Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari rebuilt alternators

[Rui Gigante (rui.gigante]

Just out of curiosity ... on the 328 the alternator is on the right side of
the car, very low, close to the oval chassis. I would say it is far enough
from the headers, and it has kind of a "ventilation system", with a tube
that comes out in the middle of the car, facing down.

Does this match the 308, or is it different ?

Rui


On 6/6/07, Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> To continue this story:  Perhaps a year after I bought
> the car from Matt and after FoH's rebuild where the
> supposedly went through every system, the alternator
> failed.  The bearings seized causing the belt to
> break.  Of course, I was 40 miles from home.  We put a
> new alternator on the car at that time.
>
> Between us, I think the problem is HEAT.  The
> alternator sits right next to the headers and just
> cooks.  I believe that the mechanical failures are
> because the heat cooks the oil out of the bearings.
>
> rick