308 Blew up, caught on tape

Seen it before, think its a repost, but its always interesting to see. I always wonder what caused it. At least he's ok.

James in Denver

 

Fuel filler Hose !!!! notice the soot was confined to the driver's side and surrounding the filler neck area.
Everyone PLEASE change the fuel filler hoses, as well as all other fuel line and vapor hoses !!! (they are 20+ years old)
This goes for 308-328 carb cars and FI cars.

 

So, is this 308 totalled?? or is this damage likely to be repaired??

I know the guy spent 1.5 years restoring it, but could something like this be more expensive than the 308 is worth?

Patrick

 

Another early carb 308 gone......

What a waste. People, replace the fuel hoses, keep the carb needles and seats fresh.

 

Its pretty cooked, and also, the tube framing is now embrittled (it got pretty hot up around the back of the roof). Its totalled, but will probably either show up on eBay or sold off for salvage.

Maybe when 308's are worth $100K it will be worth fixing correctly. Not today though.

 

See http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66235 for an explanation by the owner of that 308 back in July 2005

 

Hard to say.....he should have grabbed an ABC extinguisher and jumped back in there! The coward...

He hadn't "restored" it...IIRC, he had just gotten it running from storage....

Good reason to run less than full tanks also...watch the pump and NEVER use the auto pump shutoff feature........LOOK down the tank neck as it fills ....


With applicable OSHA safety glasses, goggles and Nomex body condom...of course.....

Repost...but a CLASSIC........

 

I truly wonder how many early (through MY 1977) 308's are left in the world. I still argue its far less than half.

 

Probably so, Paul........

The motto should be:

"......bursting into flames, since 1976....."!!!!!!

Then you add the ones wrecked/totaled........

 

Nooo, another Ferrari gone

 

Fire has to be by far the number one killer of 308s..

 

A Fire Foe automatic fire extinguisher for your engine bay is only $130 at West Marine.

I've got mine. Something about gasoline being rather flammable...

 

Let's see....we'll take a 25+ year-old-car, replace NOTHING in the engine compartment, drive it around 'till the engine is nice and HOT, and then dump gasoline into the myriad of rubber hoses and fuel lines.....I wonder what happens.

How many 308/328 owners out there honestly know when, or IF, all of their rubber fuel hoses and lines, including the fuel-filler neck hose, have been replaced within the past couple of years????? I'll bet there are a few who don't even know WHY that's necessary.....rubber hoses are supposed to last forever, and you don't need to replace them until they leak or break or something......ohhhh.....

 

I had the lines in my 87 328 replaced when I bought it. Some were fine, a couple were brittle. But, as you said, I like knowing exactly how old they are.

It really isn't that expensive. I had it done as part of a major service, and it might have been a few hundred bucks for labor and parts.

 

Sounds like the average Chevy.

I suppose we don't hear about them since there are no widespread groups of Vega fans that shed a tear for each passing example.

 

It tends to kill a lot of Ferrari's...that and speed.

 

Scary stuff.

But the thing that surprizes me is no one seems to bother, look at the passing cars in the background, they just dont care and just drive by....
is this normal in the US???
I mean I've seen some police (on-board camera) vids where the the officer get hit by a on coming car while he's talking to the driver in the car he just pulled over....nobody stops to asist the officer....?!?! hmmmm

Sorry for the OT ...so carry on guys!

 

Actually, excess people cause more problems so not many stop.

I was in an accident in the middle of the day, busy street and not one person stopped and said, "saw the whole thing, here is my name and phone number if you have problems with the police or insurance."

Well luck had it I did not have problems as the other driver admitted she had pulled out in front of me. She could have easily said I was speeding and that was at lease a contributing cause.

 

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You are right on the money Michael.

 

i did all of my lines and my filler hose this past summer. i posted a thread with pics, but since the recent site crash has messed things up a bit, here is a pic of my old hose after i removed it. sorry for the repost, but i though it would help someone out there.

in the dark corner of the car, it was very hard to tell just how bad it was, that is why i took the pics with it pinched in my hand.

Michael M.
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I did the same thing this guy did. I bought the car (1979 308 GTB) and sorted things out over 2 years before tearing things apart. Cars may rust in the midwest but rubber holds up better than in hot, dry climates. My original filler hose was in excellent shape and no other rotted hoses. The only hose damage was on coolant lines, the inside surface of the hoses was crumbling, but no serious weakening of the hose structure.

BTW, I count myself lucky not smart.

 

Already had been considering changing all fuel lines/hoses anyway but seeing this, my first time, I definitely will have mine changed, cheap insurance and mines relatively young, 1989 328.

Jeff