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24958
icck ! -- Tim Timko (Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?) oo=00=oo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Tim Timko
fltrplntman
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Jan 1, 2007
2:41 pm
24959
I didn't see anything on his modification list that would allow for that sort of HP. With some boost tweaks maybe 365 or perhaps it's all that specialy colored...
staatsof
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Jan 1, 2007
3:14 pm
24960
<<very popular in the USA now.>> It's very popular here too - except that it's usually 17-year-olds and their 900cc Vauxhall Corsas that get the treatment. The...
Mike Roberts
rundschneemann
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Jan 1, 2007
4:03 pm
24961
I'm not a big fan of this kind of treatment, but I do have a little sympathy for the 7 year olds that are doing it. When most of us old timers were a little...
Brian Shorey (bshorey)
bshorey
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Jan 1, 2007
4:37 pm
24962
I'm not sure who "us" refers to but over here it's insignificant in size compared to "them". It's really a big thing so naturally that's where you'll find the...
staatsof
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Jan 1, 2007
6:11 pm
24963
<<But in todays world of tight emissions controls, what, realistically, can the average 17 year old enthusiast do to his car?>> Luckily, in GB there is a wide...
Mike Roberts
rundschneemann
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Jan 1, 2007
6:23 pm
24964
<<There are hot rod designers over here that do very nice work and of very high quality as well.>> Yes, I always watch "American Hotrod" and am always...
Mike Roberts
rundschneemann
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Jan 1, 2007
8:20 pm
24965
Unfortunately I have been unsuccessful with obtaining the square sockets I need so that I can change the differential oil on my 84' QP III despite the helpful...
qp3maserati
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Jan 1, 2007
9:04 pm
24966
<<Unfortunately I have been unsuccessful with obtaining the square sockets I need so that I can change the differential oil on my 84' QP III>> It took me 10...
Mike Roberts
rundschneemann
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Jan 1, 2007
9:21 pm
24967
scuze me? Get a thick bolt, grind the thread square with a grinder and put a normal hex socket on the bolt head. Now you have your very own special tool. Took...
cats
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Jan 1, 2007
9:56 pm
24968
<<Get a thick bolt, grind the thread square>> That doesn't make a square socket though, does it? Mike....
Mike Roberts
rundschneemann
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Jan 1, 2007
10:21 pm
24969
hmm, wrong car in my head then, just put an english wrench on it, with the adjustable head. ... -- jcats http://www.2pk.be http://www.cats-citroen.net...
cats
catscit
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Jan 1, 2007
10:41 pm
24970
I found a solution to removing the QP III differential plugs that have the square head. I bought a Gatorgrip universal socket at my local Menards hardware...
qp3maserati
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Jan 1, 2007
11:57 pm
24971
In a message dated 1/1/2007 7:00:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, qp3mas erati@... writes: I found a solution to removing the QP III differential plugs...
italiacars@...
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Jan 2, 2007
12:17 am
24972
Excuse my ignorance, is this square plug recessed in some way that would prevent you from accessing it with a simple open ended wrench? Aside from that, I've...
Brian Shorey (bshorey)
bshorey
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Jan 2, 2007
2:46 am
24973
<<accessing it with a simple open ended wrench?>> They tend to sieze up and round off... Mike....
Mike Roberts
rundschneemann
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Jan 2, 2007
3:50 am
24974
All, On my Biturbo when the ½ inch pipe plug was installed in the fill hole, the one with the cooling fins that protrude preventing good access with a wrench,...
Tim Girton
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Jan 2, 2007
6:22 am
24975
Bob, the cars I were talking about were early 3200's (so probably same engine as Shamal?), one was in work and the other two were at a friends garage. I'm not...
Nick Tallis
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Jan 2, 2007
12:40 pm
24976
Hmmm, 3200 engines not the early Shamal motors as Jarle was suggesting? So the theory is that thrust washers wear from the pulled vesus pushed clutch and the...
staatsof
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Jan 2, 2007
12:58 pm
24977
<<Unfortunately I have been unsuccessful with obtaining the square sockets I need so that I can change the differential oil on my 84' QP III despite the...
Platinum75
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Jan 2, 2007
12:59 pm
24978
Hi Guys, All the best for 2007. Today I received a message from Yahoo that somehow the settings had changed, blocking me from the yahoo group mails. It was a...
jacobremijnse
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Jan 2, 2007
1:05 pm
24979
Now.. I haven't been under my Biturbo to see which drain plug you all are referring to. Is it a 13-14 mm hex head? or a 4 sided 13mm? If it is a hex head...
Tim Timko
fltrplntman
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Jan 2, 2007
3:08 pm
24980
Brandon, The square plug used on the QPIII, and most early Maserati GT car, is actually commonly used in plumbing applications. As you have already found out,...
ivanthecarnut
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Jan 2, 2007
4:06 pm
24981
Anybody know about an event in mid Feb. In or near West Palm beach Florida. Thanks Craig [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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khamsincraig
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Jan 2, 2007
4:21 pm
24982
did 07 get here quick, WOW! reworked two 80 merak SS mechanically (10 grand) feel confidant that long trips could be taken in either, forget ac updates. the...
mitchell_barnes
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Jan 2, 2007
4:33 pm
24983
when shopping, ask for ten point, that will get the response you need. there are also sockets made for rounded square male ends. they drive on, a simple quick...
mitchell_barnes
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Jan 2, 2007
4:43 pm
24984
Here's a link to the Snap-on female socket: http://tinyurl.com/y36sjr And the male socket: http://tinyurl.com/vsnfj You have to order from the online Sears...
Doug Holtsinger
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Jan 2, 2007
6:54 pm
24985
Send me the size and a photo or drawing, see what I can do Regards Terry _____ From: maserati@yahoogroups.com [mailto:maserati@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Terry Wilson-Moore
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Jan 2, 2007
7:15 pm
24986
... I asked him how he got from 306hp to 387hp, and he claimed that the exhaust plus catalytic converter deletion added 30-40hp, and the airfilter and cup chip...
Doug Holtsinger
dsholt3
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Jan 2, 2007
11:36 pm
24987
I was at Sears earlier today and the store had a selection of 8 point sockets. Note that this plug is NOT a metric size. Ivan...
ivanthecarnut
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Jan 3, 2007
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