My 86 Spider lives

[philbtp]

I finally got it running. Big thanks go out to tifosi who has been ever patient with questions/pleas. As it turned out, my power to the pumps problem was battery related. As an Alfa newbie, I under estimated the power needed from the battery. While I was concentrating on the in tank pump and busted sender unit, all the cranking I was doing was drawing down the battery. While it sounded ok cranking, it was not putting out enough volts to run the pumps. It gets better. I never thought to disconnect the main pump while I was working on the in tank pump , duh! So, no gas, no cooant for the pump, fried pump. After a quick stop to the local auto parts store (yes they had the pump in stock) and a 150 bucks later, she started right up. But I have got a question that I hope someone can answer. My in tank problem was a falty pigtail from the sender to the pump. I managed to repair it with a bit of sodering, but had to strip away the coating on the resister. I am pretty sure that is my best interest to have this covered, does anyone have any ideas? There was a spray product that I remember years ago that I used to use to coat tool handles, almost like a rubber consistancy. Safe for fuel tank?
Thanks in advance.

[lgbalfa]

glad to hear you are enjoying your alfa.

please post pics.

thanks.

[ghnl]

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Originally Posted by philbtp I finally got it running.

[philbtp]

Thanks, I will look into it. I actually have some family in Italy who are trying to bring some parts on their next visit. When I asked them to have one of the local guys just make one up for me, the pigtail, you would swear that the Alfa is a German car. They had no idea what I was talking about, or my connections there are not understanding what I was needing. Anyway thanks for the suggestion.
Dan