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General Interest	Fiat 500, 600, 850	Fiat 124, 131 & Lancia Beta	Fiat X1/9 & 128	Abarth, Dino & Yugo

General Interest: Not Just Any old Nut (Air Cleaner Nuts) The Long and Short of Radiator Caps Brake Fluid & Bleeder Screws Ignition Systems Rear Brake Compensators Electric Dreams (Diagnosis) Transmission Tech Session Timing Belts and Valve Interference Wherefore Art Thou, Service Department? Head Bolt Hints New Year's Car–Care Checklist Air Conditioning Hints New Keys for Fiats Thoughts on Compression Back to the Top	Tech Letters: In roughly chronological order (newest on top). Use your Browser's BACK button to come back here after reading these letters. 850 Compression Figures 124 Transmission Problems Spider Clutch Causing Problems with Reverse? Parts for rare Fiat 600 Viotti? Too many flat tires Spyder headlights stuck on Is it worth converting an 850 to a larger engine? 5-speed X1/9 parts? 850 Rocker Adjustment 124 Spyder failing Smog Test X19 fuel pump questions Fixing up a Fiat 600D Starting up a Fiat X1/9 124 electric fuel pump circuit 1500 Cabriolet headlights X1/9 Radiator Bleedscrew & Coolant Leaks Decoke 850 Pistons 850 Electronic Ignition 124 Radiator Caps Front radiator for a 600 Oil Pressure Drop in 850 Spider Starter Connections Premature Ball Joint Failure Fiat 124 Speedometers Yugo Electronic Ignition on an X1/9 Fuel Evaporation & Idle Circuit problems on a 124 850 Needs Oil Pressure Sensors Pillow Block on 1982 Fiat Spider Installing an electric fuel pump on a Fiat Spider Advice on starting a Long-Sitting Fiat 1500
Fiat 500, 600, 850: Fiat 600 Rear Stub Axles 850 Fuel Pressure Problems Sticky Throttle or Petting Zoo? 850 Starters - Make them Last! Installing & Sealing 850 Oil Pans Window Regulator Cables Put those 850 Axles Back! Installing Disk Brakes on a Fiat 600 Back to the Top
Fiat 124, 131 & Lancia Beta*: *Check under X1/9 for more Lancia tips Premature Ball Joint Failure A Quick Lesson in 124 Differentials Bleed Your Spider Cooling System Installing a 124 Spider Convertible Top Heater Valve Installation Rear Suspension Arm Bushings Interchangeability of Starter Solenoids 1979-80 Fiat and Lancia EGR Valves Thermostats & Cooling Fans: Keep it Cool! 124 Spider Carburetion Woes Auto Transmission Cooling Intermittent Alternator Warning Light Leaking Heater Fluid 124 Carburetors & Jets, or Running Right after Passing Smog Bringing a Car Back to Life Oil Leak Onto Exhaust System Hard Steering Spiders Why do Spider Clutch Cables Break? SOHC & DOHC Valve Adjustment Procedures Cam Talk Replacing the Water Pump Replace the Timing Belt on your DOHC Engine Why Rebuild a 1979-80 124/131 Carburetor? Valve Clearance Specifications for Fiats and Lancia Betas Q & A on Slipping a Timing Belt Spider Got Rain Leaks? Back to the Top
Fiat X1/9 & 128: Dallara Project Photo Journal X1/9 Cooling Systems Taming X1/9 and 128 Ignition Timing or How to Recover from Passing Smog Ignition Helper Springy X1/9 Clutches Fitting in an X1/9 or How Does a Big Guy Fit in That Little Tiny Car? Wheel Bearing Fixes for Fiat 128, X1/9, Strada, Lancia Beta, and Yugo Blown headgasket? Dropping Out X1/9 Steering Wheels SOHC & DOHC Valve Adjustment Procedures What Causes Gagging? Improve the Handling of your X1/9 or 128 X1/9 Oil Pressure Light and Gauge Combo Notes on X1/9 Fuel Pumps Low Charging X1/9 Back to the Top
Abarth, Dino & Yugo: After-Storage Start–Up Woes in a Fiat Dino Yugo Autocross Setup

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