Yesterday through snow storms I picked up my son's new '74 X1/9 :headbang:
With exception of the fact that we had to push the car onto the car hauler because the clutch pedal just falls to the floor and stays there everything else went great. I took my time and did the 600km round trip. The X looks amazing from what I've been able to look over. No rust issues except the front trunk has no carpet or anything on the floor and there's a hole about three inches in diameter from rust so the best attack may be to just have a body shop cut out the floor and just weld in a new piece which is probably faster and cheaper then trying to repair it.
The two headlight pod covers are missing, the PO didn't even know there was supposed to be covers there. The wiring for all the covered over marker lights including the front signal lights is sitting disconnected so cutting out holes for the front signal lights and re-attaching them may be a good option rather then trying to source something aftermarket which holes would have to be drilled or cut out anyways. The car started right up with the choke and sounds really nice but when I reved it a little it sounded very loud so I pretty sure I'm gonna find a hole somewhere in the exhaust.
With the car the PO gave me a bunch of NOS Fiat parts:
-Master brake cylinder, Master clutch cylinder, Slave cylinder, Complete clutch assembly, and rubber brake hoses.
All parts are still in Fiat/Lancia packaging from Vic's.
Questions:
1) There's three reservoirs for clutch and brake fluid which my Haynes manual for earlier years also shows but doesn't specify which reservoir is which.
Two of the three are almost empty which coincides with my Haynes manual that anytime the level in the clutch reservoir goes below half full then air will enter the system and the clutch will need to be bled so should I purchase a power bleeder or install a speed bleeder screw (if it is the same as the brake caliper screws as I have a spare)
and try bleeding the clutch to re-gain pressure in the clutch pedal or should I replace the clutch slave cylinder since I have a new one and then bleed the clutch?
2) This '74 X has a kill switch :wacko: When the PO told me what it was I just assumed he was referring to an electric fuel pump switch as my '84 X has but it really is a kill switch. When I turned the key back to shut off the '74 X the engine was still running until I flicked this little black switch beside the emergence brake handle (PS) and the engine shut off just like a kill switch my dirt bike had when I was 12. Easy enough to get used to I guess as long as no harm is being done I suppose. I can post photos of the three reservoirs or the kill switch if more clarification is needed.
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