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Thanks Tony
Thanks Peter and Ken , is there a thread on Ferrarichat or other site that relates to this ?
I was taken for a test drive in an E series Dino and the rev counter appeared to be only showing half what the road speed and gear used would...
Very interesting thread that I have only just caught up with . I had a bad attack of dino-itis earlier this year and almost succumbed to buying...
How can you check if a classic Ferrari has matching numbers for chassis ,engine and gearbox ? I can see how to read the numbers off the car , but...
I have been looking to buy a Dino and on a couple of the cars I have looked at the doors needed a definite slam to latch the lock . On closer...
This light stays on momentarily when my (carb) 308 fires up , is it normal ?8 fires up , it goes off when the oil pressure gauge starts to move...
Thanks for posting , and well done with the detective work too !
I don't think Niki Lauda passed any advice back to the designers about the legibility and clarity of the instrumentation .. I'm pretty sure he...
It was a temporary plumbing up of a mechanical gauge , removed after checking out new sender
OK guys , here is an update . I got the drivers handbook out and found the reference to 'normal oil pressure at 6000 revs and an oil temperature...
The gauge on the dashboard has hardly any divisions or numbers , mine kicks off with '0' at 4 oclock , division mark at 7 oclock , then '85' at 6...
Thanks guys , that's great
I am going to look at a 1977 308GTB - dry sump , carbs - where do I look for the above numbers ? Thanks in advance !
er , no , ! If that is RM estimate than I guess the 'Steve McQueen' massive provenance effect applies . I might have lifted the paddle for an...
Interesting colour ! Unfortunately I already have a 308GTS ( Rosso Chiaro ) otherwise with no reserve would be tempted to go to the...
I am used to air cooled cars , so a Ferrari 308 is unexplored territory on a mechanical basis. I own a 1980 carburettor 308GTS , mileage 58000 and...
The existing battery is a 7 year old Bosch Silverplus S5 , 12 volt 74Ah. It looks like it has suddenly failed in spite of being hooked up to a...
Good luck with 328GTS , would go for the cheaper option that you put forward , the lower mileage car too expensive and would deter you from using...
Interesting . 90k(+) sounds like good money , if that had happened to me and my wife had overheard the conversation a sale would have been on the...