1750 GTV Questions

[Les Singh <Les.Singh@domain.elided>]

Evan

I'll pretend that your Alfa doesn't share a garage with that other car and
answer your questions....

1. The self-park may have stopped working because the copper contact is no
longer contacting the rubbing strip, that is, if you are still getting
voltage to the motor at the proper place. Remove motor and take off the
plate on which the wires are soldered. To remove motor:
remove wiper arms. Undo large nuts on the spindles. These nuts tighten onto
some large washers that hold the wiper panel. Open hood/bonnet and undo the
4 Phillips screws in the gutter. Now pull off the wiper panel up and
forward from under the windscreen rubber. Remove wiper mechanism complete
with motor (4 x 13 mm bolts). Note the position o9f the small actuating arm
from the motor to the mechanism before undoing the 10 mm nut and the 3
other 10 mm bolts to free the wiper motor.
Once you've identified which wire carries the current for the self park -
its the rubbing strip with the break in it - you can see whether repair is
needed inside or to the external circuit.

2. The 3 switches have identifying drawings on them. Left is wiper, middle
instrument lights, right heater  ... but you knew that!

3. Have them stripped and powder coated professionally. You can get the
original colour coating no sweat.

4. Hope Oz isn't as bad as NZ. Here we have to really search otherwise we
get junk belts fitted by the "specialists". These "approved" belts are less
than 2" wide and in my opinion totally unsafe.   

Les in Wellington, NZ

>My first post to this excellent list.  I have recently bought a 1969 1750
>GTV Series 1 and have numerous questions, although I'll start with a couple
>of basic ones first:
>
>1.  My windscreen wipers work, but don't park.  All the literature I can
>find says that they should.  What commonly causes this, and is it an easy
>repair or a replacement option?  How do you get access to the wiper motor
>and mechanism?
>
>2.  The 3 switches on the centre console - the ones on mine don't have any
>white labels on them... did all the models have these labels?  I assume mine
>have worn off.
>
>3.  I'm going to get some original steel rims to replace the tacky
>aftermarket alloys the PO put on.  If I get ones that are scratched and/or
>rusty, how do you restore them?
>
>4.  I want to replace my seat belts - they are very old, and make me very
>nervous.  I want to keep as close to original as possible.  Any ideas on
>suppliers of belts?  Particularly Australian suppliers.
>
>thanks heaps,
>
>Evan Bottcher
>1969 1750 GTV
>1978 Alfasud Ti
>
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