RE: daily drivers' reliability

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> Take any early Alfa, get rid of the points, add a couple of relays to
> address electrical weaknesses in the lighting and starting circuits, and
> I don't see why you wouldn't be rewarded with years of economical and
> fun daily driving.  Aside from that, Webers or Spica tends to need a
> little more frequent tuning than a modern electronic engine control
> system, but the rest of the car is a rock solid platform.

I'd have to disagree with the reliability and ease of electronic engine control 
systems.   We've all had our tribulations with L-Jet/Motronic.   The sensors 
and (gasp) the wiring are mostly to blame.  

Seems to me a lot of the no-start posts to the Digest are EFI related.  I'd 
take a Spica over anything for reliability.  Set it up right once and it's good 
for years.   When you break it down, it's an exact mechanical duplicate of an 
Alpha/N EFI system, without the gadgets.

-Peter

P.S.  I mean this pertaining to EFI Alfa's only.  Other marques obviously have 
different MTBF statistics regarding electronic engine control.
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