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Having been in a fire, I would probably get a chemical extinguisher. http://www.tomyang.net/cars/story2.htm You have no idea how desperate a sound it is to hear a Halon extinguisher make this noise: SHHHHHHHHshhhhhhhssssssss..sss....s...s..h... ...all the while the flames continue to rise. I know ch...

Jim's onto a good point. Hypoid gears work differently than regular spiral cut gears. From I research, hypoid gears do not intesect the crown gear in the middle (think of the crown gear as an "O") kind of like this: O- , but instead mesh with the crown gear lower down like this: O_ This offset give ...

Hi Fest, I would worry more about the oil filter bursting before the oil cooler. I've seen this happen on three cars when starting in the winter. A no-name filter split at the case, and a Fram and a Bladwin sprayed oil out from the seal when the gasket failed. These filters are supposed to withstand...

Thanks Adnaan for the heads up!

Now even more people will find out how crazy I am in restoring this old Ferrari!

Tom

Hi Michael, Look at this link: http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari.html?gearoil.htm It's in the "tips" section of my website in under "lubrication." There are a lot of opinions on the 250 wt. oil. Most people put 80-90 without problems. Some people feel that the 250 wt. was for high speed driving, a...

Hi Yale,

I think "Fest" wants to use the hose for vaccum lines, so there would be no presence of brake fluid...I hope.

Tom

Call me crazy, but $69,000 doesn't sound that bad if the car is a "need nothing" car. That's a big "IF" to see if the car actually needs nothing, but you certainly cannot buy and restore a car for that kind of money. If someone offered me a completed 330 America for $70K four years ago, I would have...

Hi Jon,

I love the way they say ONLY 87,000 original miles! That's well past due for a rebuild with the old technology rings and valve guides!

Tom

Hi Michael

http://www.summitracing.com/

Tom

Working on our own cars deinitely puts us in a minority, but it's the ones before us who give us a bad name. There are a lot of hacks out there fixing all types of cars as well as Ferraris, and everyone assumes we're one of them when we work on our own cars. Professionals are also protective of thei...

Hi Kris,

I have tried repeatedly for years to update the information on my car to that website, but I guess they just don't care!

Tom

Hi Tom,

I'm still trying my best at writting this book! It's probably harder than restoring this Ferrari!

Tom

Hi Guys,

For wire wheels, the spokes are either chromed, or stainless steel. The rims are aluminum, and should be polished with aluminum polish, or buffed with a buffing wheel.

For solid wheels, I think they're magnesium, or aluminum, but they're sometimes painted. Treat them accordingly.

Tom

Hi Koll, I owe so much to all of the craftsmen who've taken the time to teach me all that I've learned. This knowledge is even more valuable when I find very little information out there in books or the Internet. In the old days, apprentiship programs passed on this knowledge from craftsmen to appre...

Hi Michael,

I missed seeing you with the car at Concorso! We'll try again next year!

Tom