pics of my engine out service

I sold my 400! 5-speed awhile ago, but never posted pictures of my engine out service.
The real helpful thing I found out in this was that was the oil in water issue was caused by the oil filter counsel oil feed tube O-rings. That could have bee fixed easily in an after noon with out removing the engine.
Some one else read my comments on that issue before and did a fix like I suggested and made a nice thread with pictures of his work. If you want more details and pictures on that fix, I would search for his thread.
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That was one of the main reasons. Unfortunately It seems I had the first post on the oil filter o-rings, and this is how I found out.
Then I discovered that the timing chain and rails really do wear out in 50,000 miles and the valve guides also.
So it was worth while, but what a lot of work every 40,000 miles to maintain these engines.
No lifting eyes or bolts really strong enough for lifting points, so I slung it.
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Sam, Look at the picture closely of the engine slung and you will see my "lift balancer" a come-a-long on the front of the engine and the sling on the back middle for most of the weight and the come-a-long on the front doing the tilting.
You will relive your unnerving BB experience with the angle. it is close but there is room and it really did come out pretty nice.
Start to finish working slow, steady and carefully, two short days from hood off to engine out.
Now I did have to weld up a engine mount adapter.
Notice I made a factory style engine stand using two 'harbor Freight' stands to hold the engine on both sides at the engine mount locations and not on the bell housing like American Iron.
These engines are surprisingly heavy and large, I would say treat it like a BBC for weight.

Here is a picture of the engine back together. I put about another 20,000 miles on it before I sold it.
Really fun car, The best all weather highway cruiser I owned. I just felt bleed from the replacement parts cost and the maintence schedule.
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Truly wonderful cars and I miss mine.
Very usable, take another couple out to dinner, pick them up from the airport, etc.
Trunk is easy to load groceries and hold lots of weekend luggage.
So sure footed on ice and snow, powerful wipers that really clean the windshield well.
Heater that leaves no fog anywhere and with dual controls so passenger is comfortable to the driver.
Linear power that does not quite.
Enjoy your cars guys! They are great!
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Just that darn maintence.
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Here is happier times with that car.
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That was a really good write up you did.
Way clearer and easier to understand than what I said.

 

I went back to old Porsches, A lot less maintence. I like old Porsche and they are fun but there is a certain 'magic' that Ferraris have that is not in Porsches.
I have good memories of my time with that car, like remembering an old high maintence girl friend I used to have, it was fun. but I also remember why I am not with her any more. I just got tired of the maintence cost in time and money. Just like the 400I.
The two Italian cars are gone in this picture.
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Great car. There is a joke about those, What do NSX owners have to talk about? not much, how they wash them? how they have to turn the A/C down because it works to well? there is just no pain/sacrifice in ownership other than purchase price so they have little to talk about at the meetings.