I am new here. I inherited a 1980 Spider that has sat since 1990. I have a few questions. What is the tire size? It is rotted off. When I started the car it just clicked. What could that be? Thanks for any inquiries!

26 years is a long time to sit. Is the engine seized? Take the spark plugs out, and see if you can turn the engine over with a socket on the front of the crankshaft.

Ok. Thanks for your reply. I will try that.

What's the condition of the battery?

You will likely have to clean out the fuel system and replace any rubber hose. A new fuel tank may not be much more that what a professional cleaning will cost.
Is it carbureted or injected? If injected likely the injectors are stuck.

Original tire size is 165R13, but a common upgrade is 185/70R-13. If it has 14" wheels then the original size was 185/60-14.

Pics!

The battery is bad, and was under recall too. It is carburetated. How do you post pictures?

Step one would be to put a new battery in it. Step 2 would be to drain the fuel tank and put new fuel in then give it a try. You might get lucky.

DesertFox wrote:The battery is bad. It was under recall too. It is carburetated. How do you post pictures?

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

http://www.fiatspider.com/f15/viewtopic ... 13&t=32169

And here is another picture-posting thread:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f15/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/f15/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=30441

Fiatlanta wrote:Pics!

https://postimg.org/gallery/1kbopzaem/

I would certainly lubricate all the cylinders with auto trans fluid before attempting to turn the engine

So Cal Mark wrote:I would certainly lubricate all the cylinders with auto trans fluid before attempting to turn the engine

Ok.

DesertFox wrote:

Fiatlanta wrote:Pics!

https://postimg.org/gallery/1kbopzaem/

Thanks!

Looks like a lot of work, but not impossible. Good luck!

Fiatlanta wrote:

DesertFox wrote:

Fiatlanta wrote:Pics!

https://postimg.org/gallery/1kbopzaem/

Thanks!

Looks like a lot of work, but not impossible. Good luck!

Thanks. I'll try to have it driving before I get my license.

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