Good Day,
I recently inherited a 1973 Fiat 850 Spider Sport with 53K original miles. The former owners weren't mechanical at all but always had the car serviced by a Fiat garage in California so I know it's not been abused. My issue is that the car was placed in storage in 1996, luckily drained of it's fuel and coolant before, and it was supposedly not running well. I have a feeling that time has been this little car's worst enemy. Here's what I've replaced or repaired so far.
1. new weber 32 ich carb. Original carb was completely shot and not worth rebuilding.
2. ignition coil - Stock Magneti Marelli
3. spark plugs - NGK
4. spark plug wires - Magneti Marelli
5. distributor cap, rotor, points, condenser - Magneti Marelli
6. electric fuel pump - Midwest Bayless suggested
7. new belts - both
8. new oil, cleaned the filter out.
9. new battery
Tested the car after each new item and no change. It's getting fuel but no spark. Is there an ignition relay or another piece that I'm missing in the loop? All the wiring looks sound, no mice chews, no breaks. I've redone the wiring on the parts close to what I've changed just to keep things new and less brittle. Just can't figure out what I'm missing to get this little pink car running. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. A few before and after photos in case you can spot something I'm missing.
Steve
I recently inherited a 1973 Fiat 850 Spider Sport with 53K original miles. The former owners weren't mechanical at all but always had the car serviced by a Fiat garage in California so I know it's not been abused. My issue is that the car was placed in storage in 1996, luckily drained of it's fuel and coolant before, and it was supposedly not running well. I have a feeling that time has been this little car's worst enemy. Here's what I've replaced or repaired so far.
1. new weber 32 ich carb. Original carb was completely shot and not worth rebuilding.
2. ignition coil - Stock Magneti Marelli
3. spark plugs - NGK
4. spark plug wires - Magneti Marelli
5. distributor cap, rotor, points, condenser - Magneti Marelli
6. electric fuel pump - Midwest Bayless suggested
7. new belts - both
8. new oil, cleaned the filter out.
9. new battery
Tested the car after each new item and no change. It's getting fuel but no spark. Is there an ignition relay or another piece that I'm missing in the loop? All the wiring looks sound, no mice chews, no breaks. I've redone the wiring on the parts close to what I've changed just to keep things new and less brittle. Just can't figure out what I'm missing to get this little pink car running. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. A few before and after photos in case you can spot something I'm missing.
Steve