Mondial Do It yourself Thread

I learned an easy hack to tame the brightness of our clocks, got a piece of dark window tint cut it to the size of the lens and put it in place now it's still bright enough to read the daytime but won't blind you at night. Alden

 

I figured this is the best place to drop this information for future reference (near term).

In searching YouTube for 328/Mondial 3.2 videos (specifically Tubi exhaust recordings), I happened upon a channel for a shop in California who is a custom fabrication shop. PLEASE NOTE: I do NOT know this shop nor the owner NOR have I ever purchased anything from him (maybe he's on FChat?) but I thought this was great information for anyone who is mechanically inclined to work on their own car.

The place is called ODDParts (or, as stated on their website, O.D.D. Parts). Basically, they can troubleshoot non-working parts to get them working. They had a video for a 328 heater valve repair (leaking valve), but I saw a few other 328 videos. Of course, these should be the same for a 3.2 Mondial.

I suspect he's known by other members since he's posted a lot of "classic" Fcar repairs (246, 330's, 365, TR, etc.). But I had never heard of him.

Here is the company's website: https://oddparts.net/
Here is their channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jamessimpson5296/videos
Here is the video of the heater valve on the 328 (3.2L engine):

TO ADMINS: I have no idea about "advertising policies" and this is NOT meant as advertising for the company mentioned. As mentioned, I do NOT know them, but I would ask that you allow this to remain on this thread for future reference for anyone who might need some help with rebuilding a part.

 

Question Can A columbo V12 fit in My mondial t 1990?? If they can put a LS in a 240 Z i wonder if it would fit

 

You are kidding, aren't you?

 

Whats the reference to the topic of this thread?

 

LOL

 

With the moderators, please remind members that this thread is for posting solutions, not asking questions, especially questions which may or may not be real!

 

Some interesting DIY video's how to work on our cars....not all accurate but usefull.

 

Thanks for posting -- these are all mine.

I'd be genuinely curious to know what information I shared with these that wasn't accurate (respectfully, of course). Because I genuinely try to get things right, but I am willing to be corrected.

 

Of course Hugh ! Thanks for posting on Youtube !
There are some things that could be easier.

That first video on the cold start problem = troubleshooting starts with looking at the diagrams, starting from the ignition contact through the fuse board to where the problem normally occurred. Now you have bought a part in exchange for a part that was not defective.

Second video = all in all good. Filling that extra 100 grams of cambio oil through that hole on that gearbox cover is needed for the bearings of those 3 gears. Filling more is pointless because there is an overflow to the gearbox sump. What I do is fill all the oil through that hole until it drips out of that other hole at the back.
To keep those 3 balls and springs in place, I use enough grease to hold them in place, so I don't need any other plates or tools.

Don't take my comments personally. I just think things can be done easier.
Those videos are 3 years old! What happens to your mondial in the meantime?
I hope to see more of those video's so owners can "DIY" more on those cars.

 

Thanks for the reply. You're absolutely right on both points. In fact, I discovered both truths in the course of the videos; they record the process of me finding things out from an initial point of inexperience.
Since I posted those, I changed the cam belts, which ended up being more straightforward than I thought, but I didn't record it. Next time I do it I think I will. I also changed the speedo/odometer sensor and the oil pressure sensor next to the oil filter. I have the video footage for that, but I haven't got around to editing it (very time-consuming). That was also more involved than it should of been, involving an unsuccessful attempt to disassemble and repair the speedo sensor (being reluctant to shell out the $350 for a new one), and finding out that the best way to replace the oil pressure sender unit was to remove the three bolts holding the oil filter housing from the engine (as opposed to trying to fabricating a wrench to tighten the sender with the unit attached to the car).
The most recent challenge is getting the rear bumper repaired after a guy barrelled into me while I was stopped at a red light (that was in Sept. '24). The challenge has been to get their insurance company to process the claim. That's been more difficult by far than any of the DIY stuff I've done to this or any other car!