Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Digest, Vol 225, Issue 8

[Michael Maulucci (michaelmaulucci]

If the fuel pump is working you can hear change in pressure when the carbs are 
full ! 77  308 gtb 
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>   1. Battery is now charged..... no sparks at all, no smell of gas
>      either. (Michel Savard)
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> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 19:39:47 -0400
> From: Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca>
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> Subject: [Ferrari] Battery is now charged..... no sparks at all, no
>    smell of gas either.
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> I finally got my battery fully charged. Remember my problem last friday ?
> I turned the key this morning and just heard ?wam wam wam?.? No sparks at 
> all. No smell of gas either.  In 23 years of starting my Ferrari after a long 
> winter it ALWAYS started after the first or second turn of key without giving 
> it any gas at all.
> For half an hour I tried, I gave it gas every now and then. Nothing, just the 
> sound of the engine turning. I gave up after half an hour
> 
> Only thing I can guess by instinct is the fuel pump is not working. The gas 
> tank is about 7/8 full. What else?
> I called my mechanic, lucky for me he has the exact same 308. I?ll have the 
> Ferrari towed to his garage tomorrow.
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> I?ll let you know what the verdict is.
> Ah well! If it?s not one thing, it?s another with a 44 years old car.
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> Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)
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