Re: Starter relay mod for '72 Spider

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@domain.elided>]

Hi Tony:

Alfa started using the relay in '74 (although I've heard some '73 cars have 
it, too) when they installed that silly seat belt/ignition interlock 
system.  So, it wasn't installed for the same reason, but it does the same 
thing to protect the ignition switch from wear.  I replaced the relay on my 
'74 Spider a few months ago with a new Bosch relay.  It was still working 
fine, but it was 28 years old, so just to be safe I retired it to the 
glovebox as an emergency spare.

Regards,

Dean


At 01:42 PM 10/5/2002, you wrote:

> Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 09:40:57 -0700
> From: "Tony Sims" <simstony@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: Starter relay mod for '72 Spider
>
> I'm puzzled.  My '74 GTV has a starter relay in it, stock from the lil' old
> Alfa factory.  Is it not doing what I think it is -- i.e. keeping the big
> volts from having to run through the starter switch?  Or ar y'all putting in a
> relay for a different reason?
>
> Tony
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