alfa-digest V7 #688.....hummmmm

[Oddioengin@domain.elided]

Well, the Webers are now on my Velocissima.....The AR Ricambi kit was fairly 
complete (except for adapter to manifold gaskets) and is a great retrofit. 
One problem though; one carb has a sticky throat. I noticed this when I 
unpacked one of the 40 DCOE`s and should have removed the butterfly and did 
some sanding and deburring on the `flys but I was excited and looked over 
this as something that would fix itself. WRONG: can`t get the idle right and 
if the throttle is moved, it either hangs up at 3000 or 5000 RPM (oooo it 
sounds so sweet though!!!) I am also thinking of changing the throttle 
linkage since it appears that the angle and action of the connecting rod may 
or may not bind, plastic breakage, or just disconnect itself at the most 
inopportune moment (like getting out of the way of a truck) Anyway, I am glad 
that the SPICA is in a box in storage awaiting me to rebuild the thing if it 
seems that driving with carbs become an everyday nightmare. 
	I guess my next step is to pull the carbs off and fix the one that 
sticks....too bad the factory in Spain did not do some QA and fix it ...or AR 
noticing it sticking, but nothing is perfect.....next weekend it will be 
screaming like an ALFA should....
										
Later
									Allen 
Williams
90 Pontiac Bonneville ( reli-o-wagon)
88 BMW 528e ( reborn as Talon and Probe eater)
79 Velocissma (Getting better all the time) 

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