Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 05:32:21 -0500
From: "Dan Lewis" <lewisdk6@domain.elided>
Subject: [alfa] '88 Spider Quad Blowin' Fuses
Short background here... I just re-installed the
motor/trans after rebuilding. After getting my wiring
correct, it started and ran fairly good. Took 'er out for a
short drive and after about 7 blocks, it just "died". Tried
crankin' it and checked all connections. It turned over OK
but no start. Got it home and started looking close; found
the fuse behind the passenger seat was blown. Don't know
if it blew as/when the car died, or when I tried
re-starting it. All other fuses check out alright and
everything else works. OK, it's actually only one fuse that
keeps blowin', not "fuses", but that's the problem. It's
the in-line (red 12-Ga wire from battery) 10-Amp fuse
behind the passenger seat, in front of the ECU, and it
blows when I try to start it. I've metered it to ground,
showing no continuity on either side of the fuse, so I'd
say that particular line isn't shorted out. I have removed
the main fuel pump (it ops checked good) and disconnected
the in-tank fuel pump. With both pumps out of the
electrical loop, the fuse still blows, so it's not the
pumps themselves. Without a wiring diagram/schematic, it'll
take a lot of skull-sweat to trace my way through there;
then it'd be more of an educated guess that something was
"wrong" somewhere. Plus, I just may go broke buying 10-Amp
fuses!! Does anyone out there on the web have a wiring
diagram for an '88 Alfa Spider Quad??? I haven't been able
to find one yet. Or, failing that, does anyone have some
similar experience and have gotten it fixed? I would
greatly appreciated any and all
feedback/guidance/directions on this one. I have a fair
amount of electronics maintenance in my USAF background,
so, given procedures and targets, I can follow directions
and hunt down a fault alright. I just need to know where to
look! Thanks, any and all, for your assistance. Dan
If you buy the 'Factory Service Manual' from IAP ( #04264, $59.95 )
- you shall find what you need ( not necessarily what your looking
for... ).