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> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 23:11:25 -0400
> From: Bruce Giller <[email protected]>
> Subject: [alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #2726
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> b Colin,
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> Do you have a wiring diagram for your car? Is this one accurate for your
> car?: http://goo.gl/6UoAuZ
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> 1. I'm not sure that an ohm test is the best way to go to test the fuel
> pump. Disconnect the wire(s) to the pumpb and apply 12vdc from an external
> source to see if the pump will run. And if you have an aux. pump in the
> fuel tank (as in Bosch FI systems), the same circuit runs that one as
> well. I believe that if the aux. pump doesn't work, then the car will run
> very badly.
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> 2. Fuse #1 runs your horn and interior courtesy lights. Do they work ?
>
> 3. Don't have any experience with inertia switches for neither my '86
> Spider nor '73 GTV came with one. But to eliminate/test the inertia
> switch, put a jumper wire across the two pink wires - if the fuel pump
> works, then the switch is VerySuspect.
>
> 4.Fuse #11 runs the fuel pumps and inertia switch. Check the fuse box to
> make sure that the fuse ends are clean, the fuse box 'fingers' are clean
> and they are holding the fuse quite tightly. If no joy, then you will need
> a voltmeter and start tracing for a voltage drop. Check the back of the
> fuse box to make sure the connections are clean and tight - no corrosion
> allowed. You car doesn't have a fuel pump relay which means that the
> ignition switch must handle the higher amperages for this load. I do
> remember that some ignition switches will burn out and need to be replaced
> - - which means you need to check the power going into the switch. Putting
> in a fuel pump relay will reduce the amperage in the ignition switch and
> make its life so much easier.
>
> Power from the battery comes into the fuse box on Fuse #2 and Fuses
> #1,2,3,4 are all electrically linked within the fuse box. The red wire
> connected to the back side of Fuse #3 supplies power to the ignition switch.
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> Bruce
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>> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 02:26:35 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: Colin Talcroft <[email protected]>
>> Subject: [alfa] Spider fuel pump problem
>>
>> Hello all,
>> Making very small progress toward fixing my car (1978 spider). I have some
>> new
>> info and was hoping for further guidance.B
>> 1. Got a friend with a high-quality ohm meter to test the fuel pump. It
>> shows
>> a steady 4.6 Ohms, which, from what I've read online, means that the fuel
>> pump
>> itself probably is not dead? Or am I wrong about that.
>> 2. Under the dash, checked all the fuses. They all appear to be good. I've
>> attached a link to a photo for reference. The little box with two more
>> fuses
>> on the left has only one fuse in it, but the leads from both of those fuses
>> are disconnected and the car ran fine that way for years, so that's not an
>> issue. Also the far left fuse slot was empty but appears always to have
>> been
>> so, but, having said that, a disconnected fuse came out of the box when I
>> opened it. Could that fuse have popped out of that slot?
>> 3. Checked the inertia switch, but don't really understand this. It doesn't
>> seem to move. I don't know what it should look like in the on or off (or
>> tripped or reset) positions. It doesn't seem to move. How do you reset
>> this or
>> be sure it's not tripped?
>> 4. As for symptoms, still get a solid red low fuel pressure light. There
>> is no
>> fuel pump sound when the ignition is on. Car will no longer start (it
>> started
>> once after the initial failure and ran long enough to allow me to drive
>> about
>> 10 feet to pull the car into the garage back in January when this first
>> happened). I assume it started before and ran a little just with fuel that
>> was
>> remaining in the system. Apparently getting no fuel at all now.B
>> So, given this new info, how to proceed next?
>> For reference, I've determined my car DOES have the auxiliary pump in the
>> tank. It appears to have the later Bosch L-Jetronic fuel pump (with the
>> crimped edges). Also note that this vehicle has dealer-installed
>> air-conditioning, so it may have extra fuses etc. under the dash.B
>> Thanks for any help.
>> Colin B
>>
>> http://www.colintalcroft.com/Alfa%20fuse%20box.jpg
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> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 22:51:16 -0400
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> Subject: [alfa] Spider trunk release
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> The trunk release on my 1986 Spider stopped working today. The cable doesnbt
> appear to have snapped, but the trunk wonbt open. My shop manual is, of
> course, in the trunk. Luckily, there is nothing perishable in there. Does
> anyone have a suggestion?
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> Dick Bevins
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