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by oldfart3
Sun Nov 28, 2004 7:27 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Masterlube preoiler installation
Replies: 11
Views: 9561

Masterlube preoiler installation

Attached is a photo of the installation of a Masterlube preoiler installed on my Lusso motor on its storage stand. It's waiting for me to finish the rest of my restoration to be installed. Since my progress is somewhere between glacial and geological, I want to turn it over for a few seconds every m...
by oldfart3
Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:50 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Steering Box Overhaul
Replies: 16
Views: 14282

Steering box overhaul

One of the first things I did on my Lusso was overhaul the steering box. It leaked furiously, as the seals had acquired the consistency of the plastic that was used to make the old telephone handsets, and it had a lot of play around center. It's a worm and pin design, which can wear. It's pretty ted...
by oldfart3
Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:47 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Mechanical Fuel Pump
Replies: 4
Views: 5094

Mechanical fuel pump

My Lusso had the same problem when I bought it. It wouldn't run AT ALL with the electric pump turned off. It's really simple to remove the mechanical fuel pump - just 2 nuts, 14 mm as I recollect. There's a linkage that transmits the motion of the pushrod from the motor to the diaphragm that consist...
by oldfart3
Sun Apr 04, 2004 8:06 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Sagging springs
Replies: 0
Views: 3722

Sagging springs

I'm looking for a way to correct the sagging front suspension on my (dato'd looking) Lusso. Does anybody have any experience with either having front coils stretched and retempered or new coils wound?

John Tarr
by oldfart3
Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:52 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Lusso brake booster
Replies: 1
Views: 2365

Lusso brake booster

Does anybody have any leads on rebuild kits or other parts sources for the Bendix Hydrovac brake booster installed on Lusso's
by oldfart3
Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:31 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Lusso washer bag and pump
Replies: 3
Views: 4057

Lusso washer bag and pump

I'm shopping for a new windshield washer bag and pump for my Lusso #4437. Could anybody advise me about the the proper types?
by oldfart3
Thu Feb 19, 2004 8:58 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Cross Country in a 1964 Ferrari?
Replies: 23
Views: 20268

Colorado Ferrari garage

If you decide to take a southerly route through the Colorado Rockies (which I strongly recommend), Mike's Performance Headquarters in Englewood (suburb of Denver) is an excellent resource for maintenance and repairs. He's been the travelling mechanic for the Colorado Grand, and has vast experience w...
by oldfart3
Sun Jan 25, 2004 8:45 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Wiring Harness for 250 GTE
Replies: 3
Views: 4165

250 GT wiring harness/diagram

After being stranded on the road with a dead electrical system in my Lusso a couple of summers ago, I COMPLETELY redid my wiring harness. I removed the entire harness, stripped off all the loom, traced, inspected, continuity tested, soldered new terminals with 2 layers of heat shrink tubing for stra...
by oldfart3
Thu Dec 25, 2003 11:33 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: window cable
Replies: 15
Views: 13595

I ran into a similar problem the first time I went thru the doors on my Lusso. One of the pulleys was bolted thru a slotted hole that allowed it to be slid up or down to tension the cable.
Hope this helps.