Russ / Robert /All: Reading your discussion has me wonder/worry -ing! Is this fuel door opening arrangement the same in Series 4 Spiders too? Handle above the Trunk release handle? Is Robert's failure point the latch inside the fender, not the cable itself? Having had two trunk latch cable failures in the short 6-8 years we've owned our spider, I'd love to prevent a cable failure for the gas cap latch if this is the issue.
--- On Sun, 9/27/09, Russell Neely <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Russell Neely <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [alfa] Broken Gas Tank Latch-1987 Quad > To: "Alfa Digest" <[email protected]>, "Robert Block" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 11:16 PM > Lift the handle that > pulls the gas release. Can you see a broken end of > the cable? Can you get pliers on it? If not you > will have to remove the > carpet on the driver side of the trunk. You will need > to do that eventually > to replace the cable. I do not remember if you have > to remove the rubber > spill prevention boot or not. At this point, you > should be able to put gas in > the car. > Remove the triangular shaped plastic part > that holds the two release > latches. Remove the lever for the gas > release > You might find a length of replacement cable > at a bike shop or hardware > store. With luck, you can thread a new inner cable > through the old sheath. > Or you can buy a replacement cable with the > surrounding sheath from the > usual sources. Use the old cable housing to pull the > new cable through to the > front. > > Before you put everything back together, > inspect the triangular part that > holds the two release levers. I have seen these crack > quite badly. You may > be able to buy a replacement. > I know I reinforced the part that holds the > levers with aluminum cut to > hold the levers and glued to the inside of the plastic > parts. > > Ciao, > Russ Neely > > > > > --- On Sun, 9/27/09, Robert Block <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Robert Block <[email protected]> > Subject: [alfa] Broken Gas Tank Latch-1987 Quad > To: "Alfa Digest" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 4:21 PM > > > What's the best way to fix a broken gas tank latch on a > 1987 quad? > How do open up the gas cap when the latch is broken? > > Bob Block > 1987 Quad > [email protected] > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
