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- Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:25 am
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: FACET FUEL PUMP 476087
- Replies: 11
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Re: FACET FUEL PUMP 476087
Tim: you are right, I have seen a few 330 GT's with twin filters, thanks for reminding me. However, I have always wondered if this was a factory installation or was is done by a later owner to try to do a better job of filtering the fuel.
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:25 am
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: FACET FUEL PUMP 476087
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7728
Re: FACET FUEL PUMP 476087
Tim: you are right, I have seen a few 330 GT's with twin filters, thanks for reminding me. However, I have always wondered if this was a factory installation or was is done by a later owner to try to do a better job of filtering the fuel.
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:55 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: FACET FUEL PUMP 476087
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7728
Re: FACET FUEL PUMP 476087
Chris: On a 330 GT, the electric pump does NOT flow through the pressure regulator in the glass bowl filter. The electric pump passes fuel directly to the rear inlet in the carb fuel log. Yves: If you intend to use the electric pump for starting and occasional extra fuel during hot weather or during...
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:51 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Enlarging Valves
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3302
Re: Enlarging Valves
Bob: Make sure the larger valves will not hit the pistons. You may have to machine larger diameter valve pockets in the top of the pistons.
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:37 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Enlarging Valves
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3302
Re: Enlarging Valves
Bob: No reason not to do this. You are spending the money anyway, free horsepower. However, do not expect large gains, maybe 5-7 bhp.
- Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:49 am
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Green Berlinetta Boxer
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6161
Re: Green Berlinetta Boxer
John: You know how tall I am, and I have no trouble in my 365 BB.
- Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:26 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Details wanted for early GTE coils with round resistors
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4761
Re: Details wanted for early GTE coils with round resistors
Ed: The MM series of cars used (for the most part) the Marelli B7 coil. These did not use external resistors.
- Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:20 am
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Details wanted for early GTE coils with round resistors
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4761
Re: Details wanted for early GTE coils with round resistors
Ed: It is all "tootsie roll" coils up into the GTE's. If you have seen photos of Ellenas and PF Coupes with the "square" resistors, you are not looking at photos of original cars.
- Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:48 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Details wanted for early GTE coils with round resistors
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4761
Re: Details wanted for early GTE coils with round resistors
Ed: Early 250 GTE's definitely used "tootsie roll" coils. Please refer to the August 1962 Road & Track Road Test. The photo is a little hard to view, but you can easily see the soldered connections on top of the coil for the "round resistors.
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:20 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: 250 Oil and Water Temp Gauges
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3685
Re: 250 Oil and Water Temp Gauges
Graham: Very good possibility. Get a modern temp gun and shoot the oil and water senders when the car is hot and compare the gun readings with the gauges.
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 2:53 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Personal Thanks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12351
Re: Personal Thanks
I view Tom's site (and Ferrari Chat to a much lesser extent) as the last bastion of people who actually work on their own Ferrari's. That is what drew me here in the first place. Over the years, as the values have increased to highs not ever envisioned 50 years ago, when I first started, the owner p...
- Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:02 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Removing knock off spinners.....
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14353
Re: Removing knock off spinners.....
Steve: I responded to your question on Ferrari Chat.
- Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:12 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: Little Tricks
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3284
Re: Little Tricks
Drew: Toothpicks also work well in stripped-out wood holes.
- Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:58 pm
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: 250 Gte Valve timing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8187
Re: 250 Gte Valve timing
Chris: Your cams have a 109 degree centerline. 27 BTDC, 180 as the piston goes down, and 65 as it starts back up. Total duration is 272 degrees, Divide by 2 to get 136, and subtract the 27 BTDC, gets you a centerline (max lift) at 109 degrees ATDC. Set the flywheel at 109 degrees ATDC and move your ...
- Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:03 am
- Forum: Vintage Ferraris
- Topic: 250 Gte Valve timing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8187
Re: 250 Gte Valve timing
Tom: I apologize for being "picky", but the actual minimum amount by which you can change the cam timing is 2 degrees on the camshaft which translates to 4 degrees on the crank. For every 7 teeth you move the cam chain sprocket, the flywheel moves 148 degrees 10 minutes, and for every bolt hole you ...