hey everyone rather new to cars and that, got handed down an x-1/9 fiat (1300cc) i think its the 1978 model looking at some pics.
the guy we had it off got it working fine and my father bought it off him and drove it for quite some time. but then he just left it sit there for maybe a year or so and since then hasnt moved.
now i can drive im starting to restore it up again and have replaced the air tube that goes from the air filter to the carb cooling fan (the original was some perished paper thing) and done a fair bit more work to get the dash working.
however when i try to start it it will kick over initially but basically cut out as soon as its going. maybe a second after. and white smoke pours out the back... the dash says there is no oil in the thing but its full on the dipstick.
only thing i can really think of is to basically rip apart all the fuel lines and clean them out replace the fuel filter and drain out the oil and fill it again and see if that does anything. (further more heres an awesome n00b question what fuel can i put in it lol, ive been told premium unleaded but im sure theres some additive that needs to go in with it that evades me...
oh and when i got it, it came with these really hideous stickers on the side that have to go... only thing im worried about is the paint being less faded under them.. anyone have any tips there?
oh and im around the sydney area in australia, any other fiat owners about
the guy we had it off got it working fine and my father bought it off him and drove it for quite some time. but then he just left it sit there for maybe a year or so and since then hasnt moved.
now i can drive im starting to restore it up again and have replaced the air tube that goes from the air filter to the carb cooling fan (the original was some perished paper thing) and done a fair bit more work to get the dash working.
however when i try to start it it will kick over initially but basically cut out as soon as its going. maybe a second after. and white smoke pours out the back... the dash says there is no oil in the thing but its full on the dipstick.
only thing i can really think of is to basically rip apart all the fuel lines and clean them out replace the fuel filter and drain out the oil and fill it again and see if that does anything. (further more heres an awesome n00b question what fuel can i put in it lol, ive been told premium unleaded but im sure theres some additive that needs to go in with it that evades me...
oh and when i got it, it came with these really hideous stickers on the side that have to go... only thing im worried about is the paint being less faded under them.. anyone have any tips there?
oh and im around the sydney area in australia, any other fiat owners about