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Hi Jim you seem so far away now :D Bye the way how are the steaks in Greece ? Now that you've mastered the mechanical side of Alfa engines you would probably love to whip one into shape with a self programable Ecu.I abandoned L-jet about 5 years ago and went with a Megasquirt.The fact that you build...

No schnitzel now, I'm having huge steaks in Toronto! Ok Jim you're here now why not stay and avoid all that nastiness back home :D Canada could certainly use a local Alfa Guru to improve the breed.You're welcome to come and tweek my GTV6 Rosa anytime you want (hope she's not listening) By the way M...

MZ107 Typically boosters "go bad" in one of two ways.Either they cannot hold vacuum or the seal at the rear of the master fails and brake fluid leaks into the booster.My experience has been that the most common problem is a sticking check valve that prevents vacuum from building and makes ...

MZ107 First thing I would consider is replacement of the two flexible hoses which connect to the calipers.Over time these hoses can degrade internaly and act like a one-way valve- letting hydraulic pressure get to the caliper but preventing it from returning.They're relatively cheap and should be re...

Billy that is the blower motor resistor.It drops the voltage in switched increments to control the interior fan speed.

Greetings from Canada Jim .You appear to know what you're talking about ,maybe you should consider writing a book
Haven't received mine yet ,but it should arrive in time for some winter reading.probably being held at the border by government censors

did you take any pics by any chance?

fedezyl In my childlike state of excitement I never thought of getting my camera out !

Guys I just had to tell you about my experience today.I own a Napa garage and sometimes people with Alfas come and see me to have their cars serviced.Today I had an appointment to inspect an 85 GTV6.The customer wanted me to inspect his car and advise him as to what was required to keep it in top sh...

Michael, I'll start with the usual disclaimers :roll: This table may not be suitable for others to use or even consider, so procede with caution.I've been running this advance table on my 86 GTV6 2.5 for 3 years.Engine is approx 10:1 due to shaved heads.I run S cams and standard Bosch distributor mo...

Scott yes I found the culprit.It was the big-end rod bearing on cyl no.3 which spun itself.I have myself to blame because it seems I didn't do a very good job of measuring my crank journals when I rebuilt and should have gone with oversize bearings :evil: Fortunately I had a spare 2.5 to put in to s...

Guys these numbers are actually posted on this site.If you go to the main page and scroll down the left-hand side go to "technical" / "specs" and you can open a Word document with GTV6 production numbers by year.

but the car is European (Paris) and it has a shelf under the glovebox. Jim please ignore what I said previously and my diagram.I figured yours was a North American market Alfa and based on your description you definately don't have the "Tropicaire" system. For the european model you need ...

James if your car has the "tropicaire" system (extra blower/evaporator under the glovebox in lieu of a parcel shelf) then the correct logic is that if the coolant temperature sensor in the radiator turns on then both fans should function.They should also both function if the coolant sensor...

Chuck the switch is held to the column with a breakaway security bolt.The head of the bolt breaks off on installation and all that remains is the shaft.What you need to do is get a mirror and a small cutting wheel.Postion the mirror against the dash looking back towards the switch.You will see the s...

Bill keep in mind that you're working with a 3.0L not a 2.5 so I don't know how that will affect the results.I believe the CR is the same ? If it was my engine I'd start at 30 deg.max. and gradually increase until the result is satisfactory.In theory you're supposed to increase until you detect &quo...