New Member with a 1981 2000 Vancouver WA

[gandyrail]

Thank-you for inviting me in.
I will be needing help as I get my toy performing to my liking.
I just purchased my little black and silver spider.
She is a shinny little car with out any rust or dents, has a good interior, a nice clean soft top, but without a boot.
The usual electrical issues are present I am still sorting them out.
I started with out any lights at all but the car ran - and now I have every thing except the RF turn signal which only has 1.5 Volt. Also the wiper fuser blows so I probably need to lubricate the mechanism.
I have found 3 or 4 loose hoses causing vacuum leaks, but the main issue is the exhaust cam tower leaks oil at the head seal ... Lots of oil.
SO I checked the bolts ... must be more than 65# torque... I have not taken them off yet just checking.
I am looking at what it will take to get down to that gasket .. making a parts list and checking it twice.
Will I have to have the cam tower machined flat on the bottom since it is over tightened so much, do I need new bolts?
It looks like a new timing belt will be required to get down that far, will I need any thing to adjust valves? I see some valve pucks on-line Questions Questions Questions
These motors are completely different than anything I have done before.
My dad was a motor machinist so I helped him a few times (actually he was helping me) and never had any problem tearing into motors.

[azruss]

you will need to check the flatness of the cam tower mating surface. That will determine whether you need to machine it. I would look at the condition of the treads on the bolts to determine if they need replacing. You will need a special wrench for removing the wafers and adjusting the gap. AR carries them.

[gandyrail]

Thanks Azruss
How much can be milled before they are garbage
Gandyrail

[RRoller123]

Welcome aboard! You will find plenty of knowledgeable and friendly people here.

Here is a thread on how to post pictures directly to the forum:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21014

And here is another picture-posting thread:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... 12&t=23084

This short instruction covers how to resize pictures so that they don’t get cut off at the right side:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=30441

And here is a link to a map of Spider owner’s locations. Many forum members have listed their locations.

https://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=191825

Once Again, Welcome!

Pete