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How to disassemble the engine of the vintage Fiat 500

Model: Fiat 500 Epoca - Years 1957-1975
Part: Engine

To remove the engine from the vintage Fiat 500, let's start by disconnecting the dynamo cables by unscrewing an 8mm nut and a 10mm nut from the terminals; removed the dynamo cables, we move on to remove the petrol pipe by unscrewing the clamp screw and remove the pipe from the petrol pump; once the petrol tube has been removed, we can remove the tube and the air filter cover by removing the 3 clips (2 on the tube and 1 on the air filter cover); removed the tube and the cover of the air filter we move on to remove the crankcase by unscrewing the star screws (from under the car); once the under-engine casing has been removed, remove the air conveyor tube (rubber) simply by pulling it; once the tube has been removed, we remove the throttle rod by loosening the nut with a wrench and holding the cable firmly with pliers, we remove it from the housing (we perform the same procedure with the starter cable); removed the cables, remove the second rubber tube of the passenger compartment by simply pulling it too; removed the second tube, disconnect the coil by unscrewing the pole nuts; once the coil has been removed, we can remove the starter motor by unscrewing the 3 13mm nuts and disconnect the cables by unscrewing the nuts; removed the starter motor, we move on to remove the 4 13mm bolts (on the gearbox bell) that hold the engine (2 on one side and 2 on the other); after removing the bolts and holding the engine raised with a winch / workshop crane, we unscrew the 4 10mm bolts of the rear engine cross member, lastly we remove the cushioned engine support by unscrewing the 2 nuts, then remove the cross member and the engine support. Finally, we can remove the engine by lowering the winch / workshop crane or by raising the car to remove the engine from the body.

Posted on 19 March 2022 by ScegliAuto

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