Download or read book Maintaining the Italian Roadster written by Bradley J. Artigue and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference guide for owners and enthusiasts of the 1966 - 1985 FIAT 124 Spider, Maintaining the Italian Roadster provides a unique approach to owner maintenance. Covers identification, evolution, controls and instruments, body and interior, carburetion, fuel injection, and all major mechanical systems.Maintaining the Italian Roadster consists of 20 chapters; 18 are technically oriented to the major sections of the Spider:1. Introduction2. Identification3. Model evolution4. Driver controls5. Interior6. Exterior7. Weber Carburetors8. Bosch Fuel Injection9. Electrical System10. Cooling system11. Lubrication 12. Drivetrain 13. Suspension 14. Powerplant 15. Braking system16. Tune up 17. Convertible top18. Performance19. Paint 20. FiguresA typical chapter consists of descriptions of how devices function, interoperability between devices, failure states, diagnostics, and servicing.Covers the generally available cars - the ones people own today - types AS, BS, BS1, CS, CS1, CS2, CS0, and DS.