I thought ground at first, too. All are clean and tight. Thanks for the trouble shooting info, though. Ibll be checking this AND putting in a relay.
Ben From: ira kaufman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 1:47 AM To: Ben Ament; 'Brian Shorey'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [alfa] Spider ignition switch sounds a bit like a problem with a ground.you have to probe the positive coming to the switch from the battery.when you open the switch it should give power to a brown wire coming out of the switch.the one coming in from the battery is red.then when the trouble occurs ,probe those wires again when trying to start.if the red still has power ,your switch is toast.you can get one from international or centerline or any other alfa parts dealer.call them and tell them your model and they'll sell you the right part. On Thursday, October 23, 2014 1:53 AM, Ben Ament <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks, Brian. Is there a readily available relay you could recommend? What is the best way to wire it in? Ben From: Brian Shorey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 5:50 PM To: Ben Ament; [email protected] Subject: Re: [alfa] Spider ignition switch I don't have direct experience with any of the new switches, because I put starter relays in all of my older Alfas. So, whichever switch you end up with, take the opportunity to add a starter relay while you have things apart. The new switch will last forever. Some times, adding a starter relay can prolong the life of an iffy switch, but yours sounds pretty far gone. Still, since you should be installing a relay anyhow, can't hurt to do that first and see if it helps. bs _____ From: Ben Ament <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 3:42 PM Subject: [alfa] Spider ignition switch I fear a worn out ignition switch on my 75 Spider. Intermittently, there is no power at all; occasionally, there is power to dash, fuel pump, etc., then when starter begins to turn everything goes dead. All replacement switches have different wiring than my car and prices range from $140 to $189 (ouch!). Anyone with experience with these replacements? Advice? BTW, new battery and all grounds and connections are good. Thanks in advance, Ben http://www.avast.com <http://www.avast.com/> <http://www.avast.com/> -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] protection is active. http://www.avast.com <http://www.avast.com/> -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
