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Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 1324
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, March 25, 2002 - 8:10 pm: | |
This is great.
I just added a "308 Parts Cross Reference" that Mark Gordon sent in. Please keep them coming. |
Jerry H (Jerry)
Junior Member
Username: Jerry
Post Number: 101
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 7:25 pm: | |
I'm with you Craig. I love this idea. It could also include a cross ref. for non Ferrari replacement parts. |
Craig Dewey (Craigfl)
Member
Username: Craigfl
Post Number: 330
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 6:05 pm: | |
We're getting a lot of new members and potential owners as well as those of us who are getting older and can't remember as well as we could when we were younger. So here's my suggestion....
Below is a chart showing two columms:
"Common Items w/issues" & "Common Issues"
(Call them anything you want)
The idea here is to make it easy to troubleshoot a problem. If you have a symptom on your car, go to the "common issues" and see what it might be.
If you want to know what common issues that your car may have with the alternator, then go to the "Common Items w/ issues" part. So each "Common Item" gets a list of issues that may be associated with it(then these become "common issues" too).
If we can list the top two or three problems that cause each of the "Common Issues", it should help us troubleshoot the problem.
Here is the list I made for the 308/328:
Common Items w/ issues......................Common Issues
--------------------------------......................--------------------
Water Pump..........................................Slowdown Light
Brakes & Fluid........................................Oil pressure low
drive belts..............................................Water temp high
timing belts.............................................missing
bonnet strut..........................................runs on 4 cyl
rear bonnet struts..................................doors don't close
air conditioning.....................................windows slow
steering rack..........................................fuel smell
gas gauge..............................................coolant overflows
power antenna......................................Tire size/clearance
Leather trim..........................................windshield sealant
alternator...............................................brake warning light on
radiator....................................................gas tank pressure
engine oil level.......................................Low level dash lights
transaxle oil level...................................difficulty into 2nd gear
Seals......................................................ticking on idling
Plugs......................................................squeaks on idle
Plug wires...............................................wind whistle
Distrib. cap..............................................idles rough
Distrib. rotor.............................................idles high
Air ducts...................................................idles low
Air horns.................................................Speedometer not on zero
Spare tire................................................Misc rattles
Roof latch.................................................rust
oil filter.....................................................bent jacking points
air filter....................................................torn bonnet seals
Emblems.................................................worn seat bolster
Clutch......................................................oil leak at dist cap
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I'm sure there are others.
For example:
WATER PUMP
>>>Whining noise
>>>>>Pump bearing bad
>>>Water temp high
>>>Belt squeal
>>>>>Belt loose
>>>>>Bearing siezed
>>>Drips coolant
>>>>>Pump seal bad
If this looks like a monumental job, it may be! But if we break it down into small parts like this, we can get it done easily. And while it's being constructed, it will be useful to all of us allowing us to quickly find the problem without having to search the archives. Eventually, we can work this into a service procedure for each of the items.
And of course, since I wrote this, I am also volunteering to help Rob document this for the PARTS & SERVICE section. |
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