[alfa] Re: Dead GTV-6, stymied mechanics

[George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

When my GTV-6 did this it was the ignition switch (!).

George Graves
'86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'



On Mar 30, 2004, at 8:31 PM, alfa-digest wrote:

>
> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:55:01 -0800 (PST)
> From: Alan Lambert <lechefgerard@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] Dead GTV-6, stymied mechanics
>
> First, my apologies for double posting--I wasn't sure which address for
> the Digest was correct.
>
> A few weeks ago my GTV-6 (Milano 2.5 engine) stopped dead and acted as
> if the fuel pump had failed ---it would start, run feebly, and die if
> you tried to give it gas.
>
> Mechanic number 1 replaced the filter (he didn't ask if the one in
> there was new, which it was!) replaced the double relay, and told me it
> was fine.
>
> Two days later it died on the freeway.
>
> Towed to mechanic two, who replaced the ignition module (on the left
> front fender toward the front) checked the injectors (they were all
> pulsing) the fuel pressure, the oxygen sensor wire, and went through
> everything in the Alfa diagnostic book he could find. Somehow, between
> the evening before, when there was feeble spark (which he fixed) but
> the injectors were pulsing fine, the next morning the injectors stopped
> pulsing. He has swapped the ECU for another. He is now baffled, says I
> have to tow the car away from his shop, and that he can't find the
> problem.
>
> As a result, I missed the Laguna time trial and lost (or didn't get
> anything for) a bunch of money.
>
> Please, someone out there tell us where to look--Two mechanics and one
> owner are baffled!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan Lambert
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