Starting Issues - It's been years

Chihua33 · Post by **Chihua33** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:43 pm

I agree with rrrrrob, This is exactly what I did on my car and it worked.
From the sounds of how your car will start and die it sounds almost identical to what mine was.

Chihua33 · Post by **Chihua33** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:45 pm

Just watched your video. I thought I was watching me try to start my car before I put the seafoam in!

Some people say they don't like using seafoam, but from my experience it's what made my car finally run.

Keep at it, you'll get it fired up!

jimmycakes401 · Post by **jimmycakes401** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:15 pm

Seafoam acquired. Will let you know the results. Going to go put it in now.

jimmycakes401 · Post by **jimmycakes401** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:14 pm

It's running! But the thermostat isn't opening or something. It's getting REALLY hot and none of my hoses are hot....

rrrrob · Post by **rrrrob** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:24 pm

First, congratulations !!!

Feels good...

did the thermostat shoot right up to hot when the key was turned over or did it climb. Are all the hoses cool upper, lower, heater etc.

4uall · Post by **4uall** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:27 pm

WHOO HOO IT'S RUNNING

BOOOOOOO IT'S OVERHEATING

YAYYYYYYYY WE CAN FIX IT

RRoller123 · Post by **RRoller123** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:02 pm

Its running! Great! Congratulations!

jimmycakes401 · Post by **jimmycakes401** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:23 pm

Bled it so good that I discovered the heater core was dead. It spurted all over my passenger side.... BUT IT'S RUNNING!!!

rrrrob · Post by **rrrrob** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:31 pm

ok... for the time being you can run a hose from the two heater pipes to each other eliminating the heater all together. NO kinks, let it flow. when you get a new core reconnect the hoses.

jimmycakes401 · Post by **jimmycakes401** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:48 pm

Yeah. I was thinking of bypassing. I think I'm going to go in and take the whole thing out since I have the whole car apart already. Are they fixable like the radiator? I fixed the radiator.

rrrrob · Post by **rrrrob** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:30 pm

There was another recent post about a heater core... here

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... re#p132593

I replaced mine years ago, vaguely remember doing it.

Chihua33 · Post by **Chihua33** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:01 pm

Woooo! Nice work! Now, good luck getting that smile off your face!

Exit98 · Post by **Exit98** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:59 pm

Jimmy,

Your interior is all apart so pulling the heater core isn't a real big deal. Its covered in the book. Don't lose the 4 snap clamps.

A local radiator shop will check it for you but you should probably count on replacing it. The suppliers have them. You probably need the valve too although that's easy to check.

azruss · Post by **azruss** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:12 pm

i would start by disconnecting the fuel return line after the injector rail. put it in a pale pail (

) and see if you are getting full gas to your injectors. If you have that, then you need to look at your injectors.

jimmycakes401 · Post by **jimmycakes401** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:01 pm

My gas problem has been resolved. The Seafoam cleaned it all out and it seems to be running quite well. I'll post more video after I figure out what to do about my heater core. Can't afford to replace it right now, so I'll probably bypass it for the time being.

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