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ALABAMA
Edward Orth, President, Alabama AROC
1 Gaywood Circle, Birmingham 35213 (205) 879-0334
ARIZONA
James Shemenski, President, Arizona AROC
1507 E. Fremont Dr., Tempe 85282 (602) 831-8829
Rodney Browne, President,So. Arizona Chapter
4400 N. Camino Gacela, Tucson 85718 (602) 299-4210 or 741-4335
CALIFORNIA
Ralph Moor house President, AROC of San Diego
7303 Borla PL, Carlsbad 92008 (619) 753-5064
Teri Wood, President, Alfa Romeo Owners of So. California
75 N. Oakleaf Ave., Agoura 91301 (818) 991-3754
Jack Smith, President, Delta Sierra (Sacramento)
22 Ripple Ct., Sacramento 95831 (916) 392-0796
COLORADO
Bob Scholz, President, Alfa Club of Colorado
2971 S. Revere. Aurora 80114 (303) 755-8744
CONNECTICUT
Donald Ereminas, President, Connecticut Chapter
P.O. Box 6, Harwinton 06791 (203) 485-9800
FLORIDA
Allen C. Below, President, Suncoast Chapter
5035 Susan Ave., Sarasota 33581 (813) 921-4327
GEORGIA
Maury Hatcher, President, Atlanta Chapter
5024 Winding Branch Dr., Atlanta 30338 (404) 394-7770
ILLINOIS
Steve Westhoff. President, Chicago Chapter
2205 Lakeside Dr., Bannockburn 60015 (312) 295-6780
INDIANA
Kim Pontius, President, Amanti Alfisti da'l
7939 Westminster Dr., Ft. Wayne 46815 (219) 485-2062
KANSAS CITY AREA
Don Frein, President, Strada Fantasma
1102 Bird Ave., Harrisonville, MO 64701 (816) 884-4400
MARYLAND
Brooks Hurd, President, Capitol Chapter
1904 Non/ale Rd., Silver Spring 20906 (301) 598-4131
MASSACHUSETTS
Peter F. DiMatteo, President, Alfa Owners of New England
333 Old Lancaster Rd., Sudbury 01776 (617) 443-6031
MICHIGAN
Andrea (Andy) Hammond, President, AROC Detroit
2194 Hempstead, Troy 48083 (313) 689-4007
MISSISSIPPI
Tom Henry, Deep South Alfa Romeo Club
4305 Pyle Ave.. Jackson 39209 (601) 352-4262
NEW JERSEY
Ed Seller, President, Alfa Owners of New Jersey
10 Raskin Rd., Morristown 07960 (201) 540-8913
NEW YORK
Bob Gordon, President, New York AROC
266 S. Manning Blvd., Albany 12208 (518) 458-9315
Tom Muccino, President, Long Island AROC
152 Vineyard Rd., Huntington 11743 (516) 673-7973
NORTH CAROLINA
Thomas Humphrey, President, Mid-Atlantic ARC
9908 Darnell Ct.. Raleigh 27609
(919) 781-3609
OHIO
Ken Wilson, President, Northeastern Ohio Chapter
7116 Buskirk Blvd., Independence 44130 (216) 524-3533
Bill Winkler, President, Ohio Valley AROC
7271 Bobby Lane, Cincinnatti 45243 (513) 984-0327
Herb Mischler, President, Buckeye AROC
248 Longfellow Ave., Worthington, 43085
(614) 424-7378 (days); (614) 885-4917 (eves)
OREGON
Dick Larson, President, Alfa Romeo Owners/Oregon
4975 NW Kahneeta Dr. Portland 97229 (503) 645-1264
PENNSYLVANIA
Kevin E. Potter, President, Alfa-Renaissance
1300 Mississippi Ave., Pittsburgh 15216
(412)343-2874
Dave West, President, Delaware Valley AROC
157 Ridgefield Rd., Newtown Square 19073 (215) 353-1621
TEXAS
Mark Blakeslee, President, Scuderia Alfa Romeo
3758 Grennoch. Houston 77025 (713) 667-7757
John Myers, President, Lone Star AROC
3405 Brook Glen Dr., Garland 75042
WASHINGTON
Gene Pavola, President, Northwest AROC
3627 59th Ave., S.W., Seattle 98116 (206) 937-0883
WISCONSIN
Gary Wirth, President, AROC Wisconsin
3254 N. Gordon PL. Milwaukee 53212 (414) 263-2907
(USPS 543-520.)
DIRECTORS
* Executive Committee
•Linda Edinburg, President, 916 Oregon Trail, Wyoming. OH 45215 (513) 821-9160
•Bob Bartel, Vice President, 1127 Lake Ave,, Ft. Wayne, IN 46805 (219) 422-6672
•Lorna Moore, Secretary, 9949 Richardson Rd. N.W., Bremerton, WA98310 (206) 692-8227
*Ed Geller, Treasurer, 10 Raskin Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960 (201) 540-8913
Russ Baer, Director, 1729 Linden Ave., Baltimore, MD 21217 (301) 383-9603
Fred DiMatteo, Director, 333 Old Lancaster Rd., Sudbury, MA 01776 (617) 443-6031
J. Michael Hemsley, Director, 1700 Huntcliff Way, Clinton, MS 39056
George Ochs, Director, 5656 MenorcaDr., San Diego, CA 92124 (714) 571-7873
Bill Oliveri, Director 6318 Western Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (301) 654-0334
Howard Rockstad, Director, 1227 Tierra Dr. Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 (805) 497-3717
Tom Suter, Director. 17332 Avalon Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (714) 842-5824
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August 1984
Vol. 27 D No. 8
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FROM THE E
BY LINDA EDINBURG
President, A.R.O.C
MILANO!
This is the "VIP" group at the Alfa museum, getting the facts on the all-conquering 8C 2300 Monzafrom Ray Corsi. From left to right: Joe
Cooley, Fred Lynch, Jerry Farrar, John Hemphill, Linda Edinburg, John Russell and Corsi.
IAM IN LOVE with Italy, Italians and
Alfa Romeo, Inc. Am I dreaming or
did I really just visit Alfa Romeo in
Milan for three glorious days?
According to the invitation I received,
the purpose of my visit was to see and hear
firsthand of ARI's renewed commitment
toward the U.S. market. Through a new
management team, new products, better
quality and an improved, expanded dealer
distribution network, ARI is demonstrating
a firm desire to regain lost ground
here. In addition, ARI was seeking some
informed (me?) American opinions on
marketing strategies and competition.
Those opinions were vociferously given to
them by John Russell, staff writer from
Automotive News; John Hemphill, executive
vice president of J.D. Powers &
Associates, a California-based marketing
company which specializes in the automotive
industry; Jerry Farrar, president of
The General Group, which holds the
warranties for the U.S. Alfa Dealers; and
me.
We were called the VIP group (seriously
— it was written that way on everything,
including the pass for the guards at
the gate to Arese). We were accompanied
by Fred Lynch, sales promotion
coordinator in New Jersey, and he was a
terrific tour guide. In Italy we were joined
by Joe Cooley, New Jersey's director of
sales and marketing, and Don Black, New
Jersey's director of engineering research
and development. The seven of us were
chauffeured around in two different
models of Alfa vans, and to say that we had
a great time isn't saying anything at all.
None of my friends have enjoyed looking
at my pictures of Italy — everyone else
takes pictures of scenic wonders and
historical sites — I took 192 pictures of
Alfas.
We arrived at noon on Wednesday
and after checking into the hotel (Italian
tile in the bathrooms and their bathtubs are
twice the size of ours) we went to visit the
Duomo. Called the most extravagant
Gothic religious creation in Italy, it was
begun in 1386 — and I will never understand
how they got those 2000-plus statues
up there. Then on to the Galleria, first
covered shopping "mall" — built in 1877.
Milan (pop. 300,00) is in northern Italy on
the plain of Lombardy, and it is Italy's
chief commercial/financial center ... a
factory for and showcase of Italian products.
One-quarter of all of Italy's industry
is located in this region, the world capital
of auto design. Fiat (Europe's top selling
car maker) is in nearby Turin.
