Ferrari 308 First Drive in 20 Years - Major Service pt2

For your Ferrari Parts with WORLDWIDE free shipping on Service Kits go to:
www.superforman...
Enter 'Ratarossa' in the Comments box during checkout.
With the Major Service on my neglected Ferrari 308 nearly complete, it only leaves one thing to do ....a first real drive out on the road for 20 years, will it let me down or be the drive I had hoped for ?
www.ratarossa.com
/ ratarossa
/ ratarossa
/ ratarossa
Merch: teespring.com/...
#ratarossa #diy #ferrari

[@steves4639]

no better feeling in the world than to take something broken, esp something others have kinda given up on, and making it work. having the right tools, and not afraid of getting greasy, makes it all happen. congrats man

[@irabel01]

Got me smiling. Thanks for getting her back on the road

[@MyRetroWatches]

I love 308s so to see yours finally take its first trip is great. It’s a shame we will go into lockdown soon . Can’t wait to see that car fully done

[@dommorton]

“All my gauges are ok, well the ones that are working” 🤣

[@sheldonv8]

Funnier comment than all the Corona ones I've heard

[@antiochiaadtaurum3786]

I like this guy's style.

[@timfenton5153]

Nice one. Hope you can keep making videos, keeps the mind off all the news. Thanks

[@mrstanhope1516]

Well played sir. Interesting 308 rally replica on seen through glass's channel today.

[@Ratarossa]

Mr Stanhope I need to watch that

[@kevinauyong3129]

I love the fact that you dive in and tackle repairs that others would be scared to attempt because it's Ferrari.

[@davidtaylor857]

Kevin Auyong It is just a car , and a relatively simple one at that .

[@rogermay808]

It's just nuts and bolts. People see Ferrari and assume it's not DIY because it's too complicated.

[@curvs4me]

Something I learned last year after decades playing with coolant in odd setups. Use a rigid cap mount filler with funnel, then go to a high point bleeder and pull a vacuum on the coolant system with a hand pump.. I think it's something developed for Huracan maintenance but wow does it work for everything.

[@normanrhone2791]

Top of the car is a tool table. Nice👍

[@JIMWSMITH]

Bloody fantastic...😎

[@motorfab7014]

Bravo Ottimo lavoro (great job) 👍

[@iainmcglynn833]

Brilliant watch 🙏🙏🙏

[@gplusgplus2286]

Please change all those fuel lines asap as they look quite bad. Don't want to see your 308 go like that F40 in Monaco.

[@chrismarshall7220]

I have a mondial with same engine , you cant get fuel lines

[@gplusgplus2286]

@@chrismarshall7220 they are sold by the metre, no need to buy from Ferrari.

[@nickhannaford3253]

Nice job👍

[@curvs4me]

Does it turn to the right for the block drain? Most US drains turn right, opposite of removing bolt to drain.

[@Kekkojoker90]

EDIT he already changed the belt

[@cav4290]

Thank you for the videos! Please get some proper gloves :)

[@paredding]

All this would be so much easier (and safer) if you bought a car lift...

[@markkunikkanen]

I wonder what the environment laws say about wrenching on Your driveway. You should at least collect and recycle all the fluids and not let petrol on the ground.

[@ArtHotelRiposo]

I`ve got a new Quarantine game, every time Scott says Crush Washer empty your glass!

[@cliffburridge]

One of his originals was a Dowty seal.

[@Steve-jq4st]

I flinched when you dropped the spanners on the roof.

[@themessenger5868]

Yes Scott, that bleed screw on the thermostat is a bugger. I removed mine and drilled two small holes in it and turned it in to a bleed screw. It works really well and has made bleeding the system a breeze. Cheers, Marc

[@simonculmer6624]

Why don't you get yourself some Tiger disposable gloves. You are always ripping the ones you use and the Tiger ones are much hardier but still give you good feel for wrenching

[@Dave.S.TT600]

why don't you sent him a few bucks to do that

[@christopherklanica4155]

WOW never saw the brake bleed device before but it makes so much sense.

[@liamhearne146]

Fair play given the amount of room you've got to work in.

[@summer-ww3op]

Ferrari literaly means work your god damn ass off and pay me for uber

[@paskalm7331]

Great video again 👍🏻. Love the way you're working on your cars. No luxury lift, garage or so... simply do the job on your driveway 👍🏻

[@enzorari]

Fantastic job, keep it up, like to see more of the 456 though 😉

[@Ratarossa]

enzorari ok I’ll plan another on some 456 content

[@enzorari]

Ratarossa Thanks!

[@signdeals4972]

You should break down the cost if you took it in vs DIY. Serious savings...

[@adrianflower3230]

Great job, Scott. Nice video. Keep up the great content and stay safe.

[@RD-ot4ze]

Hey Scott, new subscriber and F430 owner from the US. Great vids, keep up the DIY repair vids, great detail! Cheers

[@obibaddad1991]

I am really glad to have found this site. I have watched a number of these over the past few months and I must say I owe you "thanks" for completely wiping out any misguided idea I might have cultivated in my poor mind about buying and maintaining a car of this ilk. The coolant change was bad enough but really, how long did it take you to take off the fuel filter? "You are a better man than I am Gunga Din."

