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    3200 air con compressor

    Does anyone have information on how difficult it is to change the air con compressor on a 3200? I am not going to do it myself but I am just interested in finding out how difficult it is.
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    Heater blower

    The heater blower motor on my 3200 GT is making an annoying droning sound that rises and falls in line with the engine revs, I am guessing I am going to have to replace it and at the same time renew the heater matrix as a precaution, does anyone have an idea of the work involved ? I am not to...
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    3200 rear caliper removal

    Does anyone have any tips on removing the two 19mm bolts holding the caliper to the disc ? I have tried an extra long ring spanner but as I don't have access to a lift and am using axle stands the spanner touches the floor so that solution doesn't work.
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    Where is it now ?

    Does anyone know the whereabouts of a 3200 with reg no. W976 WRV, it's currently showing as SORN ? When I bought my current 3200 from Meridien Modena in Lyndhurst back in 2005 I was torn between this W reg. French blue example and the Rosso Mondial one I eventually bought but I let my head rule...
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    3200 exhaust clamps

    The clamps that hold the back box pipes to the center section pipes on my car have disintegrated, they seem to have been two triangular shaped plates with three bolt holes in each plate, one plate is on the back box pipe and one is on the center pipe, with three nuts / bolts clamping the...
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    3200 headling

    Has anyone removed the headlining on a 3200 and if yes was it easy to do ? The headlining of my 3200 is sagging badly and I can see that the foam backing of the existing fabric is disintegrating; as the fabric is stuck to the roof lining it should be relatively simple to remove it and glue a new...
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    3200 dashboard upper face.

    Does anyone know if the upper face of a 4200 will fit a 3200 ? They look the same and I am wondering if Maserati, being the company they are, tried to keep a lot of parts the same to cut down on costs.
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    Removing ABS ECU 3200

    Does anyone have any tips on how to remove the ABS ECU on a 3200, I have managed to remove 4 bolts but there are 2 at the bottom that seem to be impossible to get to, do I have to remove the valve block the remove the ECU. Any advice greatly appreciated.
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    Water in footwell 3200 GT

    Has any experienced water in the rear nearside footwell? I am hoping it was just a window that wasn't quite seated properly but it really was very, very wet.
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    The excitement and passion is gone

    I took my son in law to pick up his new Tesla model Y yesterday and what a depressing experience it was, the pick up was from the Tesla self service point located on the ground floor of a dark, grey, concrete carpark at the **** end of the Bluewater shopping center. There was one guy there who...
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    3200 drop links

    Drop links for the 3200 are no longer available from Eurospares and superperformance show them as being on back order. I have found a company in Europe that have them in stock (I think they manufacture the items themselves ) but due to the joys of Brexit they will not ship to the UK (I have the...
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    3200 ABS ECU

    Does anyone know of a source for a new / used ABS ECU, I tried Mike Roberts but he does not have any at the moment although he may have some later this year. I would be a shame to have to break the car for parts but the non availability of these items means it may happen more and more.
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    Abs error codes

    Can anyone tell me if ABS / ASR error codes are read via the standard diagnostics port on a late 3200 ?
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    Dash top repair

    Over the years the leather on the dash top of my 3200 has shrunk and needs replacing. I have contacted around 10 "auto trimmers", I use the term loosely as most don't seem to have a clue and out of the 10, one said they couldn't take anything until January, one looked at the car and said he will...
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    Expansion tank question

    I took my 3200 in last week to have the oil pressure sender changed, have a new AC condenser and dryer fitted, a new set of hoses put on ( the ones that can be changed reasonably easily) and a radiator fan resistor fitted. When I got the car back home and let it idle for a while water and steam...
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    Oil pressure but not the usual suspects

    Whilst my car is in having some AC repairs and a complete set of new hoses I had the oil pressure sensor changed as when I revved the engine the oil pressure sometimes dropped alarmingly. The garage fitted a replacement item from David Askew but with this fitted the guage read a full 5 bar at...
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    3200 Alarm

    Having finally fixed all CEL related issues I was woken up very early this morning by the dulcet tones of a wailing car alarm that turned out to be my 3200. After locating the key and trying to reset the alarm I had to remove the car cover, open the boot and disconnect the battery to stop it...
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    3200 handbrake

    Good evening, could someone point me in the direction of the 3200 handbrake "How to.." I seem to recall seeing one in the past. Thanks in advance
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    Classic cars article

    Not sure if its been mentioned but there is an article in Classic Cars this week titled "Hot 30 compelling buys 2022, and it features a 3200 GT, Sorry its 3 images but its to much text to write out. Sorry just realized that I posted this in Technical by mistake but I guess the interested people...
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    3200 revving issues

    For the second time in 18 months and at considerable cost ( yet again ) I have had my TB repaired but am still experiencing issues. I recently fitted a contactless pedal pot which seems to be working fine and shows all of the correct values and it seemed to get rid of the CEL's but recently I...