Re: Spider buying pointers

["Henrik H. Johansen" <gtv1750@domain.elided>]

Bill,

You are of course right about the chrunchy 2nd gear, and I know all of =
us 'older Alfa Guys' have had it more or less. When I bought my first =
Alfa in '85 it had the chrunchy gearshift, and the seller assured me =
that that was something all Alfa's had, and not to worry about it. There =
are different degrees of chrunching, but they don't have to chrunch.

Just my opinon

Henrik


> > Gearshift from 1st to 2nd and 3rd to 2nd and 4th to 2nd. That means =
that =3D
> > you should be able to shift effortlessly into 2nd at all times. If =
the =3D
> > seller tells you that all Alfa's have problems with 2nd gear =
synchros, =3D
> > walk away, you are looking at a fairly expensive gearbox overhaul.
> >=20
> if you pass on every Spider with a crunchy 2nd gear, you'll pass on
> most. It's very common and would be a shame to miss an otherwise nice
> car over this.
>=20
> Just one opinion,=20
>=20
> AlfaBill
> 91 168,
> 88 SAAB 900T cab (ick...)
> 85 Spider Grad, getting facelift.
> 71 VW Westy, getting weatherproofed for Sebring...
>=20

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