Alpha Romeo

First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR (don't know
what model yet). They need some help with it. Is there anyone here who
can help point them in the right direction (and within easy reach of LE3)?
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"serf" <null@nospamthanx.com> wrote in message
news:40474f98$0$17643$afc38c87@news.easynet.co.uk

> Howard wrote:
> > First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR (don't know
> > what model yet). They need some help with it. Is there anyone here who
> > can help point them in the right direction (and within easy reach of LE3)?
>
> I take it that there is a cliff nearby?

Ah yes, the towering peaks and majestic cliffs of Leicester (home of the
most long lived lemming population in history).

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On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:29:06 GMT, Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net>
wrote:

>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR (don't know
>what model yet).

First off, it is a Alfa, not Alpha. The model designation is pretty
viatl, as there is a wide span of types.

>They need some help with it.

This is not surprising, it is Italian after all.

>Is there anyone here who
>can help point them in the right direction (and within easy reach of LE3)?

Andy Hewitt's yer man, but he's a pseudo-Norvern Maahnkey these days.

Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if
it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate.

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"Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:29:06 GMT, Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net>
> wrote:
>
> >First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR (don't know
> >what model yet).
>

> Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if
> it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate.

I'm going with "rusty and unreliable".

"flashgorman" <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c27l1v$1put2s$1@ID-201048.news.uni-berlin.de

> "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message
> news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com...

<SNIP>

> > Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if
> > it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate.
>
> I'm going with "rusty and unreliable".

Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious
electrical problems".

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Howard wrote:
> First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR

OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man)

N reg model 146

Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt?

And thanks for the pointers so far.

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(green!)

Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote:

> Howard wrote:
> > First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR
>
>
> OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man)
>
> N reg model 146
>
> Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt?
>
> And thanks for the pointers so far.

OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong?

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SteveH wrote:
> Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Howard wrote:
>>
>>>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR
>
> OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong?
>

I would love to but it's not here and not mine.

I am trying to get the party in question pointed at this news group,
please be patient.

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(green!)

Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote:

> SteveH wrote:
> > Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Howard wrote:
> >>
> >>>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR
> >
> > OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong?
> >
>
> I would love to but it's not here and not mine.
>
> I am trying to get the party in question pointed at this news group,
> please be patient.

Don't do that.... point them at alt.autos.alfa-romeo - you'll get a
better response there.
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Andrewr At Work <andrewr@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> "flashgorman" <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c27l1v$1put2s$1@ID-201048.news.uni-berlin.de
>
> > "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message
> > news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com...
>
> <SNIP>
>
> > > Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if
> > > it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate.
> >
> > I'm going with "rusty and unreliable".
>
> Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious
> electrical problems".

'Piston Broke' is quite common too ;-)

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Pip <pip@ukrm.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:29:06 GMT, Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net>
> wrote:
>
> >First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR (don't know
> >what model yet).
>
> First off, it is a Alfa, not Alpha. The model designation is pretty
> viatl, as there is a wide span of types.

Although the faults are pretty universal!

> >They need some help with it.
>
> This is not surprising, it is Italian after all.

I'd recommend Yellow Pages start looking under 'Psych...'

> >Is there anyone here who
> >can help point them in the right direction (and within easy reach of LE3)?
>
> Andy Hewitt's yer man, but he's a pseudo-Norvern Maahnkey these days.

Wayay mon. Although I got my dream and work with Hondas again :-)))

> Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if
> it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate.

Aye mon, we'll have a go for'yer.

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Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote:

> Howard wrote:
> > First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR
>
>
> OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man)
>
> N reg model 146

Engine? Problems?

> Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt?

Eeeyoop!

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SteveH <steve@italiancar.co.uk> wrote:

> Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote:
>
> > Howard wrote:
> > > First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR
> >
> >
> > OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man)
> >
> > N reg model 146
> >
> > Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt?
> >
> > And thanks for the pointers so far.
>
> OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong?

Yes, Steve can help too.

