oh... most everyone...
I'd like to put an oil pressure gauge in, instead. See lots on eBay, don't know if the "oil pressure sending unit" from an older model will work with my '80...
Mark, or anyone sell a "simple kit" for us simple folks that don't like their faded clock??
Thx
Ummm, anyone had issues with their clock??
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Kingme2
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- Location: Calgary, Alberta
Ummm, anyone had issues with their clock??
Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil, we have decided to turn off the light at the end of the tunnel. We apologize for any inconvenience.
1981 Fiat Spider, all black... "Corvino", italian for the Raven
1981 Fiat Spider, all black... "Corvino", italian for the Raven
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RoadRacer
Re: Ummm, anyone had issues with their clock??
Oil units are allot cheaper than clocks.......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... MEWAX%3AIT
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mdrburchette
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- Your car is a: 1972 Fiat 124 Sport
- Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Re: Ummm, anyone had issues with their clock??
It's not too difficult, I wouldn't think, but the oil gauge is about as accurate as the clock.
I'm not sure if the later model cars had a place for the sender on the oil filter housing. If not, you'll have to change that. Then wiring it is quite simple once you get to that point. Several of us probably have oil pressure gauges from cars we've parted out.
I'm not sure if the later model cars had a place for the sender on the oil filter housing. If not, you'll have to change that. Then wiring it is quite simple once you get to that point. Several of us probably have oil pressure gauges from cars we've parted out.
1972 124 Spider (Don)
1971 124 Spider (Juan)
1986 Bertone X19 (Blue)
1978 124 Spider Lemons racer
1974 X19 SCCA racer (Paul)
2012 500 Prima Edizione #19 (Mini Rossa)
Ever changing count of parts cars....It's a disease!
1971 124 Spider (Juan)
1986 Bertone X19 (Blue)
1978 124 Spider Lemons racer
1974 X19 SCCA racer (Paul)
2012 500 Prima Edizione #19 (Mini Rossa)
Ever changing count of parts cars....It's a disease!
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narfire
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- Location: Naramata B.C.
Re: Ummm, anyone had issues with their clock??
I bought a oil pressure guage from Lordco,think it was under $30. It connected to the side of the oil filter housing.(80 fi) It came with all the proper fittings and took about 45 minutes to install. This one mounted below the dash, but I believe they would have some that might fit in the dash.
80 FI spider
72 work in progress
2017 Golf R ( APR Stg. 1)
2018 F350 crew long box
72 work in progress
2017 Golf R ( APR Stg. 1)
2018 F350 crew long box
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Kingme2
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- Your car is a: 1980 124 Spider
- Location: Calgary, Alberta
Re: Ummm, anyone had issues with their clock??
awesome, thx!
That should fix my clock once and for all!!
That should fix my clock once and for all!!
Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil, we have decided to turn off the light at the end of the tunnel. We apologize for any inconvenience.
1981 Fiat Spider, all black... "Corvino", italian for the Raven
1981 Fiat Spider, all black... "Corvino", italian for the Raven
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DoctorPDR
Re: Ummm, anyone had issues with their clock??
You need an oil pressure sending unit. This unit plugs into the side, where the oil filter goes on any Spider with a 1.8 or 2 Liter motor. You will run one wire to the gauge, and tie the gauge into one of the ignition wires. You will also tie the ground into another ground wire.Kingme2 wrote:awesome, thx!
That should fix my clock once and for all!!
Simple job and that's what you need to do.
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spidernut
- Posts: 1906
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- Your car is a: 1979 Fiat Spider Automatic
- Location: Lincoln, CA
Re: Ummm, anyone had issues with their clock??
If the only problem with the clock is the fogged lens, you can remove the bezel carefully and replace it with one cut out of CD case. I did mine about 7-8 years ago and it still looks and works great. Sure, an oil pressure gauge is more handy...but the cheapest fix would be a new plastic face.
John G.
1979 Spider (Owned since 2000)
1971 124 Sport Spider (Owned since 2017)
1977 Spider (Sold 2017)
1979 Spider (Disposed of in 2017)
1979 Spider (Sold 2015)
1980 Spider (Sold in 2013)
1981 Spider (Sold in 1985)
2017 Spider (Owned since 2019)
1979 Spider (Owned since 2000)
1971 124 Sport Spider (Owned since 2017)
1977 Spider (Sold 2017)
1979 Spider (Disposed of in 2017)
1979 Spider (Sold 2015)
1980 Spider (Sold in 2013)
1981 Spider (Sold in 1985)
2017 Spider (Owned since 2019)
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andyo
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- Your car is a: 1979 124 spider cs2
I did exactly this on Saturday :-)
With all of the right connectors, wire and tools ready etc. it took no longer than an hour.
Followed the directions from here - http://flumichigan.italiancarclub.com/T ... egauge.pdf
I picked up an original gauge off ebay and the instructions were all pretty accurate apart from one wire I had was grey and not grey/yellow.
From other posts I was reassured to see that the originals are not the most accurate and are more of a trend monitor and get to know where the needle usually sits rather than what the figure is.
Much nicer than the cloudy clock
Followed the directions from here - http://flumichigan.italiancarclub.com/T ... egauge.pdf
I picked up an original gauge off ebay and the instructions were all pretty accurate apart from one wire I had was grey and not grey/yellow.
From other posts I was reassured to see that the originals are not the most accurate and are more of a trend monitor and get to know where the needle usually sits rather than what the figure is.
Much nicer than the cloudy clock