Ahh, the Lemon< SHerbert
For dinner at Ristorante Al Porto we
were joined by Ernesto Vettore, ARI's
U.S. president; Ken Plumridge, ARI's
marketing consultant in Great Britain; and
Signores Perugi and Marchetti, who direct
Alfa Romeo's public relations department.
In Italy, nobody has any first names
Meals in Milan all included rice, which is
grown locally. No noodles or pasta or
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DIRECTORS
anything with a tomato-based sauce. Lots
of seafood, veal, ham and salami. Lots of
wine and liqueur — even on your lemon
sherbert.
Thursday morning we were given a
guided tour of the museum at Arese by
none other than Raimondo Corsi di Turri
(Ray Corsi to us) and he is without a doubt
one of the most delightful people it has
been my pleasure to meet. While there,
Luigi Fusi dropped in for a minute — just
to meet me, he said. I guess I'll have to
believe that, since the other three "VIPs"
were unknown to him. If I were prone to
weak bladder control, I would certainly
have embarrassed myself then. They all
read Alfa Owner, by the way, albeit about
four or five months late. The museum is
fantastic: Histories and technical descriptions
of each car are displayed beautifully.
I saw all the cars through the tiny window
of my camera — a mistake I will not repeat
next time. 1 urge you all to get a copy of
Museo Storico — the comprehensive
museum anthology you often see mentioned
in these pages. You'll need a bib for
reading the book — or more correctly, for
looking at the pictures in it. One of the
Pope's cars (Alfa Romeo built it for him —
pretty much an Alfa 6) was in the lobby — I
never realized how thick bulletproof glass
is. The car weighs 4000-plus Ibs. I asked
Ray if he would display an engraved plaque
from AROC with a model car on it (like the
trophies at last year's convention) in the
model cases on the mezzanine, and he said
he certainly would — most prominently.
It's being made now.
The Executive Dining Room
On to the Admin buildings for an eyepopping
slide show. One of those 10-frame
segmented computer-driven types, and
very masterfully done. I was dizzy when
they were through. Then lunch in the Executive
Dining Room with all of the above
names plus Antonio Guglielmi, No. 3 man
in the company (I never met Sig. Massacesi
or No. 2). He was delightful to talk to and
sent me flowers. At lunch 1 also met the
following signores: Ciriani, product
marketing; Gasco;, product coordination;
Salini, product marketing; Belmonte,
marketing research; and Tuscona, also
marketing. Impressive. You'll notice that
the list of dramatis personae for each meal
grows.
Would you believe crested logo silverware?
The china all bears the Alfa Romeo
script (red, of course), including the ashtrays.
(No, I didn't dare; this wasn't your
basic hotel from which things mysteriously
disappear.) Alfa Romeo is an Italian
government-owned company (that's what
S.p.A. means), which explains why lunch
in the shiny new cafeteria below us costs
their employees 3 cents. And the food was
great. When I think about my kids forever
getting starches in school at $1.25 a shot
This new facility at Arese is very im-
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The modern Alfa Romeo factory at Arese, on the outskirts of Milan, was begun in 1961 and
presently employs 13,620. Handling the entire manufacturing process, the plant has an
aluminum foundry, and its own thermoelectric power and waste-water treatment facilities.
pressive. We in the United States think of
Alfa Romeo as a cottage industry, forgetting
that in Europe they are a force to be
reckoned with: 200,000 cars produced;
45,000 workers worldwise (13,000-plus in
Arese); and factories in Italy, Africa and
southeast Asia. We are exactly I percent of
their market, and trying to become 2 percent.
That fact, coupled with our EPA requirements
(Arese has a separate 'production
line for American cars only — the
rest of the world gets the other Alfas)
makes it easy to understand why we don't
get too many models here — how many
special lines would you set up for 1 percent
of your market? 1 do hope that P + C + B
will be able to reproduce the plant layout
I'm sending with this article — Alfas as far
as the eye could see.
The New Models
After lunch our van took us to
Portello. This is the old factory in Milan
and the design styling center is still there. A
big room with seven cars under covers, a
conference table, an outside survey
company, microphones, recorders — a
little intimidating. Now we go to work.
First a new GTV model with a five-andten-cent
interior. We gave them a lot of
trouble over cutting costs there. The men
didn't seem to mind 40 (no kidding)
electronic push buttons on a console
between the front seats, but 1 saw it as a
nightmare for anyone with kids. Then a
snappy Giulietta sedan (that is a nice car)
which we liked very much until we saw the
prototype 'B" car (everything's relative,
right?). That's a very upmarket luxury
five-seat sedan with a totally contem-
porary, yet quite classic, design. A vague
cross between a Jaguar and a 2600 — I'm
not describing it well, but it was gorgeous.
Definitely a purring tiger type, which
would give the BMW Mercedes market a
little competition.
We gave them a lot of hassle about the
time lapse between design and production.
But they tell us that Italian craftsmanship
will not be sacrificed for the sake of growth
and a wider market — not to mention how
long it takes to set up new production lines,
which in Italy is spelled 1-o-n-g (be fair,
guys; remember that Japan's EPA requirements
are the same as ours — one line fits
all). The "B" car, slated for release in
1986, will probably already have competitive
"twins" on the streets by then. The
same holds true for the "C" and "K"
prototypes we saw. One was ostensibly a
Spider — two seats, but more of a roomy
"touring" approach. The other was the
same design in a four-seat sedan — both
contemporary wedge shapes. We also
criticized their price approach — lately
(like the GTV) too much $$ when compared
to current competitive models which
offer more for less. We were very polite,
but also honest and outspoken — they
wanted our opinions, right? They got
them.
So what's coming here? A great
innovation — a Spider for every pocketbook:
$13, $16 and $20,000 respectively.
Basic design unchanged. Also the lovely
Giulietta sedan — I don't know which
models — all of them, maybe? Priced
between $13,500 and $19,000.
Next month I'll give you some driving
impressions, both on the streets and on
Balocco's track (yes, I did). •

Visit to A If a Ricambi
I HAD
A MOST enjoyable Saturday
morning walking through the aisles of
Alfa Ricambi, one of our advertisers
and a source of Alfa parts.
It's incredible to me that anyone can
make a living selling almost exclusively
Alfa parts when the system is really so
loaded in favor of the franchised dealer.
Just think of the purchasing and distribution
power of the parent firm. Yet only a
peek along those aisles of parts suggests
why Alfa Ricambi, and several other independent
purveyors, can prosper.
They succeed, quite frankly, because
many franchised dealerships have abdicated
the market. If you wanted a taillight
lens for a Giulietta, where would you
go? Certainly not to a dealership where the
employees had never heard of the model.
The dedication to the marque is what
sets a good parts source apart. Sometimes,
you can be sure, the dedication flies in the
face of good business. A parts store should
be able to fill about 80 percent of customer
requests from stock. This is actually fairly
easy, for about 80 percent of filled
customer requests are for "fast-moving
parts" such as spark plugs and oil filters.
At Alfa Ricambi, they have all the "fastmovers,"
but they can also fill 80 percent
of the parts you were afraid to ask for
because you feared they probably wouldn't
have them.
Conservative parts departments fail to
stock slow-moving parts because they tie
up money and space that could otherwise
be devoted to money-making fast-movers.
That's fine for the dealer and bookkeeper,
but hard on the customer who needs a
somewhat unusual part for a current car or
The Free Time seats six within compact dimensions: 188.9 in. long, 67.7 in. wide and
62.9 in. high. To better visualize, the new Honda Civic wagon is 157, 63.9 and 58.3
inches respectively.
H ERE
IS SOME MORE INFORMATION on the Alfa 332 "Free Time" we
mentioned in the June issue. As noted, it was designed by Zagato in Milan and
was shown for the first time at the Geneva show. It is intended to be a
"programmable" car, one which adapts to the particular needs of the driver.
With its primary design for leisure purposes (hence the name), it's fast and
comfortable for long trips but practical and manageable in the city. It has seating for
six, or an occasional seventh, but can be changed quickly to haul things or act as a
camper.
It's a compact "two-box" design, with three side windows and three doors,
constructed on an Alfa Romeo 33 Quadrifoglio 4wd chassis. It's 4800mm long (just
70mm more than the 33 sedan), 1720mm wide and 1600mm high.
