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Yes, the car sat for a long time mostly undriven, averaging 500-600 miles per year for last few years. I don't think car was abused, more like...
No, they didn't say how much to fix them. Just that I had to deal with these degraded parts which were the cause of all that noisy racket. I agree...
hi guys, I'm considering buying this f430 with known issues (owner is pretty upfront with the problems). It's noisy with knocking sounds...
Everyone, thanks for all your helpful tips & advice, I truly appreciate it. I'm actually on a fishing trip right now :-) and will be seeing the...
hi @360trev Do you mind letting me know how much it'll cost if I ship the ECUs to you for programming? Thanks.
hi folks, friend of my neighbor offered me his Ferrari 599 GTB. Car looks good but I don't know full history of car, will only be getting the...
Thanks to all, my problem has been resolved just today. Truly appreciate all who had contributed ideas/comments/recommendations. For future...
Yes, I was also wondering if re-soldering (or buying new one) & rewiring as other dizzy will solve the problem. Waiting to hear if any experts...
Thanks for the very technical info & I have to admit I'm not following alot of it; but I will try to make sense of it as best I can. Question 1 :...
Ok, will do this test tomorrow (heading out for nightshift work !). I took things apart to clean as mentioned yesterday. I finally peeked into...
Thanks for WSM diagram SMG2. I'm trying to figure out if those condensers in diagram are same as mine (see my freehand drawing and photo). It is...
Thanks Andy, even if I start the car up immediately, the same resistor will heat up until smoke comes out - hence my fear of an engine fire. As...
Oh yes, forgot to mention that I did the suggested direct wiring per above 2nd test and engine does run, but same resistor is still very hot with...
btw Steve, I finally found a picture of how the microswitch looks like & it is nowhere to be found around carb 1-2 ... so I presume it has been...
Ok, connected brown wire to the inner coil -ve terminal and I now have a working tachometer ! Thanks Adrian :-) I also tried connecting the...
OK, just got home & quickly took some pics before unwrapping a few insulation tapes for wire joints hoping to identify color of wires inside....
hi Adrian, thanks very much responding with the detailed schematic & super useful info. At least now I know what & where to start looking at...
Dear friends, First, this forum is truly an amazing resource & I am grateful for all the info with my 308GT4. It has the 2 original (and very...
