Carburetor Removal and Installation

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bsims13

Carburetor Removal and Installation

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I have remove the carburetor from my 1974 124, it is the 34 DMSA. Does anyone have advice for easily bolting this back to the intake? 2 of the bolts were nearly impossible to get a wrench to, and per the manuals I have, apparently fiat had a special wrench for these. Is there also a specific torque for replacement? I attempted to bend my own wrench, and failed.
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bradartigue
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Re: Carburetor Removal and Installation

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The FIAT-supplied 13/17 usually works fine because it is thin wrench. Otherwise I've used stubby 13mm open-end wrenches without trouble. No real magic to it, just some bloody knuckles until you get the knack of it.

Torque spec is light, maybe 25lbs. Hand tight plus a turn and a half is sufficient.
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