The NC Ferrari 330GTC had some trash in the bowls of the carburetor, and some of it got into an accelerator pump squirter when the car first arrived at the shop, and I felt eventually this trash would get sucked into the rest of the carb and cause problems. The best plan of attack was to clean the carbs out, and change the fuel filters.

The carburetors looked a little dirty, and showed the usual signs of a few leaks over the years.

After a disassembly and ultrasonic cleaning, I got most of the staining off, but more importantly removed the gum and loose debris in the bowls.

On the other side of my shop, I had a fuse panel to clean. No matter how well something is wrapped when a car is painted, it’s inevitable paint over spray, dust, and debris will make it through. I also wanted to clean all the electrical contacts while I was in there to make sure everything was working properly.

I took all the fuses out, cleaned all the contacts, and and made sure the fuses were nice and tight in the holders.

As I was disconnecting each wire and cleaning the connections, I noticed one of the junction blocks was melted and distorted from overheating. This particular junction block connected the main power feed from the battery and distributed it to the rest of the fuse panel, so a deteriorating connection probably caused the top left screw in lug to overheat and melt the holder.

I’ve seen similar junction blocks for sale out there somewhere and put the word out on my YouTube Channel in a new segment call “Ferrari Mechanic Struggle of the Week! I’m trying my best to post to this blog, but I hope you’re seeing the efforts I’m putting into the videos!

Kevin Moak responded immediately and offered to send me a used one that was in perfect shape. Thanks Kevin for your help and generosity. Clint, the owner of this 330 and I very much appreciate the help!