Well, almost! The L bracket does not go under that cam cover stud.View attachment 24280 View attachment 24281 This is route I took the hose. Makes total sense...
Mike
Dan,Well, almost! The L bracket does not go under that cam cover stud.
It goes under the head of the 10mm capscrew that secures the yellow plastic cam belt cover to its metal backing plate, top right corner, so that the plastic horseshoes point skyward and the horizontal leg of the L aims back over the head.
The three horseshoe shaped grippies support the dist vac advance hose, the cable that goes from the alt to the starter (charging cable), and on A/C cars, the vac hose that goes from the side of the plenum to the vac storage "bottle" that hides (IIRC) in the spare tire compartment.
With the vac advance hooked up, you should see smoother running (due to no more ported vacuum leak) and better response since the distributor will now have a working vacuum advance!
I will try that. I have AC so I have the two pulley system. Worth a try.Tavalin, you may not have to take the crank pully off to change the timing belt. I was able to just slip mine on by removing the lower tin as Dan recommended in a much earlier post. Even with a 38mm it's beeotch getting it loose without an impact. Then you have the same problem again only in reverse when you go to putting it back together.
Dan,Dan,
I am a former US Marine Staff Sergeant. Please, include crayon pictures. I got very confused at what L-Bracket you are talking about.
Funny, it was a pic about something totally different I sent to Matt when he discovered that my distributor was 180 degrees out hence the timing being 180 out as well. Pics are worth a thousand words or is it dollars. I forget.
Thanks,
Mike
Dan,
Reading it more and more I believe that I got it. I think whomever put it where it is currently didn’t like it being disconnected every time they checked the timing belt or something.
Makes sense... I will change that. I need to also go out and check the crank timing from the transaxle side and ensure they are also sync’d.
Too much to do but I learned a valuable lesson. I knew I needed to change the tensioner and belt but was too lazy. Now, I am in the pickle.
Sort of a good thing since I am fixing other issues as well.
Thanks,
Mike
I can't say what originally came on the cars, but neither of my FI version X's (both are '85s) have that style hose anchor as you show (in the other thread - green circle):Here's my post from a while back asking folks to see if they had one floating around, it has pix....my car did not have one when I got the car.
Would like to see pix of the loops.I can't say what originally came on the cars, but neither of my FI version X's (both are '85s) have that style hose anchor as you show (in the other thread - green circle):
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They both have a elongated metal loop (that holds two hoses) attached to the post at the red arrow. Regardless I can't see any difference either way, but whatever seems best to each owner is what they should have I suppose.
Well, Florida Mike has the right bracket so alls the better having it installed correctlyI can't say what originally came on the cars, but neither of my FI version X's (both are '85s) have that style hose anchor as you show (in the other thread - green circle):
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They both have a elongated metal loop (that holds two hoses) attached to the post at the red arrow. Regardless I can't see any difference either way, but whatever seems best to each owner is what they should have I suppose.
Of all the pix of X1/9 engines I've seen here, can't say that I got the impression anything came stock on that stud your red arrow points to. Maybe there for factory use, or maybe used on another application of the SOHC?
Somebody with a ton of experience with all manner of FIATs might know.....paging Jeff Stich!!!!
That stud was originally used on carbed SOHC engines as an anchor point for the air filter housing (there's a small metal "foot" on the base of the housing that fits onto this stud).
Here's a photo of a 128 air filter setup, similar to the X1/9 (ignore the hose routing/bracketry, that's a previous owner's doing):
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Do carbed X1/9s use that stud for the same purpose?
The stud that my L-bracket is currently on is unused even on the carb version.That stud was originally used on carbed SOHC engines as an anchor point for the air filter housing (there's a small metal "foot" on the base of the housing that fits onto this stud).
Here's a photo of a 128 air filter setup, similar to the X1/9 (ignore the hose routing/bracketry, that's a previous owner's doing):
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One of the 8 studs that hold the cam cover to the cam box.The stud that my L-bracket is currently on is unused even on the carb version.
What is that one for?
Mike
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Dan,One of the 8 studs that hold the cam cover to the cam box.
Dan,
The valve cover nut... So, it is not wise using that stud/washer/nut for something else.
Got it.
I will be moving the L-bracket to the stock location in the very near future.
Mike