My smile is back

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RRoller123
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Your car is a: 1980 FI SPIDER 2000
Location: SAGAMORE BEACH, MA USA

Re: My smile is back

Post by RRoller123 »

It took awhile to sort out my FI system, but it now runs fantastically. I am particularly impressed with the low end torque and how smoothly it delivers it. A very driveable system! I personally would never change it over. Getting the injectors professionally cleaned was a key element in bringing it back. OK Injectors did a great job.
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divace73
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Your car is a: 1980 Fiat 124 Spider Silver
Location: Sydney, Australia

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RRoller123 wrote: OK Injectors did a great job.
They should rename to 'Better than just OK injectors'.... :wink:
Cheers David
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ga.spyder
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Your car is a: 1982 Spider 2000
Location: Blairsville ,Ga.

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They(OK Injectors) were a pleasure to deal with.Fast service and great communication.Thanks again for the reccomendation.Back in the summer,I was complaining to Denise about the low rpm roughness and overall slumping performance.After getting everything back together,I now realize how badly the performance had deteriorated.I know I had posted about the car going from running great to barely running.I realize now that it wasnt running 'great'
Craig Nelson

1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
2001 BMW 328ci daily driver and track car
Fling It Around Turns !
Gunsmith

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Post by Gunsmith »

Man I am so glad to hear you finally got all that sorted out. A Spider that good looking should also run perfect. I am heading up your way for the week Craig and had crazy thoughts of driving the Spider there? :o But since that's a pretty long drive for the Spider and people in your neck of the woods are talking about putting their cars up for the winter I guess I will just drive the truck. As you know us Florida people are quite wimpy when it comes to temps below 74'.
steve8462

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Post by steve8462 »

i'm sure you could find spider owners all along the way for a breakdown support system like AAA but with much better response time and a trunkload of replacement parts to get you rolling again. cant help you with the cold weather part 8)
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ga.spyder
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The weather here in the mountains has been really nice.The overnight lows have been upper 20's to low 30's,but it warms up pretty quickly to the 50's/60's during the day.My brother, who lives in Lantana, was here a week ago.We were in long sleeves and he was bundled up like a Eskimo! :lol: He is pretty wimpy!
Craig Nelson

1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
2001 BMW 328ci daily driver and track car
Fling It Around Turns !
lm48
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Your car is a: 1979 and 1980 spider
Location: Fort Myers

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When the temperature drops to 50 Here in south Florida we turn the heather on and put to top up
Gunsmith

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Well I will probably be up your way Friday Craig, all bundled up....
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ga.spyder
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Gunsmith,where are you headed to?
Craig Nelson

1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
2001 BMW 328ci daily driver and track car
Fling It Around Turns !
Gunsmith

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Post by Gunsmith »

Right now I am in Dallas Ga but the range I am supposed to check out is in Ellijay.
steve8462

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i'm just outside of Chattanooga in Ringgold GA if you need Fiat "AAA"
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ga.spyder
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Ellijay is about 30 miles southwest of Blairsville.Call if you need anything 706-835-6061
Craig
Craig Nelson

1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
2001 BMW 328ci daily driver and track car
Fling It Around Turns !
rlux4
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Location: Granite Falls, Wa

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Post by rlux4 »

Just read this thread. Good news buddy.
But... I can't believe Denise didn't diagnose the exact problem immediately. :lol:
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ga.spyder
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Denise did diagnose it immediately.She said "Put a carb on that dang thang".Thanks again for the over the phone help,Ronster.
Craig Nelson

1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
2001 BMW 328ci daily driver and track car
Fling It Around Turns !
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