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Discussion in 'Maserati' started by wbaeumer, Aug 11, 2011.

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  1. staatsof

    staatsof Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    This is the problem I ran into with my Espada. I could not get it to run well with the stock jets and when I ran into a slew of Countach owners dealing with the same issues I found out that the idle circuits and accelerator pump circuits on those DCOE s just had to be modified due to how differently these engine run on gas with alcohol in it. What a PITA!

    Somewhat anecdotally I had a chance to compare gas with and WO alcohol on a more modern car my 2005 Jaguar S-Type R.
    A car that doesn't sip gas anyway. It's very hard to hit 21 MPG on the highway even if you're very careful.

    Round trip from my house in NJ to a spot in PA that sell alcohol free gas at a then reasonable price. I approached 24 MPH on the trip home .
     
  2. staatsof

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    DOH! ;):p
     
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  3. Conaero

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    Afternoon could one of you kind Bora owners tell me what version of the Carello H4 7” headlight are?

    should be a part number on the glass- xx.xxx.xxx
     
  4. thecarnut

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    Both heads are now removed. Trying to do this with the engine still in the car would have been extremely difficult. Getting both chains to have the master links visible while the engine is at TDC is a task by itself. I probably rotated the engine 50 times before both links were visible at TDC.

    Ivan

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  5. staatsof

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    Insane actually. Not that dropping the entire assembly is easier either. Are you taking the transaxle off to check on the clutch etc?
     
  6. thecarnut

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    I was not thinking of looking for additional work but I will use a horoscope to see if I can determine the condition of the clutch lining and throw our bearing. The clutch was not shattering, which many Boras do, so I am inclined to leave it alone.

    Ivan
     

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