I got a call for help from a new Fiat acquaintance here in STL. He has an 86x that was running a couple years ago, then had an over heating issue. The shop he took it to said they thought it was the head gasket, supposedly worked on the engine, but did not fix the car properly. He has been trying to figure it out off and on ever since. I do not know any other history of this engine.
Right now, the engine rotates slower than I think it should. Battery had 12.5v. I told him we will probably have to start taking engine parts off and looking for trouble. I drove my 86X over today and we did some "stare and compare" and found a couple wires and vacuum lines that were disconnected or not connected properly. We set the plug order to be the same as my X. Here is what it sounds like when cranking. It sure doesn't sound right.
There is lots of gas in the oil from all the cranking without a start up, so that will need to be changed. I told him to check the timing first, then we will look at checking the valve adjustment. We did get a couple muffled pops, but compression is another thing we need to test.
Right now, the engine rotates slower than I think it should. Battery had 12.5v. I told him we will probably have to start taking engine parts off and looking for trouble. I drove my 86X over today and we did some "stare and compare" and found a couple wires and vacuum lines that were disconnected or not connected properly. We set the plug order to be the same as my X. Here is what it sounds like when cranking. It sure doesn't sound right.
There is lots of gas in the oil from all the cranking without a start up, so that will need to be changed. I told him to check the timing first, then we will look at checking the valve adjustment. We did get a couple muffled pops, but compression is another thing we need to test.
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