welding redux

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 12/10/2001 1:03:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> The body manual on the Spider 1991 - 1994 recommends that the ECU be removed
> from the car before any electrical welding is done. Good enough for me. 
> When
> I welded the drivers side seat support I removed the ECU. And when I weld
> the crack in the left front frame rail, I'll remove the ECU. I won't take a
> chance of frying the ECU just to save 20 minutes work to remove the ECU.
> Let's see 20 minutes divided by the cost of a new ECU = $$$$$$$$ per 
> minute.
> 
I've had welding done on the 91 spider a number of times (wish it tweren't so 
but it was necessary)... AFAIK the ECU was never removed, just the battery 
disconnected and there hasn't been a problem.

BTW, anyone following the older spider under ashtray hidden light thread: 
suppose this mystery light is still lingering on a 91?  My BW's AUTO spider 
has what appears to be a set of translucent indications for the auto tranny 
gears but in the dark they are invisible.  As we're both used to standard 
transmission cars we often don't know what gear we're moving into in the 
spider in the dark (e.g., from park to Drive  we hope?  or reverse, we 
trust?)  Strikes me an extra ashtray lamp could be useful under there to 
light up the indicators.  Anyone done anything like this?

Charlie
LA, CA, USA
lost in the modern world of automatic transmissions without a map

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