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That's a good one alright, never knew about it before !
Getting ready to set the cam timing. I had cut out the centre of a degree wheel to stick it on the front face of the crankshaft damper when I had...
I'm in the process of rebuilding my 308 after head and piston damage. As the engine was completely stripped down, I have replaced as a matter of...
Here are the directions from Catcams: http://www.catcams.co.uk/acatalog/Cam_Timing.html
I'm fitting a set of 402 cams at the moment. They do not have index marks. I contacted Raf at Catcams, he said set them up at the TDC lifts on...
Did he pull the motor with the front exhaust manifold still attached and the a/c compressor bolted in ?
Snapped timing belt - one bent valve - he was lucky !
After some more searching , I found this, co-incidently, fromCatcams, the company which manufactured my new cams. They don't mark the cams,...
[ATTACH] The translation is starting to make sense now !
That's good thinking ! Am I correct in thinking ALL 4 cam marks should be lined up when No. 1 cylinder is on TDC compression, not just the rear...
Well all the cylinder head repairs are complete on my '78 GTS, and the block/gearbox are all assembled, with a new bearings and a set of hi-comp...
Yes, I got mine from Superperformance. Very well made and drilled all round for dowels, just like the cams (Catcams ) they also supplied, and...
Got ya covered ! [ATTACH]
It will be sitting on the bench with the cam covers off !
Thanks for that, got it posted now !
Tale of a timing belt swap gone wrong I bought my 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS in 2011 with 36,000 miles on the clock. In 2018 with 50,000 miles up, I...
Well I've been able to upload it as a downloadable link. How can I get it to open as a standard post ?
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/attachments/210310ferrari-chat-report-pdf.3104033/?temp_hash=29ac85f8904904ae3ed3471f106f2298
Thanks for that. I've been able to convert it to acrobat, but I still can't upload it.:(
I have done a write up with pics on my recent experience changing the belts on my 78 308 in a WORD document. I tried to paste it in the reply...