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I don't know what the typical shop charge is, but it took me 45 min the first time I changed mine. The second time, it was probably 30 min or...
I've had an adventure with my 308 starter. First, the original Fiat starter shorted out and melted. After repairing the melted wiring harness, I...
I test drove a new XK recently. I was underwhelmed with the car and thought the XJS was better in every way (except reliability). If you're...
Thanks for all the replies! It seems very common for these cars to take 1-2 years to completely shake out after decades of inattention. It gives...
I think there may be hundreds of 3x8s running fine, but I'm not convinced there are thousands. I see old 911s and 928s on the street all the...
I have one of the very last 308 GTSis, which includes a lot of 328 improvements to the engine. I still haven't hit the magical $30k. I figure...
I've been a 308 owner for a little over a year now. In that time, I've probably only put 100 miles on the car because of the constant mechanical...
The car is back together and seems to function fine. Thanks for the help! I'm glad to have this one done. Now I can only wonder what is in the...
I've got the new starter in. Here is the procedure I used: 1) remove the starter heat shield and snake it out on the drivers side 2) unbolt the...
The tip of the starter is stamped with Fiat so I assume they made it. Reading through old threads on starters, it looks like both Fiat and Bosch...
I've got a gear reduction starter ordered. I'm not convinced that the starter will be as easy to get out as on the QV. I posted the question...
Do you have any other tips for soldering the large wire? It will be the biggest I've had to deal with.
Yea. This car is really killing my interest in Ferrari. It is by far the most labor per mile of any car I've ever owned. It makes the Jaguars...
I assume the 2,5 and 10 type numbers are the wire gauge. Is this some european standard? If so, how does this map to wire I can find in the US?
My 308 left me stranded 3 times in 2 weeks. Before being towed home the last time, I got the multimeter on the car and found a MAJOR current...
I finally got under the car tonight. It was hard to miss the problem. The starter must have shorted and gotten ultra hot causing the solenoid to...
When I'm under the car, I'll check for melted wires. I didn't see any last time. I think the whirring sound was the starter because it came...
The car died on me twice in the last 2 days so I've had a chance to get more data. The first time, I drove 10 min in the morning, 20 minutes in...
The car was running for a good 10-20min before it shut down so it was well up to temp. After it died, I tried restarting it on a few successive...
Good news and bad news. Good news is that the car magically started up and ran great as soon as I brought the scope into the garage. All traces...
