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J Haller (Jh355)
New member
Username: Jh355
Post Number: 18
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 11:46 am: | |
Agreed, they do require a fair amount of mechanical gofiguaritoutintuition. |
DGS (Dgs)
Junior Member
Username: Dgs
Post Number: 117
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2003 - 3:02 am: | |
I think what Anders may be looking for is a Chilton's type step-by-step procedure guide. I haven't seen any such guides for Ferraris.
The QV/328 workshop service manual has some procedures, and the Service Bulletins cover a bit more, but there's no comprehensive step by step guide for the whole car, or even for, say, a wheel alignment.
For anything not covered in the Workshop Manual or Service Bulletins, you pretty much have to derive the procedures from the exploded views in the parts catalog. Between the available documentation from Ferrari, and a good generic CIS Injection manual (and from information from owners groups like FerrariChat), it isn't all that hard to figure these cars out. The 328 is a fairly "elegant" example of design. (But then, I've been working on my own Italian cars for 30 years -- to me, it's the Toyota that doesn't make any sense.)
These are not extremely technically complex cars. The 328 has no "proprietary" VVTi valve gizmos, or active suspension controls -- the early ones don't even have ABS. They're just very well implemented realizations of otherwise fairly common technology.
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J Haller (Jh355)
New member
Username: Jh355
Post Number: 16
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 10:52 pm: | |
Anders
I have the following;
308GT4 Workshop Service Manual
308QV Owners Manual
328 Technical Data
1989 328 Wiring Diagram
308 Parts Catalog
308QV 328 workshop Service Manual
328 Owners Manual
1973 365GT4 2+2 Service Manual
Let me know if any of these are what your looking for
J Haller
[email protected] |
Paul Jeffery (Peajay)
Junior Member
Username: Peajay
Post Number: 82
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 3:03 pm: | |
I have posted the same question for my 328 some weeks ago, and like you I have downloaded those technical files, and despite having a lot of material they are very inadequate. I contacted the sponsor mentioned but did not get a reply. I honestly believe the best source of information is this site. I have had some excellent advice, I love this super helpful site and people you find here !! |
V.Z. (Ama328)
Junior Member
Username: Ama328
Post Number: 167
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 1:47 pm: | |
check out the 308GT4 manual from the 1970s, some of the stuff is relevant for all 3x8 cars...don't pay big $$ for an original copy, either find a cheap one or buy one of the photocopies.
i think you'll find that there are *no* Chilton style books for Fcars, pretty much what you can find on websites(as mentioned below). Ferrari assumed the user already knew how to do most things, so these books are for tech specs, not an intro.
Ala, BIG part of why FerrariChat.com exists... |
Marq J Ruben (Qferrari)
Member
Username: Qferrari
Post Number: 431
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 7:19 am: | |
You might also check with one of our site sponsors, www.ferraribooks.com. Wonderful to deal with; extensive listing on their site.
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Jeff B. (Miltonian)
Member
Username: Miltonian
Post Number: 408
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 2:44 am: | |
One source you might want to check is books4cars.com in Seattle. They show the manuals on their website, check with them for current availability and shipping information. |
Anders J Lamberth (Andersjl)
New member
Username: Andersjl
Post Number: 42
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 2:22 am: | |
Does anyone know where to find a GOOD and THOUROUGH Workshop Manual / Technical Repair Handbook for 328 ?
I know about a few links: for example http://ferrari.jenkins.org/books/
but none has a complete set showing how to repair, disassemble etc. |