Date:         Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:20:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: alfa romeo (friday friday friday)
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us>
In-Reply-To:  <6.0.3.0.0.20060610080917.02fffb98@buncombe.main.nc.us>
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Hi Edward.

The Spica Injection was installed on US Alfas, replacing the European twin
Solex or Weber setup, from 1968 to 1981,  when they went to Bosch worldwide,
K Jetronic if I remember correctly, which I may not!

And there's a pathetically constructed sentence to begin a Saturday with!

Sorry about that. Focus on the data. Jake

On 6/10/06, Edward Maglott <emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us> wrote:
>
> I think the Spica mechanical injection went away in the 60's or 70's.  It
> is a fascinating completely mechanical injection system that even
> compensated for altitude.  The alfa engine in these is indeed a sturdy
> design from way back, but if it needs work, it may be hard and/or
> expensive
> to find a competent mechanic.
>
> Edward
>
> At 12:20 AM 6/10/2006, you wrote:
> >   As long as it isn't rusty, you can't go wrong. These are very strong
> >cars; good brakes, big suspension components, a motor that was around for
> a
> >long time and has no real weaknesses.
> >Does it have the Spica mechanical injection Jeff or has it been
> retrofitted
> >with Webers? When properly set up the injection works very well, but a
> lot
> >of guys love the look of twin sidedrafts!
> >I have a friend in Vancouver who may still have some parts, not that
> you'll
> >need them with only 65,000 on the clock.
> >Does it come with a competent mechanic attached somewhere? There are
> still
> >quite a few Alfas out here, but I'd hate to try and get one tuned in
> >someplace like Ottawa.
> >
> >Seeya, Jake
> >
> >On 6/9/06, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>Evening ladies and gents,
> >>
> >>My good friend has suddenly fallen in love with a 1990 Alfa Romeo
> >>convertible (Spider I think is the model).  65,000 miles.  I did a
> >>little googling but didn't come up with a whole lot of information.
> >>Does anybody have any experience, maintenance wise etc. with this
> >>model?  I feel partly responsible as I dragged him over to see it so
> >>i don't want him to get in over his head.
> >>
> >>Thanks as always
> >>Jeff
> >>
> >>85 Westfalia GL (with great new springs from Busdepot)
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Jake
> >1984 Vanagon GL
> >1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> >www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>



--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com