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Topic: 1.7 boxer engine + parts |
knighty2
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Forum: For Sale & Wanted Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:04 pm Subject: 1.7 boxer engine + parts |
HI Folks, sure this may interest some of you......this junk will keep some of your cars alive, by my understanding thi is the later hydraulic engine 118bhp as fitted to the 33 cloverleafs, I just want ... |
Topic: 33 heater matrix rad wanted. |
knighty2
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Forum: For Sale & Wanted Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:21 pm Subject: 33 heater matrix rad wanted. |
I'm looking for an alfa 33 heater matrix rad for my buggy in order to help the engine run a bit cooler in the summer.........please let me know what you have???.......ideally nothing too minging plea ... |
Topic: backfire / popping from exhaust - 40mm dellortos |
knighty2
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Forum: General Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:58 am Subject: backfire / popping from exhaust - 40mm dellortos |
Hi Folks - recently my beach buggys engine (a 1.7 hydraulic from a G plate 33, with 40mm dellortos) is starting to pop and bang a bit when crusing at low speed, less than 3000rpm, it really does sound ... |
Topic: Alfa powered sand rail on ebay |
knighty2
Replies: 1
Views: 1343
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Forum: For Sale & Wanted Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:45 pm Subject: Alfa powered sand rail on ebay |
I have used this forum quite a bit over the years and thought you bunch might be interested to know that mu UVA Fugitive-4 sand rail is for sale on ebay, engine is 1.7 alfa boxer 8 valve with hydrauli ... |
Topic: 36IDF's on a 1.7 8v??? |
knighty2
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Views: 2592
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Forum: General Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:44 am Subject: 36 IDF's on a 1.7 8v |
thanks Paul - thats just what I wanted to hear.....I notice the 40 IDF's run a 50 idle jet and a 140 main jet......my 36IDF's run a 52 idle jet (bigger???) and a 135 main jet (smaller).......so it loo ... |
Topic: 36IDF's on a 1.7 8v??? |
knighty2
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Forum: General Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:20 pm Subject: 36IDF's on a 1.7 8v??? |
Hi Paul, many thanks, do you remember what size you changed the main and idle jets to????........was this jet change from a dyno session or just an incremental up-size???.....my 36 IDF's were from a 9 ... |
Topic: 36IDF's on a 1.7 8v??? |
knighty2
Replies: 5
Views: 2592
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Forum: General Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:41 am Subject: 36IDF's on a 1.7 8v??? |
Hi Folks, since I have installed my 1.7 hydraulic 8 valve boxer in my kit car (from a G plate 33) , fitted with 40 dellortos, I had a mobile tuning guy come round and set up the carbs, sure enough the ... |
Topic: Temp gauge |
knighty2
Replies: 26
Views: 11786
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Forum: General Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:07 pm Subject: Temp gauge |
thanks RBL and Jeremy.........great information.......RBL - whats the height and width of your spiders front air intake?
The trouble with my front end is there is literally no room for a radiator, ... |
Topic: Temp gauge |
knighty2
Replies: 26
Views: 11786
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Forum: General Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:20 am Subject: Temp gauge |
very funny - ha ha ......just because the heater fan is not on, does not imply its not rejecting heat, the heater matrix will still cool the block water to a certain extent........any other thought ... |
Topic: Temp gauge |
knighty2
Replies: 26
Views: 11786
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Forum: General Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:10 pm Subject: Temp gauge |
reading through this and other threads, am I right in thinking that the alfa boxers run about 5-10 degreesC hotter when on a summer motorway run?
I have just replaced the thermostat on my 1989 1.7 ... |
Topic: anti pulse valve |
knighty2
Replies: 2
Views: 1796
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Forum: General Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:21 am Subject: anti pulse valve |
on my 1.7 carbed boxer motor, a while back I had a terrible clacking noise originating from my distributor, principally from the diarfram advance widget - upon stripping and re-building the distributo ... |
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