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Discussion in '348/355' started by gobble, Feb 11, 2015.

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  1. gobble

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    #1 gobble, Feb 11, 2015
    They seem impossible to remove. What's the trick?
     
  2. Robb

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    #2 Robb, Feb 11, 2015
    I hear small hands and much patience...

    I will follow your discoveries.

    Robb
     
  3. group77racing

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    #3 group77racing, Feb 11, 2015
    take it to your mechanic
     
  4. gobble

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    #4 gobble, Feb 11, 2015
    Talked to Dave and he was helpful as always.

    How would I feel about myself if I had to rely on a mechanic???
     
  5. WATSON

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    #5 WATSON, Feb 11, 2015
    I asked the same question abut my engine out...Long extensions and some creativity.

    A knife works better...and new hoses later...

    What did Dave have to say?
     
  6. fatbillybob

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    #6 fatbillybob, Feb 11, 2015
    Loosen hoses on one end. When you lift the chassis off the engine craddle the hose come right off. Installation it the reverse. Zero force or bad words needed.
     
  7. gobble

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    #7 gobble, Feb 12, 2015
    A 3/4" x 3/4" x 2' piece of maple pushing from the back of the car while standing where the exhaust was did trick.

    This taking the engine out is harder than I thought it would be. I spend much of my time just staring at the car because even the best DIY I found is somewhat vague when describing the parts and steps.
     
  8. yelcab

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    #8 yelcab, Feb 12, 2015
    I slice the hoses and replace them.
     
  9. yelcab

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    #9 yelcab, Feb 12, 2015
    The first time is hard. The second time is a breeze.
     
  10. Shootfighter65

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    #10 Shootfighter65, Feb 12, 2015
    seems thats the trick to every repair lol.... I look at everything I do as a challenge and keep grinding until I find the answer
     
  11. drbob101

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    #11 drbob101, Feb 13, 2015
    Mark are you doing the engine out on your car now?
     
  12. gobble

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    #12 gobble, Feb 13, 2015
    Yes last one was 5 years ago.
     
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    #13 drbob101, Feb 13, 2015
    I meant are you doing it yourself? If so good on you. Post some pics along the way please. You have a 4 post lift and im interested in seeing how you do it. Thanks c
     
  14. gobble

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    #14 gobble, Feb 13, 2015
    I am. My plan is to drop the engine myself then bring a friend over who knows what he's doing to change the belts, time the cams and troubleshoot everything else. I have a friend who's a former Lambo tech and trust him with this. I have at least 100 pictures so far but have spent my time working and not posting. The engine isn't quite out yet. I'll post when I have a chance.
     
  15. group77racing

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    #15 group77racing, Feb 13, 2015
    Whoah, you can't trust farm tractor tech...

    "all in fun here" :D
     
  16. yelcab

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    #16 yelcab, Feb 13, 2015
    PM sent
     
  17. gobble

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    #17 gobble, Feb 13, 2015
    I do have close up pictures so far of every single joint and fitting and screw that's needed to be undone so it would make a good supplement to an instruction like "disconnect the vapor recovery hose". My first thought when reading some of the steps is where the hell is that?
     
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    #18 yelcab, Feb 13, 2015
    Great. You are the 355 version of Peter Rychel with his 308GT4.
     
  19. cf355

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    #19 cf355, Feb 13, 2015
    +1 ....this is what I did.
     
  20. gobble

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    #20 gobble, Feb 13, 2015
    The hoses were horizontal so I was afraid to try that.
     
  21. cf355

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    #21 cf355, Feb 13, 2015
    I loosened the upper clamps on the body side of the hoses and the hoses just slid off as you raised the car with the hoist.
    When it came to re-assembly, I installed the water hoses on the motor (clamps slack) side and lowered the body slowly towards the motor.....when the hose and pipe were about to connect I reached in and lined up all the hoses and then continued to lower the body towards the motor. No issues.
     
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    #22 cf355, Feb 13, 2015
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    #23 Rifledriver, Feb 13, 2015
    Good choice. I have seen the expensive water pipes mangled doing that.
     
  24. gobble

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    #24 gobble, Feb 13, 2015
    Is the consensus to drop the oil tank with the engine?
     
  25. cf355

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    #25 cf355, Feb 13, 2015
    Can't understand why. The hoses slid off and slid back on with no issues.
    But I was controlling the hoist speed....very slowly.... a mm at a time.
     
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