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In news:1ga512k.8dwneezrcod6N%hairy.biker@spamcop.net ,
Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> decided to enlighten our sheltered
souls with a rant as follows

>>> Howard wrote:
>>>> First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR
>>>
>>>
>>> OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man)
>>>
>>> N reg model 146
>>>
>>> Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt?
>>>
>>> And thanks for the pointers so far.
>>
>> OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong?
>
> Yes, Steve can help too.

allegedly ;-)

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Pete M <pete.murray@blue-nopressedmeat-yonder.co.uk> wrote:

> In news:1ga512k.8dwneezrcod6N%hairy.biker@spamcop.net ,
> Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> decided to enlighten our sheltered
> souls with a rant as follows
>
> >>> Howard wrote:
> >>>> First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man)
> >>>
> >>> N reg model 146
> >>>
> >>> Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt?
> >>>
> >>> And thanks for the pointers so far.
> >>
> >> OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong?
> >
> > Yes, Steve can help too.
>
> allegedly ;-)

I can't guarantee that I'd be able to fix a lot of the stuff that goes
wrong with my cars / bikes, but I'm usually able to diagnose what's up
and know what should be done to fix it, even if I'm not skilled enough
to do it myself, IYSWIM.
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In news:1ga52dt.d2h38e17z516tN%steve@italiancar.co.uk ,
SteveH <steve@italiancar.co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls
with a rant as follows
> Pete M <pete.murray@blue-nopressedmeat-yonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> In news:1ga512k.8dwneezrcod6N%hairy.biker@spamcop.net ,
>> Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> decided to enlighten our
>> sheltered souls with a rant as follows
>>
>>>>> Howard wrote:
>>>>>> First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man)
>>>>>
>>>>> N reg model 146
>>>>>
>>>>> Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt?
>>>>>
>>>>> And thanks for the pointers so far.
>>>>
>>>> OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong?
>>>
>>> Yes, Steve can help too.
>>
>> allegedly ;-)
>
> I can't guarantee that I'd be able to fix a lot of the stuff that goes
> wrong with my cars / bikes, but I'm usually able to diagnose what's up
> and know what should be done to fix it, even if I'm not skilled enough
> to do it myself, IYSWIM.

I do indeed SWYM. Ever thought of being a teacher?

as for Alfa 146's....is an N reg a Boxer or the Fiat lump? I know they
changed in 95 but can't remember when.

the I-4 Fiat lumps were forever going wrong when we had them on fleet in
Avis for the first year or so, normally oil pressure maladies, ECUs,
clutches and the dreaded red key problems.

I know bugger all about the boxer engined ones because they had stopped
making them when we got 146s. Must be sluggish though. 1300 kg with an Alfa
33 motor? No thanks...

--
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Alfa 164 TS,
Mercedes 500 SEL,
Jaguar XJ-S 3.6

Scouse Git extraordinaire.
Liverpool, Great Britain

SteveH wrote:

> Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote:
>
>> SteveH wrote:
>> > Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>Howard wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR
>> >
>> > OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong?
>> >
>>
>> I would love to but it's not here and not mine.
>>
>> I am trying to get the party in question pointed at this news group,
>> please be patient.
>
> Don't do that.... point them at alt.autos.alfa-romeo - you'll get a
> better response there.

Although, not as witty

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Pete M <pete.murray@blue-nopressedmeat-yonder.co.uk> wrote:

> > I can't guarantee that I'd be able to fix a lot of the stuff that goes
> > wrong with my cars / bikes, but I'm usually able to diagnose what's up
> > and know what should be done to fix it, even if I'm not skilled enough
> > to do it myself, IYSWIM.
>
> I do indeed SWYM. Ever thought of being a teacher?

Lol! Don't have anywhere near the patience to do that.

> as for Alfa 146's....is an N reg a Boxer or the Fiat lump? I know they
> changed in 95 but can't remember when.

Pretty sure it'll be a Boxer, unless it's a very late N-plate.

In which case it may well have just 'expired' - somehow Alfa made a very
reliable engine into a heap of useless junk when it was stuck in the
145/146 range.

> the I-4 Fiat lumps were forever going wrong when we had them on fleet in
> Avis for the first year or so, normally oil pressure maladies, ECUs,
> clutches and the dreaded red key problems.

This is exactly the reason why I'd avoid a 155 with the 16v lump, and
look for an 8v version.

> I know bugger all about the boxer engined ones because they had stopped
> making them when we got 146s. Must be sluggish though. 1300 kg with an Alfa
> 33 motor? No thanks...

The 146Ti, 145 Cloverleaf was pretty good. However, like you say, the
145/146 shell was significantly heavier than the 33 it replaced, so they
never had the sparkle of the 33 16v.

--
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http://www.italiancar.co.uk Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
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BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

SteveH <steve@italiancar.co.uk> wrote:

> > as for Alfa 146's....is an N reg a Boxer or the Fiat lump? I know they
> > changed in 95 but can't remember when.
>
> Pretty sure it'll be a Boxer, unless it's a very late N-plate.

