Hi All, Mate brought his rough running Alfa 33 over, seemed like bad ignition so checked dis cap and rotor button. Both were pretty bad looking, so headed off...
Hi I presume that being in Aus and as you do not mention 16V I presume it is an 8V Jetronic equiped car. You can almost certainly ground out a plug on the...
Keith Walker
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Oct 13, 2001 12:54 am
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Hi Keith, Thanks for the info, will check the leads again. The car is the 16v engine if that changes anything? And Yes, the cap is labeled for Ford cars with...
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Oct 13, 2001 4:04 am
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Artur, It could be that the ign. timing is out 180 deg. Try swopping 1 & 2, and 3 & 4 leads on the dist. cap around.People sometimes set the valve timing with...
Siegfried Buckley
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Oct 13, 2001 6:14 am
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Hello all, Does anybody relatively local to Oxford, UK, have any spare rear Koni shock absorbers which they either don't mind selling or can lend me for a...
John Russell
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Oct 14, 2001 6:33 pm
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Hi The 16V uses a crankshaft position sensor to trigger the ignition. The distributor just distributes the sparks. The cap is the same as the 8V ones, but the...
Keith Walker
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Oct 15, 2001 6:22 am
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Hi Alfisti. Several weeks ago my alfa 33 16v speedo begin to work in a erratic way. After that, stops working at all. I verified the connector near the batery,...
Hi to all! My Sprint 1.7 QV carburators are a Dellīorto DLRA 40, what was the original equipment, the 36 or the 40? This is my doubt, thanks! Jordi Brunet ...
Hi Jordi, The workshop manual for the 33 (same engine) confirms my initial thoughts: the DRLA 40's are the original equipment. I have a Sprint 1.7 QV myself ...
... thoughts: the DRLA 40's are the original equipment. I have a Sprint 1.7 QV myself which I believe to be unmodified and she also has the Dell'Orto DRLA 40. ...
Keith Walker
100662.3423@...
Oct 17, 2001 6:57 am
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As far as I know the information you send is correct for almost every Boxer whith Carb. I say "almost", because I bought a 1991 1.3 engine to replace my...
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Oct 17, 2001 1:12 pm
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I am glad that I finally got someone talking about buying a sprint engine. My 1983 Sprint has been without an engine for the past four months, since I had an...
Hi I think in Nairobi it will be a bit dificult to find a good engine, I think that there arenīt many Alfas there. The original engine from my Sprint didnīt...
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Oct 18, 2001 8:52 am
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Hello all, Regrettably, I have to sell one of my Suds, and so I am offering my modified Sud. Details are as follows: 1983 'A' reg in Silver. MOT end April...
Hello John, Pity to see you have to sell it. Sounds like a good deal at the price. So what happened to the other engine - the 1530cc one in the pictures... can...
Hi Alex, Unfortunately I never fitted a baffled sump to the last engine, as I thought it would never generate enough lateral 'g's for it to be a problem. It is...
Hi John, I'm told the other important thing (which you probably did) for a boxer is to fill the oil right up to the top mark before running on the track. I'm...
Hi Alex, Yup, he's actually squeezed that out of it! It's an all-steel bottom end with forged pistons and rods, running at 12.2:1 compression. The heads are, ...
Help! Due to an unfortunate coming together with a Renault Laguna I'm in need of a few bits. Does anyone have a good condition o/s front wing and/or a ...
Dear all, For some reason, whenever my front foglights are on, my brake warning light glows intermittently. This seems to vary with bumps etc. No problem at...
Andrew Witheford
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Oct 28, 2001 11:39 am
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Mark, Try Stephen Parry ... I spoke to him today, and he's got a wing and lights 0191 456 1511 Best of luck Andrew ... From: Mark Newton...
Andrew, Thanks for the contact number. I've manged to find a good wing locally but I will certainly be in touch about the headlight. Mark '83 Sud Sprint...
I had a good piece of luck at the weekend and came across a brand new momo Corse steering wheel at Ģ50 off list price. My problem now is fitting it to the...
Sportline (www.sport-line.it)also do a Sud boss kit (steering wheel hub)that will fit your Momo wheel. The beauty of the sportline product is that they also ...
For those who don't follow the Alfa 33 discussion list..... Instructions for download at: http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=20413&article=29106 Please...
I think someone asked a question about webers and/or dellorto carbs a few weeks ago. These Weber Carburetor links were posted to the Alfa 33 discussion list, ...
Hi Full address for the discussion list is http://www.alfa-pages.co.uk/?go_to=disc This gets you the heading bar as well, and means if the discussion software...
With much regret, I am going to have to sell my Sprint. It is a 1.7 Green Cloverleaf on an E plate. A huge sum of money has been spent on this car, including...
Hello, Alex Unfortunately, I haven't worked out how to post pics, but I can certainly "snail-mail" you some (hate that expression!) If you let me have a...
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