[DeTomaso] what should I have done while the car's in the shop?

[Gray Gregory]

Jim,

I suspect your engine is just fine. While changing the timing chain and water pump is not bad insurance, but given that the car runs fine and the way you use it, if it were me I'd just replace the starter and be done. 

If you're concerned about the battery any good auto parts store can load test it for you.

Gray

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Pantdino
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 10:11 PM
To: davel at emspace.com; Detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] what should I have done while the car's in the shop?


Is there really any concern that my engine would be done at 36M?
Even the crap Fiat 850 motors were good to about 60M before rebuild.  :-) I had an oil analysis done a while ago and it did not show any unusual metal levels

Jim


-----Original Message-----
From: dave londry <davel at emspace.com>
To: Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com>; List DeTomaso <Detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Mon, Sep 23, 2013 7:05 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] what should I have done while the car's in the shop?


Well if it sounds good (meaning metallic sounds, not exhaust),
  I'd just add a compression test and ask them to cut up the oil filter to see if anything is shedding metal.
dave
(because the opposite slope is really greasy and you like that car as it is now)

On 23/09/2013 6:21 PM, Pantdino wrote:
> the car has 36M and the son of the original owner told me the engine 
> was balanced and blueprinted after purchase but is otherwise stock 
> AFAIK.  I drive it pretty gently.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dave londry <davel at emspace.com>
> To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Mon, Sep 23, 2013 5:01 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] what should I have done while the car's in the 
> shop?
>
> How many miles on this build and how much do you beat on it?
> dave
>
> On 23/09/2013 4:56 PM, Pantdino wrote:
> > This is also a follow-up on the "starter system problem" thread.  I 
> > had my
son
> turn the key and the relay/ solenoid on the firewall was definitely 
> the source of the buzzing-- I could feel it as well as hear it. But I 
> replaced that item and the buzzing is unchanged.  Also, when the 
> starter is engaged the battery voltage drops to 3.5v or something, 
> from which I concluded the starter has a short to ground and the 
> relay/solenoid is freaking out from all the current going thru it. 
> (What a great 60's term.) :-)
> >
> >
> > I planned to have some maintenance / update work which I can't / 
> > don't want
to
> do done before the Fun Rally next year anyway, so I guess I may as 
> well just have the car flat-bedded to a shop
> >
> > Last time I spoke with Steve Wilkinson about replacing the timing 
> > chain /
gear
> set he recommended replacing the water pump while we were there since 
> there would no extra labor for that.
> >
> > So at this point I think the car needs
> >
> > 1) starter motor
> > 2) timing chain / gear set
> > 3) water pump
> > 4) check harmonic balancer for condition, replace if necessary.
> >
> > Anything else I should have done while it's there?
> >
> >
> > Jim
> >
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