Jonn has been refitting the engine to our 1963 Fiat 500. Here are his notes:
Get car on ramp. Prepare for refitting engine. Clean engine bay and place engine at rear ready for installation.
With assistance refit engine to car. Bolt up gearbox mountings. Route cables and wires and start making connections. Refit rear member bumper and boot lid. Secure rear engine mount. Raise in air and reconnect driveshafts and access starter cable.connect and set/adjust cables to, choke, throttle, starter and clutch. Check choke operation and throttle operation, ok. Adjust clutch cable and starter cable. Refill with oil. Connect battery and disconnect ht coil lead. Crank engine over for approx 1 min. Reconnect ht lead and start car. 1st flick of key. Allow to idle for a few minsand switchnoff. Check and top up oil. Adjust timing tom10btdc and lock distributor. Take outside run and and carry out road test. Stop and adjust clutch a bit more and return to workshop.
Visually check for leaks, ok. Carry out quick nut and bolt check and recheck oil level, ok. Car starts ok every time so not necessary to fit electric fuel pump at this stage. Let customer comeand drive and let me know if all ok.
