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Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Member
Username: Rexrcr
Post Number: 747
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 8:23 am: | |
quote:"push together" battery cable
There's an update kit for this, though that was ten years ago. |
Jeff B. (Miltonian)
Member
Username: Miltonian
Post Number: 466
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 6:40 am: | |
Sorry, that's
http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/112/252357.html |
Jeff B. (Miltonian)
Member
Username: Miltonian
Post Number: 465
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 6:33 am: | |
Hi, Tal; Welcome to FChat! I'm sitting here at 4:00AM with insomnia, so I'll take a shot at your question.
If you search the archives here, you can find plenty of discussion about the "no start" problem. If you are talking about failure to crank over on the key, there are three main possibilities:
1) Bad battery connections or grounds. (Or a bad battery, which doesn't sound like your problem).
2) Starter solenoid problem.
3) Mystery voltage drop (at ignition switch?)
Your profile doesn't indicate which year 348ts you own - is the battery in front or in back? It it's in back, there has been an issue with the "push together" battery cable having excessive resistance due to corrosion on the bullet terminal. Make sure all connections are clean and tight. The starter can be either Bosch or Nippondenso. The ND starter has a built-in solenoid that can suffer from bad contacts, quite easy to have repaired.
The third problem can be tough to diagnose, and it's the one I have on my own 348. I've seen a few others here describe a similar situation. You turn the key, you hear a "click", but the starter doesn't crank the engine over. There is apparently a voltage drop somewhere in the system, and the starter won't crank over at all with less than ideal voltage. I've seen mention of new ignition switches being required, or a relay installed to direct full voltage to the starter. Personally, I added a backup starter button (see http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/112252357.html )
For a test, the next time it does this, just try jumping the two terminals on the starter with a screwdriver (MAKING SURE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL FIRST). If it won't start with the key, but cranks over with a screwdriver, that narrows it down somewhat.
Let us know what you find! You will probably get plenty of good advice on your question, and I'm sure you can get it fixed reasonably easily.
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J R K (Kenyon)
Member
Username: Kenyon
Post Number: 543
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 6:12 am: | |
Its either the flywheel as discssed in earlier threads or its the starter motor, the wiring to the starter could be brittle due to the heat from the engine that if the starter is not turning over. |
Tal Withington (Tal)
New member
Username: Tal
Post Number: 4
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 6:01 am: | |
I have just returned back from a trip round Italy and I have experienced the following problem.
After a long drive, If the car is switched off then restarted after a few minutes i.e refueling I get a click from the rear somewhere but the car does not turn over if I leave it for about 10 min the car fires up as normal. has anyone experienced something similar.
TIA
Tal |
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