carb/manifold

[124JOE]

im sorry im lost here
can you take some pics?

[fiat218]

yes this cover,

it got to slide back so i can get the intake off . look at this picture


see where it goes behind that cover

this is a better one

[fiat218]

this is the bolt holding on that dust cover. it looks like a tension bolt for the belt. so if i take that off what will happen.?

[124JOE]

yes that will release the tention of that spring.
youll wamt to loosen all the tention you can before un bolting that

its rare to find a car with that shield still on
most people remove them and leave them off
they were ment to keep dirt out
but yours looks like it ws there to keep dirt in

remove the boltsfo the tentioner and deal with the spring

[131]

Ensure the nut holding the tensioner bearing is tight before attempting to remove the spring, you don't want to be chasing valve timing on top of your current workload.

[fiat218]

i got it off. the dust cover had a slot as to slip behind that bolt, so i just loosen it and finally manage to get it off then the intake slipped off

[fiat218]

what is the purpose of adding the spacer between the carb and manifold? and how do u know the size to get

[124JOE]

my rebild kit came with one
its to seal
and gives the air more room to spin
that helps performance

[fiat218]

ok thanks . i mean i do have one, i was just wondering

im just waiting for a intake gasket to get here, then put it together

[Kent124]

what is the purpose of adding the spacer between the carb and manifold? and how do u know the size to get

Spacer can also help keep the gas in the carb from boiling due to engine heat.

[fiat218]

i bought a 32/36DFEV
there only 2 outlets on it, well on my other carb that was on the 80 fiat, had gas inlet and outlet and vacumn
so being this new one has just 2. what do i do

[jsab]

You can just plug the fuel return line and the hose that ran to the charcoal canistor, and distributor vacuum goes to the vacuum port on the carburetor, just above the idle mix screw. You may want to drill a small hole in your gas cap so the fuel tank doesn't develop a vacuum. I just finished this conversion on one of my cars this last weekend.

[fiat218]

ok, so that where the vacuum line went, got it, thanks

[jsab]

Anytime. When you finish your conversion, let me know what you think of the performance, like acceleration, torque etc and we'll compare notes.

[azygoustoyou]

Instead of plugging the charcoal canister, just let the hose hang so it can breathe, it's the vent for the tank. I also drilled the small hole just below the cap in the fill tube.