Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Looking for advice for 308 problem

[ferrari308driver (ferrari308driver]

check to see if you have spark from both coils.  could be a bad coil
or tdc sensor.

-matt
'85 308

On 4/21/08, Misc <misc [at] 308systems.com> wrote:
> I had something similar happen 10yrs ago with my 85 308.  It turned out to
> be a VERY loose fuel pump ground wire.  The pump would intermittently run,
> causing everything from complete loss of power to intermediate hesitant
> continuous running.
>
> Mark Lueker
> 308 SYSTEMS Inc.
> 970-282-7006
> www.308systems.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay [at] yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 6:43 PM
> To: Mark
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Looking for advice for 308 problem
>
>
> Don't want to be alarmist but my Mondial QV still ran
> after stripping a cam belt - granted it was running on
> only one bank...
>
> rick
>
> --- clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> > What year is the car?
> > How many milesav
> >
> > Clyde
> > Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: <georgedodson [at] comcast.net>
> >
> > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:56:10
> > To:clyde <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
> > Cc:The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> > Subject: [Ferrari] Looking for advice for 308
> > problem
> >
> >
> > I was driving my 81 308 GTSi on Saturday when
> > disaster struck. I was coming down a long winding
> > hill when I lost power. I was off the throttle at
> > the time and the exhaust note changed completely. At
> > the bottom of the hill I tried to restart, but no
> > luck. While waiting for the tow I tried again and
> > again. Ad the engine cooled it seemed like it was
> > trying to start. Eventually, just as the truck
> > arrived, the engine started but it was running
> > rough, would not idle and seemed to have no power. I
> > started the car again yesterday and again, the
> > engine started but ran rough. There is no backfire
> > but no power either. At constant throttle at ~2500
> > rpm it would surge up 1000 rpm or stall 1000 rpm. I
> > warmed the engine up to ~140 degrees to see of it
> > might be a problem with the startup system. It never
> > did smooth out and it stalled as I was checked to
> > see if it would idle. Again, it would not restart
> > warm. I noted that the fuel pump relay was
> > chattering some  when I tried to restart the engine
> > warm, but swapping relays with another in the relay
> > box of the same type did not help.  Any ideas?  We
> > are heading up to DC for a week so I won't be able
> > to try anything out but I will be thinking about the
> > problem.
> >
> > Regards,
> > George
> >
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