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Congrats Rodney!! Great car. Glad to hear you are "out there".
Part acquired. Thank you for the ebay tip.
Would like to buy a timing belt tensioner for a QV or 3.2 engine. I do not require the tensioner bearing itself as i have a Hill Engineering...
Nick is providing bronze manganese guides.
I like the look and thanks for that. My teeny little rotors will be quite exposed. Guess I will give it a go. May be a while but I intend to...
Think these would fit on Mondial?
Thank you. Had no idea only $400 labor per head. Expecting much more. I am good on "no rotation". The engine has not been rotated at all since...
Gentlemen, I have the greatest respect for your opinions and expertise. Suggestions for replacing the guides at this point in time are still...
Good idea. Thank you.
Found the viton original seals at Superperformance. Seems they are getting harder to obtain. Some delays through Holidays, but head work should...
Have elected to use the viton valve seals for their superior sealing power. They may not last quite as long as the teflon type seals, but I...
Got the diagnosis today on the QV head where valves contacted pistons. The heads are fine and the valve guides are within serviceable limits for...
Thanks for the advice. Plan on changing the oil and filter 500 miles after I get things back together. I like the Mahle OC-61 filter for it's...
All levity aside, I learned 3 very important lessons here: 1. Change the timing belts and tensioners at the recommended time and mileage...
While I may learn something about Ferraris, which is good, and have encountered a number of well adjusted Ferrari owners here, which has been...
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Good news. The tensioner bearing on the rear bank failed causing a shift in its operating plane. This caused the belt to slide off of the...
I know how thorough you are with your engineering research. I suspect you have command of the dimensional information on the 124655 Mondial 3.2...
Plan on making some modifications to the engine at 100,000 mile complete overhaul. Convinced I need to own one of these Valve Spring Compressor...
Heads will be coming off just after Thanksgiving on my 83 QV with 66,000 miles. If it were you, would you replace the valve springs? If yes,...