I would say so too.

> In which case it may well have just 'expired' - somehow Alfa made a very
> reliable engine into a heap of useless junk when it was stuck in the
> 145/146 range.

Although the TS 16v lump was most reliable in the 145/6.

> > the I-4 Fiat lumps were forever going wrong when we had them on fleet in
> > Avis for the first year or so, normally oil pressure maladies, ECUs,
> > clutches and the dreaded red key problems.
>
> This is exactly the reason why I'd avoid a 155 with the 16v lump, and
> look for an 8v version.

Yes, the same goes for the V6 as well, get a 12v lump and it'll go
forever, the 24v ones are total crap.

> > I know bugger all about the boxer engined ones because they had stopped
> > making them when we got 146s. Must be sluggish though. 1300 kg with an Alfa
> > 33 motor? No thanks...
>
> The 146Ti, 145 Cloverleaf was pretty good. However, like you say, the
> 145/146 shell was significantly heavier than the 33 it replaced, so they
> never had the sparkle of the 33 16v.

The 2.0 litre versions weren't bad.

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In news:1ga50uy.104ji7aknxnhmN%hairy.biker@spamcop.ne t,
Andy Hewitt triped:
> Andrewr At Work <andrewr@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> "flashgorman" <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:c27l1v$1put2s$1@ID-201048.news.uni-berlin.de
>>
>>> "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message
>>> news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com...
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>>>> Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see
>>>> if it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate.
>>>
>>> I'm going with "rusty and unreliable".
>>
>> Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious
>> electrical problems".
>
> 'Piston Broke' is quite common too ;-)

My old 146 used to suffer from frozen handbrake cable on a regular basis in
winter, however the temperature in NW Leicestershire is above freezing so I
guess its not that on this one.

--
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Andy Hewitt wrote:

> Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Howard wrote:
>>
>>>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR

>>Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt?
>
>
> Eeeyoop!
>

Thanks all! The couple in question have never visited a newsgroup, I'm
not ready to walk them thro' the process either, not this late!

I had a look at autos.alfa you're right (whoever it was) not half so
witty as here. My first reply was "I take it that there is a cliff
nearby?" from serf!

Perhaps this weekend I will show them the delights of ukrm.

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(green!)

Andy Ashworth <andy@the-ashworths.org.uk> wrote:

<Snipped Text>
> >> Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious
> >> electrical problems".
> >
> > 'Piston Broke' is quite common too ;-)
>
> My old 146 used to suffer from frozen handbrake cable on a regular basis in
> winter, however the temperature in NW Leicestershire is above freezing so I
> guess its not that on this one.

The same happened on the GTV/Spider and the Fiat Coupe too.

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Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> wrote:

> Andy Ashworth <andy@the-ashworths.org.uk> wrote:
>
> <Snipped Text>
> > >> Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious
> > >> electrical problems".
> > >
> > > 'Piston Broke' is quite common too ;-)
> >
> > My old 146 used to suffer from frozen handbrake cable on a regular basis in
> > winter, however the temperature in NW Leicestershire is above freezing so I
> > guess its not that on this one.
>
> The same happened on the GTV/Spider and the Fiat Coupe too.

I think all Fiat Group cars of that era suffered from it. Happened to
the Cinq. a couple of times, too.
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Howard wrote:

> Andy Hewitt wrote:
>
>> Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Howard wrote:
>>>
>>>>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR
>
>>>Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt?
>>
>>
>> Eeeyoop!
>>
>
> Thanks all! The couple in question have never visited a newsgroup, I'm
> not ready to walk them thro' the process either, not this late!
>
> I had a look at autos.alfa you're right (whoever it was)

Twas me, and I should know. I created it

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On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 16:25:47 +0000 (UTC), "Andrewr At Work"
<andrewr@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>"flashgorman" <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:c27l1v$1put2s$1@ID-201048.news.uni-berlin.de
>
>> "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message
>> news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com...
>
><SNIP>
>
>> > Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if
>> > it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate.
>>
>> I'm going with "rusty and unreliable".
>
>Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious
>electrical problems".

