back up lights

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

       The backup light switch is indeed inside the bellhousing, where it is 
activated directly by the reverse gear shift linkage.  The wires come out of 
the bellhousing and run across the top of the transmission.  
       You should be able to test the switch by just unplugging the wire - I 
recall a set of plugs close to the firewall, but those might not be on all 
spiders.  A pair of sewing pins could be used to pierce the insulation on the 
wires.  Use a volt ohmmeter on the ohm setting to see if the switch opens and 
closes when you shift into and out of reverse.
       If it is indeed the switch, you will have to pull the transmission.  
However, I suspect a broken / unplugged wire somewhere.  The switch is pretty 
bullet proof.

Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City


In a message dated 09/19/2002 6:18:00 AM Central Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 17:55:45 -0700
> From: "Timothy Leigh Rodgers" <timothy@domain.elided>
> Subject: back up lights
> 
> My '92 Spider's back-up lights went out, and it turns out the bulbs are fine
> and I need a new back-up switch.  I'm told, however, that it's no simple job
> to change the switch-one has to pull the trans!  Is this an apocryphal
> story, or did Alfa really design it that way?  Any easy solution?
>     Timothy
> '71 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300 Super
> '78 Alfa Romeo F-12 Diesel Van
> '92 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
> '81 Harley Wide Glide
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