DIY 348 Major

What lift is that your using? Nice paintjob in the garage you have!

 

Go for it! I´m gonna do this next winter and I will read your post with great interest. Good luck!

 

How do you like the stability of the car on the lift? Bend Pak makes one I have been looking at that seems very similar, I'll be following your experiences as well.

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My hat is off to you guys who do your own majors! I really admire that! Hopefully one day I will do one of my own. Maybe I'll start with my old VW

 

good for you! get dirty

 

That is freakin' awesome... not only did you not remove the bonnet or the bumper (the way I do it now), you also left the entire exhaust system there too. I shall try that approach for my next major.

DF

 

When I had the rear end of the car hanging off the back of my 4 post lift far enough so the sub frame bolt plates would clear, I found it disconcerting enough to be working under there that I put a couple of buckets in the front trunk, then used a hose to fill them with water. I also used the tow ring at the front of the car to tie it to the lift, then ran a line to an eye bolt in the wall. Probably not needed, but when it's hanging that far out it just looks like if a fly lands on the transmission, the whole thing will tip back.

 

good job! its funny I have the same lift and had the exact same issues when lifting my 355 body off of the motor cradle. had to set the car on blocks and move the lift forward a few inches more so she would clear... I wouldn't say its the best lift for the job, but it does get her done!

 

It just seems to be that kind of week. The delivery company just dropped my lift off, literally. They are shipping a new one via a different carrier.

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Subtle...

Hope the new one arrives soon for you. Opens up a whole new attitude/prospective on maintenance...

 

Sorry to hear this. On the sunny side, you are going to get to know engine much better and this has value.

Do you have a borescope?

 

To everyone who does a DIY major: make sure when you pull your spark plugs out, stuff all holes with rags. Then when the cam covers comes off, block of all those nooks and crannies too. All those little nuts and washers are easy to drop.
I'm not clear why you're talking about pulling off the oil pan to find the washer, did it fall down an oil passage that is large enough for it to fall all the way down to the oil pan? Most of those big openings in the head when you pull off the cam covers are just closed off chambers supporting the valves and springs and cam shafts. If you don't have a scope, a small dental type mirror and a bright light will hopefully do the trick to look in those chambers and you will find it lying back in a corner. That's where I found mine.....

 

+1 on plugging things, I have a selection of these Caplugs - Home - Caplugs that I keep around for when I am servicing engines, you can leave them in for long term storage as well.

 

All good advice. Given how cheaply one can buy a scope for this would be a no-brainer for me however. Less than 200 bucks...

 

If you watch the video "ferrari 348 engine cam belt change part IV". About 5 minutes in this potential problem is addressed....trying to help others avoid these pitfalls (no pun intended).

 

Did you see where it fell? When I dropped mine I thought I was a gonner too, but then I finally saw it with a mirror and light tucked back in a little pocket in the casting, so double and tripple check before doing anything drastic

 

dave do you ever get over to feeny ship yard ?