164Q Clutch Issue

[Italian Supermodel]

Hi Andrew,
well done on your latest aquasition..!
Let me get this straight. You now have 4 164's and you're not 18 yet?
Wow..! That's brilliant.

I commend you on seeing the virtues is the Q and going out and buying one.
Great looking car with a great engine and,most importantly,has a manual box.
  Get it right mechanically and you'll be hooked!

[V AR 164]

Thanks stu and Italian.
My neighbours do think I am crazy hahaha. We've renamed our street 'Alfa Boulevard' lol.

Yes that is right Italian, I'm 16 currently turning 17 in August. It's always funny seeing people's reaction when I tell them I'm into Alfas! They say I should be looking at Commodores and Falcons instead! Haha.

But honestly 164's are so cheap these days, you can probably end up with about 20 of them for the price of a new Camry. Now is the time if you want to buy one!

Thanks, Andrew.

[gtv6sv]

Beautiful! This was the one at the car wash wasn't it? How does it drive😃?

[V AR 164]

Hey Stefan,

Yes it sure was the one at the car wash! I installed new NGK BP6ES spark plugs tonight and I am going to flush the coolant system soon. May even try to fire her up this weekend!

Thanks, Andrew.

[V AR 164]

Hey guys, don't mind me posting a lot of questions regarding the my Q, I'm new to them and they are quite different to a standard '89 164.

I've have just fixed/replaced all my interior lights that were not working. However, on the drivers side I can't seem to find the footwell light. The passenger side light is there and works but can't find the drivers side light. Can anyone take a picture of theirs or tell me where it should be?

Also did the q come standard with an alarm and remote locking? Mine has one but I can't seem to understand how it works. I press the unlock button and when I open the door the indicators flash. They stop after a while but when I turn on the ignition they start flashing again. Help?

Thanks, Andrew.

[four90s]

Hi Andrew,

It's not in the steering column shroud is it? I've got two like that and one not. Sorry, I can't help with the alarm questions. (I think they are the most useless thing under the sun and always take them off my cars).

By the way, congrats on four Alfas. I've just bought #30, so you need to speed up a bit.

Regards
Steve
Adelaide.

[Joe Garra]

Mine is under the steering column, draw a line between clutch and brake pedals and go up. Mine has no alarm, so it's been added.

[V AR 164]

Thanks for that guys, yeah mine has an opening in the steering column shroud but the unit is missing completely. I'm going to try and take an under door light out from one of the other cars and see if I can make it work.

Also, I tried the sunroof today. The buttons are on the overhead light assembly. I press the buttons and I can hear a relay clicking on but the sunroof doesn't move. Any advice on what could be wrong? I really hope it's not the motor!

Thanks, Andrew.

[Neil Choi]

Possibly the worm drive in the motor which drives the two cables.  I had to take out the roof liner then the sun roof assembly to inspect and fix the mechanism by stacking washers to position the worm drive.  But it might not be your issue.  Actually probably not your problem, if the roof moves but not in alignment then that could be the problem.
Removing the sunroof assembly is a reasonably big job and a PITA.
Good luck.
In my mind, sunroofs are a useless bit of accessory in a car.

[V AR 164]

Thanks Neil,

Looks like I'm going to have to take the roof lining out soon 
When I press the button, nothing at all happens. No noise, nothing. The sunroof in my other car works so at least I have a spare.

I personally love sunroofs, except when they leak

Also I fixed my footwell lights. I used a light assembly from the door lights on my other car. There was a connector pushed all the way behind the carpet and the connectors clicked right in place 

Also, I managed to crank the engine today, no fire up but I took a fuel line off and pumped some fuel into a bucket. It's old and smells off so going to flush the system. Maybe tomorrow we will get her to fire up!

Thanks, Andrew.

[V AR 164]

Ok, so I have flushed out all of the old fuel in the lines, I have put in new spark plugs and there is spark. But she still won't fire. Not even thinking about it.

Any suggestions?

Andrew.

[colcol]

Getting fuel?, are the plugs wet?, clogged fuel filter?, fuel pump working?, try some               'start ya bastard' starting fluid, Colin.

[stustustu123]

Getting fuel?, are the plugs wet?, clogged fuel filter?, fuel pump working?, try some               'start ya bastard' starting fluid, Colin.

Do you know if the injectors are firing? You may want to check they are getting a signal to fire. If nothing any any then possibly a bad earth, hopefully not the ECU!