Ferrari Mailing List: Re: electrical short on '81 308 GTSi

[LarryT (l02turner]

Hello Michel,
   Instead of trying to touch all those hot wires, try this 1st - when it's 
*really* dark out, open the engine lid and start the engine -  with it 
completely dark - no porch lights, flashlights, etc, look in the engine bay 
for arcing - blue sparks, white sparks, etc -

   It is also a good way to check the condition of the spark plug wires.

   Trying to touch all the wires sounds like a good way to get a shock!!

Good luck -

Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michel Savard" <mysavard [at] dsuper.net>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 10:44 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] electrical short on '81 308 GTSi


> Here is my new problem: Actually, it started last summer, but it was
> barely noticeable, so I didn’t pay too much attention to it. Every time
> I hit a good bump, and there are A LOT of those in Montreal, I sense a
> misfire. It’s as if the engine cuts off for a millisecond. The last 2
> weeks have been terrible. I even drove over a road where the old asphalt
> was taken off, you know before they put new asphalt on, and the
> misfiring was just continuous for the whole 300 feet. It was scary.
>
> My mechanic told me to start the engine and touch all the wires I could
> touch. The problem is with a very hot engine, it’s very difficult to go
> deep in that engine bay.
>
> What do you think I should look for ? Where ?
>
> Michel
>
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