Fiat 124 Spider misfire

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ystephen

Fiat 124 Spider misfire

Post by ystephen »

My '77 Fiat Spider runs fine on short trips but if I fill up and drive 100 plus miles, it will begin to misfire and continue to get worse until I stop for a time. I have tried dry gas and it seemed to help, but not always. I have installed a new distributor cap, rotor, plugs and fuel pump, but the problem remains. Any suggestions?
2ndwind
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Your car is a: 1982 Spider
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Re: Fiat 124 Spider misfire

Post by 2ndwind »

Read up on vapor lock and see if this is the issue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vapour_lock
Steve
1982 Red Spider 2000
1919 Old Town Sailing Canoe
So Cal Mark

Re: Fiat 124 Spider misfire

Post by So Cal Mark »

you mention cap and rotor, what about the points and condensor?
majicwrench

Re: Fiat 124 Spider misfire

Post by majicwrench »

Not much to go on. Is possible you have no tank vent. Try removing gas cap when problem occurs.
Is it "missing" which would mean a cylinder not running right, or is it losing power, like all the cylinders not running right??
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