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  1. stevewaclo

    No engine temperature guage on new UK Fords

    Gauges! We don't need no stinking gauges! With apologies to "Treasure of the Sierra Madre", I suspect conventional dash instrumentation is doomed to follow buggy whips into the dustbin of history. As all are no doubt aware, easily configured electronic displays will soon replace the...
  2. stevewaclo

    Alfa Romeo VSD design

    Hello followers and casual lurkers! Cleaning out some old emails and thought it may be of interest to readers of this thread to know Bob Schenk's generous offer of assistance has been warmly received and our humble group's net IQ subsequently rose 15 points! Bob hit the ground running and Alfa...
  3. stevewaclo

    Alfa Romeo VSD design

    Mike, Thanks again for your response and I'll keep trying to dodge the referenced "Red Flag". "...but the part of interest to us..." Does that mean you have become trapped in my web of intrigue? :-) The "carburetor control diaphram" you refer to in the drawing I sent appears to be the name...
  4. stevewaclo

    Alfa Romeo VSD design

    Mike, Following up on your suggestion to use part of the Ford VV Carb as a replacement actuator for my VSD, I found this site and suspect the potentially useful part is the unit shown in the second drawing here: http://www.geocities.ws/julianvz/Sierra/Carbs/ford_vv.html Unfortunately, I'm...
  5. stevewaclo

    Alfa Romeo VSD design

    Ooops! My bad. I need to get a score card or avoid maintaining conversations on multiple sites. Suspect you young'uns multi-task regularly, but too much for me :-(. Here's what I was looking for: http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php?topic=146575.new;topicseen Best wishes.
  6. stevewaclo

    Alfa Romeo VSD design

    Mike, Thanks for your reply. Parts from later version Variable Venturi Carbs?! Excellent concept. You have definitely been around the block a few times to remember that old chestnut. Another example of automotive technology introduced before the bugs were out, then re-engineered better than...
  7. stevewaclo

    Alfa Romeo VSD design

    Hello all, I have travelled here many miles across the circuits of the interweb from the Alfa Romeo BB, optimistic the accumulated wisdom of Automotive Electrical & Sensor Forum members will assist me in my quest. Series 3 Alfa Spiders, from the early to late 80's used two different Bosch...

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