Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Let's talk 308's......

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Like many of the old timers, mine is the Crane system.  However, mine
is so old, it is labeled under the previous maker's name:  Alyson (sp?).

Many Ferrari specialists will tell you to leave it alone.  Carlo Durante
in Tacoma - well respected by nearly everybody in the PNW - even
was critical of the optical pickups.  He prefers the points for some
reason.

My mechanic finally talked me into deferring modification until the
OEM system starts giving problems.  That was 5 years ago.......
And my current plugs are 4 years old with around 15,000 miles
on them.

The only thing that was recommended to me was to have the
distr's disassembled, cleaned, and relubed.  My mechanic said
that should be done every 20 years or so.

Hans.

On 10/16/07, jimshadow [at] verizon.net <jimshadow [at] verizon.net> wrote:
> Which set up do you have again?
>
> Jim
> Sent from my BlackBerry(r) wireless device
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Hans E. Hansen" <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:37:50
> To:JIM <jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
> Cc:The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Let's talk 308's......
>
>
> Don't be too paranoid about those distr caps.  Mine are over 30 years
> old and look like new inside.  I'm sure that the electronic boxes have
> helped that a bit.
>
> I originally researched aftermarket alternatives to the factory
> twin distr setup, but never did anything about it.  Now I'm glad,
> as the OEM modified with the optical pickups works just fine.
>
> Hans.
>
> On 10/16/07, jimshadow [at] verizon.net <jimshadow [at] verizon.net> wrote:
> > Dizzy caps that is...
> >
> > Jim
> > Sent from my BlackBerry(r) wireless device
> >
>