Best Source for Parts

Those are good sources, but you need to get to know Superformance in the UK Superformance: Ferrari Parts for 246, 308, 348, 355, 360 and all of the Ferrari range as well. They are often much cheaper than the US-based vendors, and often have items available which aren't available over here.

For example - a 308 QV fuel pump (about 2/3 of the way down this page Carburettor & Fuel System Parts for Ferrari 308, 208, 288 GTO & F40 - Superformance ) is £103.10, or about $130 US!! (Exchange rates for UK to US are a bargain for US residents right now) While shipping can be more expensive than from US-based vendors, they are fast... for me in Canada, it's often no more expensive to ship items from the UK than from the US.

Also check out www.trutlands.com , and there are quite a few more great vendors for 308 parts.

 

Algar is an excellent parts supplier. Another great, (possibly the best prices) source is Eurospares.

 

Rock Auto has the accumulator (Bosch) for about $100, fuel pump (not Bosch) for about $100. Superformance (UK) has a Bosh fuel pump for about 100 pounds ($130). Carburettor & Fuel System Parts for Ferrari 308, 208, 288 GTO & F40 - Superformance[/url

Also, if you can find the bosch part number do a google search and often you find a supplier for a fraction of the Ferrari price. example, I found a part for my F355 which was listed as almost $800 at a local supplier for $85. (not a typo). It was a common Bosch part also used on older 911s.

 

Can't argue with replacing the rubber fuel lines if you like, but I have to ask, why do you think you need to replace the fuel pump and accumulator?

 

Eurospares ships same or next day and you get the parts in a day. Don't assume it takes weeks. Often faster than suppliers in the US

 

nobody mentioned GT Car Parts? Also a good source.

 

Just did some business with ItalianCarParts.com and was satisfied...ask them to send you a catalogue

 

Another vote for Rock Auto For Relays etc.

 

Along with Rock Auto for Bosch parts, also check https://www.autohausaz.com Autohaus AZ - good pricing and availability too.

The Scuderia Rampante Innovations, SRI, fuel hose kit from Ricambi is highly recommended - filler hose, crossover tube hoses, breather hoses, tank to fuel pump hose. Their own grade of hose that is not affected by ethanol in modern fuels.

If you have the tanks empty to replace fuel lines, then you also want to replace the heater hose that runs through the left side rocker panel, since you need to partially remove the left fuel tank to do that one. Then you might as well replace all the coolant and heater hoses (SRI has a kit for the large diameter coolant hoses as well).

You see how this "while I'm in there..." is going to go, right?

 

I'm with johnk... Having had the exact same thing happen to me, (Leaking gas from banjo fitting - FerrariChat.com) I don't understand why leaky fittings lead to replacement of pump and accumulator

 

I certainly would not tell the OP what to do if he is uncertain that it's just the fitting, but this is a fairly common problem. That simple leak can also result in hot start problems often mistaken for a bad accumulator. Happened to me too:

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/308-328-sponsored-yellow-compass-group/525813-technical-question-cold-hot-start-qv.html

 

Most of the flexible hoses are on the low pressure side of the fuel system. Nothing wrong with SAE J30R7 rated hose there. Metric sizes are available from BellMetric.com along with a wide variety of otherwise hard to find metric hardware.

 

John thanks! Was not aware of Bellmetric.com. Will look through their website when I get home later this week as I have many miscellaneous odds and ends needed for the 82 GTSi

 

Eurtonelectric.com great source for brushes for fan motors

 

Maranello Classic Parts are also in the UK and are sometimes much cheaper for OEM parts than here. All new 'classic' Ferrari parts come from them anyway to dealers here. It depends where you are in the US but in the trip-state area here, they have always managed next day (evening) after order confirmation for me and the shipping is cheap.

The issue I have with superformance is they are slow to ship and give you no communication... not even a tracking number unless you ask them.

 

Again, gas filling thing is common. Don't insert the nozzle all the way and angle it around. You will find a position that allows you to fill more rapidly. But some stations flow so fast you can never open the nozzle fully. Don't bother searching threads. There is no fix other than messing with the filler nozzle position. It's just part of 308 ownership.

 

Hmmm... there may be a fix after all - I expect that this is a US-spec issue only. The filler on my Euro 84 QV has no restriction in it, it's a straight 2" or 2.5" pipe all the way through the connecting hose into the tank. If you could find the Euro filler neck, you would certainly eliminate the problem. You wouldn't be US regulation compliant, though.