Early Gulia 1300 - Page 4

Andrew · #46 (**permalink**) 03-19-2007, 11:36 AM

The headlight switch is one of the two on the steering column. The switch closest to the wheel is the turn signal. The one farthest from the wheel is the lights. Rotate 90 degrees for parking lights, another 90 for headlights. Flick up for low beam, down for high beam.

The switches are prone to break and are hard and expensive to find. Perhaps it's broken and all these other switches are to route around it?

Andrew

**GTV4EVR** · #47 (**permalink**) 03-19-2007, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jipstar

And what does start and Accel do? (The small chrome leavers on the middle left of the pic)

Please be patient with all these questions. I'm new to the Alfa scene let alone the classic scene and now my next job is to fully work all the electrical gismos.

Jipstar · #48 (**permalink**) 03-19-2007, 03:01 PM

Ok next prob, I have three wires located next to the battery in the engine bay that are unpluged. One is a green wire coming out from the positive lead of the battery. The other two are red which I guess they are for the horn?

Oh and there is another yellow wire which is coming rfom beneath the radiator and continues coming from the other side?

I need to know what they are for and where to plug them in. Thanks.

If this helps the headlights are not working along with the insde fan. Thanks

Andrew · #49 (**permalink**) 03-20-2007, 07:03 AM

Get an owner's manual or shop manual that has the wiring diagram, or maybe someone can scan and send you one.

Andrew

Jipstar · #50 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007, 07:08 AM

I still haven't found an owners manual!

Restoration is in progress!!!!! Here are a few pics of the car I took just 5mins ago! Sorry for the crappy pics! Before and After....

I'm doing eveything by myself, but in a few months time the Giulia is going in for a rust treatment and spray! I would also be getting a few gooddies for her to replace some old and broken parts!

Jipstar · #51 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007, 07:26 AM

Guys I need your help, tried to crank her up the other day but the engine fan and motor belt do rotate, but it seems that there is no signs that the engine is going to start. A lot of black suede came out from the silencer! Anyways I can always take it to a mechanic.

So, back to electronics. Horn, fan and front beams do not work. Have a couple of loose wires in the engine bay maybe you skilled Giulia people can tell me what they are and where to hook em up?

Fuse Box

Green wire coming out from the positive battery terminal:

Unknown box having 3 wires hooked to it with a possibility of another one to add. Maybe one wire could be hooked here?:

Yellow wire coming from beneath radiator and a very large cable with a pin like attachment coming from dasboard I Guess:

Cut attachments from dashboard. I'm thinking because of engine replacement. Please give me your opinion:

**italiansedanman** · #52 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007, 11:30 AM

Jipstar, the wiring has more than likely been changed and chopped around. Given that someone has put an A series engine in it, who's to say what else has been done?

Take the top off the fuse box and see if all the fuses are in situ and functional, then see if like Andrew says, you can get a wiring diagram.

As far as your engine not starting, there are many possible causes and you will need to test for fuel delivery at the carburettor and sparks. Are you intending to put an Alfa Romeo engine back in it?

Andrew · #53 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007, 11:38 AM

It's clearly got some BMC electricals (that starter switch on the firewall) to go with the BMC starter. I think you need a general diagnostic ability to be able to sort this out. And some electrical ability, plus a circuit test light, ohmeter, voltmeter, and the like. Very hard to do over the internet.

Basics: compression, fuel, spark, all at the right time, and it ought to run, assuming no major mechanical maladies. The devil is in the details of wiring to the dist and starter, whether the SU is delivering fuel, etc. This is no really an Alfa-specific exercise. Do you generally know what you're doing on trying to get a gasoline engine to run? If so, proceed methodically. They're all basically the same.

Andrew

Jipstar · #54 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007, 11:55 AM

Yes, altough the wiring from the dash is genuine Alfa romeo I guess. And can anyone tell me what the box refered above is for? Maybe someone could point out what are these unplugged wires. Or they have been completely changed you guess?

Green Berlina · #55 (**permalink**) 05-02-2007, 12:25 PM

Jipstar, Its been some time since we were updated on your progress, how's the engine revival going? have you got to drive your Austin powered Alfa yet?

Jipstar · #56 (**permalink**) 06-02-2007, 04:32 AM

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Jipstar, Its been some time since we were updated on your progress, how's the engine revival going? have you got to drive your Austin powered Alfa yet?

Andrew · #57 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007, 01:36 PM

Is this car being parted out now? I see some parts on ebay under a similar seller name in Malta.

Andrew

Jipstar · #58 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 05:43 AM

Yes, unfortunately my Alfa Is selling as parts. I've got quoted BIG numbers to restore the car! I discovered various holes on the floor bed, pillars and doors! Tried to sell it but I did not get more than $350 for it! So I parted it out and selling the poor giulia for parts! BTW I've got myself a Mk1 Ford Capri Fastback instead :P!!! Cheers guys.

**Bill S** · #59 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 09:37 AM

Hi Jipstar,

Perhaps it's not to late to rethink this. I've looked at your ads and I believe you are going to have a very difficult time selling parts overseas without Paypal. Your statement that you take personal checks may come back to bite you. Most banks charge a very high service fee to cash checks from a foreign country, if they do it at all. Most ebay shoppers don't want to bother with a money transfer, especially to another country with a zero feedback seller.

Also, once you sell a handful of hard to find parts like the dash ashtray and glove box latch your $350 project car becomes a $35 piece of scrap metal. By all means sell the jack to recoup some of your losses (although $170 is a bit ambitious) but keep the other parts with the car and sell it all in one piece. I think it would be a lot less trouble for you and potentially save the car from the metal crusher. You don't have to do a 100 point restoration to put the car back on the road. Have you tried advertising it in Italy?

Good luck with your Capri, I understand that's a pretty nice car.

Jipstar · #60 (**permalink**) 11-01-2007, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill S

Hi Jipstar,

Perhaps it's not to late to rethink this. I've looked at your ads and I believe you are going to have a very difficult time selling parts overseas without Paypal. Your statement that you take personal checks may come back to bite you. Most banks charge a very high service fee to cash checks from a foreign country, if they do it at all. Most ebay shoppers don't want to bother with a money transfer, especially to another country with a zero feedback seller.

Also, once you sell a handful of hard to find parts like the dash ashtray and glove box latch your $350 project car becomes a $35 piece of scrap metal. By all means sell the jack to recoup some of your losses (although $170 is a bit ambitious) but keep the other parts with the car and sell it all in one piece. I think it would be a lot less trouble for you and potentially save the car from the metal crusher. You don't have to do a 100 point restoration to put the car back on the road. Have you tried advertising it in Italy?

Good luck with your Capri, I understand that's a pretty nice car.