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  1. mpodgor

    mpodgor Formula Junior

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    #1 mpodgor, Dec 16, 2011
    Question, I plan on replacing my AFU thermostat today. I need to drain the coolant which I will replace as well. Is there a drain on each radiator? And is there a drain on the engine block? I want to get as much of the old juice out. Thanks for any input.
     
  2. AceMaster

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    #2 AceMaster, Dec 16, 2011
    If it's anything like the 348 (which I am certain it is), there is a drain on each rad.

    Not sure about the engine block.
     
  3. yelcab

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    #3 yelcab, Dec 16, 2011
    One on the bottom of each radiator. One at the driver side, toward the rear on the engine block. Be ready for a mess.
     
  4. WATSON

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    #4 WATSON, Dec 16, 2011
    ...and be careful. The ones on the radiator are plastic with a rubber seal and break really easily.....
     
  5. mpodgor

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    #5 mpodgor, Dec 16, 2011
    I was as careful as a brain surgeon Didn't matter. The right side sheared. P.O.S. Ferrari junk!!! Good Lord. Were the engineers smoking crack?
     
  6. mpodgor

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    #6 mpodgor, Dec 16, 2011
    Thank God Ferrari does not build aircraft!!! They would be falling out of the sky daily! It's a love hate relationship with this car. I'm kinda hatin right now. My Fuhrer..........
     
  7. Steve355F1

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    #7 Steve355F1, Dec 17, 2011
    As someone who has owned a few aircraft, I can tell you that Ferrari are total amateurs when it comes to blatantly ripping off owners on the cost of parts and maintenance.
    There really is no comparison.

    If you own an aircraft and you object to being charged $100 for a screw that you could buy at the local hardware store for 10c?
    Fine. Your aircraft is grounded...

    As stupidly expensive as Ferrari's are to maintain, they are still cheaper than

    a). Aircraft

    b). Kids
     
  8. yelcab

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    #8 yelcab, Dec 17, 2011
    let's add to the list of what's more expensive then a Ferrari

    c) wife
    d) mistresses, while still having wife
    e) ex-wife after she found out about mistresses
    f) drug addiction
    e) gambling addiction
     
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  9. WATSON

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    #9 WATSON, Dec 17, 2011
    Sorry bro.....

    Take a small flat head screwdriver and heat it up and push it into the stuck plug and let it cool. Turn it out and install the new one you bought from Ricambi :)
     
  10. WATSON

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    #10 WATSON, Dec 17, 2011
    As an aircraft owner for many years I can not agree more.

    Once you own an airplane, everything else in the world is cheap.

    Kids...ha. Aint that the truth. College this year for my daughter. $52k a year and yours truly doesn't qualify for any aid or loans.... (and she had a full scholarship at Purdue and turned it down for the Ivy League.) I didn't really want that 458 Spider anyway <sigh>

    Ferrari maint is nottin' once dropped in line with some other things.
     
  11. mpodgor

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    #11 mpodgor, Dec 17, 2011
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    Last night while laying in bed thinking how the heck I'm going to get that sucker out of there I though of that very thing! I'll give it a try.
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  12. mpodgor

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    #13 GerryD, Dec 17, 2011
    What did the repacement thermstat cost ya?
     
  14. mpodgor

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    #14 mpodgor, Dec 17, 2011
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    97.50 from ItalianCarParts.com 14.50 for shipping, 1.50 insurance,total $113.50.
     

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