Mine do that, too. It's annoying as h3ll. Check the check straps on the top hinge -- if they're like mine the intermediate stops are long gone. They're a hassle to repair unless you've got the dorr and hinge apart for the inevitable drooping hinge repair.Are the doors of a GTV supposed to close on their own when you let go of them? I don't mind that they do, but it is a bit of a nuisance when I am working on the interior and the door keeps closing on my legs!
How loud is loud? I can hear mine at a stoplight but not once moving.I've never been around another GTV to compare, but is the fan blower motor supposed to be loud? Or is something wrong with it?
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No. There are two detents on the door check strap; one at about 3/4 open and the second when fully open. Relacement strap kits are available from Centerline. Strap replacement requires removal of the door panel so the check/strap assembly can be removed from the door.Are the doors of a GTV supposed to close on their own when you let go of them?
You gotta love the fan switch. Mine does that same thing in the high postition, if I play with it a little, it works fine, but ocasionially I'll flip it on and forget that it didn't come on and come back several hours later and hear the fan running.you're lucky - mine only comes on when it wants. I'll get to the cause when I eventually tear it apart, but for now it does not come on when the switch is thrown (low or high). Later though it sometimes decides to fire up. Bummer is I'll forget to check the position of the switch. A couple times I've come into the garage to hear a distant whirring sound.
If your fan motor makes a loud squeaky sound when you start it (especially on a cold day), and sometimes comes back to a normal sound when warmed up, the motor is sick. The original motor supplied by Alfa on later 105's/115's has two spherical shaft bushings snapped in little fingers at each end of the steel motor casing. The little fingers get loose, and the bushings spin with the shaft. This increases the amp draw, and reduces the fan speed significantly - I measured it ages ago and if my memory is correct it's at least 30%.Are the doors of a GTV supposed to close on their own when you let go of them? I don't mind that they do, but it is a bit of a nuisance when I am working on the interior and the door keeps closing on my legs!
I've never been around another GTV to compare, but is the fan blower motor supposed to be loud? Or is something wrong with it?
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None. Just unbolt the hinge. And if the top hinge, remove the check strap retaining pin from the A pillar side.As for doing the hinges, how far apart does one need to take the door to pull the hinges?
As for doing the hinges, how far apart does one need to take the door to pull the hinges? Are they loose back nuted so you have to pull the inner door pannel? My upper hinge on the driverside is pretty tired. I have the rebuild kit from Centerline, but haven't been bored/bold enough to do anything with it. I was planning on propping the door on a jack and just removing one hinge at a time. I don't really want to pull the door pannel unless I absolutly have to.
