[alfa] Troubleshooting Advice on 70 GT Junior

[alfacybersite <acs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Regarding the Giulia gt slave cylinder in the 1750 engined GT Junior, 
I'll go out on a limb and assume it has a 1750 transmission. It's my 
understanding theses slave cylinders are NLA (no longer available). If 
you use a shorter slave cylinder - I'm not familiar specifically with 
the Giulia ones - but the later (and believe shorter ones) require you 
to switch out the "push rod" from the 1750 slave cylinder and install in 
"new" one. The 1750 (and most likely others) is threaded and adjustable. 
In this case, you might take a good look at the one in there and if it 
looks rebuildable this might be the best solution - though certainly do 
check your sources to see if they have a new one first.

Those who wrench on Alfa engines considerably more than I do might 
advise you otherwise, but being a visual person, the first thing I'd do 
is to pull your plugs and keeping them in correct order, take a visual 
"reading". First, your cutting out could be the plugs themselves. But if 
the readings across the four varies (fairly significantly), I'd guess it 
isn't points, rotor, or distributor cap - though could be ignition 
wires. If all plugs are "bad" but gaps are correct and don't look as if 
there are too many miles on them, the ignition timing might be off 
(perhaps, way off). Plugs and points are cheap and few cars complain if 
you replace sooner rather than later.

Then you have the fuel situation. Could easily be a (or both) fuel 
filters plugged up. Could be an intermittent short in the fuel pump or 
the pump itself giving up the ghost.

Sticking with the visual theme, check the air cleaner - not everyone's 
good at changing them reasonably often.

These are admittedly all shooting in the dark possibilities, but in the 
end, checking all of these items out on your "new" car and perhaps 
replacing some, will at the vary least begin to get you familiar with 
the new member of the family.

Good luck,

Biba
Irwindale, CA USA
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