Greatly reduced power on Mondial 8

Check that both banks are running.

I had a problem, that was caused by the fuel distributor, where the front bank was completely shut down. The car only ran on 4 -- and the power was way, way down.

Sid

 

Like sidtx says- start it from cold and feel the rear bank manifold pipes, as soon as you get heat in all 4, shut off engine and feel the front bank. If one set is cold or a lot cooler you have your answer

 

I dont know quite what to say........if you have the ability to do a timing belt change.....which means you have an inherent understanding of the ferrari engine.......... but cant get the most simple of simple belts back on the alternator without twisting it? How is that possible? to twist a rigid tapered loop? And then with said timing belt changing ability (that you have) how are you not capable of getting anti freeze in the reservoir without pouring it into spark plug sockets? The reservoir sits in the back corner of the engine bay. Nothing that you are saying adds up.

If you have this much lack of attention in detail then I would suspect you drove the pour thing too far and too long before even noticing that it was overheating and that you probably overheated the engine to the point of bending a valve stem. I would say you effectively just ruined your engine. This lack of attention to detail makes me feel like your Ferrari is in an abusive relationship. These cars have souls.

Furthermore, Fchat has the most dedicated, most intelligent subscribers I have ever seen. This is especially true for Mondial owners who have a reputation of babying their cars. To mistreat your Ferrari and then ask for help.......is reckless and you are wasting our time. I think you need to sell your Mondial 8 to someone that gets the Ferrari spirit and buy yourself a corvette. Sorry but I feel like calling the 1-800-Ferrari abuse hot line.

 

Overheating can damage the head gaskets. Start by removing all the spark plugs, and do a compression test.