Image Unavailable, Please Login Took a nice drive today. Car is amazingly responsive with the new suspension. Hit a milestone today ! After 45 years, she has hit 30,000 miles.
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Image Unavailable, Please Login It’s time to stop another round of leaks. This time it’s the gear box sump cover studs. Hope these work and thanks to those who suggested these.
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login It’s been pretty quiet around here, so I decided to install these sealing washers to the gearbox sump plate. All went well until I ran into one damaged stud thread. The nut came off, but won’t go back on. Oh well, the rest of them are done and I’ll get the remaining thread repaired next week. Merry Christmas to everyone here, Skipp
Thank you Sal. The acquisition of my “skills” has been a uphill journey. You can do it too with the righ guidance.
Skipp - the nut won't start because the lead of the thread is damaged. You can use a file (thread file is best) to redress the lead.
Skipp you are one of the last guys wrenching on the Dino yourself....I love it. Keep it coming. Best Peter
Thanks Peter. I guess I’m the last from a generational standpoint, age 48, that will remember these cars. And young enough to still want to work on them myself. It may be the last one for me, so I’m trying to get as much pleasure out of it as possible.
I have it the same way, though I'm slightly older...-. It also seems like the price of the car has something to do with it. The more expensive the car is the less DIY type of guys you see. Maybe that is what have effected the lacking amount of technical minded input on this site?
That makes sense. Although, these cars are as simple as they get. I would think those who have had them long term (not much invested) would be doing work themselves, but age of the owners has to be a factor. The only cars I hate working on are the ones with aero trays that have to be removed first. My Challenge Stradale is a pain because my lift doesn’t allow the aero tray to clear the rear wheels for removal. I used to do that one on jackstands, but at 48 I’m getting tired of being on my back under there. The 246 section is totally dead lately. Where are the enthusiasts ? Let’s see some action out there! Dino’s rock.
May I ask you where you bought these washers or what the brand is? I have the same leakages with my Dino 208GT4.
They are called Dowty seals and/or Dowty washer - used on hydraulic couplings etc. Easy to find in a good hardware shop or on ebay I've used them on a couple of occasions and they work well.
Just read through the tread. Lovely Dino and great to see DIY, these are the cars to do it on. It's just nuts and bolts in the end! You can, just search for bonded seals, or usit ring. I recently bought an assorted kit for € 20 M6-M22 or something like that in Holland.
Image Unavailable, Please Login I decided to order a new steering wheel from Superformance in order to preserve the original. Looks like a perfect reproduction.
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login After corresponding with several folks here, I decided to reach out to Fred Winterbourne concerning his updated ignition system. He’s agreed to do another run of these ignition upgrades in late 2018. Not wanting to destroy the original box in my car, I was able to locate a NOS ignition box on EBay Italy. I’ll use this box for the new system and keep the original ignition intact. I originally thought I had missed this item I was trying to buy. A few days later I got a notice that it was sold to ME ! Google translate is a great tool. I was fortunate to find this box at 1/3 of the asking price of others on EBay. Nothing else to report lately. She’s been a joy.
You can save yourself a lot of grief when you remove the inner potted circuit board by knowing where the two screws are that hold the whole lump in place. First use a heat gun and flat prybar to separate the upper half (with the data plate) from the lower half. One small screw that Mr. Winterburn wants you to save is near the electrical plug connection. Drill down about 1/2 inch and use a heat gun and screwdriver to expose the screw and then remove it. The other fastener is more than just a screw but is an electrical component with a screw base. You can see the bottom of the screw from the back of the Dinoplex unit. Drill down a bit and then back to the heat gun and screwdriver to remove the potting enough to tear the electrical connections loose and then unscrew it. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Much appreciated Racerboy. Not looking forward to doing this. I haven’t even looked at it yet, so any further insight would be greatly appreciated!
It’s been a bit since I worked on the Dino. I had a loose ground cable saga today that I got to deal with rather than going for the nice drive I had planned. After some multimeter work, the issue was solved. In the process,I discovered another issue that needs attention. My brake fluid resovoir hoses are literally sweating brake fluid. WTF ! Seems some mechanical genius used non brake fluid rated hoses. Superformance sells this hose in 6mm and 8mm. Does anyone know which is the correct size ?
