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My '07 F430 just had the same symptoms. Big whistle of escaping coolant, antifreeze puddling in the V of the engine, but no obvious source....
Just a data point... Purchased my '78 308GTS in Dec 97. In the last 20 years, it has never failed a California smog test. Always passed on the...
Front bumper: 41lbs. Rear bumper: 37lbs. Mounting brackets (4 ea.) - 3.5lbs ea. I re-used portions of two of the mounting brackets for the...
Bumpers were $770 for the pair. About $20 in steel stock from Home Depot. Several 3/32 and 1/8 welding rods. About four days of scratching my...
Finally bit the bullet and bought a set of euro bumpers for my old carby 308. As none of the bolt holes matched, I had to fabricate new mounting...
Got my annual Kalifornia smog test notice for the old '78 308GTS, and duly took it down to the local Test Only station. It passed, although just...
Oops. My bad. I was doing that from memory, and my memory is obviously faulty. I went out and measured my bushings. 30mm front and rear....
I believe the GEN light on a 308 will light up for current flow in either direction. It normally goes on for current flow from the battery into...
For my '78 308GTS, the front A-arms use the 34mm bushings. The rears use 30mm bushings. It is pretty easy to measure the existing bushings....
Interesting. About ten years ago, I went to Bobileff to get some parts, and inquired at that time about getting a major done on my old carb 308....
There is a large hose from the bottom of the tank that allows coolant to bleed into the tank as it expands. Connects to the water pump housing...
Sorry, gotta say it.... If plugging the upper hose fixes the problem, why are you replacing it with a check valve that is inherently less...
Couple of things: 1. If you haven't already, plug the upper hose to the coolant expansion tank. 2. You say the fans aren't coming on, but...
Well, I thought I had the pictures, but I guess I erased them from the camera. Yes, if you re-use the shells, no welding is required. The...
I've done it both ways, using the Energy Suspension bushings. Basically, I'd recommend just reusing the old shells. It is much easier, cheaper,...
I think the correct Autozone part # is 32-112 (aka 109223). Same one used on a '78 Jeep CJ-7. No modification required (at least for my '78...
WRTO the purpose of the upper tube..... I believe it is intended to equalize temperature between the coolant in the engine and the coolant in...
I believe this is a problem specific to the carbed 308s (i.e., vertical tank models). I ran mine for a couple of years with the upper tube...
Sounds like you had some air collecting in the radiator. Any air in there will seriously impact coolant flow, resulting in overheating and loss...
I'll put in my .02 here... Yes there is a lot of variation when checking the oil level on a warm 308 engine. We documented this back on the...
