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kerry · « **on:** May 31, 2008, 09:21:56 AM »

Hi, my name's Kerry and I've just bought my first car, a 1991 126 Bis in white. We've had an aircooled 126 previously but I never got to drive it!

Anyway, here's my first question: I need an ignition barrel and there's one available currently from an aircooled - does anyone know if this will fit my Bis OK?

Thanks in advance and I look forward to sharing my experiences of 126 ownership with you all.

P.S. I'll upload some photos of the car when I've given him a wash today!

ososilly · « **Reply #1 on:** May 31, 2008, 10:51:25 AM »

Hiya

Normansinjunstevas · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2008, 04:45:23 PM »

Welcome Kerry,
I'm affraid I'm not man enough to answer your question, but I haven't failed to notice that your car is male.

Does this reflect the car's reliability perhaps?

Regards.....Norman

Tomasz · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2008, 06:51:39 PM »

Welcome.
On fiat500126.de it does show two different parts for the bis and aircooled but it may be that you can swap them. I may have a spare ignition barrel for a bis somewhere, i will have a look.

kerry · « **Reply #4 on:** June 01, 2008, 07:52:03 PM »

Quote from: "Normansinjunstevas"

...your car is male. Does this reflect the car's reliability perhaps?

I've only just got him; time will tell... The last one we had was male and he didn't last very long

Quote from: "Tomasz"

I may have a spare ignition barrel for a bis somewhere, i will have a look.

Thanks. I'll be very interested if you do happen to have one - let me know.

ChrisRLewis · « **Reply #5 on:** June 01, 2008, 09:09:57 PM »

Welcome to the forum!
Sorry I cannot answer your question on ignition barrels, but I am sure someone will.
bis13 may be the man who knows?

Gordan · « **Reply #6 on:** June 01, 2008, 11:16:14 PM »

Helloooo!! :smt006

Pete126 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 01, 2008, 11:56:05 PM »

Hi Kerry. Welcome to the forum. :smt039

subvert73 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2008, 09:10:41 AM »

Hiya Kerry,

Welcome along.

I'm not 100% sure but I think the Bis & air cooled ignition barrels are different.

The air cooled cars have a cable operated start lever under the handbrake therefore the ignition barrel has only 2 positions (on & off), this part I'm sure of.

I've never started a Bis but I think the ignition has 3 positions (on, off & a spring loaded start position), you would know more about this than me.

If what I've said is correct it means that the Bis ignition barrel could be fitted to an air cooled (the spring loaded start position would just be redundant), but not vise versa.

The only way you could fit an air cooled ignition to a Bis, is to wire in a separate start switch on the dashboard. Probably easier to find a Bis ignition barrel with a key, somebody on this forum must have one kicking around.

I hope this helps, Steve. :smt002

bis13 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2008, 11:17:42 AM »

if the barrel is from a late air cooled car with the luxury of the electric starting starter motor then yes but the supplier might not know so if you can confirm its compatable dont take the risk of buying it . best bet is wait on tomaz as he will get one i should think.