Re: alfa-digest V7 #1493

["Michael W. Meyer" <mmeyer@domain.elided>]

Gary,

No good advice on troubleshooting, but there are two computers for sale on
ebay. Search on "alfa computer" and they should come up.

Might be a way to get a deal.

Michael



Michael W. Meyer
mmeyer@domain.elided

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Lexington, MA 02421

Tel: 781.863.0022
Fax: 781.863.0747

> From: owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided (alfa-digest)
> Reply-To: alfa@domain.elided
> Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 10:16:04 -0500
> To: alfa-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: alfa-digest V7 #1493
> 
> Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 22:54:18 PST
> From: "Gary Holman" <garyhjd@domain.elided>
> Subject: dead spider
> 
> hi all,
> 
> I have a dead 89 spider.  What happened is, I was working on a ball joint
> and had a friend turn the steering wheel, they turned the ignition key to
> far and turned on the power.  When this happened a loud buzzing was heard
> coming from under the rear shelf, and the car no longer started.  The
> buzzing is coming from the combi-relay, its the large black relay next to
> the l-jetronic computer.  Replaced the relay ($79) and same thing happened.
> Checked the new relay with a solid 12 volts and it turns on fine.  Checked
> power supply going into computer its well above 10.5, next checked the small
> metal (silver) relay that sits under the combi-relay one it works fine.
>> From looking at the repair manual I have the relay gets its power from the
> computer, I have both the shop manual and the cardisc cd-rom. I have checked
> the fuel pump and I can hear it run, also pulled fuel line off of fuel rail
> and it shot gas everywhere, also I just replaced the fuel filter.
> So I have checked the power, cleaned all of the grounds and still the
> computer is not sending enough power to the relay to turn it on all the way.
> I trouble shot this with my uncle who was an electronics whiz in the navy,
> he says the computer is dead.  Talked with the local alfa shop they said
> bring the car in.  Of course he added that it could take 3 months to get a
> computer and cost over $1k so I thought I would ask the group.
> If anyone has any ideas on how to test it let me know, otherwise Ill
> order a used computer from APE.
> 
> thanks,
> gary, Tacoma, USA
> 89 Spider
> 92 jag
> 99 ml320

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