Re: alfa-digest V8 #560

["Wayne Abbott" <wabbott@domain.elided>]

Tom,
From my Hayne's Manual
. remove air cleaner
. remove the radiator fan
. unbolt the main fuel filter from its bracket
. unscrew the air pump mounting bolts, move air pump slightly aside and slip
the toothed belt from the injection pump sprocket
. slacken alternator mounting and adjuster bolts and remove belt
. remove the injection pump toothed belt from its sprocket
. engage the new belt with the crankshaft sprocket but do not engage the
pump end
. turn the crankshaft by using a socket spanner on the damper/pulley nut or
by selecting 4th gear and pushing the car until #1 piston is at tdc on the
firing stroke
. the p mark on the crankshaft pulley/camper will now be in alignment with
the pointer on the engine front cover
. turn the crankshaft in an anti-clockwise direction until the I mark on the
pulley/damper aligns with the pointer
. now turn the fuel injection pump pulley until the mark on the pulley
aligns with the one on the pump body.
. fit the belt to the injection pump.  if necessary the sprocket can be
turned up to 5.0 millimeters - half a spline - to engage the belt with no
adverse effects on pump timing
. assemble the rest.

hth
Wayne
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:37:37 -0800
From: "Tom Dennis" <eyeinthepyramid@domain.elided>
Subject: SPICA Belt Assistance

Hi all,

After lurking on this list for awhile I finally took the plunge & bought my
first Alfa, a '77 Alfetta GT.

Car drove & checked out great. I was enjoying the drive home when I thought
to check the gas gauge, of course it was on empty (why do people insist on
selling cars with no more than a pint of gas in the tank?). I pulled into
the nearest gas station just as the car appeared to run out of gas.  Pushed
it up to the pumps, filled up & guess what? still wouldn't start. To make a
long story short, had to have it towed the extra quater mile home & after
some poking & false starts discovered the spica belt had snapped (weird
coincidence that it happened with near empty tank at gas station).

I have a new belt, but my question is if there is a trick to getting the
damn thing on.  It looks to require a bloody knuckle sacrifice and much foul
language. The guy at the Alfa shop says you have to remove either the spica
pulley or the crankshaft pulley. Please tell me there is another way. I have
lots of shade tree experience with other european cars of mostly German &
Swedish origin and a relatively complete set of tools.

BTW I have both the Alfa Bible & car disc and didn't see anything in either
on how to change the belt.

Thanks,

Tom D.

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