Re: [alfa] 78 Spider No Staaaaarrrght

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@xxxxxx>]

Hi Ben:

Someone's bound to ask, so I guess I'll be the sucker.  Why is the cold 
start solenoid absent?

If in fact you do need a set of wires, I've found this company to make a 
very good product, and have a set on my '87.

http://www.auroraignitionwires.com/CarTruckSets.htm

Regards,

Dean
Lutz, FL
'74 & '87 Spider Veloce's

At 12:43 PM 7/23/2004, you wrote:

> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:41:28 -0700
> From: Benjamin Kaupp <bkaupp@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] 78 Spider No Staaaaarrrght
>
> Howdy Folkies,
>
> Okay... the patient is my 1978 Spider with Crane XR700 electric
> ignition and removed cold start solenoid. It starts fine most of the
> time, but lately (moved to foggy drippy Santa Cruz) it has been spark
> free in the mornings. Yesterday I finally got some time to check with a
> multimeter and I have pulse at the coil, the end of the coil wire, and
> after jostling it, at the plugs. But this morning, it went back to
> normal and no amount of monkeying could get it to go (I could have
> flooded it, but I don't suspect this is the case, as my car has been
> historically pretty resistant to said affliction).
>
> So... is it time to invest in some new wires?
>
> Thanks all (and especially Richard for putting up with us kids)
> Ben Kaupp
> '78 Spider (sitting at home)
> '88 Schwinn World Sport (not sitting at home)
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