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Fiat 126 Chat => Fiat 126 Mechanical Problem Solving => Topic started by: Bambino126 on December 18, 2015, 03:11:45 PM
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On the BIS engine, is the distributor supposed to have some kind of seal or gasket fitted between it and the timing cover, to stop oil escaping? :$
My engine is almost back together now, but when I disassembled it there was nothing present there.
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Mine has an O ring just under the lip bud
(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/suzuki998/Fiat%20126/20151218_165940_zpsgpx9pgoc.jpg)
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Thanks.
Thats what I need to get.
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Are the Zelmot and the Magnetti Marelli distributors completely interchangable on the BIS?
To me the MM dizzys seem to be a better design and are cheaper to buy.
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Yes they are. I'm running a MM dizzy on mine as I went through 2 zelmot ones due to poor build quality on the base plates. The MM versions are a lot better and their points adjustment is a lot easier too as you adjust them via a hole in the side that accesses an Allen bolt that opens and closes the points - so much easier! ;) the only snag is that the points are an all in one item like a kind of cassette that just drops in so they can be expensive - between £10 and even £21 :o
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Thanks - I'm gonna take the plunge :D