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Miltonian · Nov 25, 2003

Regarding fuel purge tubes, I have had these on single, dual, and triple carbed Lancias, and on Fiat 600 and 850. They are probably found on carbed Ferraris as well, although I don't really know.

Spasso · Nov 25, 2003

Sophia said:

I give my car a good run, then let it cool to a warm to the touch state. Back the 308 up on some good grippy ramps. Then I jack it up further with a hyd. jack via a 4 x 6 x48" placed laterally across the rear frame tubes. Then, jack stands in...rear wheels off, wheel fairings off...time to clean.

I use "Castrol Super Clean," works VERY well. Caution: Dilute it or it can 'bleach out' black plastic parts. I go 50/50 with water. It's bio-degradable, cuts water based dirts, and oils.... I have a hot water tap available for washing, which hastens the effect of this degreaser. Using several light applications with thorough rinsing, the effects are dramatic. Now you can read the color of your wiring! Don't leave it on raw polished aluminum very long... and never on dry metals, hose the surface down with warm water if available before applying this stuff...if not, this is where you could find a bit of corrosive action occurring.

On the 308, I now take duct tape and cover the clutch housing vent holes, all of them, as well as the trans vent before a liberal bath. This I learned the hard way; as even though I drove the car for a half hour after the engine bath, enough water got in and literally steamed up my starter solenoid... A week later, dead starter!
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Hi Peter!,
Good to see you on the site. Thanks for the tip in the clutch vents. One thing that I did not seal. Didn't seem to cause any problems though.
'Skyhighairlines', Welcome aboard! HA! ;-)
DJ

lionsfan54 · Nov 25, 2003

Spasso said:

That is correct, the picture of the engine I posted in this thread is the orginal Ferrari V8 the car came with. Even the numbers match.

DJ
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Thank you for the information

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