[alfa] Spider misc. questions

[<r-mrand@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As the spider comes out of its hibernation and hits the road, I have found a couple of things I need to sort out.

1- What is the best way to bleed the clutch slave cylinder? The fluid is a nasty color and must be changed. I think the seals of the master and slave have slowly been degraded by the fluid as it is darker than clean fluid. I have tried to get wrenches on the bleeder, but it is darn tight and I don't want to strip anything.

2- The leather seats have a brown tarnished look on the "shoulders" next to the head rests.  Any ideas on how to restore/clean?  Has this been caused by UV rays?

3- I think I have a loose wire in the engine bay. From a slow start, if the engine twists or bucks just a little, it feels as the engine looses all power.  The solution is to dump the clutch, higher rpm's, then try again.  After you get moving, the engine smooths out.  Again, it feels like a wire problem or ground.  Where do I look first other than all wire connections?

Thanks for any help.

Bob Rand
1987 Alfa Spider Quad.
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