Re: [alfa] SPICA Fuel System

[sherwood white <vze2skmv@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

weber carbs destroy motors spica injection is the way to go IF YOU CAN FIND
A MECHANIC THAT KNOWS HOW TO DEAL WITH IT NOT ALL THAT TRICKY BUT FINDING AN
INTELLIGENT MECHANIC IS HARD ENOUGH !  also if you are not going to use the
car like so many alfa owners than the spica will be a problem and it would
be years before the rings got washed downd from the rich ill running
webers.  of course there is the possibilty that the spica on the car only
needs tuning half the auto parts sold in the us every day don't need to be
changed and by the time the "MECHANIC" realizes this he is not about to
remove it put the old one back on and see if the parts house will take it
back and or pay the shipping and the 20% restocking fee and wait for a check
in the mail and put your car all back together and say no charge that was
not the problem.  it is so much easier to say that it was bad but only half
the problem we need more parts and more money and no one can expect me to
work for free and go home at night and sleep like a baby because no one
would have known what was wrong it's not my fault! i hate to admit that i am
a mechanic it makes me sick!

George Perolli wrote:

> I have recently purchased an Alfa Spider 1974 2000.  It has the SPICA
> fuel injection system.  I have a hesitation problem.  I brought it to an
> Alfa mechanic who told me that the SPICA pump is not delivering equal
> gas across the four ports.  He says the problem is only going to get
> worse.  I accept that the car is 30 years old and that the pump probably
> needs work.  International Auto Parts sells rebuilt SPICA pumps and also
> sells a Weber Carb conversion kit.  As much as I want to keep the car as
> original as possible, I want to enjoy the car and not have to be working
> on it myself or have someone else work on it all the time.
>
> My question is: If I install a rebuilt SPICA pump, am I going to
> continue to have problems or will the car run well for the next few
> years with little problems.  Or should I convert the car to carbs and
> have all my problems (as far as the fuel systems is concerned) go away.
> I also would like to know if changing the SPICA pump or converting to
> Weber carbs is something that I can do myself.  I am good with a wrench
> and have been told that I follow directions well.  IAP says the carb
> conversion is something that can be done by someone like me, but they
> are selling the kit.  I would like to hear it from someone else.
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