The interior is new and absolutely original. It will conform to the desires (and
number) of the passengers and the way they want to travel. The three-row arrangement
of the seats provides a panoramic view without giving the effect of a bus but can be
changed, if the passengers wish, into a salon arrangement, with the passengers facing
each other.
The rear seats are ergonomic and also contribute to the variable use of space
within the vehicle. The large rear seat back becomes a large access hatch to the rear
baggage when it's folded down. You don't "get up" or "go down" from this vehicle.
Instead, you take your place easily, without contortions, thanks to the six-seat
arrangement.
The profile of the vehicle has a characteristic "step-up" for the line formed by the
rear window, and ample bumpers which blend in with the front and rear lines.
A few samples of Alfa 332 Free Time are being produced for market evaluation.
NOTE
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a common part for an out-of-production
car. 1 don't mean to flog Alfa dealerships,
for several do a fine job of filling parts
orders. Even BAP-Geon and Beck-Arnley
are conservative in their parts stocking procedures.
So is J.C. Whitney, its "cornucopia"
catalog notwithstanding.
It is the conservative parts manager, in
fact, who fosters the myth that some parts
are unavailable. The real problem is that
the manager has set such high profit goals
that he isn't willing to stock slower-moving
parts. And he's convinced there's no
market for the older, "obsolete" parts.
Unlike most dealership parts departments,
stores like Alfa Ricambi are willing
to dedicate bin space for obsolescent parts
such as the rear clip for a Giulietta SZ (yes,
they have one) or a head for an old 2-liter
(that one, too). As a result, they become
the source of "impossible" parts. Now, in
fact, no part is impossible — it just
depends on how you see your market.
To a man, the people who run these
stores are dedicated to Alfa and deserve
our support. If you need a "hard-to-find"
part (or even a common part, quickly),
check our advertisers. They do love the
marque and serve it well.
Jafco Turbo's New Home
Gary Fortner of Jafco Turbo recently
dropped by the Alfa Owner offices to tell
us that, although he has recently scaled
back the size of his operation and relocated,
he is still in the business of
providing parts, service and complete new
Turbocharger systems for your Alfa
Romeo. The new address for Jafco Turbo'
is: 1025 Mirasol, Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714)973-1131.
Technical Support
In the June issue there was a letter
from Bob Trimpey which chided us for not
publishing more tuning tips and recounting
the excellent help proffered by Tony
Graziani and the folks at AR1. Included
among the help (not, I think, from ARI)
was the substitution of a BMW 635 "brain
and injectors." I was so stunned 1 stopped
recontouring the three-dimensional cam in
my SPICA pump.
The editorial response to Tony's letter
was perhaps a bit understated, and for fear
of opening old wounds I'll keep my response
similarly sober. Well, Tony, we've
thought of publishing tuning tips, but out
of respect for federal EPA guidelines, have
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generally avoided the area. Surely,
modified cars pollute more, but since they
aren't driven on the streets.... Perhaps
we've been wrong all this time.
Made in Detroit
My comment, several issues ago, that
the Alfa Club started in Chicago brought a
kind reminder from my friends in Detroit
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that I had slipped a historic cog. I'll quote
Dave Hammond: "The Detroit club was
the first to organize, not Chicago " He's
right, of course. For the 25th anniversary
issue, I had written a sidebar about the
Detroit club, but there simply wasn't room
to include it. The Detroit group existed
independently for many years and does, in
fact, pre-date the Chicago group. The
national club, however, developed from
the Chicago group.
Dave also reminds me that Detroit has
its share of exotica: "The last three car
shows (in Detroit) had sections for
Hispano Suizas. You want Isotta Fraschinis?
Name how many you've seen in
Chicago, ever, double it and I'll send
photos of that many from the next
Meadowbrook show."
The Italian Happening has become a
major event and the Detroit Alfa group is
an important part of it. Well worth a day's
14 NW Northwest Chapter General Meeting. Add'l
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(713)667-7757.
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Info (601) 924-9300.
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Info (816) 884-4400
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(503)645-1264
16 NC Chicago Chapter General Meeting. Add'l Info
(312) 356-6628
17 SC Lone Star Chapter General Meeting. Add'l
Info (214) 423-8204
18-19 SC Lone Star Chapter Tour to Oklahoma. Add'l
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25 SC Deep South Chapter Swim Party. Add'l Info
(601) 924-9300
26 NC Wisconsin Chapter Vintage Sports Car Show
at Brooks Stevens Museum. Add'l Info (414)
263-2907
28 NC Detroit Chapter General Meeting. Add'l Info
(313) 373-9342
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drive (perhaps two) to participate. Lots of
Ferraris, Maseratis, Alfas and whatever
else, displayed at Greenfield Village. This
year Happening No. 6 is Sept. 2, with time
trials at Waterford on Labor Day, Sept. 3.
Don't revoke my Michigan passport,
guys. I've still got some junker cars there!
Odds and Ends
The best definition of the acronym
ALFA: Always Looking For Another.
(Thanks to lnie',ione and our Seattle,
Wash., Alfa group.)
I've been frequently entertained by
Bill Gillham's Techtoons which appears in
the Oregon club's Alfa Bits and is
occasionally copied in other newsletters. In
the June 1984 issue, Bill shows us how to
make a grille from scratch, using brass or
bronze, annealed and formed over a
wooden buck. Shows it can be done. You
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Info (513) 984-0327
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(301) 598-4131
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(713)667-7757
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Info (601) 924-9300
12 NE New England Chapter General Meeting. Add'l
Info (617) 443#)31
13 SE Suncoast Chapter General Meeting. Add'l Info
(813) 967-4173
15 NW Northwest Chapter Time Trials at Seattle
Raceway. Add'l Info (206) 392-4277
16 NC Ohio Valley Chapter Flea Market. Add'l Info
(513)984-0327
16 NC Northeast Ohio Chapter General Meeting.
Add'l Info (216) 524-3533
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598-4131
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(303) 755-8744
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(503) 645-1264
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(312) 356-6628
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(214) 423-8204
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(503) 645-1264
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356-6628
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(313) 373-9342
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use silver solder on cut sections and anneal
the metal to work it with a leather hammer.
OK, guys, go out and rebuild that grille!
"Alfa Romeo's current management
knows everything they say about the cars in
the saloon bars, the showrooms and the
consumer magazines. They rust, they lose
their resale value, they're impossible to
insure and when they go wrong — which is
too often — the spares are expensive even if
you can find them. As it happens, none of
these things is true, but in the motoring
business, bad reputations are made in a
year and lost again in 10 — and that's
assuming things are being put right and the
message is getting across." (From the
AROC Australia [Victoria] and reprinted
from Classic & Sports Car, December
1983, just to show that American Alfisti
are not alone.)
"South Africa is the first country in
which the 3-liter GTV-6, the most powerful
production sports car ever produced by
Alfa Romeo is being marketed. Unashamedly
designed to maintain Alfa's
image in competition, the car won its race
debut in a two-hour race at Kyalami on
Sept. 24.
The 3-liter, now in full production at
Alfa Romeo's Brits (in South Africa) plant
is distinguished from the 2.5-liter by a
larger air scoop on the hood, a special front
air dam, new wide Speedline alloy wheels
and Pirelli P7 205/50VR15 tires." (Noted
in the Alfa Rumor, Arizona AROC.)
The Alfa Countach
Peter DiMatteo in a recent Velacissima,
comments, "Ah, if only we could
go back 53 years when Alfas won at Le
Mans in the Targa Florio, in the Mille
Miglia.... Bring back the 8C2300 or even
an8C2900B."
I was never able to price a new
8C2900, but I do know that the 6C1750
Indiana Jones Finds U.S.
Sources For Original
Alfa Badges!
Last month we told a stirring story
related to us by Les Singh of the New
Zealand Alfa Club about two Englishman
discovering in Italy the original
manufacturer of badges and scripts for
Alfa's and most other Italian cars and
proceeding to buy up precious old stocks,
acquire original dies, etc., etc. We then
dutifully listed sources in England and
Australia. What editor could resist such a
tale of foreign intrigue and derring do? It's
right up there with battling poison spiders
to recover the cannabalized TZ buried in
Uncle Zarkoffs basement in his nowdilapidated
mansion in a run-down section
of Rangoon.
