Starting Spider

["Hans de Kok" <hdkok@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Having an problem with my bosch-injected Spider, that I hope the list can
>help me diagnose.  My problem is starting.  After the car sits for a
couple
>of days, I very a very hard time starting it.  It's getting spark, but
just
>won't turn over, and after 3-4 tries the battery goes dead (another
problem
>that a new battery should fix).  I'll hook my battery charger/starter up
to
>it, wait a minute or two, and try it again.  After the fourth or fifth
time
>it starts right up and runs great.  Also, after that it will start right
up
>anytime that day or the next.  It seems that it just happens after the car
>sits for a while.

I would defintely start with a new battery. Injection cars are very
sensitive to bad batteries. electronics want their 12 volts or more. So
before you blame it to bosch, Alfa try a new fresh battery

Hans de Kok

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