Certainly sounds like something electric. And if it's a Spider, and it's electric, the odds are it's a faulty ground connection. And if it's a faulty ground connection, look in the driver's side rear tail light, because the black wire there is the ground for nearly everything. If it's loose, cruddy, or corroded, that could be an issue. Also, if you are not getting enough voltage (I believe 12.5v minimum on an '87), you won't have enough to operate the computer. So these are the usual suspects I'd interview first. Charlie LA, CA, USA 91 Spider 84 GTV6 Formerly, 71 Spider 87 75 94 164 In a message dated 6/18/2012 12:40:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
alfa-digest Monday, June 18 2012 Volume 10 : Number 2583 Forum for Discussion of Alfa Romeos, etc. Richard Welty <[email protected]> Digest Coordinator Contents: [none] Re: [alfa] Stolen Duetto in Brescia/Italy alfa-digest V10 #2582 [alfa] Spyder Engine quit Re: [alfa] Spyder Engine quit [alfa] RE: Spyder Engine quit-then Started again Alfa Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/alfa/ Send submissions to [email protected] Send administrative requests to [email protected] To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to alfa-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:57:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Shorey <[email protected]> Subject: [none] http://lostmyguidebook.com/wp-content/themes/gemini/mndlkfs.html?bbk=nl.kcn&; kj=kk.kjj&nkk=plmz ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:17:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan K <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [alfa] Stolen Duetto in Brescia/Italy alfa-digest V10 #2582 Ciao Wille, You may want to contact the Italian Duetto Club, "Club Alfa Romeo Duetto" and let them know as most of their members are in northern Italy. "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Dan K. P.S. Kanske vi kan traffas nasta gang vi ar i Sverige, eftersom vi har en stuga dar och en Alfa 75. :-) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:54:23 +0200 (CEST) > From: "Wille R." <[email protected]> > Subject: [alfa] Stolen Duetto in Brescia/Italy > > Just in case, my friends Duetto was stolen and could very > well have been > stripped, but . . . > > Altough the chances are very small, but you never know! > > On Thursday 17-05-2012, my 1750 Spider Veloce was stolen > from a carpark in > Brescia (Italy). It is 69 US version with a 1750 enigine. > The Duetto has the following VIN: > AR1480252. Every tip is welcome, which > could help to find the car! > > Thanks, > Paul. [email protected] > > > It has been restored over a period of five years and is > painted in Alfa red, > AR501, not the originial Farina red, AR514 which might alert > some people. The > more people who know, the better. there are pictures of the > Duetto here > > http://millemiglia.freeforums.org/the-stolen-duetto-t429.html > > Cordiali saluti > > Wille R. > ************************ > www.orsoveloce.com > www.veloce.se > www.duettoregister.com > www.duettoinfo.com > - -- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:51:08 -0400 From: "Dave Martin" <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] Spyder Engine quit Fellow Alfisti: The Alfa in question is an 87 Spyder Quad. A few times over the past 3 or 4 weeks, while motoring on down the road, it has, shall I say, "hiccupped"? - engine quit for a beat then immediately restarted. All the idiot lights would be on for a few seconds, just as if it were started from completely off. Kinda hard to troubleshoot when later all runs ok. But while driving this morning, it quit. Engine just stopped. I was able to coast to a spot in a parking lot (fortunately, I was only a half-mile from home). Turned key off then on - nothing at all - no idiot lights, no starter. Headlights work, so there are electrons somewhere, but the electric windows do not work. Any thoughts as to what to check? Some relay? Which one, where is it? Dave Martin [email protected] Endwell, NY ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:24:23 -0400 From: Kevin Redden <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [alfa] Spyder Engine quit Dave, Check to see if any of the electrics that are not controlled by the ignition switch work. Can't remember what that is on an '87, headlights, clock, horn(?), maybe a couple other things. Check to see if the one of the previous owners installed a starter relay (didn't come that way stock and is a common mod to save the ignition switch from wearing out), if they did then check that relay. If they work then it could be your ignition switch was on its way out and then just let go. If nothing at all works I'd check the battery voltage, maybe it is dead or near dead. Kevin On Sun 6/17/12 Jun 17 12:51 PM, Dave Martin wrote: > Fellow Alfisti: > The Alfa in question is an 87 Spyder Quad. > A few times over the past 3 or 4 weeks, while motoring on down the road, it > has, shall I say, "hiccupped"? - engine quit for a beat then immediately > restarted. All the idiot lights would be on for a few seconds, just as if > it were started from completely off. Kinda hard to troubleshoot when later > all runs ok. > But while driving this morning, it quit. Engine just stopped. I was able to > coast to a spot in a parking lot (fortunately, I was only a half-mile from > home). Turned key off then on - nothing at all - no idiot lights, no > starter. Headlights work, so there are electrons somewhere, but the > electric windows do not work. Any thoughts as to what to check? Some > relay? Which one, where is it? > Dave Martin > [email protected] > Endwell, NY > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:47:33 -0400 From: "Dave Martin" <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] RE: Spyder Engine quit-then Started again Alfisti: Thanks for the suggestions I've received. This happened Sunday morning (Fathers Day) and because the kids were home I left it sitting all day in the dentist's parking lot, and had not yet had a chance to act on any of your suggestions. That evening I went to put a "engine won't start" note in the window. For a lark, I turned the key - the engine started! Whoa! So immediately drove towards home. 100 yards from my house, it quit again. As I was coasting I tried to pop the clutch and restart - it didn't - but a moment later with a turn of the key it did start. It's now in the garage at home. Don't you just love intermittent problems? How do you diagnose that which sometimes works, sometimes doesn't? Dave Martin [email protected] Endwell, NY - -----Original Message----- From: Dave Martin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 Subject: Spyder Engine quit Fellow Alfisti: The Alfa in question is an 87 Spyder Quad. A few times over the past 3 or 4 weeks, while motoring on down the road, it has, shall I say, "hiccupped"? - engine quit for a beat then immediately restarted. All the idiot lights would be on for a few seconds, just as if it were started from completely off. Kinda hard to troubleshoot when later all runs ok. But while driving this morning, it quit. Engine just stopped. I was able to coast to a spot in a parking lot (fortunately, I was only a half-mile from home). Turned key off then on - nothing at all - no idiot lights, no starter. Headlights work, so there are electrons somewhere, but the electric windows do not work. Any thoughts as to what to check? Some relay? Which one, where is it? Dave Martin [email protected] Endwell, NY ------------------------------ End of alfa-digest V10 #2583 **************************** -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