Unfortunately, mundane will out. Bob
Bartel of Black Bart's Emporium (2315
So. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Indiana
Gran Sport with Zagato body sold for
about $3500 American in 1929, something
more than the price of an average house of
the era. In today's dollars, that's between
$75,000 and $100,000. The 8C2900 Alfa
represented the same technology in its day
as the current Countach, and a "modern"
8C2900 would probably be priced the
same, or something around $200,000.
About The Cover
The GTV cover shot was taken at a recent
vintage race in Monza by Tim Parker,
editor-in-chief at Osprey Publishing and
publisher of Evan Wilson's Giulietta
history, who was kind enough to send it to
us, along with several other interesting
transparencies which we hope to show in
future issues. Alfa Owner is always interested
in color shots which might be
suitable for covers, so don't hesitate to
send them along with a stamped, selfaddressed
envelope for return.
Alfa Far East
A copy of an official Alfa publication,
A If a Romeo Far East Newsletter, has made
it to the editor's desk.
Some excerpts:
"For about 20 years now, Alfa
Romeo has been operating in the Far East
through the Far East representative office
in Singapore. The office is responsible for
... the assembly operations in Malaysia and
Thailand This quarterly newsletter will
be distributed to Alfa owners in Japan,
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia,
Singapore, Brunei and Sri Lanka."
Included in the publication was a
photo of visitors from the Nagoya (Japan)
AROC to Arese.
46807) says as far as he knows it's still just
business as usual at Ragni's, a small familyowned
company hi Italy that has been
making and selling these badges as an
OEM supplier to the automotive industry
and parts wholesalers for lo these many
years.
Not only does Bob supply Ragni's full
line of genuine, original Alfa Romeo and
other car manufacturer's badges (Ferrari,
Maserati, Lancia, OSCA, Fiat, etc.) but
Kevin Kay of Lesley Motorsports (2637
Briarwood Drive, San Jose, CA 95125)
writes to advise that he, too, stocks the
same badges and scripts. We are genuinely
sorry for the oversight, and can only blame
the summer movies for dulling our sense of
disbelief. Bob Bartel was in fact a tiny bit
upset, seeing as he had actually placed a
small ad in the January issue of the Owner
offering a badge or two, but publisher Paul
Pfanner quickly convinced him the best
solution was to run a big ad in this issue.
Now there's one publisher I'd like to have
with me in the Temple of Doom.
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Switch to Harder Seats
In the Letters to the Editor column of
the June 1984 issue of A/fa Owner, L.R.
Reif, Buffalo, N.Y., raised the question of
leaded vs. unleaded fuels in older Alfas.
Not being an engineer, I am reluctant to
offer technical advice in this field.
However, it seems to me that Mr. Reif does
raise an interesting question, but one that
may have a solution.
The problem, as I understand it, is
that leaded fuel is necessary as a lubricant
between valves and their valve seats. The
reason why newer cars can use unleaded
fuel and avoid the need for the lubricating
properties of leaded fuel is due to the
harder valve seats in engines designed for
unleaded fuel.
Since the valve seats of most Alfas are
replaceable, it would appear possible to
provide a replaceable valve seat(s) to be
used in older Alfas which could then use
the unleaded fuels. It would require very
little effort and would be an appropriate
solution to the problem.
For those owners of older Alfas who
would like to make the switch before such
harder seats are available, I think it would
be possible for them to buy a set of conventional
seats for their model Alfas and take
them to an induction heat treating shop
and have them treated in order to convert
them to the harder hardness. In fact, I see
this as a service one of the many Alfa
supplies might like to offer. In the case of
earlier cast iron-headed Alfas, it might be
possible to selectively heat treat the individual
valve seats. However, I am certain
that the members of AROC who are
Detroit engineers can offer advice as to
how this might be done since it is a
standard procedure on the production
lines producing cylinder heads for
American cars.
I hope these comments might be of
some value to the members of AROC who
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are concerned with the problem.
Jim Collins
NEOAROC
Akron, Ohio
P.O. Box4857A
Thousand Oaks, CA91359
805/482-4682
Thanks, Leonard Lubline
Three cheers for the Alfa Owner
membership directory. Its usefulness was
demonstrated recently when my daughterin-law's
'73 Alfa Spider lost its go-power
on the way to Cocoa Beach, 40 miles from
home in Orlando. The accelerator cable
parted this world (and itself). My son at
home in Orlando, Fla., notified me at
home in McLean, Va., of the problem, and
I in turn consulted the membership
directory in the Alfa Owner. Lo and
behold, as bright as light, stood the entry
of Mr. Leonard Lubline who lived a short
drive from my son in Longwood (a suburb
of Orlando). On relaying the directory
information to my son, he telephoned Mr.
Leonard Lubline, who responded to the
call for help.
Now a technical tip on how to handle
this problem should it happen to you.
Should your accelerator cable ever depart
its two ends, remove the remains of the
cable from the sheath, leaving the sheath in
place. As a temporary expedient, thread
some emergency brake cable (if it fits),
picture frame wire or just a strong cord
through the sheath and jerry rig both ends.
Brake cable wire does best and will remain
in service for an extended period. Picture
frame wire results in a semi-permanent
quick-fix. A strong nylon cord will suffice
for several days or weeks. If none of these
are available, a piece of flexible bailing
wire will do the trick but will not last too
long.
I'd suggest that every owner of a fuelinjected
Alfa, for safety and'emergency
sake, carry a short piece of old emergency
brake cable or picture frame wire in your
glove compartment or trunk. Since busted
accelerator cables is a common fuelinjected
Alfa problem, you'll never know
when you or some other stranded fuelinjected
Alfa owner will need it. And you'll
be Johnny on the Spot.
Henry F. DeFrancesco
McLean, Va.
Affair of the Jewel
I have just received the June '84 issue
of Alfa Owner and can find no credits or
data given for the little "jewel" featured
on its cover.
I would venture to guess that this
"jewel" is a late '50-ish vintage Zagatto
(the "Z" below the quadrifolio and its
lines are reminiscent of my first Alfa, a late
'56 Giulietta Sprint bought in early '57).
Please advise the nature of the
"jewel" as photographed. I would like to
know, as would many of your other
readers.
David McK. Harris
Sarasota, Fla.
EDITOR'S NOTE: We are attempting
to track down more information
about this jewel, which was photographed
at a recent Pebble Beach Concours
d'Elegance.
Affair of the Heart
With great interest and apprehension,
my brother and I have been following A If a
Owner's series on restorations. It is without
any doubt that most of these projects
are undertaken under the directions and
orders of the Heart. It must be so, for
neither the Brain nor the Body proper
would invest time and effort on such a
long-shot folly. The Heart is truly a
romantic hero, snatching the Little Runt
Alfa from the jaws of ignominious death at
the edge of an abyss. For now the heroine
rests, quietly waiting in her new dry garage.
A little underdog in a very large
automotive world.
Elsewhere the battle between the
Heart and the rest of the Body rages on.
The Brain must be forced to read, learn,
memorize and coordinate the difficult task
ahead. Hands will ache, fingers will be cut
and smashed. The skin will burn, bleed and
sweat many an hour. Our quiet daily
schedules will be turned upside down.
Through it all, the Heart can only
encourage and illuminate the path to our
goal with the bright light of emotions. Will
the Little Alfa make it? Only time will tell.
Name withheld by request
to spare a broken Heart

Do-It-Yourself: Installing a
New Convertible Top
FOR THOSE OF YOU of resolute
will and ample patience, the do-ityourself
task of installing a new top
on your Alfa Spider will prove rewarding
both economically and in pride of accomplishment.
The job was performed on a 1977
Spider using a factory top, which I
consider to be worth the extra money. The
procedures below are the result of a
learning curve, which is a fancy way of
saying I took it apart and started over
several times. The total cost was, with a
club discount, $595 — $425 for the top and
$35 each for the gutter and weatherstripping.
