so i was round my friends house and he had 2 auto italia magazines from 2009, and just flicked through them, and spotted a 3200 for sale in the classifieds, thought i recognise that registration from somewhere... so took a picture of it so i remembered.
looked at it again and thought hmmmmmm maybe, just maybe....so dug out my history for the car last night, and i was right! it is mine
so emailed him and got a reply!
Dear Beau
Yes, I was the owner of the Maserati 3200 GT, with registration W828 SBC. I did wonder what happened to it.
I bought the car in September 2004, from Graypaul in Nottingham, and I sold it in November 2009, to Monks Heath Motors, Cheshire.
The car was standard and no modifications were done to it. All work on the car was carried out by Auto Shield in Manchester, who are a very well regarded independent Maserati specialist. There were two major problems that were corrected by Auto Shield and they were: The clutch assembly (not just the clutch plate)needed replacing and the crank shaft thrust bearings needed replacing.
I am of the view the two above problems were related to how I was starting the car; I was starting the car with clutch disengaged i.e. My foot was pressing the clutch pedal to the floor, when I should have been starting it with the clutch engaged and in neutral. The suspicion was that the extra play along the crank shaft, when the clutch was disengaged, was causing excessive wear in the thrust bearings, which also meant the clutch was not being disengaged correctly, which damaged the clutch diaphragm spring. You will know when the thrust bearing has worn, when the engine will not turn when starting, giving the impression of a faulty battery or starter motor, but the car will start very easily if you 'bump' start it. If you have been starting the car in neutral, you should not see the problem.
I hope you enjoy the Maserati as much as I did.
Best regards
well happy im so glad when i did the engine work i decided to leave the bottom end alone now
looked at it again and thought hmmmmmm maybe, just maybe....so dug out my history for the car last night, and i was right! it is mine
so emailed him and got a reply!
Dear Beau
Yes, I was the owner of the Maserati 3200 GT, with registration W828 SBC. I did wonder what happened to it.
I bought the car in September 2004, from Graypaul in Nottingham, and I sold it in November 2009, to Monks Heath Motors, Cheshire.
The car was standard and no modifications were done to it. All work on the car was carried out by Auto Shield in Manchester, who are a very well regarded independent Maserati specialist. There were two major problems that were corrected by Auto Shield and they were: The clutch assembly (not just the clutch plate)needed replacing and the crank shaft thrust bearings needed replacing.
I am of the view the two above problems were related to how I was starting the car; I was starting the car with clutch disengaged i.e. My foot was pressing the clutch pedal to the floor, when I should have been starting it with the clutch engaged and in neutral. The suspicion was that the extra play along the crank shaft, when the clutch was disengaged, was causing excessive wear in the thrust bearings, which also meant the clutch was not being disengaged correctly, which damaged the clutch diaphragm spring. You will know when the thrust bearing has worn, when the engine will not turn when starting, giving the impression of a faulty battery or starter motor, but the car will start very easily if you 'bump' start it. If you have been starting the car in neutral, you should not see the problem.
I hope you enjoy the Maserati as much as I did.
Best regards
well happy im so glad when i did the engine work i decided to leave the bottom end alone now