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Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 12:58
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Subject: [Ferrari] Same troubles are back
for 308
1981 308 GTSi: O.k. remember last week when the
car suddenly died ? First towing in years.
The next day I cleaned the gas pump relay with
sandpaper and the car started right away. I turned the engine off within 2
seconds because I was inside my garage. But this saturday and sunday I changed
5 relays (including the gas pump relay and the start injector), shot some
"electrical contact & parts cleaner" inside all relays receiving ends and
added a bit of "dielectric tune-up grease" on all relays. I also cleaned the 2
wires going in the 2 distributors.
Well, today was the big test. The car started on
the second crank, drove onto the street, waited a few seconds maybe 20 and it
died. Couldn't start it at all after that. The starter did its job and I could
hear the engine almost start for a second, only to go dead again. 7-8 times
like this. I pushed the car back inside again. Decided to sandpaper the legs
of the brand new gas pump relay. The car starts right away. I quickly drove
onto the street again, gave it lots of gas and 20 seconds later, it dies
again. Just for good measure I tried again and same thing. I give it some gas,
engine revps up fine and then nothing.
I remember someone suggesting checking the ground
on the gas pump (this was changed in november 2006 along with a used
accumulator). I haven't done that. I'll do this next weekend.
What else do you suggest I check ?
I really want to find the problem. I don't want
to pay for another towing to my mechanic only to find out it was nothing
serious.
Thanks!
Michael Savard
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