164 'Restoration'

Started by V AR 164, June 09, 2015, 11:11:39 PM

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Joe Garra

Now: 164Q
        Giulietta QV
Before : 75
            164
            33 16V
            Sud Ti
            99 Spider
            156 Wagon
            159 Wagon

V AR 164

#181
Hey guys,

Yes I actually just got it started yesterday, However, it idled very high, around 2,500 rpm. It turned out to be a misadjusted throttle min/max switch (The one attached to the throttle body, the black sensor). I re-adjusted it again and it ran fine. This also seemed to solve all of my issues when the car would sometimes not run correctly prior to this incident.

The correct adjustment for the throttle switch is 1 degree of throttle, that is, when the throttle moves ever so slightly, the sensor should click on.

I took the car for a quick 2 min drive up and down the street and it seems to run perfectly fine. I think it was a combination of dirty contacts throughout the ignition system, a dirty distributor and a worn out coil which lead to the failure. Plus pulling out the ECU and letting it sit overnight seemed to do the trick, maybe it needed to reset itself?

Andrew.
Present:
-1992 164Q
-1993 Hilux Surf

Past:
-2006 159 2.4 Ti

gtv6sv

Hey Andrew,

In case you haven't already, I'd advise to replace the fuses, spark leads/plugs, dizzy cap and coil, I know it's simple, but highly effective.
Where possible, I'd highly advise to keep the electrical items new/fresh, these cars are great, but have a lot of electrical stuff that can go wrong, best to get on top of it all before it leaves you stranded again.
Alfissimo in America have quite a range of parts for the 164 range.
I'd highly recommend to speak to the boys down at Abruzzo Auto Electrical in Thomastown, they know these cars like the back of their hands!
They can tell you what to look out for and upgrade/help prevent common failures, be it electrical or mechanical.

Just my 2 cents worth from when I owned mine😊

Stefan.
1970 1750 Berlina
1983 GTV 2.0
1985 GTV6 2.5
1991 164 Q 12V
1992 33 16V S
1999 GTV Twin Spark

V AR 164

#183
Cheers Julian, slowly but surely I am replacing everything I can possibly replace.

Also finally got the Q registered on club plates last Friday. I can tell you one thing, my automatic 164 is sadly going to get little to no use anymore.





Also tomorrow I get to drive it to school  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cheers, Andrew.
Present:
-1992 164Q
-1993 Hilux Surf

Past:
-2006 159 2.4 Ti

Joe Garra

Now: 164Q
        Giulietta QV
Before : 75
            164
            33 16V
            Sud Ti
            99 Spider
            156 Wagon
            159 Wagon

julianB

Well done mate - good on you!
85 GTV6 "Juliet"
GTA conversion-
AHM ITB setup, Jim K manifolds & 10.3 cams, M84
17" Work Meister S1R
330mm Brembo front, vented rears
RS coilovers and bits
Recaro LX mesh headrest buckets

'68 step nose Junior "Romeo"
bare metal project

poohbah

Both cars are looking great Andrew. Quick question - what's the cost and compliance difference between club plates and normal rego?

Not sure I could ever be bothered with the hassle of keeping a log book.
Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)

V AR 164

Cheers guys, really enjoying the fleet right now hahaha.

Club permits are DEFINITELY worth it. Normal rego is around $750, club rego (for 45 driving days) is around $75. Massive difference.

Log books are not that bad, take around a minute to fill out and off you go. No need to record the distance travelled or anything like that.

I would highly recommend it on a 'weekend' car. You can also get special historic car insurance deals which more than halve the normal insurance costs too.

Cheers, Andrew
Present:
-1992 164Q
-1993 Hilux Surf

Past:
-2006 159 2.4 Ti

Italian Supermodel

Bravo Andrew..... you are living the dream matey!!
And yes, once you've driven a well sorted Q nothing else comes close in that class.
The Q was the pinnacle of modern Alfa ownership in the 90's and you get to experience it all now...and you're still a teenager!!
Can you believe your Q is 26 years old?
I'm stretched to think of a more sexy sedan with performance of the past 3 decades.

gtv6sv

Well done mate! Fantastic to see another young kid be this much into Alfas, and what a car to enjoy!!!

Have fun!

Stefan.
1970 1750 Berlina
1983 GTV 2.0
1985 GTV6 2.5
1991 164 Q 12V
1992 33 16V S
1999 GTV Twin Spark

poohbah

I love the "stealth" badging on the rear of the Q Andrew - or was that standard?
Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)

V AR 164

Yeah that's standard. The Q's don't have the 3.0 or V6 badges, instead get a cloverleaf, which is pretty cool.

All I need now is a set of cloverleaf triangles for the front fenders, I reckon they look awesome.

Definately good for the younger generation to get into old Alfas, they just have so much character and make perfect first cars (IMO) 

Cheers, Andrew.
Present:
-1992 164Q
-1993 Hilux Surf

Past:
-2006 159 2.4 Ti

VeeSix

All the photos have gone from your great 164 project thread Andrew, is there any way you can reinstate them?
1985 Alfa Romeo GTV6 V6 2.5 12V 
1986 Alfa Romeo 90 V6 2.5 12V
1990 Alfa Romeo 75 V6 3.0 12V Potenziata
1990 Alfa Romeo 164 V6 3.0 12V Zender
1991 Alfa Romeo 164 V6 3.0 12V QV
1992 Alfa Romeo 164 V6 3.0 12V QV

V AR 164

#193
Yes I noticed that too.

Photo bucket decided it was a good idea to destroy years of work from tens of thousands of forums by removing the ability to host pictures on third party websites. The only way to get back all the pictures is to pay them $500 a year to enable third party hosting  >:( >:( >:( >:(

I think in the coming weeks I will transfer all my photos across to imgur and replace all my initial photo bucket links with the imgur links, as imgur is free to host on third party websites.

Andrew.
Present:
-1992 164Q
-1993 Hilux Surf

Past:
-2006 159 2.4 Ti

V AR 164

#194
Hey guys!

GOT MY P's!!! (You can just about see it in the front window)  ;D ;D ;D ;D I have had them for about a month now but thought I'd let everyone know hahaha

Well I have updated the thread so hopefully the pictures are back up. I moved them over to Imgur and linked them to the thread by editing previous messages.

It does seem that some photobucket pictures still are visible, so could someone have a quick look through the pages to make sure that they are visible? Thanks!

Anyhow, did some more cosmetic stuff on the Q. Installed proper tyre lettering and painted my calipers (red of course!)

Turned out pretty good in my opinion  ;D











Cheers, Andrew.
Present:
-1992 164Q
-1993 Hilux Surf

Past:
-2006 159 2.4 Ti