Ferrari Mailing List: 328 reluctant dead cold start

[Grahame Reinthal (grahame]

Hi collective wisdom of all,

 

When my 328 motor has not been run for (say) a week or more, it needs to be cranked and cranked and cranked for ages before it will even begin to splutter. I crank it for about 10 seconds - nothing; I crack it again for about 10 second - again, nothing; I crank it again and maybe this time I get a slight cough; I crank it again and this time maybe I am lucky and it will splutter into reluctant life and after about 30 seconds it settles right down and is running like a bird and I have no more problems.  If I then try to start the car within (say) the next few days, it jumps straight into happy life with enthusiasm. But if I leave it for over a week or so, we are back to square one!  Anybody had such issues and what should I look for?

 

Cheers,

 

Grahame