Tools
a. Phillips screwdriver
b. 13mm socket (U.S. 1/2")
c. 13mm open end
d. 10mm socket
e. 8mm socket (U.S. 5/16")
f. 7mm socket (or open end)
g. 5mm socket (or open end) (U.S.
3/16")
h. Pop rivet tool and 14 1/8" rivets
and two 3/16" rivets (extra long)
i. Sharp awl
j. Paper hole punch
k. Electric drill and 1/8" and 3/16"
bits
I. Tweezers
m. Scissors
n. One can of spray silicon
Parts
a. One top
b. One gutter part No.
10595-61-070-0027
c. One weatherstrip part No.
10595-61-070-0028
d. Contact cement
e. 3M glue No. 08031 Fast Tack Trim
Adhesive
I recommend the replacement of the
gutter, which is the channel that holds the
weatherstrip, because it is probably rusted,
and the weatherstrip because such things
take a "set" and you will not put back the
top exactly (this, by the way, is an
immutable law rooted in common sense
physics), and it will most likely leak. A
helper is very useful (although not mandatory)
for certain tasks and with one
available on call, the job can be done in a
weekend. Arise early and eat a hearty
breakfast.
Removal and Disassembly:
1. Loosen the front latches and then
remove the screws securing the upholstery
(or rubber matting) to the inside rear
"cowl." Lift up the vinyl cover which will
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DELAWARE VALLEYAROC
reveal the 23 studs on which the top is
mounted.
2. Remove the nuts, washers and the metal
bands, and release the top.
3. At the door window rear vertical support
of the top, just inside you will find the
adjustment end of the tension wire which
keeps the horizontal flap of the top over
the window taut. Loosen the set screws and
release the wire completely. Loosen the
locknuts and remove the adjuster body.
4. Pull the wire out the front at each
corner.
5. Drill out the three (each side) pop rivets
on the (nearly) vertical inside pillar at the
rear of the window.
6. Fold down the top and remove the
weatherstripping, noting that the edge with
the lip faces rearward.
7. At each front corner, drill out the.pop
rivets to release the window seal flap. Drill
from the inside.
8. You may remove the latches, although it
is not necessary.
9. Drill out the six pop rivets and remove
the gutter.
10. Drill out the pop rivets (one in each
corner) which hold the corner flaps of the
canvas top to the main front bow.
11. Raise the top and remove the two bolts
and the 10mm nut (on the inside door
jamb) which hold the bows to the body.
12. Remove the top assembly. A helper is
useful. If no helper is available, cover the
rear fenders with a thick fender apron or
the like. Slide one side of the top assembly
to the rear about one foot and then push (at
a point close to the mounting hinge)
toward the center of the car and lift the
hinge up over the body.
13. Lay the top upside down on the floor.
14. Remove, from each side, the little
chrome tab on the corner of the top nearest
the hinge and release the top, then remove
the aluminum stiffeners.
15. Pull off the underside flap across the
front bow.
16. Remove the top from the remaining
bows. This is a real nuisance. The canvas
retainers are glued to the bows. You may
cut them as closely as you can, then use a
solvent to loosen the glue. The only solvent
1 found to work was Permatex Gasket
solvent. 1 tried 3M adhesive solvent, gasoline,
Carbona, etc. — no luck. The Permatex
stuff works, but it also removes the paint. I
simply repainted the bows with flat black
spray paint. Retain the old top.
Fitting and Installing the Top
1. Check the size of the holes across the-
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622 "GIULIETTASPRINT", GOLD, REAR $19.50
615 "SPRINT", SCRIPT, GOLD OR CHROME. .$19.50
623 "GIULIETTA SPRINT VELOCE", GOLD . . . $22.50
616 "SPRINT VELOCE", GOLD $22.50
679 "JUNIOR", CHROME, REAR $ 6.95
681 "Z", CHROME, REAR $ 5.50
665 "GT1300 JUNIOR", CHROME $14.95
638 "GIULIA SPRINT GT", REAR $14.95
666 "GIULIA SPRINT GTA", REAR $14.95
672 "—GT—", REAR $14.95
684 "2000", REAR $ 5.95
688 "ALFETTA", REAR $ 4.95
687 "GT", REAR $ 4.25
658/NT "ALFA ROMEO", SCRIPT, REAR .... $27.95
AR/5 ALFA GRILL BADGE, ENAMEL,
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AR/10 BADGE, ENAMEL, BLACK BACKGROUND,
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AR/20/D BADGE, BERTONE, GOLD, ENAMEL . $28.00
AR/24 "GIULIETTA SPRINT SPECIALE",
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AR/39 "GIULIASS", CHROME $18.00
AR/50 QUADRIFOGLIA, ENAMEL,
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TG/1 TOURING WINGS, LARGE $58.00
TG/2 TOURING WINGS, MEDIUM $35.00
TG/3 TOURING WINGS, SMALL $22.50
TG/4 "SUPERLEGGERA" $22.50
ZG/1 ZAGATO, BADGE, ENAMEL $22.50
ZG/2ZAGATO, BADGE, PAINTED $12.50
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TOP INSTALLATION CONTINUED
underside of the front bow (where the
gutter is to be mounted) and the two corner
holes for the flap of the canvas top to be
sure 1/8" rivets will fit. Also check the new
gutter; drill as necessary. Check the holes
in each of the ears on each front corner for
acceptance of the 3/16" pop rivet, which
will retain the front portion of the window
seal flap.
2. Install the bare bows on the body,
drawing the bolts and the nut on each side
down snugly, but not tightly. (We'll be
removing it again.) Set the bows in the top
up position, but do not latch.
3. Fit the top by pulling the front edge over
the bow with the flap underneath and
drape the top over the bows by lifting up
the back bow and taping it in place. Make
sure the retainer flaps are not caught under
the bows.
4. Install the tension wire. To do this, 1
used mechanics' wire as a "fish." The
mechanics wire was run from back to
front. (Do not insert the wire through the
eyelet. Begin at the end of the channel that
is sewn into the top.) There is a constriction
at midpoint. I suggest forming a small eye
in the end of the wire, folding in the end of
the wire so only smooth surfaces can
contact the top.
5. Hook onto the eye the tension wire, twist
and tape with electrical tape or the like.
Pull the wire through the channel. Insert
the wire through the eyelet and back into
the bow member. Fish out the end of the
wire at its exit point with the tweezers and
place the wire through the bracket in the
bow. Install the adjuster; the small guide
ring first, then the adjuster body (with
locknut) and thread into bracket all the
way, then the spring and finally the big end
collar. Snug up the set screw in the end
collar. We'll adjust it later.
6. Take the two aluminum stiffeners and
drill out the remaining stub of the rivets
and slightly enlarge the hole with 1/8" bit
to accept the 1/8" pop rivet. Check to be
sure the holes in the top flange will accept
the 1/8" rivets.
7. Look at the old top and note the location
of the aluminum stiffeners which were
removed. Place the stiffeners in the same
relative position in the new top. Punch
pilot holes with the awl; don't stab your
finger. Use the paper punch to punch out
the three holes. Do this on bolh sides.
8. Run a bead of glue in the channel for the
rear flap and install the stiffeners, fit up
and pop rivet. A helper is handy for this
step. Do the other side.
9. Partially open the top and fit the top to
the main front bow. The piping should
follow the metal edge of the bow.
10. Using the awl, locate the six rivet holes
and punch out with the paper punch. Fold
in the out side corner sect ion, tucking it into
the recess. Trim with scissors and locate the
rivet hole with the awl. Do not punch out.
11. Spread glue on the bow and the canvas
(the glue is a little runny but is dissolved by

gasoline or Carbona). Tuck and fit the
canvas, and install the new gutter and pop
rivet in place. Fit the corners of the top by
pushing the rivet, preferably with a small
washer, through the hole made by the awl
and into the bow and set the rivet. The rivet
tool must be pushed tightly against the
rivet head. If necessary, slightly spread the
channel and after riveting, restore the
channel's shape with a hammer and drift
pin. Take a break — let the glue set, which
takes about 15 minutes.
12. Spread an old sheet or blanket on the
floor to protect the top. Remove the top
assembly and place upside down on the
floor. Make sure the bows are relaxed by
releasing the bow mechanism along each
side. The top must be loose between the
bows.
