"~Zaitsev" wrote:
> The engine runs rich and back fires on deceleration. Someone
> said that
> it had to be tuned to run rich so that it would start cold. I
> was
> wondering if this might be the Thermostatic Actuator? Now for
> more
> questions:
> 1. What does this actuator do?
> 2. Where the heck is it? I've looked at the engine and the two
> books
> that I have. The books don't even mention it.
> 3.Since it rarely gets that cold here in Texas, I was
> wondering if I
> could lean it out a little...if so, how?
>
> Thanks.
>
> W Roberts
> San Antonio, TX

I know of several Alfa Spiders with SPICA fuel injection that were
imported here (UK) from the USA, mainly around 1990, and all were
converted to twin dual-choke carbs because of the problems that the
injection used to give.

Over here you can pick up a set of carbs with manifold etc fairly
cheap from a scrap yard ’cos all the bodies have rusted away from the
mechanical bits! Although they may be getting scarce now!

If you are having REAL problems then a carb conversion may well be
worth thinking about, although it will work out more expensive than
the $40 you are looking towards at present!

Paulus

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