116 Giulietta Eelctrics

[alfisti@domain.elided]

Hello digesters.  having been reading for months now, I would like 
to throw some brain-teasers to the collective intellect and 
experience of you all.
I drive a 2.0 116 Giulietta with 125k on the clock. I have several 
problems which I would like to share, but will keep them to one at a 
time.  I'd like to fix each individually :)
1)  For some reason, when I turn the engine off, sometimes, the 
speedo jumps to about 80mph before/as the engine shuts down.  I 
has always done this, and is only marginally annoying, but I feel I 
will be taking the instrument binnacle apart soon (see prob 2) so I 
would like to hear any suggestions as to why it should happen.  I 
thought this needle only moved when it received pulses from the 
gear-box sender.  What could be making pulses such as that, and 
are there any ideas of how to stop it.
2) A little more serious (tho not much).  My temperature gauge 
sometimes sticks.  It appears to be a physical jam, as tapping on 
the glass normally frees it.  Could it be a loose connection though? 
 If not, anyone have any idea how hard it would be to disassemble, 
and clean up.  Again, this is not too serious, as the fan circuit is 
completely separate, and the engine does not over-heat, but it's a 
little disconcerting.

All suggestions welcomed, and then we'll start on the carbs...

On a slightly sadder (and irrelevant note) my mechanic in the UK 
had his garage torched on the 13th June (National Alfa Day over in 
the UK)  Thus, I will be posting more technical questions (he is 
now almost totally out of business)  If anyone in the UK knows 
anyone in the East London / Essex area who is good (other than 
Andy Ward, where I used to take my beloved) then I would be very 
happy to hear.

Many thanks in advance
Catman

Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright
116 Giulietta 2.0l

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