[@Ratarossa]

Obi Baddad fuel filters are always a PITA the rest wasn’t to bad. If I had a lift it would be 10 times quicker. But I like to show anyone can do it with basic tools

[@1SECRETBILLY]

I like those big fuel filters. Stay healthy my friend across the pond.

[@livingroomguitarist7]

That's awesome. 308 drivetrains are pretty robust enjoy!

[@schmidt28117]

I use the same type of "cardboard creeper" on my driveway. 8)

[@geoffaries]

Hi Scott Another great video, watching you work on the drive and in the rain, takes me back to earlier(much earlier !) times in my too distant past, when, due to my slim build, I was sent under the car by my dad and older brother, to carryout the awkward jobs, I'm too old and inflexible to do that now, I prefer to work at chair height! You put an amazing amount of time and effort into your cars and videos, do you have a day job? My son would like to say hi to your daughter who appears in the final scene of each video!

[@stinkintoad]

How do you find these rougher condition project Ferrari's.? They are few and far between in the US.

[@Ratarossa]

Michael Kerr they are about but just not readily available as you would want

[@rudyyarbrough5122]

Scott, have you found a DIY manual on all of these things that you are doing? Like knowing where and how many drains there were in the oil system? Also on the coolant drains and how to use them? I am looking now into buying a 308 and would like to do all of these things myself. I like you will have to be on my back with dirty hands. I love it! Thanks for the encouragement you have offered so many!

[@jimcolangelo7003]

On the FerrariChat forums there is someone who makes a quick bleed screw for that thermostat housing, it's a really great item, a quick search will help you find it, I don't have the link anymore as I sold my Mondial years ago but it worked a treat!

[@jamcdona]

She's a diamond in the rough! What is left to repair under the dash? Just assembly? That wiring is my nightmare. I had my Alfa's pulled out last weekend when I was using a Power Probe to find a short, and I couldn't wait to get it put back under the dash. Looked horrible.

[@Ratarossa]

John McDonald just a tidy up now John. I’ll do it this week as back at KUBE and more room to get around the car

[@mlx564]

I love the JOY you transmit from getting these jobs done on what us mere mortals would not have once dreamed to touch ! Love watching your relaxed, no stress approach.

[@antiochiaadtaurum3786]

Have you got tax and insurance up in that bitch? I took a 2001 a4 out recently with none, was paranoid, like black sabbath.

[@ksteak27]

Did you remember the gas cap? :)

[@marknorton5951]

He gets a lot done given limited space and facilities but that polluted driveway must be an environmental nightmare. Lucky the neighbours don’t complain about the noise and everything else because they could argue he’s running a business without the necessary consents. Still, good to see these cars being brought back.

[@rogeeeferrari]

So is there a part 3 ? Or you figure the valve adjustments and the cam belts and cam timing is ok ?????

[@christoph404]

regarding draining the coolant and refilling and bleeding the system, so that bleeding bolt on top of the thermostat housing is a really stupid design because as you point out you have to take it fully out and try and get it back in with hot coolant spluttering out but there is a modified after market bolt available that is a proper bleeder screw which has a hole in it half way down the thread so you don't have to take it right out, I think Hill Engineering do one, I got one a few years ago from a guy in the States, wasn't Birdman but I think it was Birdman's web page that had a link to it .

[@sheldonv8]

Is that US front bumper on upside-down?? . . Looks horrible.

[@markchip1]

"... I did a video on the brakes - link up here!..." Crickets... You need to watch the videos through before uploading them - this happened on the last video, where no link ever appeared!

[@Ratarossa]

Mark Chippendale dammmm you are right doh

[@tobihall2247]

Can't be too hard to visit his uploads is it buddy... probably a quicker solution than your whinge about not having a link 😂

[@TheMentalblockrock]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnnSqZuup6masKM looks like you are filling the cooling system with screenwash!

[@glennarnold3970]

good tip rata use a 2 litre plastic coke bottle screw cap off rap some electrical tape around the thread cut bottom off bottle put neck of bottle in radiator filler bottle make sure it is a neat fit fill bottle full of coolant open bleeder valves coke bottle is the highest point so you should get no air lock in the cooling system you can do this with motor running or not works everytime cheers arnie

[@user-od3rl5mc]

Oh the us spec is ugly...looking forward to the conversion

[@Woods_Hiker]

very enjoyable vid seeing you work your magic on the 308

[@madmarkuk1]

;-) fantastic

[@augnkn93043]

your battery is the wrong way round. the terminals are at the front they need to be at the back to minimise the chance of them shorting out on the metal battery cover.

[@mikew9893]

thermostat?

[@florencedoberman8336]

Keep posting content mate 👍

[@anidiotinaracingcar4874]

There's no timing belts with the major service?

[@mattphillips611]

Really cool piece, really envy the stuff you get up to with these classic Ferrari’s. nice one 👍🏻

[@quaternion-pi]

Excellent job. There is second plastic fuel filter in the gas tank directly feeding the fuel pump. Mine disintegrated and destroyed the fuel pump. Might be worth looking at if you haven't. I easily replaced mine with a generic fuel sock. Thanks for documenting your restoration.

