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Aha, so I'm not the only one suffering from this problem then!

I'm not really fussed about electric heated mirrors but I do want to be able to detect the eventuality of the 'boys in blue' being up ...

Did anyone ever succesfully repair one of those 'orrible cable operated wing mirrors? I have 2 sets of mirrors and there's a cable broken on all of them! I spent a whole sunday afternoon once trying t ...

Before you pull out the motor (if you haven't already) try getting a piece of fairly thick cable and attaching one end to the +ve pole of the battery then dabbing the other end directly on the starte ...

Thanks guys. I think I'll ask around as I want a decent job done. Prolly cost more than half the value of the car mind, like the new set of tyres I had to get for the last MOT Rolling Eyes

If the value ...

My series 3 has recently developed a nasty crack in the windscreen which is currently about a foot and a half long and seems to be getting longer by the day.
Does anyone know if this can be repaired, ...

This was always a problem for me too, also in my old Sud. I have about 2 or 3 pairs of those climbing boot type shoes which seem to be in vogue at the moment (at least around here) and they are fine b ...

A lot of these sporadic electrical problems can be traced to dodgy ground connections. I would also check the current path to ground (chassis) to make sure there isn't any corrosion at the terminal. N ...

Right,

1st bike: Suzy GT250. The only stock 250 that would do 100+mph. Wrapped it round a boat trailer one night so that was that!

1st car: 1976 Ford Cortina, the original Dagenham dustbin. Nuff ...

Mmmmm! Makes me want to rip off my alloy wheels and put some of those really cool spinners on instead...........

Indeed a fine looking example, congratulations!
Is there actually any noticable benefit in installing a strut brace though, considering the bulkhead that Alfa thoughtfully provided?
The door handle ...

Hi Matt,
Check your starter motor solenoid coil voltage. I had the same problem with my car's imobiliser system, I used to have to bump start it on my own - not easy Exclamation

I measured the voltage at th ...

Good point Gritsop. Alfa would probably not have had enough money to get the 33 through the stricter emissions controls in the US, especially California. Shame though, we could have had a source of ru ...

Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll be sure to give them a try at the next weekend routine maintenance interval!

I'm working for a while in America at the moment by the way, not a 33 in sight! Jus ...

Hi folks,

I have a problem opening the hatchback on my car. It unlocks ok when I pull on the lever next to the drivers seat but when I release the lever it locks again. I can get around it by pulli ...

Well I took it all apart last weekend but couldn't see anything obviously amiss. Brushes, commutator, bearings, epicyclic gearbox (that was a bit of a surprise!) engagement solenoid etc all looked fin ...

I'm after a RHS wing mirror, not electric but with the old joystick control from the inside. Nero black colour. Anything like that lying around?

cheers,

Tim

Wow, that's terrible! I hope your wife and kids aren't too traumatised after that.
A similar thing very nearly happened to me a few days after I bought my car though, it just died on me at a junction ...

Thanks for the detailed procedure, Gritsop Exclamation

I guess I'll be busy again next weekend.....

Does anyone have any (succesful) experience with re-conditioning a starter motor? Mine refused to turn the engine over at the weekend after having stopped for petrol, it was pretty hot mind and I'd be ...

Mine's done the same off and on ever since I bought it. I also adopted Tino's 2nd / 1st gear change procedure but it doesn't really make for good racing starts at the traffic lights does it Rolling Eyes

I ...

Thanks for the tip Harri. I will check it out but I don't really suspect the brake vacuum hose as it's only making the noise every so often rather than continuously Question

My 1.7S has recently started emitting a loud hissing noise every so often. It sounds like high pressure air escaping from somewhere around the middle of the engine and it only happens at idle speed, p ...

Does anyone have any spares of those little black plastic hub trims that fit into the centre of Zender alloys? I seem to have lost a couple of mine and am anxious to stop too much crud getting into my ...

Hi John,

Thanks for the info. One of our forum members is kindly sorting me out with a manual so I should be ok there. It sounds like an easy enough repair job to do anyway, as long as I can get th ...

Hi all,
Can anyone help me out with a workshop manual (or a copy of one) for my 1.7 16V? I really only need the engine chapter at the moment but the whole thing will come in useful at some stage. I n ...