Keywords: FiatX19EngineBay.jpg The well-packed engine bay of a 1982 Fiat X1/9 1500 Note the rust damage on the rear wheel arch one of the most common places for X1/9 'daily drivers' to rust Also of note is the silver metal pipe carrying air from the side vents to the carburettor When the engine was turned off a fan would blow air through the pipe to cool the carb and hopefully prevent fuel vapor locks on starting unfortunately it worked better in theory than practice own 1995-01-01 Mark Grant Released to public domain Fiat X1/9 |