All: First - thanks for all advice. Ignition switch, double relay & starter solenoid were 'key' concerns. I had our local mechanic come over to check out the situation. Battery good, turn on key, starter spins until disconnected at battery - exactly what I experienced. So I left Mike to do his magic while I got back to work. So it being an Alfa, as soon as I get out of sight, it starts right up!!!
We are not a 100% sure why, other than repeated start attempts may have removed surface rust(?) on solenoid. Probably not ignition switch since it doesn't see high voltage (has relay before starter). I think Replacing solenoid is planned after I get it inspected (several months overdue). Again thanks for advice - no clear resolution BUT it starts & runs!!!!! Ralph On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Will Owen <[email protected]>wrote: > Ralph - > > Any kind of bizarre behavior such as this on the part of a Milano is almost > certainly the fault of the ignition switch. Dreadful design, doomed to fail > at some point - I'm on my fourth one since 1997, or possibly fifth, hard to > keep count. The commonest symptom (in my experience) is when the engine > quits and all the dashboard indicators go dead, then they come back on when > the key is turned to the OFF position, but your symptoms could easily be > just a version of that. > > Will -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
