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Me too - mine was identical to his - much missed. Only got 1k for it was like new cream leather & red

Thanks for watching!

That's a great idea!

All true. I have a switch. But, I have a spare lid. Texas aluminium radiators are a sure fix plus a reverse flushed engine and proper cooling together with accurate timing. As for purists look how Porsche altered their simple air cooled 356 into the oil cooled 911. Progress, as Dan Dare might have said.

Ah well, that's life.🙂

Well thank you. I wish you success. Another you tube channell shows that the idle jets are not as the book shows but reversed.

My electronic ignition has certainly improved the car.

Good idea🙂

The car runs better, more flexible.

The pump is the Hardi 14412 and it doesn't need a regulator. Expensive but the best. I checked their web site for the model number for the Fiat 128 series engines. The mechanical pump is fine but you be get an instant start and cool fuel into the carburettor with the Hardi. All the best, David

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Haha, you triggered a memory of when I first got mine. I didn't fully understand the belt drives both the water pump and the alternator. If the belt snaps, the alternator warning lamp is meant to come on but it's hidden behind your left hand and the steering wheel, so likely you might not notice. Or you might assume it's unrelated to cooling and carry on driving. The cooling system has no over-temperature warning lamp and the temperature gauge is also obscured by the driver's left hand. First thing I noticed was an explosion of steam from under the deck, only then did I notice the temp gauge was off the scale. The oil pressure gauge and integral warning lamp, are also badly placed and usually obscured. I decided to fit extra warning lamps for ignition and oil pressure either side of the fuel gauge where they are always visible, ultra bright LEDs noticeable in full sunlight. If either of those comes on I know to kill the engine immediately. All down to an idiot mechanic who fitted a new water pump and alternator and belt, without noticing the pulleys were not aligned. The belt shredded itself after fifty miles.

@@markbowden7238 what a lesson.

No, I practice perfect mechanical integrity. It was more of a thwack.

You are right, it rains a lot

One wire to earth, there is a multi point earth at the left of the engine bay. The positive wire across the back of the engine to a positive on the coil. Thanks for watching.

I used a fiat distributor, marrelli, that had an ignition module skrewed to it. Originally from Texas. The module overheated and stopped I think, so I replaced the transistor switch with a generic one mounted on a thick aluminium heat sink I made. I think I made a video on it. It works really well. The modules only cost about £20 and are much easier to replace than points. I did have to modify the access cover to the points, the engine bay one with a hammer so there was enough room for the new distributor. Thanks for watching.

It didn't seem to stop fuel vapourising in my engine. Have a look at the tiny slot the fan gets its air from. It seems too small to me.

@@davidmoult5770 Sometimes people replace the shield with a similar thickness of fiberglass when they put in a bigger carb -- which no longer shields it. That does tend to heat the whole intake structure up. Never had hard starts when warm though (as far as I remember). Freeing up the deck lid (like you did) should have done the trick. If I recall, the fan gets air from the portside side intake (I always loved how these were functional and not just cosmetic. The grid on that intake can be restrictive. There's a guy in Australia who has been restoring an X. He'll probably have some good ideas. 👍

The electric cooling fan for the carbs was a must in Houston, Texas, the cars ran hot. The Bertone was popular, lady friends who owned them had them air conditioned, so no one was going to win any races driving them, they were all about "the scene". I owned a Datsun 240Z about this time and air conditioning was problematic as well.

@@patrickmaloy5262 The Scene, well at last I am part of the In Crowd. Opening up the engine bay is useful. Best wishes from Cornwall.

Yes, some people fit them. The electric fuel pump seems to solve vaporisation. All the best.

I have an internal cover for parking outside at night but driving in rain hasnt been a problem.

Oh dear...

No, indifferent.