13. Place the bows directly over the portion
of the flap that is glued to the underside of
the top; setting the first (not counting the
main front bow) bow in its highest
position, i.e. highest when the top is on the
car in the closed position. The back edge of
the rearmost bow should be along the line
of the stitching. Refer to the old top.
14. Paint on the appropriate sides (either
way is OK) of the flaps with contact
cement. In the case of the first bow, the
contact cement should be painted on the
bow itself, in addition to the flaps. Let
stand, according to the manufacturer's
directions. Put a second coat on the canvas
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side. The rubber side needs only one coat.
Then fold the flaps over the bows tightly
and allow to set, according to the cement
maker's instructions.
15. Install the chrome protective tab on the
corner nearest the hinge.
16. Re-install top assembly on the car in the
top up but not latched position. The
mounting bolts and nut should be only
finger tight.
17. Install the bottom edge of the top on
the 23 studs along the rear "cowl," using
the holes provided. Install the upholstery
cover on same studs. Put the metal bands
in place, install the washers and nuts.
Tighten the nuts — about 10/12 ft. Ibs. is
adequate.
18. Pop rivet the front section of the
window flap to the ear on the main front
bow. Use an extra long 3/16" rivet
(approximate 5/8") with a 3/16" to 1/4"
sleeve on it so the rivet does not compress
the flap. I used a section of old brake line.
This replicates the original installation.
19. Lower the top and, using the original
for dimensions, cut the weatherstripping to
length. After spraying silicon on the gutter
and the grooves in the weatherstripping,
slide the weatherstripping into place.
20. Close the top and latch. You may need
help. If it cannot be closed with moderate
coaxing, wet the top with a hose. Upon
closing the top, tighten the hinge mounting
bolts and nut.
21. To adjust the tension wire, pull it
through the lower collar taking up the
slack. Loop the end of the wire back into
the collar and tighten the set screw.
Unscrew the adjuster body until the wire is
taut. Tighten the locknut and the set screw
in the small upper collar. Replace the upholstery.
22. Remove the protective covering from
the window.
23. Admire your work.
Concluding Comments
The order of some steps may be
changed. The critical element is to locate
the top symmetrically on its transverse
axis. The longitudinal position is set by
fitting the piping across the edge of the
front bow. The 3M adhesive is a little too
thin to avoid getting it all over your fingers.
It is, however, described by 3M to be used
on canvas to metal applications. If someone
has a better idea, let us know for the
good of the order.
If you proceed with deliberate
common sense, you will save the approximate
$175 installation charge and you
should have a crisp taut installation. I have
seen some supposedly professional installations
which were so poorly done as to
detract from the otherwise handsome
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THE ALFA
Oil Temperature Gauge For
Spiders—The Juicy Part
Last month we ran out of space just when
Mr. Shorey's tech note reprinted from
"Velocissima" was getting to the really
juicy part—describing how to fit an oil
temperature gauge. Jim had mentioned the
principal differences between mechanical
and electrical gauges (mechanical types are
more accurate but more difficult to install,
and your choice of mounting position is
limited by the degree of tube bending possible).
We'll pick it up from there. -SS
Electrical gauges (Alfa uses them), not
quite as accurate, are a good deal easier to
install. Besides, the actual temp is not important.
What you need to monitor are
variations from the norm.
I chose the VDO electrical gauges. I
decided to do so because the gauge fits
perfectly in place of the fuel gauge right in
the dash, and (in the Spider) I can monitor
oil temp, oil pressure and water temp
without the need to look all around. I then
put my fuel gauge in the VDO housing to
mount under the dash.
Don't order the VDO wiring kit; it's
worthless. For the ground, positive and
illumination leads, simply run jumper
wires from one of the other gauges. Then
all you need is a wire to go from the gauge
to the sending unit. Follow wiring harness
into the engine compartment and head forward
on the driver's side.
So far, so good. I did not look
forward to drilling any holes in the engine
for the sender, but Paul Glynn came up
with an idea I liked so much, I wrote this
article.
First of all, where do you want the
sender? Ideally, you want to monitor the
temp of the oil in the sump. The sender, I
was told, threads into the drain plug. Mine
did not, but I'd be careful about putting it
there even if it did. Mounting it there when
a ground clearance is minimal can buy you
a lot of trouble.
About the sender itself; it is not a
tapered thread. This means that the hole to
be drilled and tapped must be exactly perpendicular
to a flat surface. How do you
position a drill in the engine compartment
so you can drill a hole perpendicular to a
flat portion of the upper sump?
Paul's solution was simple. Drain all
the oil first, then remove the lower portion
of the sump. On the driver's side of the
upper sump, and as far to the rear as
possible, you drill a hole upward. When
drilling from the inside of the sump, you
not only have lots of room to position the
BY STEWART SANDEMAN
Technical Editor
drill, you won't hit the fins of the sump,
and you won't have metal shavings either.
Tap the hole from above (I believe the taps
are tapered), thread in the sender with a
copper washer, connect the wire, replace
the lower sump and fill with oil.
When we installed mine, we found a
tapered brass pipe fitting that was larger
than the sender. Using a lathe, it took a
short time to drill, tap and resurface the
head. The tapered thread of the pipe fitting
creates a better seal with the sump (don't
forget Teflon tape) and this fitting will
never have to be removed. The machine
work on the inside of this fitting creates an
excellent seal with the sender; it also makes
the replacement of the sender a lot easier. I
highly recommend you have a fitting of
this type made if you decide to do this job.
Now that you know your normal oil
temp, do you need an oil cooler?
-Brian Shorey, '' Velocissima''
Avoid Overload and/or Fire By
Using a Relay
The relay is a simple device guaranteed
to cause confusion, consternation and
frustration among the most erudite automotive
repairperson. Basically, the relay is
a simple electromagnetic switch that allows
you to transfer large amounts of current
without overloading the switching circuit.
This device permits you to isolate the
current path of accessories that have a
heavy initial current draw, i.e. driving
lights, air horns, etc. It also allows you to
design a switching circuit to accomplish
specific tasks without significantly altering
the original wiring of the car.
The basic relay has four terminals or
connectors: #30/51 To main power source
or battery; #86 to activating switch; #87 to
device to be activated; and #85 to ground.
These numeric designations are internationally
accepted terms for the specific
functions attributed to them. This simple
device, in one form or another, will be
found in almost any car; the more modern
the car, the more relays. A relay works as
follows: A) A switch is closed in the cockpit
allowing current to pass to terminal #86; B)
terminal #86 activates an electromagnet
which closes a switch allowing current to
pass from terminal #30/51 (battery) to
terminal #87 (accessory); C) terminal #85
completes the circuit of the electromagnet
beginning at #86.
Some modern relays have two #87 terminals
(#87 and #87a). The functions of
these terminals are usually shown in a diagram
on the side of the relay. Generally,

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one of the terminals is powered all the time
and the relay is used to switch power from
one terminal to the other. All good relays
will have a wiring diagram printed on the
side; don't ever buy one that doesn't.
With some careful thinking, one can
do wondrous things with relays, from controlling
a cold start solenoid to multiple
switching of high-powered driving lights.
Remember, it is a good idea to make a
wiring diagram of your circuit before you
do the installation. It will help you sort out
the bugs so you don't burn up the dashboard
and it will be greatly appreciated by
the next owner of your auto.
-"Cam Chatter"
Don't Be Caught Speeding
Because of Rusted Terminals
If your speedometer begins to act
erratically or quits entirely, the problem is
most likely at the sending unit on the transaxle.
Two wires with spade connectors plug
into the sender. A rubber boot and tubing
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86
85
Ground
seals the unit, but the upper end of the tube
is not sealed. It is at the upper end of the
tube that water enters, finding its way
down into the boot to flood the connections.
Two things happen — the unit is
shorted out and the connectors rust
making poor contact. If you find this
situation, pull the boot off, disconnect the
plug, drain the water, blow compressed air
through the tubing, and dry and clean the
boot and sending unit. Spray the contacts
and plug with WD40 or equivalent, then
push the connector plug on and off a few
times to clean the contacts. Reroute the
wire, keeping it away from the exhaust pipe
and seal the upper end of the tubing,
making it watertight. Make sure the boot is
tight in the unit groove. (Thisproblem also
exists in dry climates due to internal
problems in the speedometer sensor. -SS)
The back-up light switch is particularly
vulnerable to water damage. It is
located just aft of the speedo unit on the
same side. The angle boot covering the
switch is turned up to allow water to enter
87 - Device- Ground
freely. The terminals rust out in a very
short time. The switch must be replaced.
