328 Starter & alternator rebuild

I just had the Bosch alternator for the 328 rebuilt by a local shop. It is just a plain old Bosch alternator. I had it done for me rather than fooling around with it myself, as a rebuild is not very expensive and the shop has all the right parts, tools and test equipment, and it took him very little time vs. the amount of time it would take me to do it. It came back to me looking better than new.

The Bosch starter is probably the same thing. I've had them on old Jaguars, and the rebuild guys just take them in and redo them, no big deal. I replaced the starter on the 308 with a hi torq starter and was very pleased. But if you want to stay original, just take it in to any decent shop that rebuilds starters, and I'm sure you'll find they can redo it for you inexpensively, as it is just a plain old stock item.

As with a lot of parts on these cars, just because it came off a Ferrari doesn't mean it is anything special. I just dropped the radiator from the 328 off for a recore -- no big deal. The shop said it would be done in a couple of days, standard price, no "F-car" surcharge. A radiator is a radiator, as the guy said, doesn't matter what it comes off of.

 

Whats a Radiator recore running these days and could you tell me the shop your using, as I'm in Jersey nearly everyday and would like to have mine done.

 

Had my radiator recored and a/c condencer cleaned and pressure tested for $459 last September. I was chasing an above normal running temperature problem that ended up being a lean condition as (my opnion only) after setting my FAR to 12.5 - 12.8 it runs cooler and pulls much better at the low end. Replace all the foam while your in there.

Cheers

 

for the starter, considering buying one of these newer, smaller, better units:

http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=285510