alexces said:

hello,

by the way, anyone of you can talk in the car at 130km/h? i can't it's like i drive a plain... and my windows are getting out from the seal, or if i open them, i can't close them properly. this happends to you too?

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Not tried it yet but was just gonna place an order with henk for a couple of parts and spotted this:

http://www.barchettaparts.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/28/products_id/214

with what looks like a very good guide here...especially if you can speak dutch.

http://www.fiatbarchetta.nl/html/raamgeleiders.html

can somebody translate that? bedankt.

interesting.. anyone can translate it?

Hello all, I have just bought a Red Barchetta (maybe the only one in South Africa) and have had a little more expense than at first contemplated. Much vibration in the front end caused me to order another strut from Italy having already fitted an accident damaged one, along with front bumper, windscreen, left fender and left door; Then vibration/noise made me replace front bearings, after which car does a pirouette on hitting a rough patch on the road; this was because of worn steering rack ends, that is being done on Monday, causing some tension between me and my bank manager. But it is a gorgeous car, turns heads here, this in a country with a wide variety of exotics. After all of this is done, I have to submit the car for Certificate of Fitness (Like UK MOT except we only do it on change of ownership) and then I will begin to really enjoy her. Any suggestions where I can get an owner's manual (English or Italian), I feel VERY alone here. Silverbarchetta sent me some very useful specs the other day - what a great forum!

Hi Dave

Manuals in English on cd are available on ebay from time to time. Here's one for example:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1995-2005-FIAT-BARCHETTA-SERVICE-REPAIR-MANUAL_W0QQitemZ380086691517QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Vehicles_Manuals_Litterature_ET?hash=item380086691517&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

The info I sent you was from one such as this.

Hope this helps...

LittleRedB said:

Don't worry about the gap in the cover, I have yet to see one that sits properly! When you change the aux belt you should not need to change anything else, just the belt!

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hey... i changed yesterday the belt , changed the engine oil (5w40 magnatec) the right/back bearing... and wow... the b it's like new. i didn't recognized it. no noise, no nothing...

i just have a problem wich i have to solve soon. It's about the 1st gear. Sometimes i set the 1st gear kinda hard... but this while stoping and going. Should be a problem?

thanks

alexces said:

hey... i changed yesterday the belt , changed the engine oil (5w40 magnatec) the right/back bearing... and wow... the b it's like new. i didn't recognized it. no noise, no nothing...

i just have a problem wich i have to solve soon. It's about the 1st gear. Sometimes i set the 1st gear kinda hard... but this while stoping and going. Should be a problem?

thanks

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Might need to adjust the clutch, a simple job that will only take 15 mins of trial and error - I had a similar issue when I changed my clutch with 1st gear. You should find 2 x 11mm nuts on the end of a cable on the top of the clutch housing hidden under the induction pipe and battery tray. One nut is a 'check nut' the other makes the adjustment, you need to play with them for a while until you get the right position!

Clutch pedal should be just slightly higher than the brake pedal so adjust until about that position.

For 1st gear, I often found it a bit reluctant to go in. I had always planned to change the gearbox oil, so you might try that of the clutch is correctly adjusted.

Going back a few posts I can translate it (with some help from a friend) if you're still interested, although it may take a few days as my vocab for car parts isn't that good!

would greately appreciate it if you could translated it mate!

LittleRedB said:

Might need to adjust the clutch, a simple job that will only take 15 mins of trial and error - I had a similar issue when I changed my clutch with 1st gear. You should find 2 x 11mm nuts on the end of a cable on the top of the clutch housing hidden under the induction pipe and battery tray. One nut is a 'check nut' the other makes the adjustment, you need to play with them for a while until you get the right position!

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thanks for the answer... i'll take it to the service... i don't wanna destroy smth else....

i did it today with the main headlamp bulb (with lense)... i changed it and doesn't work anymore (not even the old one)... anyone of you have the fusebox diagram? maybe it's a fuse just for the right one. thanks

Alan.D said:

Sounds more like the rear bearings but as we're so far appart not easy to diagnose. Although rear bearings are more like Hum Hum than Vum Vum

If your break fluid is anything other than spotlessly clean.....change it.

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it was the right rear bearing... now i can't recognize the car.... it's so quiet

Mad Matt said:

For 1st gear, I often found it a bit reluctant to go in. I had always planned to change the gearbox oil, so you might try that of the clutch is correctly adjusted.

Going back a few posts I can translate it (with some help from a friend) if you're still interested, although it may take a few days as my vocab for car parts isn't that good!

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hey!

i changed all the possible oils

the 1st gear problem didn't disappear. I have to try fixing the clutch.

It's possible to make the pedal become more softer while pressing it? I got used to it but when i change the car, i have problems cause the clutch pedal it's too soft and i can't feel it

paganeli panda said:

would greately appreciate it if you could translated it mate!

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Hey... you don't need a manual to change those plastics... Just print the pics and you'll do a great job. I did it.

Begin with the passenger window (if you brake something you're not addicted to that window )

good luck