I think the Spica mechanical injection went away in the 60's or 70's.  It
is a fascinating completely mechanical injection system that even
compensated for altitude.  The alfa engine in these is indeed a sturdy
design from way back, but if it needs work, it may be hard and/or expensive
to find a competent mechanic.

Edward

At 12:20 AM 6/10/2006, you wrote:
>   As long as it isn't rusty, you can't go wrong. These are very strong
>cars; good brakes, big suspension components, a motor that was around for a
>long time and has no real weaknesses.
>Does it have the Spica mechanical injection Jeff or has it been retrofitted
>with Webers? When properly set up the injection works very well, but a lot
>of guys love the look of twin sidedrafts!
>I have a friend in Vancouver who may still have some parts, not that you'll
>need them with only 65,000 on the clock.
>Does it come with a competent mechanic attached somewhere? There are still
>quite a few Alfas out here, but I'd hate to try and get one tuned in
>someplace like Ottawa.
>
>Seeya, Jake
>
>On 6/9/06, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:
>>
>>Evening ladies and gents,
>>
>>My good friend has suddenly fallen in love with a 1990 Alfa Romeo
>>convertible (Spider I think is the model).  65,000 miles.  I did a
>>little googling but didn't come up with a whole lot of information.
>>Does anybody have any experience, maintenance wise etc. with this
>>model?  I feel partly responsible as I dragged him over to see it so
>>i don't want him to get in over his head.
>>
>>Thanks as always
>>Jeff
>>
>>85 Westfalia GL (with great new springs from Busdepot)
>
>
>
>--
>Jake
>1984 Vanagon GL
>1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>www.crescentbeachguitar.com