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Maintenance advice to keep your Spider in shape.
mbouse

Post by mbouse »

Manifold vacuum is where you hooked your brake booster to (directly on the manifold).

Ported vacuum is where you hooked your dizzy to (at the carb). the pull will be much less here.
tonysfiat

Post by tonysfiat »

Mike

thanks

that is where i connected the tranny vacuum modulator tube
So Cal Mark

Post by So Cal Mark »

manifold vacuum is below the throttle plate, thus drawn from the manifold. Ported vacuum is above the throttle plate, thus is not present at idle or when the throttle is closed
mbouse

Post by mbouse »

much better defined than my answer. thanks mark.
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FIAT AUTO TRANS PROBLEMS

Post by manoa matt »

hey guys

Does anyone know if the Fiat Automatic Transmission uses electrical shift solenoids? Or are solenoids only for more recent cars? I'm not familiar with the design of older model autotransmissions. However I got a 98 Jeep Cherokee, I started to loose shifiting between 1 and 2 I experienced some slipping and jerking. I changed the shift solenoids and problem solved.

matt
So Cal Mark

Post by So Cal Mark »

the Fiat auto is a GM TH180 and does not use electrical solenoids to control shifting (a blessing IMHO)
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