I'm flushing my old brake fluid out(DOT 3) and using DOT 4.How many litres would I need? Is it ok to use distilled water for the radiator and how many litres...
I want to use synthetic oil after I run in my car.I'm considering Mobil 1 or Castrol RS.Anyone here using these oils?What were the original weighting for the...
The Haynes Workshop Manual says the cooling system + heater requires 7.3 litres. For protection to 20deg C, this requires 2.6 litres of anti-freeze. I don't...
Original oil spec for Alfasud was 10w50. Unless you are in an extra cold environment, and/or lots of cold starts, you are probably fine with a 15w15 or 20w50....
My modified sud (Alfasud ti, make 1979) is equiped with Dellorto DRLA 40 carbs on 1.7 litres engine. The problem that I have is that back home (Romania) I...
What are they, or aren't they doing? Grant ... http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone...
They are not working properly. I have some kind of explosions when I accelerate. The engine is not working smoothly ("round" if you know what I mean). Grant...
Explosions? What sort of explosions? Are they a hard metalic "pinging" sound, which is usualy either ignition timing too far advanced or poor grade of fuel?...
... have the rebuilt kit and a suitable book. There are weber (dellorto are very similar) carb books, by "Haynes" and "HP Books". The Weber 40 IDF is very...
Is tuning and/or rebuilding carbs something that is not that difficult to do? I'm pretty handy with things, but carbs seem very complex things looking at the...
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paradroid2000@...
May 8, 2003 9:31 am
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Let me get one at row:1. Spark plugs: Bosch platinum with 3 electrodes compatible with Alfa boxer engines;2. Plug leads: Champion silicon high performance...
Hi Rebuilding the carbs will not be that difficult, but tuning them isnt that easy. You will need some way of measuring the air through them, with mercury ...
Hi all.I just got my car back today after sending it for an overhaul.I had the radiator serviced while the car was in the shop and I added a can of coolant...
My sprint used to run at between 80 C and 100 C and my 5 year old 146 TS runs at slightly above 80 C with fan on. I think your car's coolant temp is normal...
Thanks a lot for the advice Stanley.Just feeling anxious i guess cos I had a rather bad experience when my previous car was overhauled.All sorts of things...
If the oil level went from the top to the bottom of the dipstick, it means that the change in oil level is around one litre. If this engine has just been...
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paradroid2000@...
May 26, 2003 6:07 pm
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If someone overhauls your engine I would expect that they have already run the engine for a while checking for oil leaks etc. So the oil should have already...
I should have mentioned in my last mail, that just above 80 degrees is normal for a warm day in New Zealand, so between 80-90 in Malaysia is probably nothing...
Checked the oil again this morning and it seemed to be ok.Ran it around town and checked it again and its still ok,so I guess I was being over anxious :).But...
With one fan on,the temperature stays around 80-85 and goes up to around 90 while its idling and stays at 80 with 2 fans.I haven't had a chance to test it in a...
I changed the pistons,rings,bearings,valve guides,all the gaskets.It was overheating a bit before this,the temp would gp up to around 100 while stuck in...
Has anyone tried to use Colortune (special spark plug) together with a vacuumeter to tune the Dellortos. I intend to buy a Colortune set and I wonder if anyone...
I have been thinking about what could have caused this oil consumption. When a brand new car is in it's running in period, I've heard that is usual for it to...
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paradroid2000@...
May 28, 2003 6:15 pm
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Please remove me from this mail list. Best regards, Aleck...
Aleck Lewcock
aleck.lewcock@...
May 29, 2003 8:27 am
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Hi Aleck, you should be able to remove yourself if you go to this web page and follow the instructions: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/sprintformation/...
I got his phone number if you want it. Email me. Jason. ... _________________________________________________________________ Tired of 56k? Get a FREE BT...
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paradroid2000@...
May 29, 2003 1:28 pm
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Can anyone tell me the approx value of my 1980 Sprint Veloce 1.5. I want to know the value as it stands and what it might be worth if it is fixed. It has done...
Aleck Lewcock
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May 29, 2003 1:33 pm
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Where are you? Because it will make a difference. ... wrote: > Can anyone tell me the approx value of my 1980 ... http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile -...
Hi Aleck, I can't say the value, but my feeling is that the money you will spend fixing it, will never be recovered from the sale. Maybe if you can find a...
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