Re: alfa-digest V8 #169 - bucking bronco spider

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

       Make sure the hose from the air flow meter to the black plastic tube 
on the valve cover is connected.  On my 82 spider it slipped off.  The car 
would accelerate, die, accelerate, die, ad infinitum.
       Turns out the torque of the engine would pull the hose connection 
open, which let the air flow meter go to zero air flow and the engine would 
go to idle.  The engine would then rock back to its at rest position, which 
allowed the hose to touch the tube like it was supposed to, the air flow 
meter would open again and the cycle would start over again.
       It was really bad in low gear when launching.  It was drivable the 
rest of the time.
Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City


In a message dated 10/25/2001 4:36:06 PM Central Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:22:19 -0400
> From: "brad artigue" <brad_artigue@domain.elided>
> Subject: bucking bronco spider
> 
> Hi,
> 
> My 82 Spider has a tendency to "buck" or "surge" under anything but light 
> 1st
> gear acceleration.  I have replaced the engine mounts but not the 
> transmission
> mount.  Could the tranny mount be causing this?   It does not occur in other
> gears.
> 
> On the good side of things, I passed emissions today with flying colors!  As
> my wife and are likely moving to California, I checked my numbers against
> their minimums and would pass there as well.  I'm very excited considering
> this car has the original convertor and o2 sensor (o2 sensor to be replaced 
> as
> it's 106k old!).
> 
> thanks in advance,

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