alfa electrics - 1980 GTV

[giulia_veloce]

Where the switch is connected to the housing,look under and you will see a round sort of plug.
You will have to turn it anti clockwise,like undooing a nut,by hitting with a punch and hammer,or hacksaw through the plug and housing,to make a screwdriver slot,so it can be undone.
Some are already loose,and some are a pain.
Then you will have to remove the plug from the end of the wires,so you can withdraw the switch from the housing.

Robert

[kartone]

Robert, thanks for the advice. So it is basically a head-less screw onto which a slot must be engraved for its removal, I will try this weekend.

[giulia_veloce]

Thats right Kartone.

But before you remove it,,do the toggle switch test first.
And a relay on the ign switch works wonders also.

Robert

[Cool Jesus]

Kartone, I bet your starting to see the wonders of relays (and lack thereof) in Alfa electricals pre '90s.

[kartone]

Cool Jesus, going through the process right now of installing a fused relay per headlight (total four) in the engine bay and an ignition switch relay.

[kartone]

As anyone done it this way ? The positive feed to the ignition switch will be spliced, part continuing through the ignition switch to provide a control signal to a relay, part redirected through the aformentioned relay and onto the fuses busbar.

[Cool Jesus]

Kartone, just noticed that I missed your last post here. How did you go with the starter relay? Do you need a diagram?