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I got the new (single dizzy) cap from Eurospares and a new set of leads from Superformance, both on the basis of best-price. Car's running as...
Thanks. In the end, after sitting there looking at it like lemon for several hours, I made a small puller with small flag shaped fingers that got...
In spite of my best endeavours, the lower bearing is stuck on the gearbox input shaft and won't budge or 'walk-off' as per Birdman's procedure.....
http://www.birdmanferrari.com/index.htm
Panic over. The other end of the pipe goes into the front of the oil pump and should be removable with the aid of a 36mm open ended spanner as...
In the process of changing the clutch on my UK spec dry sump 308 GTB. Oil drained, transfer case cover off, lower and middle drop gears, circlip...
That really is the obvious answer and is probably what I'll do and then end up putting in new oil anyway. Thanks for all the replies. Paul
Thanks. The oil is pretty new Redline 75W90NS so there's no need to replace it just for the sake of it. Its not like an engine where you've got...
I'm about to change the clutch on my UK dry sump '76 308 GTB and have read Birdman's 'bible' pages on the subject which I plan to adhere to...
well, a big thank you to all for the advice and offers. I thought I'd better take another look yesterday afternoon when the sun was boring...
I'm pretty sure I've eliminated everything else. As its a carburettor car, an injector is not an issue. I've had all the carbs to bits and used...
I've convinced myself that the dizzy cap on my '76 euro spec, single distributor, points ignition, carb 308GTB is faulty, causing a misfire on one...
Well, I haven't had time to run it up yet and do the check. Having found a bit of over-winter condensation 'moose' around the filler cap whilst...
"The distributor caps are rebuildable if not cracked, expensive too!" Please tell me more. I have a Euro single distributor setup and the...
Thanks, that was my reasoning too. If I can get someone to push the pedal for me I'm going to check the advance up the rev range to make sure...
This is a topic close to my heart at the moment. I have a Euro (UK) spec, dry sump, carb '76 GTB (2-valve) with a single distributor. This has...
You can get all the bits including seals, pistons etc from Superformance, www.superformance.co.uk, at reasonable prices. Its not hard to do if...
Hi Shaun thank you, that's very interesting and informative. My car, being Euro spec, doesn't have the permanent connections. My manifolds...
All eight of the points on my low mileage car can be removed easily so no problem there. I'd like to make up a set of adapters so that I can...