Spider parts in MI

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

       Lets see, now.  Your old fan blew up so you want to buy another old, 
ready to blow up fan?
       Pry the cobwebs off your wallet and spring for a new fan and shroud.  
The parts are not all that expensive.  Any radiator shop should be able to 
patch your radiator.
       However, I would like to suggest that it may be time for motor mounts. 
 The Alfa spider motor mounts are not very long lived.  When they sag, the 
fan can contact the shroud and go boom (a technical term).
       The only place to get reinforced motor mounts that I know of is from 
Paul Spruell at http://paulspruell.com/  Others on this list may know of 
other motor mounts that are better than stock.
       I can send you instructions off line for changing the motor mounts on 
a Bosch spider if you want them.

Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City


In a message dated 07/27/2002 3:43:49 PM Central Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:



> Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 07:26:24 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Barry Leavitt <barryleavitt@domain.elided>
> Subject: Spider parts in MI
> 
> Just moved to the Windsor/Detroit area and for the first time in 6
> years my trusty 89 Spider left me at the side of the road - I started
> to feel an engine vibration above 5000 rpms and very shortly after that
> it appears the fan blade exploded driving a hole in the rad and riping
> the fan shroud to pieces. So now I'm looking for a new blade and shroud
> and was hoping to explore the used market first. I've called all of the
> auto wreckers in the Windsor area and once past the laughing phase they
> politely inform me that they don't have any Alfa parts on hand.
> 
> Are there any Windsor - Detroit area folks on the digest that can offer
> any advice about finding used parts in the area.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Barry
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