<selects one at random out of the hat>

Aw - I got "heater either too hot or too cold". Damn, that'll never
come up.
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Champ wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 16:25:47 +0000 (UTC), "Andrewr At Work"
> <andrewr@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>"flashgorman" <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:c27l1v$1put2s$1@ID-201048.news.uni-berlin.de
>>
>>> "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message
>>> news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com...
>>
>><SNIP>
>>
>>> > Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if
>>> > it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate.
>>>
>>> I'm going with "rusty and unreliable".
>>
>>Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious
>>electrical problems".
>
> <selects one at random out of the hat>
>
> Aw - I got "heater either too hot or too cold". Damn, that'll never
> come up.

Don't you beleive it

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	#1
Howard	Alpha Romeo First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR (don't know what model yet). They need some help with it. Is there anyone here who can help point them in the right direction (and within easy reach of LE3)? -- Howard R100RT Formerly James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo, R80/7, R100RT (green!)

	#2
Andrewr At Work	Re: Alpha Romeo "serf" <null@nospamthanx.com> wrote in message news:40474f98$0$17643$afc38c87@news.easynet.co.uk > Howard wrote: > > First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR (don't know > > what model yet). They need some help with it. Is there anyone here who > > can help point them in the right direction (and within easy reach of LE3)? > > I take it that there is a cliff nearby? Ah yes, the towering peaks and majestic cliffs of Leicester (home of the most long lived lemming population in history). -- AndrewR, D.Bot (Celeritas) Kawasaki ZX-6R J1 BOTAFOT#2,ITJWTFO#6,UKRMRM#1/13a,MCT#1,DFV#2,SKoGA#0 (and KotL) BotToS#5,SBS#25,IbW#34, TEAR#3 (and KotL), DS#5, Keeper of the TFSTR# The speccy Geordie twat. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

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Pip	Re: Alpha Romeo On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:29:06 GMT, Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: >First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR (don't know >what model yet). First off, it is a Alfa, not Alpha. The model designation is pretty viatl, as there is a wide span of types. >They need some help with it. This is not surprising, it is Italian after all. >Is there anyone here who >can help point them in the right direction (and within easy reach of LE3)? Andy Hewitt's yer man, but he's a pseudo-Norvern Maahnkey these days. Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate. -- Pip, Hairy Gfedcker. RF 900RR, Ruff and Rattly. WS* DFWAG#0 IbW#27* DIAABTCOD#15 GP#0 EKP FUB#4 MKA+E#3 ANORAK#8 MIRTTH#15 BOTAFOT/F#47/34a BONY#13 KotMIB# <space> UKRMRM#14 TWA#2

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flashgorman	Re: Alpha Romeo "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com... > On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:29:06 GMT, Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> > wrote: > > >First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR (don't know > >what model yet). > > Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if > it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate. I'm going with "rusty and unreliable".

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Andrewr At Work	Re: Alpha Romeo "flashgorman" <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:c27l1v$1put2s$1@ID-201048.news.uni-berlin.de > "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message > news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com... <SNIP> > > Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if > > it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate. > > I'm going with "rusty and unreliable". Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious electrical problems". -- AndrewR, D.Bot (Celeritas) Kawasaki ZX-6R J1 BOTAFOT#2,ITJWTFO#6,UKRMRM#1/13a,MCT#1,DFV#2,SKoGA#0 (and KotL) BotToS#5,SBS#25,IbW#34, TEAR#3 (and KotL), DS#5, Keeper of the TFSTR# The speccy Geordie twat. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

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Howard	Re: Alpha Romeo Howard wrote: > First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man) N reg model 146 Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt? And thanks for the pointers so far. -- Howard R100RT Formerly James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo, R80/7, R100RT (green!)

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SteveH	Paging Andy Hewitt (was: Re: Alfa Romeo) Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: > Howard wrote: > > First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR > > > OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man) > > N reg model 146 > > Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt? > > And thanks for the pointers so far. OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong? -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf Cabrio - Alfa 75TS - Nissan Primera(I can't explain that either) BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

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Howard	Re: Paging Andy Hewitt SteveH wrote: > Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: > > >>Howard wrote: >> >>>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR > > OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong? > I would love to but it's not here and not mine. I am trying to get the party in question pointed at this news group, please be patient. -- Howard R100RT Formerly James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo, R80/7, R100RT (green!)

