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 Topic: Ticking off the common faults - speedo dead! |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 24 Views: 23710 |
 Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 7:34 am Subject: Ticking off the common faults - speedo dead! |
| Yeah, I never thought I'd own this car so long! I bought it in 2003 when I had just turned 24 and crashed my first car, so I needed something cheap to buy and insure. Now I keep throwing money at rust ... | |
| Topic: Ticking off the common faults - speedo dead! |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 24 Views: 23710 |
Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 11:02 am Subject: Ticking off the common faults - speedo dead! |
On my experience, it will not take long, to fail again... 
You know what? This guy was right. I stopped replying to this thread a million years ago, but my speedo did soon become intermittent ag ... |
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| Topic: I think it might get a whole lot busier here soon |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 199 Views: 43159 |
Forum: General Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:59 am Subject: I think it might get a whole lot busier here soon |
| Hello, looks like my web browser remembered my login for this site.
Alfaowner.com is the most randomly yet strongly moderated forum I belong to. I had put it down to it being a reflection of Britis ... |
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| Topic: Drunk Guy Falls through Fence at Punchbowl BEST LAUGH EVER! |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 2 Views: 4273 |
Forum: Jokes & Funnies Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:58 am Subject: Drunk Guy Falls through Fence at Punchbowl BEST LAUGH EVER! |
| One of the guys in the car had the best laugh ever. I didn't think it was as funny as all that. =\ | |
| Topic: I.C.E |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 88 Views: 86182 |
Forum: General Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:47 am Subject: I.C.E |
| I got my mdf blanking plates today.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x73/bigal333/DSC00418.jpg Flippen 'eck! Don't people normally just stick sound deadening mat over these holes? Also, I'm sur ... |
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| Topic: ECU problem on Subaru |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 8 Views: 2858 |
Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:40 am Subject: ECU problem on Subaru |
| You seem to know what you're talking about, but really? Factory carburettors, on a nineteen ninety-eight Subaru Legacy?
Maybe a Hindustan Ambassador or a Paykan (Iranian Hillman Hunter)..  |
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| Topic: Rear demister not working |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 35 Views: 10399 |
Forum: General Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:23 am Subject: Rear demister not working |
Oops, that was me above. I wasn't logged in and now I can't go back and edit out all my typos.  |
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| Topic: Happy Christmas |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 12 Views: 3527 |
Forum: General Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 8:50 am Subject: Re: car |
| plus a early christmas present to myself picked up my k reg alfa 33 1.7 ie and it drove nice..
I bought myself an early christmas present too - what's RWD with an OHC 2600cc twin carb 6 cylinder eng ... |
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| Topic: ALFA 33 series 1 1.5 QV home restoration process |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 24 Views: 9183 |
Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:58 am Subject: ALFA 33 series 1 1.5 QV home restoration process |
| I reckon!
You're dedicated / brave / crazy and I hope you didn't pay much for that car...
Last weekend I was at a scrapyard taking parts off a series 2 car, and it was much less rusty than ... |
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| Topic: '93 electric window problem |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 11 Views: 3357 |
Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:21 pm Subject: '93 electric window problem |
| Okay, now the other electric window mechanism in the same car has also broken, with the same problem - missing tooth on a gear. If I lower the window enough that the affected part of the gear is reach ... | |
| Topic: Sportwagon bodyshop photo's |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 34 Views: 8536 |
Forum: General Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:06 am Subject: Sportwagon bodyshop photo's |
| Where did you get the chrome rings around the instrument dials, or are they factory? | |
| Topic: Member's cars thread, pics....... |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 37 Views: 26766 |
Forum: General Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:00 am Subject: Member's cars thread, pics....... |
| Just realised I've got no photos in this thread.
Black series 2 1.7QV: http://www.axys.co.nz/ben/alfa33/lowering/finished1.jpg http://www.axys.co.nz/ben/alfa33/rainlight2.jpg Grey series 2 1.5TI: ... |
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| Topic: Won't go till warm! any ideas please? |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 12 Views: 3251 |
Forum: General Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:25 pm Subject: Won't go till warm! any ideas please? |
Remove the carburettors and put the fuel injection back on! 