[@Ratarossa]

Quaternion good to know cheers for sharing

[@ezdubbin97]

Dude...dude! This makes me so happy to see. Did you have any issues with the clutch being frozen from sitting so long?

[@Ratarossa]

ezdubbin97 just a tiny bit of dragging to start with but that seems to have burned off now and much better

[@harrisonhunter7512]

Awesome work mate very rewarding that first drive. 👍

[@Ratarossa]

Harrison Hunter really was surprisingly good

[@LetMrAL1]

What was going on with the wiring under the dashboard?

[@howardscott7521]

Very informative. So how many tries to bleed the cooling system?

[@Ratarossa]

Howard Scott actually just one ... very surprised. I’m still monitoring it though to be sure

[@markchip1]

Does anyone think we should send Sam, from Seen Through Glass, links to these videos on how to work on your own Ferrari?? Maybe not then!!

[@Ratarossa]

Mark Chippendale I’m supposed to be filming with Sam on my Stradale at some point when we are free

[@kavinskysmith4094]

Sorry if this gets answered latter in the video but what is that black thing that looks all beat up at 5:16 to 5:24 and seems to be hanging right off of the engine as well, like did someone jack the engine up there by accident at some point or beat on it with a hammer?

[@66Pipes66]

Kavinsky Smith looks like a plastic cover to keep water off the distributor cap.

[@jukesr]

wrong coolant for an aluminum block ..

[@timfulmer5156]

Dude....I am so happy for you. Your new 355 with power nothing! Please reconsider the “Euro” upgrade.....unless you plan on doing a piston change for the compression. Do an ignition upgrade first.

[@gilbertfranklin1537]

Ferrari's always sound so busy when they are running, even on a slow drive. Like the Clydesdale's pulling the Budweiser wagon in a parade - just wanting to be let loose so they can GO! Take me out of the city, papa, so I can clear my throat and sing! 😊

[@daveholloway8780]

How many houses do you have?

[@g6et_wrx177]

Hey yourself a cheap set of flare nut spinners. Will stop you rounding fuel line and brake line nuts! Always a risky exercise with standard spanners

[@chrismarshall7220]

Love the car, love the video,s , but changing oil and coolant isn't a major service! That's timing belts etc.....

[@Purple_Banana_69]

Nice work! If it hasn't been driven in 20 years, I hope some fresh tyres are high on the 'To Do list' before you take it on many more test drives!

[@scottiencali]

Planes Trains and Automobiles!! Love how 1 min into the repair...the rubber gloves have holes i them...is that Murphys law or just everything in an engine is sharp!!

[@spazda_mx5]

Repaint that inlet manifold with some red wrinkle paint! 'Really Random Channel' did a vid on this, very satisfying 🤗

[@nicholastaylor1546]

Great video as usual - any chance you can show how you changed the front 4 spark plugs?

[@george8718]

Enjoy your weekend.

[@vitesh89]

Congrats man I always wanted 308, it's fantastic to see you finished it and it looks great in my opinion.

[@paulvarrieur976]

Can’t wait for the video when you get rid of the hideous USA Bumpers.

[@massimilianomicor8775]

Great Video as usual... Stealing your secrets 🤓🧐...😂😂

[@chrisp4170]

"All my gauges are ok, well the ones that are working, anyway....."

[@details78]

I've had a change of heart. British Racing Green should be the exterior color. 🙂

[@jaguarxj2209]

Again another great video mate ! Congrats and keep safe during next weeks due the quarantine :)

[@rezaq1]

New house?

[@fachengchin541]

WoW, after so long, congratulations !!!!! you're a hero.

[@malcolmscott4150]

Great to see the 308 stretching it’s legs - great work Scott 👍

[@liambrady9852]

The bushes in your wishbones are looking a bit rotten?

[@jerryrodriguez9352]

Keep enjoying life and the cars! Cheers mate!!!

[@tomblatch1594]

Great work! Glad the drive was sweet. I thought you'd return with a lengthy job list - if you'd have made it back at all!

[@Ratarossa]

Tom Blatch super surprised as I was expecting that to

[@darrenalchin1329]

Very exciting! Can't wait to hear it at redline!

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

How does a 308 get in such horrible condition ?☹️ You’d think they would be cherished.

[@Ratarossa]

Honda 250 that’s the main reason. Same thing with early Porsche

[@strat0871]

Great job again, cheers !

[@earthstick]

I like the Outrun bit at the end

[@ProjectFairmont]

Commitment, perseverance!

[@Falangaz]

How about the belts?

[@CATA20034]

6mm bolts, 10mm socket

[@organiccold]

Nice drive. Keep.safe

[@lancelaprarie6128]

Nice

[@RobertCiampa9112]

14:48 is that washer fluid?

[@johnpanek5203]

My thought as well!

[@curvs4me]

You need one of those 10x10 portable canopies they use at race tracks. One of the best investments I've made.