Different frunk issue
Safety Car
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From: St Louis Area IL
FIATs made in the '70s had electric fuel pumps. There wasn't a requirement in Europe to have a fuel cut-off switch but there was a requirement in the US. So the import versions added a fuel cut-off switch. It could be seen in the schematic along with a fuse but they didn't discuss the system or locations in the manual. Instead of being integrated into the harness they put a single wire in with an inline fuse underneath the back seat carpet.
It took me a while to figure out why the engine wasn't getting fuel when the fuse blew. As I remember, the switch was bypassed when the starter motor was cranking. So the car would start but wouldn't continue to run.
It took me a while to figure out why the engine wasn't getting fuel when the fuse blew. As I remember, the switch was bypassed when the starter motor was cranking. So the car would start but wouldn't continue to run.
Race Director
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From: Garden Valley CA
By the way, I used to have a 124 Sport Spider also. It was a fun car but I wish they had used rack and pinion steering.
Last edited by RKCRLR; Oct 16, 2020 at 12:09 PM.
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 4,128
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From: St Louis Area IL
I wanted to upgrade to a Spider 2000 with fuel injection. I loved that car and drove it from VA to AZ when I moved there, and to San Diego a bunch of times. I owned it from 1986 to 1999, then donated it to a Fiat club. So easy to work on compared to cars these days. In 2000 I bought a new Toyota MR2 Spyder to replace it. I still own that one since it is more fun than the Fiat. That is my Mid-Engine to get me by until I buy a C8 in a couple years.
