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Discussion in '456/550/575' started by scowman, Feb 17, 2018.

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  1. scowman

    scowman F1 Rookie

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    #1 scowman, Feb 17, 2018
    I don't like using the Ferrari tools. My current plug sockets won't fit down the hole and those that do are too big for the plug head. What do you guys use?
     
  2. scowman

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    #2 scowman, Feb 17, 2018
    No one changes their own plugs? o_O
     
  3. asgor

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    #3 asgor, Feb 17, 2018
    I do. I just use a standard "thin-walled" socket + extension: nothing exotic to it.
     
  4. AVIMAX

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    #4 AVIMAX, Feb 17, 2018
    I used a regular 5/8 spark plug socket with an extension.
     
  5. scowman

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    #5 scowman, Feb 17, 2018
    Weird. The setup I used for my 308 is way too wide for the tunnels on the 456. They don't come out do they? I must be missing something here because I can't get my normal this walled sockets down the tube.
     
  6. scowman

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    #6 scowman, Feb 17, 2018
    I tried my 5/8 spark plug sockets too. What brands are you using?
     
  7. AVIMAX

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    #7 AVIMAX, Feb 17, 2018
  8. bergxu

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    #8 bergxu, Feb 18, 2018
    I have a Hazet (German made) thin wall 5/8 which is what I use on the V12s.


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  9. scowman

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    #9 scowman, Feb 18, 2018
    Finally figured it out. Last cam cover job left a bunch of silicone residue in the holes that prevented my socket from going in. It was a pita but I got them all out. Live and learn.
     
  10. asgor

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    #10 asgor, Feb 18, 2018
    Stu, that's kinda unusual workmanship on a cam cover replacement job ... I mean... that's fairly easy stuff and it sounds like whoever did the work wasn't the most skilled mechanic on the planet. If that's the case then one wonders what else the same mechanic might have touched/messed with using the same "fat fingers".

    Be patient and take your time going through everything with a fine-tooth comb...
     
  11. scowman

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    #11 scowman, Feb 18, 2018
    You bet. Trying to sort out if I want to rebuild the heads now or wait until the valve guides let go (if they ever do). Could be a bunch of wasted work one way or the other.
     
  12. JayEff

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    #12 JayEff, Feb 18, 2018
    Can you post some pictures of the process here as you go along?
     
  13. stevepaa

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    #13 stevepaa, Feb 21, 2018
  14. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #14 tazandjan, Feb 21, 2018
    Stu- There seems to be many more good sets of valve guides than bad sets, so..........
     
  15. scowman

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    #15 scowman, Feb 21, 2018
    It's tan. Looking at the service history I think it was a Ferrari dealer that did the cam covers last. Think the last belt change was a lock and swap so didn't take the cam covers off.
     
  16. scowman

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    #16 scowman, Feb 21, 2018
    Sure. Right now i'm collecting parts. Radiator is coming off and will send it out for testing and repair.
     

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