Newbie needs advice...

["Larry Wells" <iamalfaman@domain.elided>]

Group,
   I have an '81 Alfa Romeo Spider with a problem. My car has a warm
starting problem. When Starting the car cold it is ok. When I start it warm
or when it is sitting in the direct sun my car stumbles and has a hard time
maintaining idle. It also shoots out a little white smoke.  I found out
there is no vacuum going to the EGR valve or TVS. But I guess my main
question, short of any ideas this might be, is that my electronic vacuum
switch was disconnected electrically from the circuit. I re-attached and my
car would not start. If the switch is bad would it prevent my car from
starting? When I disconnected , my car fired right up.  Would the electronic
vacuum switch be the reason my EGR valve has no vacuum, and also the
stumbling?

Thanks,
Larry Wells
'81 Alfa Romeo
'55 Austin Healey 100-6
'58 Austin Healey 100-6
'86 MR2
'69 VW
'55 VW Bus

------------------------------