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by TOMKIZER
Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:12 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Rear window latch
Replies: 6
Views: 5603

Re: Rear window latch

QUICK! QUICK!
I just found this on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferrari- ... 230b954ffb

Tom Kizer
by TOMKIZER
Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:36 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Need Wiring Diagram GTE
Replies: 10
Views: 11952

Re: Need Wiring Diagram GTE

One thing that might be worth doing, just for safety, is to put a $5.00 12 gage fusible link on the starter solenoid end of the 8 gage wire that runs from the solenoid to the plus side of the ammeter, and leave the fusible link part of the wire out of the conduit that carries that wire into the pass...
by TOMKIZER
Sat Oct 30, 2010 1:47 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Carb Synching
Replies: 23
Views: 18736

Re: Carb Synching

Many years ago, I wrote a two or three part series of articles for the Ferrari Market Letter on how to set up carbs and the linkage on the various cars. They were also published in the Tech Tips Book that I did with Jim Riff. I believe they are still the correct way to do the carbs. The articles co...
by TOMKIZER
Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:50 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Carb Synching
Replies: 23
Views: 18736

Re: Carb Synching

I think maybe there isn't one on your carburetor. Here's a photo of the one on my Queen (40DFI/5). There is an identical one on the other bore. Is a PF carb the same as a GTE carb? If so, I think maybe the left-to-right plate synchronization has to be done with the little cone shaped tube and the lo...
by TOMKIZER
Fri Oct 29, 2010 3:43 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Carb Synching
Replies: 23
Views: 18736

Re: Carb Synching

John, I agree with Dyke. Although the error created by synchronizing left to right first is perhaps negligible, it is theoretically greater than synchronizing the high-flow venturi first. It seemed to me that the air flow sensitivity was greater when changing the idle speed screws than the changing ...
by TOMKIZER
Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:52 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Carb Synching
Replies: 23
Views: 18736

Re: Carb Synching

Don't forget left to right synchronization. The best thing I have done to improve my carburetor behavior was to start from scratch and reset the plates by resetting the toothed sectors and closing all the air bypass screws. That allowed me to use the air bypass screws to synchronize the left and rig...
by TOMKIZER
Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:54 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: stupid is as stupid does
Replies: 11
Views: 10111

Re: stupid is as stupid does

My solution is shown below.
Tom Kizer
by TOMKIZER
Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:54 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: FCA Judging
Replies: 28
Views: 21266

Re: FCA Judging

I'm not complaining or "arguing with the umpire", but I agree it would be nice to be able to compete with the trailer queens at a show. I can attest to the fact that just getting to a show without a tow vehicle and a closed trailer makes it difficult to compete successfully - not impossible, but ext...
by TOMKIZER
Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:02 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Oil capacity
Replies: 8
Views: 7839

Re: Oil capacity

Another truism is: The only way a vacuum system gets all the oil is if you stick the tube up through the drain plug hole.

Tom Kizer
by TOMKIZER
Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:00 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Oil capacity
Replies: 8
Views: 7839

Re: Oil capacity

Ditto the sludge. Also, I used one on my Queen. When it started sucking air only, I was suspicious because of the quantity removed. I pulled the drain plug and another 2 liters flowed out.

There is no free lunch.

Tom Kizer
by TOMKIZER
Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:02 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Brakes! We don't need no stinkin brakes
Replies: 30
Views: 24449

Re: Brakes! We don't need no stinkin brakes

Oh Tom! In trying to avoid the darkness you have gone over to the "dark side".Whats next ,lash caps? Mike PS I would love to see the wiring setup Hi Mike, PM me your email address and I'll send you the schematics and a description. There was no need for insults. To show that there are no hard feeli...
by TOMKIZER
Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:38 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Brakes! We don't need no stinkin brakes
Replies: 30
Views: 24449

Re: Brakes! We don't need no stinkin brakes

OK, five months is long enough to wait for another "stinking brakes" post. I'm hijacking this thread and using it to post a "purist = masochist" post. It had degraded into that anyway. In early Saturday, July 3, during a day trip to the Quebec countryside for a family reunion, we barbequed chicken, ...
by TOMKIZER
Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:59 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Guess which car
Replies: 10
Views: 7231

Re: Guess which car

Is this what the judges mean by "Over-restoration"? Note the screw slots. On the other hand, shouldn't they be rivets?

I want that car so bad, it hurts.

Tom Kizer
by TOMKIZER
Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:49 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Exhaust system
Replies: 4
Views: 4994

Re: Exhaust system

Unlike Mark's tendency toward loquaciousness, I tend to express my experiences in a more taciturn and sententious manner. It is true that I installed a Stebro stainless steel exhaust system on my 365 GT 2+2. I found that the fit is not what I would have desired, but by removing and repositioning all...
by TOMKIZER
Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:05 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Is this the correct 250 PF License Plate Frame?
Replies: 3
Views: 3790

Re: Is this the correct 250 PF License Plate Frame?

Here's the Euro plate and frame.

Tom Kizer