RHD gt4 fuse blocks

Shouldn't there be a connection on the bottom of fuse #9 (LH Radiator Fan) of the left fuse block?

It is difficult to see from the picture, but is the blue/red wire connected to the top side of fuse #9?

I think that both fans should be separately fused, but it looks like both fans have been connected to fuse #8.

 

Good day Patrick,

The reason for the two different blocks, other than the slight electrical difference, is that they are "keyed" to their respective fuse block covers. In other words you cannot swap the covers and thus confuse the fuse cover circuit descriptions and/or fuse sizes.

Cheers,

Sam

 

Hi Patrick

Yes - my car Has Magnetti electronic ignition fitted as standard from July 78

 

Mine is an early car, so may be different to yours, but I removed the front section (the main centre console goes underneath it) and the rear seats (4 bolts).

Paul

 

Wow, it's hard to believe the radio ever worked with that rig! What a mess.

 

Coming late on this. On mine the flashers just light up the dip beams, no fog light dash light is illuminated. Have though about wiring to see if I could wire up the fogs or actually sending a signal to the light pods and making them rise and flash the main beams. But never go around to it as it's never been a problem at the Mot time and have checked all wiring and it is as per the wiring diagram. No gt4 rhd I believe has never been fitted with rear fogs from the factory.
Regards centre console, there is a split in 2 parts up near foot rest,remove this front section and then move main section forward and also then remove the gear shift knob and gate put into 2nd and remove handbrake gater then 4th and move section back lift to clear the gear stick and it should come out. Though I did remove a seat last time as well

 

Classic sign of verdigris between rivets. I did have a go at the soldering of them, but to be honest it's juts a temp repair. I went and got 2 new oem boxes and whilst at it replaced all the relays for modern ones. Have improved most of the electrics, though windows are still slow unlike modern windows, can live with that

 

Hi Paul

I've managed to get one of Sam's fuse blocks, someone in the queue dropped out so I was very lucky. Should arrive in next few days.

Van you tell me a source for rtes LED fuses. I've googled but can't find any, just blocks with the LEDs on the block rather than the fuse.

 

FWIW, the failure point on these fuse blocks is the rivets. The heat cycles cause them to loosen, which creates a high resistance connection. That leads to high heat at the fuse tips, distortion, corrosion, etc.

On my 308 all I did was remove the blocks, flatten the rivets with a small hammer, drift, and backup block, and then flowed solder across each rivet/blade connection. This might be a temporary solution but mine have been 100% trouble free for the 30 years since I did the repair

The nice thing is it cost nothing, they are still original, and the covers fit as they should.

 

Hi Francis,
I got them from Halfords. It wasn't the cheapest place but they are really nice quality and fit tightly into the fuse holders, whereas cheaper fuses were a bit loose.
Paul

 

Good day Andy,

You are quite right... however, there are times where trying to address the original block's shortcomings is a bit too late. Attached is a pic of my original black block when I got the car. The fuse blocks were NLA at the time and so the Ferrari dealer simply installed external bypass fuses. If you look at one of Paul's previous posts he mentioned that his original blocks were simply too far gone for any type of repair

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/rhd-gt4-fuse-blocks.555688/#post-145465165

The other issue that can plague the original blocks is the reduction in fuse clip retention over time. As you know the original "bullet" fuses are held between two clips... and these clips can loose their tension the the result is oxidation where the fuse contacts the clips and/or an intermittent connection... which are both issues. In fact it was this issue (fuel pumps cutting in and out) that annoyed me enough to create my blocks.

As for fitment.. If you look back to the link above you can see that my blocks maintain the look and feel of the originals, but with modern fuses, and maintains the use of the original covers.

Cheers,

Sam

 

Thanks Paul

Found them on the Halfords site. Also now found them at Maplin but cheaper. As their two shops are next to each other near to me in Bracknell I will buy from each and compare them in the car park and decide which one to buy en mass. Are you at Silverstone this weekend? I am there all three days.

 

Hi,

That sounds like a good plan.

I'm currently on L'Ile de Ré on the west coast of France in the Dino. We took the ferry to Santander nearly 2 weeks ago and we've been driving through northern Spain, the Pyrenees and western France.
The Dino is proving to be a fantastic car for touring in.

 

Sounds great. I've been to France twice in mine for a week each time. Italy next summer!

 

We went to Italy in 2015, but we took the Cobra as I'd only just bought the Dino and didn't know how reliable it would be, but we'd love to go back again in the Dino, especially around Garda, which was beautiful.

 

There is a Dino 50th event in Maranello next 30th June. That's what I will be going to and taking in the Le Mans Classic on way back, so 2 weeks in all. The Dino event is organised by Matthias Bartz who posts on here in the Dino section. He will be publicising it in November but has promised me a place.

You are right, by modern standards the car is noisy and hot. To be quite honest 2 hours is the most I can manage before stopping for a break. Mainly sore bum and stiff knee!

My cabin electrics are pretty good. The door lights work intermittently and I need to do some contact cleaning there .Most of my electrics have been rewiring the headlamps direct from the battery and fitting modern cooling fans, once again direct from the battery. Existing circuits just used to switch new relays up front. The aerial (which did work) no longer does as the live feed suddenly has no connectivity. That to sort out this winter. Fogs work fine though I want to work out how to flash them.

Would be interested in details of your led lights for the dash. My existing ones are so dim that they are useless.

My passenger door lock is very worn and only works intermittently from the outside. OK from inside. That needs looking at as well.

I am sure I can get the internal ventilation fans to work better. I know they were never much good but I am sure they could be better. When I had old R12 gas and after I fitted modern calling fans I got air from the a/c at 2 deg C. But had to have new gas last year and new seals, now only get air at 9 deg. So I def need more circulation, particularly in Italy in June!

Do you mean the rocker switch/light on the door? I can't remember which position is which, and as mine only works intermittently I haven't really got round to sussing out which position is which. All I remember is that early in ownership one of them was switched to on (easily done inadvertently by an arm) and then decided to reconnect which resulted in a flat battery at an inopportune moment. So since then I always isolates the battery even when leaving for only a couple of hours.

Safe journey home.

F