The cure is to reroute the wires to the
switch, being careful to stay away from the
exhaust, and then turning the boot so the
wires enter from below. Seal the boot at the
wire entrance. Spray the terminals with
WD40. If your switch has not failed yet,
make this modification now. Alfettas too.
(I would advise insulation of terminals
from moisture by packing appropriate
grease internally into boot. -SS)
-Fred DiMatteo, Alfa Owners of
New England
The Easy Way to Install a
Crankshaft Seal
Before installing a new front crankshaft
seal, bevel the edge of the seal
opening to about 60 degrees. This will
prevent the tearing of the seal as it is
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-FredDiMatteo, "Velocissima"
How To Check Out Your
Thermostat
Don't assume the radiator cooling
system thermostat is defective and replace
it with a new one. Check it out by dropping
it in a pan of water over a heater. Bring the
temperature up gradually while watching a
thermometer. The thermostat should begin
opening as it gets close to operating
temperature and be fully open at the design
temperature. -Fred DiMatteo,
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Silicone Brake Fluid - Is It
Equivalent to DOT-5?
Yes — all in all, for the average Alfa
owner I recommend the original A TE or a
good equivalent such as Castrol DOT-5. -SS
Recently, General Electric marketed a
brake fluid which is a silicone compound
instead of the usual carbon-based polyether
compounds of the familiar brake
fluids. The promise of silicon equivalents
of carbon compounds is a higher boiling
point and a lower affinity for water. If true
for this new product, high temperature
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braking should be improved and corrosion
should all but disappear.
Yet there have been comments that
silicone brake fluid should not be used in
racing, which is a strange warning to be
applied to an apparently superior product.
Perhaps the reason is that not all of the
properties of silicone compounds have
been considered. A clue to possible
problems is that silicone rubber (silastic) is
most remarkable in its permeability to
common gasses, including oxygen, nitrogen
and carbon dioxide. Since permeability
is related to diffusion rate and to solubility,
it may be that gasses have high solubility in
this brake fluid, as they do in silicone
rubber. What makes this important is that
nearly all liquids dissolve less of a gas at
high temperatures than at low temperatures.
This behavior is contrary to that of
most solids dissolved in liquids. Everyone
knows that sugar dissolves to a greater
extent in hot water than in cold water, but
most any gas is just the opposite. This
change in solubility of air in water is a
common observation when water is heated.
To test this idea that silicone brake
fluids may have a problem due to dissolved
air, a simple comparison was made between
the G.E. fluid and DOT-3 product.
The idea was to measure the volume of gas
evolved as the fluid was heated. This was
done by drawing 0.80 milliliters of fluid
into a one-milliliter syringe and capping
the open end. The syringe was heated in an
oil bath and the relative volume of the
evolved gas was measured as a function of
temperature.
The results were quite revealing. At
120 C, DOT-3 fluid produced a gas volume
of2.5percentandthenproceededtoboilat
about 130 C. Silicone brake fluid produced
a gas volume of 2 percent at 125 C which
increased slightly due to thermal expansion
up to the boiling point of about 150 C. In
terms of braking performance, any gas
evolution causes spongy response and both
products would be expected to give a
spongy feel at about the same temperature.
To be superior, the silicone fluid should
not produce gas bubbles until nearly its
boiling point.
The gas evolved from the silicone fluid
must be air, not water vapor, because the
bubbles were still there after the temperature
dropped well below 100 C: Water
would condense at that point. If you plan
to use silicone brake fluid, it would be a
good idea to heat it to about 130 C for a few
minutes, remove the bubbles from the
walls of the container and let cool without
movement so that as little air as possible redissolves.
Then fill the brake system immediately.
This should give DOT-5 performance
at first, but with time air will dissolve
and we're back to DOT-3, or so.
Someone who is really interested could
plan long-range tests and let us know if silicone
brake fluid is worth further consideration
for racing. -Dave Roe
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Weber DCOEW 40, used 300 miles, 1 Shankle Weber adapter kit, 1
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FOR SALE: Alta literature and brochures, marque and racing books,
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Alfetta GT, complete, air conditioning system $125
1750 Berlina clock 25
2000 GTV windshield moldingsforU.S. model, new 45/set
2000/Alfetta: alternator, Bosch 50
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brake master cylinder 25
injection pump (excellent) 125
electric fuel pump for injection, Bosch 35
1300-105 crankshaft 50
Vandervell rod bearing set, std. for 1300 (all), new 30
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Camshafts, 2000Euro,, excellentw/sprockets 125/pr.
Camshafts, 1750 Euro. 50/pr.
Windshield washer, factory option bag w/electric pump 10
Accessories: Warneford air cleaners tor 40 DCOE 20/pr.
Michelin snows, 155-13, V tread left 50/pr.
Books: Superleggera Touring, Anselmi 60
Alfa Borneo - History, Hull & Slater 40
Giulietta, Wilson 25
All prices Canadian dollars and exclude shipping. Yves Boulanger,
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ESTATE SALE: For restoring or parts. 1961 Alta Sprint, $1000
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(408) 423-2314.
Bandito FV: Just had top end rebuilt including Cornish head; Bilsteins,
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forces sale. Call for info: Brian Forster (213) 474-3651.
FOR SALE: 5 Alfa Ro;meo Cromodora factory mag wheels with 3 new
imported tires, $400. Call Dennis (619) 457-4038.
FOR SALE: 1979 Sprint Veloce, 44,000 actual miles, silver with
burgandy int., A/C, AM-FM cassette. Excellent condition, $5600.
Horacio Sobol, 3441 Kevin Circle, Warren, Ml 48092 (313) 751-4157.
FOR SALE: 1974 Spider, cream with black top and tan interior, $4600.
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FOR SALE: 1981 GTV6, red, black leather. Air, Concord AM/FM
cassette, sump guard, rustproofed, driving lights. Never in snow,
super clean. 16,000 miles, $11,000. Sam Miller (815) 968-5554,
Rockford, III.
1977 ALFETTA SEDAN, magnificent condition. Beautiful new brilliant
white paint with blacked out chrome, new interior, tires, clutch and
steieo. Full length sunroof. All receipts since new. $3000 firm. Photos
available. Larry Ellis (619) 252-4492, Barstow, Calif.
FOR SALE:-Shankle hand actuator, $35; adj. dummy, $10; single inj.
pulley, $35; inj. pipes, $10; Spica cut-off & start solenoids, $15 ea.;
Alfa inj. manual '83 Spaider, $7.50; pair 105 headers, $75; plus UPS.
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FOR SALE: New in box 2000 crank, $375; new upper half oil pan,
$100; new 73 GTV grille, $100; excellent radiator with new shroud,
$100; 4 Cromadora mags with new lug nuts, $375. Many other GTV
parts. Brian Joseph, 24680 Kipling, Oak Park, Ml 48237 (313)
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FOR SALE: 1982 GTV-6, 21K miles, charcoal, no winters. $11,900.
Chuck Matthews, 47874 Robin St., Utica, MI 48087 (313) 739-8865.
1967 GIULIA SPRINT GT Veloce, has stripped distributor mounting
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FOR SALE: Alfetta 2000 sport sedan, purchased Nov. 1979, 34,500
miles, blue, burgundy leather. AM/FM ASI stereo, clock, rustproofed,
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garage kept, well maintained, excellent condition. $6500 or best offer.
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FOR SALE: 1956 Giulietta Veloce Spider 750F #1495-00301. Former
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Being restored for vintage racing. Bruce Stutzman. 2348 Weston Dr.,
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FOR SALE: 1966 Giulia Spider Veloce, red, 46,200 miles, rebuilt
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and many body parts included. $5900. Brent Hoffman (301) 323-2928
(home); (301) 252-1700 (work).
FOR SALE: 1979 Sprint Veloce coupe. Silver with burgundy leather.
