Misfiring during driving - '73 CS

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manoa matt
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Your car is a: 1978 Fiat 124 Spider 1800
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Re: Misfiring during driving - '73 CS

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"Has been running great for about month. (I only drive it rarely). Fuel is still the same sample from a refuel when car was still running good."

Are you saying that the fuel in the tank is the same since June 16th? Try removing most of the old gas and refill with known good gas. Twice, I've had strange problems that were cured by new gas.
mdrburchette
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Your car is a: 1972 Fiat 124 Sport
Location: Winston-Salem, NC

Re: Misfiring during driving - '73 CS

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perthling wrote:I'm not sure is Spiderman fixed his problem, but I had similar problems a while back, and a friend in the FLCWA had the same symptoms on the weekend. Problem was a worn out rotor button - the spring was just too soft to maintain a constant pressure when under load. I think the fix was about $15 from http://www.turinimports.com.au .
I just found a similar problem with my 71. A new rotor button repaired a backfiring and spitting through the carbs that has plagued me since I bought the car.
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!
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