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While it is great that this one time donor car has been salvaged, the 400 Superamerica claim rubs me wrong. At least it is listed as a type 209.

Kerry, thank for finding out the engine's history!

Regards,

Art S.

Wow this got rather ugly. Jim, I think this is the reference you were talking about: http://books.google.com/books?id=mm8oM7_OuDEC&pg=PA108&lpg=PA108&dq=lash+caps&source=bl&ots=nnm4kVs8DO&sig=PFRkqRCwjUl3WbPw-dIxZL-Rez4&hl=en&ei=HYAcSuLHHMWMtgfFoOzaDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#PPA109,M1...

Dear Robert, I agree completely with both the possibility of cap motion, the limit of the extent of movement and that it is an interim fix. If the fit is sufficiently snug and the caps are well designed (sufficiently deep pocket) they should be good for regular use without any problems. That said I ...

To clarify: any force that may act in a manner to cause cap separation from the valve.

I'm an ME, what do you need to know... :D ;) Oh, by the way, if the cap is secured well to the valve and of low mass, there should be reletively low forces between the cap and valve (only point I can think of where any force may be present is when the valve head contacts the seat). While having no j...

Tom S. & Chris, I agree that this a patch but, I'm not sure why it would come apart. Are you both suggesting that valve float is so bad on these motors that the caps would have a chance to come off? Unless you spin the motor up to 10K, I doubt there will be a problem (assuming the caps were properly...

So Yale, how was the trip to and from MD? Any issues?

Also, your photographer has captured an action shot:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carspotter/3497167886/

Regards,

Art S.

Yale, If I ever said that it was no big deal to keep a vintage Ferrari on the road, I must have been on something; someday my car might just get back on the road. However, I just think that you have had a particularly unlucky spell with yours. By the way, Francois rebuilt my radiator, preserving the...

Yale,

What hasn't been rebuilt yet?

Art S.

And the photographer said Yale was nice!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carspotter ... otostream/

Regards,

Art S.

Tom, I just wanted to say thank you for your diary posts chronicling the rebuild of 7919’s engine. What started with a small noise that ‘just didn’t seem right’ resulted in your and Francois’ discovery of a cracked exhaust valve seat that was about to drop! Although the imminent seat failure was cau...

Hi Fred, I think mine is the same model (not sure at the moment as the car is at Francois' shop). It seems unusual that the antenna core broke. Are you certain that this is the case or are you guessing? When mine failed, it ended up being one of the capacitors in the control circuit. Regards, Art S.

Steve,

Do what you want with the car, its yours! I'm just glad that you brought it back to beautiful condition.

Regards,

Art S.

PS. I'm curious what you will think of it once you drive it...

Dan, Where did you find the boot ?!? I need one! I'm going through the same dilema at the moment regading the exhaust. Francois strongly prefers Ansa but my NOS rear halves lasted 8 years - too short for me. Francois then suggested a compromise - the Ansa center sections, which really define the sou...

Sloper,

Here is a pair of NOS Series 1 trim rings: http://cgi.ebay.com/Satz-Scheinwerferch ... 240%3A1318

Good luck,

Art S.