kind of numbers actually a bit lower this time. I would be worried if it was just one or two cylinders but all 8. Something is going on and I think it is with my gauge. I can only screw the spark plug adapter in about 1 or 2 threads and Im pretty sure this is where my leak it coming from. Yes, its a cheap harbor freight gauge that Im sure would give better results if I could get the damn thing threaded into the hole. Im not going to worry about it as the car was running great before the engine out service and with all the readings being so close to each other I am sure it is not the engine. Also incuded a pic of my newly crinkle painted oil tank. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUg8ati42Q4[/ame] Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yea for you! Congrats.... That had to be an amazing moment & feeling as you turned the key. < g u l p >
The 5W-40 you have there is Valvoline MST, a low-SAPS passenger-diesel oil (not HST, which is only sold in drums). Best to use something application appropriate like Mobil1 0W-40 or Pennzoil/Shell 5W-40. Congrats on getting everything done successfully!
It's all there in the previous post: Valvoline MST is a low-SAPS passenger-car diesel oil, and is down on anti-wear additives. If you are a fan of Valvoline, their HST oil will work correctly but it's only sold in large drums. There are oils out there for applications like Ferrari engines. The only one readily available in the US is Mobil1 0W-40, an excellent product. Pennzoil 5W-40 (Shell Helix Ultra) can be purchased online. Smaller companies like Redline have some good products as well, but imo their advantage is in drivetrain lubricants. Heavy-duty diesel oils 5W-40 are good too, but no reason to use them when there are products like the ones above designed for engines such as yours.
Eric, very cool and major balls to do this without a lift! I'm adding a 2 post lift this fall and will do my own major in 3 years..
