Have you seen this web page:
http://www.hiperformancestore.com/Ljetspider.htm
(the author is rumored to be not only smart & handsome but very modest...)
The simple, likely things to check are battery voltage *during cranking*
(must be at least 10.5V while cranking - measured at the battery) &/or a
blown fuel pump fuse (located under the parcel shelf behind the seats).
Assuming the fuse is of unknown vintage it would a good idea to just replace
it. Especially if it is the 'bullet' style fuse which are known to look OK
but somehow fail to pass electrons. If the battery is OK then check all
electrical connections between the battery & the starter. Don't assume -
remove, clean & secure. Even if that ain't it, it is a Good Thing to do as
routine maintenance.
Gasoline does not store well - and it seems even more so in recent years. If
the old fuel was not prepared for storage (Stabil) I'd fear the fuel
injectors might be clogged.
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
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From: "alfa-digest"
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:59:10 -0700
From: Ed Patrick <[email protected]>
Subject: [alfa] 1986 Spider no start
I have a 1986 Spider Veloce that's been in my garage since 1983. I am
doing a
minor cosmetic restoration as it needs a new top, upholstery, could use
carpet
and a general cleaning up. It's a 77,000 mile, two owner Southern
California
rest free car so it's definitely worth it.
Evey couple of years I get motivated to do something and yesterday was
that
day. I removed the couple of years accumulation of boxes, papers, sleeping
bags, etc. from it, aired up the tires, removed the battery and charged it
overnight. Put it back in today along with 3 1/2 gallons of fresh gas and
it
cranks over great. So good in fact that I can eventually read a bit of oil
pressure being develoiped, but that's all it does is crank.
In years past it has always jumped to life within 10 seconds of being
turned
over but now it it does is crank. I can't remember what it is supposed to
sound like when being started, so let me make these observations:
I get a nice click from the area of the ECU when turning the ignition on
so I
assume that's the fuel injection double relay
I do not seem to hear the fuel pump running at anytime
strangely the gas gauge is not reading anything when there should be
almost
1/4 tank of gas in it
I do not obviously smell gas like it is flooding
Any suggestions or words of wisdom before I start the basic does it have
fuel
and/or spark checks? Like I say, all the time in the past after being
after
being "asleep" for a couple of years it has always started instantly.
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