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  1. red-riot

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    #1 red-riot, Oct 29, 2004
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    Thought I'd share my "experience". I noticed a slight stumbling at idle that prompted me to have the car looked at by my shop (WWOC in NY). Once we started diagnosing the problem things - well I think the pictures tell the tale. I'm doing a full engine rebuild, new liners, rings, valve reseating, belts, whatever. We got the parts in this week, so I'll try to post updates as the rebuild progresses. Kevin at Wide World of Cars in New York is handling the rebuild with his team, all I can say is that they are doing a wonderful job and I'm thankful for their patience and professionalism.

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  6. damcgee

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    #6 damcgee, Oct 29, 2004
    COOL! I didn't realize we had another F40 owner on the site (though I see you've been around a while)
     
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  9. Napolis

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    #9 Napolis, Oct 29, 2004
    That's not Kevin with the torch, that's my friend Rosairo. Both of them are super and have a lot of F 40 Knowledge. You're in good hands.
    Kevin is to the left in the pics you posted that crossed with my posting.
     
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  14. Juan-Manuel Fantango

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    #14 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Oct 29, 2004
    What is the approximate cost of a F40 rebuild?
     
  15. TCM

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    #15 TCM, Oct 29, 2004
    Great post. Nice to see the internals of the engine outside of a museum. Thanks for sharing with us.
     
  16. VROOM!!!

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    #16 VROOM!!!, Oct 29, 2004
    WOW is all i can say! Looks like those guys have alot of work to do in the next few days, although i wouldn't mind it .....working on a F40, getting to see the insides of the monster...
     
  17. ghost

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    #17 ghost, Oct 29, 2004
    Wow Jon! Didnt' realize things were at this point. I'm glad to see that the team at WWoC is doing a good job. When's the estimated completion date?
     
  18. red-riot

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    #18 red-riot, Oct 29, 2004
    Hi Vik,

    Yeah, the sh?t hit the fan Friday evening before the Time Square shoot. The car was running badly for several weeks and I thought it was from a bad potentiometer screwing up the idle. When we pulled the plugs 3 cylinders had really bad compression - we pulled the heads thinking exhaust valves but they were ok, the problem was rings and 3 bad cylinder liners - I'm replacing rings and liners on all cylinders, might as well get her back to A+ condition. Parts came in this week, so I expect to have her back on the road in about 2 weeks. Kevin and the crew at WWOC are great, you could eat off of the parts after they did the disassembly. I got nervous because Jim Murphy the service manager left, but everything is gong great and I feel really good about how the rebuild is taking place.

    Give me a call if you feel like taking a peek, its like visiting a sick child in the hospital for me - any excuse to get there is a good one!

    Jon
     
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    #19 red-riot, Oct 29, 2004
    Yeah its really cool, I'm not a mechanic so being able to see the things that you only read about really makes a big difference. Chalk it up to one very expensive adult education class....

    Jon
     
  20. 134282

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    #20 134282, Oct 29, 2004
    i'm gonna have nightmares tonight just looking at all of that disarray...

    Good luck, dude...
     
  21. robiferretti

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    #21 robiferretti, Oct 29, 2004
    John get that girl running again, Les with the Carrera GT has been talking smack about us :)
     
  22. CCarlisi

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    #22 CCarlisi, Oct 30, 2004
    Thanks for the pictures! How many miles were on the motor when you decided to rebuild it? Is there anything that can be done to ensure that the same thing doesn't happen again?
     
  23. Hubert888

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    #23 Hubert888, Oct 30, 2004
    nice hearing from you again Jon. hope your f40 will be up and running like brand new in no time. maybe we can weave in and out of traffic without signaling and get more 'cop attention' :)
     
  24. Tubi

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    #24 Tubi, Oct 30, 2004
    What an excellent post!!!!!! thank you. Really interesting and shows how much goes into building these amazing cars!
     
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    #25 red-riot, Oct 30, 2004
    Damm, I might have to upgrade to the LM Turbos afterall....
     
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