Shankle equipment: Webers. L-7 cams, headers, Bosch distributor,
sump guard, 7" alum, wheels, bra. A/C, AM-FM cassette, black
windows, Ramshead covers. 51,000 miles. $7000/060. Call Bruce
English (307) 234-6525 evenings.
1957 ALFA GIULIETTA SPIDER VELOCE. Solid, good running car no
rust. Stored winters, always garaged. Lack of time plus other interest
require sale. $5000 or best offer. Will negotiate. Brian Morgan (609)
924-5900 (work); (215) 493-5259 (home), Yardley, Pa.
PARTS FOR SALE: '79 Spider and '82 GTV front bumpers, $250 each;
Duetto trunk lid (new). $250; Duetto front clip, $250; (no bumpers or
grille), 1300 Jr. crankshaft. $50; '79 Spider doors (new), $250 each;
Duetto doors, $150; '79 Alfetta GTV rear hatch, $150; new Alfetta
Ronal mags, $75 each. Call or write Vic Cerami, 110 Balsam St.
Oceanside, NY 11572 (516) 536-2517.
FOR SALE: 1975 Alfa Romeo Spider parts — seats (good condition),
miscellaneous interior parts, trunk lid, doors, instruments, rear safety
bumper, various arms, front end linkages. Frank Barnes. 2640 Crafton
Park, Columbus, OH 43221 (614) 486-5500.
1978 ALFA SPORT SEDAN, leather interior, air, AM-FM-tape, roof
luggage rack, headrs, etc. One owner, me! Usual ruse repaired.
$5300. Consider partial payment in antiques - jewelry, art pottery,
painting, etc. Norm Egner, P.O. Box 15-165L, Cincinnati, OH 45215
(513)381-3379.
'57 GIULIETTA SPRINT, all or part, excellent glass, Italian
instruments, recent brakes, needs battery and electrical work to run;
also 2 101 engines, various transmissions, rear ends & misc. Call Jim
(214) 424-4403 after 6 p.m. CST.
FOR SALE: 1974 GTV, 45,000 miles. No rust, recent red "Imron"
paint, new clutch, balanced engine. Michelin 195-70S on "Momo"
mags, Koni shocks. AM/FM/cassette stereo. Excellent body &
mechanical condition. Original interior in black in very good condition.
Always garaged. Best offer. Call Karl (215) 626-9541 any time.
PARTS FOR SALE
• 2 pairs of 1600 Veloce Cams (Pref. Rank #7), 245° duration
9.5" left $75perpairOBO
• Marelli single point distributor wilh performance receive (Shankel)
(105 series) and brand new
cap/rotor/points/condenser $50 OBO
• Plasticcanistgerfueltilter(105series)from'79Spider $10080
• Variable fuel pressure regulator $10080
• Shankle carb intake manifold (105 series) for dual carbs with
chrome bellcrank $50080
• Plastic fan and radiator shroud from'79 Spider, as new $150060
• RAM Flo Lynx air cleaners for dual Webers (40 or 45),
excellent condition $20080
• Clutch pressure plate (2000cc), as new $30080
• Original, as new, AM/FM stereo cassette from '79 Spider,
factory-installed, perfect condition $50060
Call me, I'm EASY. Free shipping anywhere! Jon A. Purcell, P.O. Box
570, Florence, AL 35631 (205) 870-5320 (leave message); (205)
767-6104.
WANTED ADS
WANTED: 1975 or later 2000 Berlina or Alfetta Sedan, low mileage
(under 50,000 mi.) preferably rustfree, within 700 mi. of Milwaukee,
Wis. Call Joe Mirenda (414) 276-0958 after 5 p.m. weekdays, anytime
weekends.
WANTED: Complete air conditioning setup for my 1978 Altetta Sports
Sedan. Reasonable. Contact: Bruce Komarow, 46 6rittany Farms Rd.,
Apt. 139K, New Britain, CT 06053 (203) 223-3199.
WANTED: Factory hardtop tor 1969 or 1970 Alfa 1750 Spider, also
stock headlight trim rings, also rear taillight lenses. Call 8ruce English
(307) 234-6525 evenings.
MISCELLANEOUS ADS
OHIO VALLEY ALFA ROMEO OWNERS CLUB PRESENTS ITS
NINTH ANNUAL FLEA/MARKET CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE ON
Sunday, Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. eeverages on hand,
bring your own picnic. Parts-Accessories-Cars. Concours
open to Alfas only, judging starts at 1 p.m. Location: Find
Dayton, Ohio on your map. Yellow Springs is about 25 miles
due east, located on Route 68. the address is 830 Xenia Ave.
(Rt. 68). You can't miss it. General Admission $2.50/person,
children under 12 free. Contact: Betsy Roberts, 3766 Andrew
Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45209 (513) 531-2021.
ALFA Patio Umbrella
PRICE
$79.50
WA Residents
add 7 3% sales tax
Full color Alfa Emblem
8 Red & white panels
Tilt-top mechanism
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1101 Birch, Richland, WA 99352
(509) 946-7493
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25 reasons why Escort
is the first line of defense
against traffic radar
ESCORT finds radar. We were awarded
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and Driver's most recent test of all leading
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in value, customer service and performance..."
they said.
With ESCORT, you get the complete
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We think its list of features is unmatched.
Every ESCORT has the following standard
equipment:
f Superheterodyne Receiving Circuitry
provides longer detection range and greater
selectivity than any other design.
2 Varactor-Tuned Gunn Oscillator pinpoints
X and K band, thereby tuning out all
other signals in the microwave band.
3 Digital Signal Processor (patented) differentiates
between X and K band, triggering
separate warnings for each.
4 Scan Time of .016 Seconds captures all
police radar, even Kustom Signals KR11 in
the pulsed moving mode.
STatistical Operations Processor
(ST/O/P) rejects false alarms broadcast by
poorly designed imported radar detectors.
8 Analog Signal Strength Meter indicates
at a glance not only radar strength, but the
strength's rate of change.
7 Amber Alert Lamp has highest reflectance/transmittance
ratio for optimum visibility,
day or night.
6 Photoelectric Eye automatically dims
alert lamp at night to minimize glare.
9 Coherent Audio Tone pitched at 1024 Hz
for clear, yet annoyance-free warning.
10 Separate Audio Warnings for X and K
bands to distinguish the two types of radar.
f f Variable Rate Audio pulses faster as
radar nears, to indicate radar strength.
f 2 Audio Volume Control allows exact adjustment
to suit interior sound level of car.
f 3 City/Highway Switch adjusts X band
sensitivity for optimum detection.
14 LED Power-On Indicator allows user to
confirm unit is in operation at a glance.
15 Heavy-Duty Housing of extruded 6063-
T5 aluminum will not break or deform.
f 6 Low-Profile Design is only 1.45" high x
5.25" wide x 5.00" deep.
17 Four-Way Clip for convenient dash or
visor mounting.
f 8 Hook-and-Loop Strips for other mounting
applications.
f 9 Cigar Lighter Power Connector for
quick installation.
20 Lighter Socket Adapter fits unusual
lighter sizes.
21 Quick-Disconnect Power Jack allows
easy removal.
22 Protective Molded Carrying Case for
your convenience.
Spare Fuse and Alert Lamp Bulb.
24 Twenty-Page Comprehensive Handbook
gives instructions for optimum use.
25 Full One-Year Limited Warranty
covers both parts and labor.
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Every ESCORT also has one other standard
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And if your ESCORT were ever to need
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When your ESCORT arrives, take the first
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By Phone: Call us toll free. A member of
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CALL TOLL FREE 8OO-543-1608
IN OHIO CALL 800-582-2696
By Mail: We'll need to know your name, and
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many ESCORTS you want. Please enclose a
check, money order, or the card number and
expiration date from your Visa or MasterCard.
ESCORT $245 (Ohio res. add $13.48 tax)
Speedy Delivery
If you order with a bank check, money order,
credit card, or wire transfer, your order is proccessed
for shipment immediately. Personal or
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ESCORT
RADAR
Cincinnati Microwave
Department 100-011
One Microwave Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45296-0100
£1984 Cincinnati Microwave, Inc.
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