PHILDINI A610 PROJECT PAINTWORK & REBUILD UPDATE

Will show you / photo mine when it arrives

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[phildini]

Nearly there....... I hope it will be ready for WSR Silverstone

[phildini]

UPDATE:

Finally taking the black beauty for its first MOT on wed 9th June, after 9 years being off the road...... yes 9 years!!!

I have a slight problem with it, after I drive it and the water reaches around normal operating temp, it will not start easily. I need to crank it a few times before it starts.... any thoughts guys? I have replaced the battery with a powerful one, so it's not that.

Can't believe how long it has taken me to get it back on the road, at least another Alpine A610 has been saved.....

Photo's to follow.............

Maybe the ECU is hot, make sure it is spaced "off" the bulkhead.

[mettersl]

Hi Philidini,
The ECU on A610 should be spaced off as standard from the bulkhead, on mine those symptoms were minor but cured by an injector overhaul- two were leaking all the time, reducing MPG and flooding it when turned off for a few minutes- if you left it for 15 minutes or to cool down the fuel evaporated and it restarted. Clean injectors and this went away.

As injector cleaning is cheap (in car terms- in the normal world a good meal for two or an excellent regional one for one) its a good and cheap place to start.
If the car has been standing, the chances are the injectors won't be A1.


No warranty though, it may make no difference. Weak batteries have also been held up as the cause of this on A610's.

Cheers
Lee

as a matter of interest (in an anoraky sort of way) what size are the injectors on an A610?


Mmm Silverstone, maybe I shuold try for that date too....

[phildini]

"mettersl" Hi Philidini,.............As injector cleaning is cheap (in car terms- in the normal world a good meal for two or an excellent regional one for one) its a good and cheap place to start.
If the car has been standing, the chances are the injectors won't be A1.
Cheers Lee

Lee thanks for that, I think you might be right, if I leave it for “like you said” 10 to 15 minutes it will start no problem. It is running quite rich on start up when cold too. I will do that and see what happens, anyone you would recommend?

I have used these guys before.

http://www.injectorcleaning.co.uk/index.htm

They were back with me well within the week too.

[stephendell]

or just buy a new set. They are super cheap for A610.

[phildini]

or just buy a new set. They are super cheap for A610.

get me a set then Mr Pimping.

A610 Passed MOT today!!!!!!! VERY HAPPY!!!!

I can't say it went smoothly though, checked everything the night before, wipers lights etc..... all ok. In the morning driving to the mot station, started to rain, turn wipers on and........... NOTHING, DAM ALPINES!!!! Ok, it was just a fuse....... when i got there turned the car off. Went to drive it on the ramp, the bloody thing did not want to start HHHHAAAARRRRRGGGGG!!!!!! , eventually it started. Behaved itself all the way throught the MOT. Went to drive off..... pulled out of a junction........ it Cut off !! Anyway eventually I made it home. Back to the drawing board

[BIG_MVS]

Cutting out all the time? Hmmm sounds like a scrapper - I'll give you a bag of sand for it

Just kidding, glad it's on the road mate - another one saved

[phildini]

Ok, she is getting better!! added more fresh fuel. Drove it to Bromley today, glad to say no break downs! still idle a bit lumpy though. Will be changing all fuel filters and dizzy cap, see if it improves things.

[mettersl]

Glad to hear she's finished, looking forward to pictures.
On the lumpy idle- it depends how lumpy, but the road tests when they were new said the idle was lumpy- mine is certainly a little off beat at idle- it kind of part misses occasionally. Before spending too much time trying to cure it it might be worth having a listen to another one.

Well done

Lee

Glad to hear she's finished

it was a miracle to see it a real Black Beauty .

[mettersl]

sorry I missed it- I was taking mine apart to change some pipes.....I wonder what my 610 is planning for Macon next year?

Lee