| Stock Code: B72 | | Publisher Code: HA0292 | | ISBN 10: 185010445X | | Published: 1991 | | Dimensions: 215x270mm | | Illustrations: Soft Bound, b/w ill |
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This aftermarket workshop manual is for Alfa Romeo Alfasud and Sprint spanning 1974 to 1988.
Alfa Romeo Models covered
This repair manual covers Alfa Romeo Saloon, Hatchback & Sprint Coupe, 1.2 litre (1186cc), 1.3 litre (1286cc), 1.4 litre (1350cc) & 1.5 litre (1490cc) engines.
Does not cover 1.7 litre Sprint models introduced December 1987.
The clear, step-by-step illustrated instructions cover the dismantling, inspection, repair and refitting of the engine, cooling system, fuel and emission control systems, exhaust, ignition system, clutch, manual gearbox, propeller shaft or drive shafts, braking system, electrical system, suspension, steering, bodywork and fittings. Routine maintenance, complete specifications and detailed fault diagnosis procedures are also included. For rear axle differential units and automatic transmissions (where applicable) the removal, refitting and fault diagnosis procedures only are covered.
HAYNES COMPLETELY STRIP AND REBUILD THE CAR FOR EACH MANUAL
About this manual
The aim
The aim of this manual is to help you get the best value from your vehicle. It can do so in several ways. It can help you decide what work must be done (even should you choose to get it done by a garage), provide information on routine maintenance and servicing, and give a logical course of action and diagnosis when random faults occur. However, it is hoped that you will use the manual by tackling the work yourself. On simpler jobs it may even be quicker than booking the car into a garage and going there twice, to leave and collect it. Perhaps most important, a lot of money can be saved by avoiding the costs a garage must charge to cover its labour and overheads.
The manual has drawings and descriptions to show the function of the various components so that their layout can be understood. Then the tasks are described and photographed in a step-by-step sequence so that even a novice can do the work.
Manual arrangement
The manual is divided into twelve Chapters, each covering a logical sub-division of the vehicle. The Chapters are each divided into Sections, numbered with single figures, eg 5; and the Sections into paragraphs (or sub-sections) with decimal numbers following on from the Section they are in, eg 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 etc.
It is freely illustrated, especially in those parts where there is a detailed sequence of operations to be carried out. There are two forms of illustration: figures and photographs. The figures are numbered in sequence with decimal numbers, according to their position in the Chapter — eg Fig. 6.4 is the fourth drawing/illustration in Chapter 6. Photographs carry the same number (either individually or in related groups) as the Section or sub-section to which they relate.
There is an alphabetical index at the back of the manual as well as a contents list at the front. Each Chapter is also preceded by its own individual contents list. References to the 'left' or 'right' of the vehicle are in the sense of a person in the driver's seat facing forwards. Unless otherwise stated, nuts and bolts are removed by turning anti-clockwise, and tightened by turning clockwise. Vehicle manufacturers continually make changes to specifications and recommendations, and these, when notified, are incorporated into our manuals at the earliest opportunity. Whilst every care is taken to ensure that the information in this manual is correct, no liability can be accepted by the authors or publishers for loss, damage or injury caused by any errors in, or omissions from, the information given.
Introduction to the Alfasud
Introduced in Italy in mid-1972, and in the UK in 1974, the Alfasud was designed to provide a small car in the Alfa Romeo range. A factory specifically for the production of the model was built near Naples in Southern Italy (hence the -sud). Mechanical design of the car was by Rudolf Hruschka, formerly of Porsche, while the body was designed by Giugiaro of Italdesign. The result was a distinctively Italian-looking car, driven at the front wheels by a water-cooled flat four engine. The car's handling proved to be superb, setting new standards for vehicles in its class, and its combination of performance with reasonable price won it many friends.
Mechanical changes to the Alfasud have been few, consisting mostly of increasing engine capacity and (on Veloce models) the fitting of twin carburettors. Body styles available in the UK have been two•door and four-door saloons and hatchbacks, and the distinctive Coupe style of the Sprint. An Estate model, available in the rest of Europe, was regrettably never imported to the UK.
With production of the Alfasud, apart from the Sprint models, set to finish in 1984, the success of the initial design may be judged by the continuation of the major mechanical components in other Alfa Romeo models. The DIY mechanic may curse some of the more idiosyncratic features of the original design, but there is no doubt that the Alfasud provides high performance motoring on a moderate budget, and for this reason alone it will surely be around for a long time.
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