Re: alfa-digest V8 #41 - okay a real question this time....

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

       If your throttle is not closing completely, it will make the car 
crack, pop and back fire.  In fact, I have been guilty of leaving a foot 
partly on the throttle when decelerating in my really loud 82 Spider just to 
drown out some rice rocket hot shot.
       On the clutch job, consider replacing the pilot bushing and make sure 
the kit includes the throw out bearing.  I have never replaced a pressure 
plate.  I have thrown some pressure plates in the iron pile, but have found 
most pressure plates to be good enough to reuse.
     And, yes, the clutch tool is really nice.  Beats cutting up a 
transmission input shaft to make a tool like I used to do.  With the ring on 
the flywheel of the Alfa, getting the clutch disk centered is pretty tough 
without the tool.  With a flat flywheel such as found on most American iron, 
you can get the disk centered by feeling around the outside edge.  If the 
disk is not centered, you will have a really hard time stabbing the 
transmission back into place.
Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City



In a message dated 09/09/2001 10:59:42 PM Central Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> 
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 02:28:39 +0000
> From: "Kyle Chenier" <klyde67@domain.elided>
> Subject: okay a real question this time....
> 
> when i let of the gas pedal my car backfires a lot. any ideas what this 
> would be? i think the throttle might not be closing all the way. there's a 
> story behind why... if you really want to hear about it, let me know. it 
> basically involved a breakage, electrical tape, eventual welding, and 
> hardware-store threaded rod for linkages. maybe it isn't within length 
> tolerances.  anybody had constant backfiring issues? its not really bad. 
> just a pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-krak-pop kinda thing.
> 
> also, i'm replacing my clutch soon. any advice? IAP's 99-00 catalog pg49 
> lists a complete kit for $229, or with heavy-duty pressure plate for $293. 
> i 
> don't race much, although i street-drive "like a maniac" (which i find odd 
> since it doesn't match my diagnosis). is the heavy-duty one worth the extra 
> money? anything else i should probably replace at the same time? is the 
> "cluth alignment tool" on pg53 worth the $2.50? (i am not a cheap alfa 
> owner!) i've removed/replaced the tranny myself before, and the mount is in 
> good shape.
> 
> oh yeah.... any warnings?
> 
> kyle
> '87 spider with all sorts of weird crap
> done to it but not an abomination

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