Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:13:53 -0500 From: "Dan Lewis"
<lewisdk6@domain.elided> Subject: [alfa] '88 Spider Quad - no
spark, follow-up
OK, I got it started (tranny sensor wires were inverted and
also had 3-4 spark plug wires mixed, thank you!) and drove
it a little and it just quit running. A couple of points I
observed were: 1- It seemed to run fairly rough and
underpowered when driving, but idled alright, but when
slowing down after driving a short (block or less)
distance, it tended to die out; i.e. almost quit running
and take a lot of pedal to get it running at speed again.
2- The exhaust was really hot, like I could barely put my
hand on the metal inside the trunk where the pipe goes over
the rear axle. After getting it pushed back to my garage
(only about 2 blocks, thankfully) I started looking things
over and found the in-line 10-Amp fuse behind the passenger
seat, next to the ECU, was burnt out. Replaced it (holding
it with the fuse exposed) and turned the key to position-1,
no problem. Turned to position-2, no problem. Turned to
"start' position and the fuse momentarily overheated, then
cooled down, but the engine would not start (still turned
over). Hit the start again and the fuse burned out
immediately. Any ideas? I'm thinking [I]maybe[/I] the fuel
pump?? I'd welcome any and all guidance on this one.
Thanks everyone!
Dan Lewis Bellevue, NE '88 Alfa Spider Quadrifoglio (red,
of course)
Just went through this - started by spraying ether into the plenum,
ran just fine.