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SteveH	Re: Paging Andy Hewitt Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: > SteveH wrote: > > Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: > > > > > >>Howard wrote: > >> > >>>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR > > > > OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong? > > > > I would love to but it's not here and not mine. > > I am trying to get the party in question pointed at this news group, > please be patient. Don't do that.... point them at alt.autos.alfa-romeo - you'll get a better response there. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf Cabrio - Alfa 75TS - Nissan Primera(I can't explain that either) BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

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Andy Hewitt	Re: Alpha Romeo Andrewr At Work <andrewr@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > "flashgorman" <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:c27l1v$1put2s$1@ID-201048.news.uni-berlin.de > > > "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message > > news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com... > > <SNIP> > > > > Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if > > > it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate. > > > > I'm going with "rusty and unreliable". > > Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious > electrical problems". 'Piston Broke' is quite common too ;-) -- Andy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS Honda Concerto 16v: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor) http://www.thehewitts.plus.com - now online

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Andy Hewitt	Re: Alpha Romeo Pip <pip@ukrm.net> wrote: > On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:29:06 GMT, Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> > wrote: > > >First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR (don't know > >what model yet). > > First off, it is a Alfa, not Alpha. The model designation is pretty > viatl, as there is a wide span of types. Although the faults are pretty universal! > >They need some help with it. > > This is not surprising, it is Italian after all. I'd recommend Yellow Pages start looking under 'Psych...' > >Is there anyone here who > >can help point them in the right direction (and within easy reach of LE3)? > > Andy Hewitt's yer man, but he's a pseudo-Norvern Maahnkey these days. Wayay mon. Although I got my dream and work with Hondas again :-))) > Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if > it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate. Aye mon, we'll have a go for'yer. -- Andy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS Honda Concerto 16v: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor) http://www.thehewitts.plus.com - now online

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Andy Hewitt	Re: Alpha Romeo Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: > Howard wrote: > > First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR > > > OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man) > > N reg model 146 Engine? Problems? > Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt? Eeeyoop! -- Andy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS Honda Concerto 16v: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor) http://www.thehewitts.plus.com - now online

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Andy Hewitt	Re: Paging Andy Hewitt SteveH <steve@italiancar.co.uk> wrote: > Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: > > > Howard wrote: > > > First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR > > > > > > OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man) > > > > N reg model 146 > > > > Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt? > > > > And thanks for the pointers so far. > > OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong? Yes, Steve can help too. -- Andy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS Honda Concerto 16v: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor) http://www.thehewitts.plus.com - now online

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Pete M	Re: Paging Andy Hewitt In news:1ga512k.8dwneezrcod6N%hairy.biker@spamcop.net , Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows >>> Howard wrote: >>>> First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR >>> >>> >>> OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man) >>> >>> N reg model 146 >>> >>> Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt? >>> >>> And thanks for the pointers so far. >> >> OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong? > > Yes, Steve can help too. allegedly ;-) -- Pete M Alfa 164 TS, Mercedes 500 SEL, Jaguar XJ-S 3.6 Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain

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SteveH	Re: Paging Andy Hewitt Pete M <pete.murray@blue-nopressedmeat-yonder.co.uk> wrote: > In news:1ga512k.8dwneezrcod6N%hairy.biker@spamcop.net , > Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> decided to enlighten our sheltered > souls with a rant as follows > > >>> Howard wrote: > >>>> First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR > >>> > >>> > >>> OK I have some details: it's silver (he's a joke that man) > >>> > >>> N reg model 146 > >>> > >>> Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt? > >>> > >>> And thanks for the pointers so far. > >> > >> OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong? > > > > Yes, Steve can help too. > > allegedly ;-) I can't guarantee that I'd be able to fix a lot of the stuff that goes wrong with my cars / bikes, but I'm usually able to diagnose what's up and know what should be done to fix it, even if I'm not skilled enough to do it myself, IYSWIM. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf Cabrio - Alfa 75TS - Nissan Primera(I can't explain that either) BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

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Catman	Re: Paging Andy Hewitt SteveH wrote: > Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: > >> SteveH wrote: >> > Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: >> > >> > >> >>Howard wrote: >> >> >> >>>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR >> > >> > OK, I know a bit about this one. Care to expand on what's wrong? >> > >> >> I would love to but it's not here and not mine. >> >> I am trying to get the party in question pointed at this news group, >> please be patient. > > Don't do that.... point them at alt.autos.alfa-romeo - you'll get a > better response there. Although, not as witty -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

