Ken: Those new lug nuts really make a difference!
Springs, Shocks, and Discs...was hoping to have a nice road-trip this weekend but realized (they crumbled in my hands) that the bushings on the rear antiroll links needed to be replaced so she'll sit on jacks until next week when the new links arrive from Classic Alfa. I had been calling her "Gladstone" in honor of Dustin Hoffman but I'm changing her name to "money pit" LOL.
I changed the sending unit, filter, and all the fuel hoses in the trunk but there is still a very strong gasoline smell. The filler hose was cracked so I thought replacing all the hoses was prudent but no idea where to look now as the suggestions from the board and HPSI point to hoses as the sources of a gas smell in the trunk. Its truly overwhelming at times. No visible leaks in the tank but she does seem to burn a lot of gas. Any suggestions?
Have checked the gas cap gasket?Thanks. Thats all been replaced. Might just be residual gas. With all this hot weather I’ve been leaving the trunk open and it seems to be getting better
Save those Romablok clamps - wire brush & CLR will clean them up. Fuel lines are safety-critical, replace every one of them, bumper-to-bumper.My “just replace the vacuum hoses” project has snowballed into also cleaning maybe replacing the OVS, repairing the cross-engine intake hose, replacing the OVS hoses, fuel lines, injector lines, injector seals, and now apparently the darn coolant heater return and maybe the other radiator hoses. So probably flush the coolant while I’m at it. Only 10 days until the next cars and coffee wish me luck.
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My “just replace the vacuum hoses” project has snowballed into also cleaning maybe replacing the OVS, repairing the cross-engine intake hose, replacing the OVS hoses, fuel lines, injector lines, injector seals, and now apparently the darn coolant heater return and maybe the other radiator hoses. So probably flush the coolant while I’m at it. Only 10 days until the next cars and coffee wish me luck.
The gauges look great! Did you do an LED upgrade? I've put LEDs in my 81 Spider, but won't install back in the car for several months. Hope it looks as good as yours do.It was a big Alfa day. I started the morning washing and detailing my spider. Drove 40 miles to the South Bay show and shine that included a pizza lunch. While I was on the freeway in the morning I took a picture of the speedo and tack. My spider sweet spot is 75 mph tacking at 3500 rpms. Super smooth ride even with the top down.
I went over the coastal mountain to a friends house. All my friends from the old neighbors where there.
I headed home about 7:00pm. I drove through the Redwood trees, 75 plus deg. on a two lane mountain roads for 2 hours with no cars in front of me. This was another great Alfa driving experience. I will say I had a very sprinted drive. As dusk approached the green back light on the instrument panel looked awesome.
My 1984 S3 spider really fits the bill for being a very capable and useable fun car.
Ken
The lights are sock and it is a nice green.The gauges look great! Did you do an LED upgrade? I've put LEDs in my 81 Spider, but won't install back in the car for several months. Hope it looks as good as yours do.