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Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by mwhite, Dec 16, 2004.

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  1. mwhite

    mwhite Karting

    Nov 10, 2003
    190
    Birmingham, AL
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    Matthew White
    #1 mwhite, Dec 16, 2004
    well, i went through all the old treads on my issue with my 308 not firing up all of a sudden. turned out that the fuel pump fuse was not making good contact. i still don't know why my front bank of plugs was not firing but at least it starts. could it be that my car will run on just four cylinders firing? i will check tomorrow. this site is amazing. thanks for all of your suggestions.

    matt white
     
  2. Eric308gtsiqv

    Eric308gtsiqv Formula 3

    Nov 26, 2001
    1,956
    Orange Park, Florida
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    Eric Eiland
    #2 Eric308gtsiqv, Dec 16, 2004
    BINGO! Been there, done that....which is why I (and others) thought we'd recommend thoroughly checking the fuses / connections, as it is a simple fix / solution. Very glad to hear you got her running again...and hope you're able to get the front bank problem sorted -- sounds like a defective coil or loose cable connection at the coil (?). Have you tried swapping the coil cables around to isolate and rule out a bad coil? Just a thought...


    EDIT: Oops, I guess I was referring to an earlier seperate thread started by 308Chas that was along the same topic -- here's the link:

    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39251

    Sorry for the confusion... :)
     
  3. snj5

    snj5 F1 World Champ

    Feb 22, 2003
    10,213
    San Antonio
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    Russ Turner
    #3 snj5, Dec 16, 2004
    Sounds very familiar. Yes - your car will start and run fine on 4 cylinders, but remember you're dumping raw gas through the other side. You car has one ECU, so that's not it. As before, the common things are a coil, or something in the cap,rotor or wires. As you've discovered, it's always good to re-seat the connectors.
    Good luck, and have a Carlilse's BBQ for me on 6th Ave South.!
    best
    rt
    "There is no decent BBQ outside the Southeast"
     

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