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Andy Ashworth	Re: Alpha Romeo In news:1ga50uy.104ji7aknxnhmN%hairy.biker@spamcop.ne t, Andy Hewitt triped: > Andrewr At Work <andrewr@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > >> "flashgorman" <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:c27l1v$1put2s$1@ID-201048.news.uni-berlin.de >> >>> "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message >>> news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com... >> >> <SNIP> >> >>>> Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see >>>> if it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate. >>> >>> I'm going with "rusty and unreliable". >> >> Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious >> electrical problems". > > 'Piston Broke' is quite common too ;-) My old 146 used to suffer from frozen handbrake cable on a regular basis in winter, however the temperature in NW Leicestershire is above freezing so I guess its not that on this one. -- Andy

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Howard	Re: Alpha Romeo Andy Hewitt wrote: > Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: > > >>Howard wrote: >> >>>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR >>Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt? > > > Eeeyoop! > Thanks all! The couple in question have never visited a newsgroup, I'm not ready to walk them thro' the process either, not this late! I had a look at autos.alfa you're right (whoever it was) not half so witty as here. My first reply was "I take it that there is a cliff nearby?" from serf! Perhaps this weekend I will show them the delights of ukrm. -- Howard R100RT Formerly James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo, R80/7, R100RT (green!)

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Andy Hewitt	Re: Alpha Romeo Andy Ashworth <andy@the-ashworths.org.uk> wrote: <Snipped Text> > >> Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious > >> electrical problems". > > > > 'Piston Broke' is quite common too ;-) > > My old 146 used to suffer from frozen handbrake cable on a regular basis in > winter, however the temperature in NW Leicestershire is above freezing so I > guess its not that on this one. The same happened on the GTV/Spider and the Fiat Coupe too. -- Andy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS Honda Concerto 16v: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor) http://www.thehewitts.plus.com - now online

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SteveH	Re: Alpha Romeo Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> wrote: > Andy Ashworth <andy@the-ashworths.org.uk> wrote: > > <Snipped Text> > > >> Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious > > >> electrical problems". > > > > > > 'Piston Broke' is quite common too ;-) > > > > My old 146 used to suffer from frozen handbrake cable on a regular basis in > > winter, however the temperature in NW Leicestershire is above freezing so I > > guess its not that on this one. > > The same happened on the GTV/Spider and the Fiat Coupe too. I think all Fiat Group cars of that era suffered from it. Happened to the Cinq. a couple of times, too. -- Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' http://www.italiancar.co.uk Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 VW Golf Cabrio - Alfa 75TS - Nissan Primera(I can't explain that either) BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

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Catman	Re: Alpha Romeo Howard wrote: > Andy Hewitt wrote: > >> Howard <dghjeweller@netscape.net> wrote: >> >> >>>Howard wrote: >>> >>>>First born lives in Leicester with her man. They have an AR > >>>Now how do I get to Andy Hewitt? >> >> >> Eeeyoop! >> > > Thanks all! The couple in question have never visited a newsgroup, I'm > not ready to walk them thro' the process either, not this late! > > I had a look at autos.alfa you're right (whoever it was) Twas me, and I should know. I created it -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

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Champ	Re: Alpha Romeo On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 16:25:47 +0000 (UTC), "Andrewr At Work" <andrewr@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >"flashgorman" <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:c27l1v$1put2s$1@ID-201048.news.uni-berlin.de > >> "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message >> news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com... > ><SNIP> > >> > Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if >> > it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate. >> >> I'm going with "rusty and unreliable". > >Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious >electrical problems". <selects one at random out of the hat> Aw - I got "heater either too hot or too cold". Damn, that'll never come up. -- Champ GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX7RR Endurance Racer x 2 GYASB#0 BotToS#2 BOTAFO(T\|F)#35 WG*#1 DFV#8 Team UKRM Racing : www.team-ukrm.com

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Catman	Re: Alpha Romeo Champ wrote: > On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 16:25:47 +0000 (UTC), "Andrewr At Work" > <andrewr@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > >>"flashgorman" <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>news:c27l1v$1put2s$1@ID-201048.news.uni-berlin.de >> >>> "Pip" <pip@ukrm.net> wrote in message >>> news:nske40tgouu8v5ltalg8h9erh8diterpsq@4ax.com... >> >><SNIP> >> >>> > Best find out exactly what it is and what the symptoms are and see if >>> > it can be diagnosed through the miracle of usenet, mate. >>> >>> I'm going with "rusty and unreliable". >> >>Damn, you picked the best one. OK then, I'll have, "Mysterious >>electrical problems". > > <selects one at random out of the hat> > > Aw - I got "heater either too hot or too cold". Damn, that'll never > come up. Don't you beleive it -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk