Ferrari Mailing List: Very rusted plug connector

[Michel Savard (mysavard]

1981 308 GTSi: Remember my totally broken connector (connecting plug wire to plug extension) from yesterday ? Well, I looked at another today, #3 front of engine, the connector was TOTALLY rusted and broken in 2. Anymore rust and it would have been desintegrating by itself.

How can it rust ? It's well hidding, no water can get in there. I don't understand.

I guess electricity wasn't not going through by much.

 

I fixed it by taking the connectors from the a spare set of plug wires from my 2000 Ford Focus and test drove again. Much much better, not perfect. Still a little backfire now and then, but much smaller. I'll check the 4 back connectors tomorrow.

I still have that bling bling sound. Got to go to the muffler shop to have it checked.

 

Michael Savard