(both my cars do that, the dodgy Webers much worse than the rebuilt Dellortos) (the worst car I ever had for that had the single ... |
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| Topic: brakes |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 30 Views: 7263 |
Forum: General Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:02 pm Subject: brakes |
So I'm over this issue again until 6 months from now! 
It's 6 months from now, if you know what I mean. My grey 1.5 strangely got through its WOF with no brake balance problems, but my black 1.7 f ... |
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| Topic: anti pulse valve |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 2 Views: 1592 |
Forum: General Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:06 am Subject: Re: anti pulse valve |
| were these standard fitment to 1.7 boxers with twin 40's????
Mine has one. I think the suction from the vac line was so aggressive it was causing the diafram to go mental How would that work? I gue ... |
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| Topic: what causes over run pop! |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 18 Views: 5161 |
Forum: General Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:53 am Subject: what causes over run pop! |
| Eddie, I agree it seems possible to get more or less popping depending on carb tuning. I recall Pete from The Italian Job once telling me he'd set my car richer so it wouldn't backfire (but I like bac ... | |
| Topic: 33 help for a big newbie |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 4 Views: 1732 |
Forum: General Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:27 am Subject: Re: 33 help for a big newbie |
| Whats the Ti?
I think it stands for Turismo Internazionale.. it's a model of 33, obviously, like QV or P4. In my part of the world, Ti was a level below QV (the top spec). Our series 2 Ti cars had 1. ... |
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| Topic: Series 1 oil pressure gauge into series 2 car |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 23 Views: 10928 |
Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:40 am Subject: Series 1 oil pressure gauge into series 2 car |
| It registers about 4 bar, is that correct?
Depends on engine rpm and oil temperature. You might get 4 bar when idling while the oil's cold, but it might take 2000rpm to get that pressure when the oil ... |
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| Topic: Wierd 33 creation looking for a good home. |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 18 Views: 4230 |
Forum: General Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:17 am Subject: Wierd 33 creation looking for a good home. |
I think he should bring it with him to New Zealand so we can feel glad that your boyracers are weirder than ours!  |
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| Topic: Series 3 drum colour |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 6 Views: 2066 |
Forum: General Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 9:32 am Subject: Series 3 drum colour |
| I'd say definitely a previous owner.
And why would anyone paint brake drums a bright colour? Drums are not considered a performance item - you don't want to draw attention to the fact that your car i ... |
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| Topic: Check your steering wheel nuts NOW!!!!!! |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 4 Views: 1720 |
Forum: General Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 11:21 am Subject: Check your steering wheel nuts NOW!!!!!! |
| I also had extreme difficulty removing a steering wheel. The nut must be used by the factory to mash the steering wheel bracket into the splines on the shaft until rust can seal it there forever. Afte ... | |
| Topic: 8 years with my 33 |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 14 Views: 4070 |
Forum: General Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:33 am Subject: 8 years with my 33 |
| You really need to do more miles. The car might not break as much. =|
And how did you go through two spoilers? I wasn't aware they were a consumable item. |
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| Topic: Front Hub thread repair -helicoil |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 13 Views: 4589 |
Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:19 am Subject: Front Hub thread repair -helicoil |
| I've had my mechanic do that on one of my cars, and the other car still has dodgy half-munched threads on a few of the hub sockets and bolts.
What do you do if the thread on the bolt is also gone? ... |
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| Topic: Whats your MPG / total miles per tank? |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 70 Views: 21746 |
Forum: General Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:24 am Subject: Whats your MPG / total miles per tank? |
| You're quite right Ben. On the GT forum there is an ongoing debate as to whether diesel is better than petrol etc, really quite dull. It seems anyone who has bought the diesel version seems to need ... | |
| Topic: Whats your MPG / total miles per tank? |
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| Ben_nz Replies: 70 Views: 21746 |
Forum: General Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:52 am Subject: Whats your MPG / total miles per tank? |
I'm too young to be concerned about fuel economy. Isn't this a topic normally discussed by people with beards who own diesels?? 
Yes, over at alfaowner.com. They're strange people, with the money ... |
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