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Title: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: HNO3GOH on 02 September 2008, 10:47:46
Does anyone know much about these engines as i have just bought a recovery truck with one in.
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: kris9128 on 02 September 2008, 10:50:06
its italian, runs on the fuel of satan, and probably smokes like a barsteward. he he  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: HNO3GOH on 02 September 2008, 10:54:54
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its italian, runs on the fuel of satan, and probably smokes like a barsteward. he he  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Well it's worse than that as it's russan built with a fiat engine and a ford gearbox, what have i done :D :D
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 September 2008, 10:56:11
Go on, whats it in?

Eastern block buying up out of date fiat designs, it will never catch on!
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: HNO3GOH on 02 September 2008, 11:00:35
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Go on, whats it in?

Eastern block buying up out of date fiat designs, it will never catch on!

Please dont kick me out if i tell you :D :D
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: kris9128 on 02 September 2008, 11:02:07
you gonna tell us or not matey
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Kevin Wood on 02 September 2008, 11:04:22
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Go on, whats it in?

Eastern block buying up out of date fiat designs, it will never catch on!

Please dont kick me out if i tell you :D :D

Not a self-propelled pikey wagon, is it?

 ;D

Kevin
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: HNO3GOH on 02 September 2008, 11:04:34
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn195/cjjm26/RecoveryPlate.jpg)
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: HNO3GOH on 02 September 2008, 11:17:40
Well off to pick the beast up now as it's in southampton so will let you all know later how i got on and if you dont hear from me than you know i did not make it back ;D ;D
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: kris9128 on 02 September 2008, 11:19:21
good luck and god speed
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 September 2008, 11:24:29
lol, a Zastava (Yugo is the western name) eh.....still pissing myself laughing!
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 September 2008, 11:34:42
lol:

ZASTAVA YUGO 50.8N BREAKDOWN 3456cc (14-02-1992) DIESEL

And not listed anywhere on the net!
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: hotel21 on 02 September 2008, 11:50:22
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lol:

ZASTAVA YUGO 50.8N BREAKDOWN 3456cc (14-02-1992) DIESEL

And not listed anywhere on the net!

Aaahh!!  They have finally found a use for the surplus SAM7 intercontinental missile tugs then??   ;D
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: CaptainZok on 02 September 2008, 19:33:54
Hmmm 20 year old, Yugoslav built, IVECO designed so basically its the commercial equivalent of a Lada/Polski Fiat. Now that's scary.
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Vamps on 03 September 2008, 01:05:01
Pics, so we can all have a laugh, ffs loads on ebay, and don't be fooled by MOT exempt, it's not true. ::)
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: FRE07962128 on 03 September 2008, 06:21:22
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Hi everyone, I have heard about the device through which you can use water as a fuel for your vehicle. Running your vehicle on gas is always an increasing cost, but there is a way that can be more profitable than this. Now you can easily use a system that allows you to convert your fuel costs to save huge amounts of running your vehicle. You can learn to build a simple inexpensive device, attach it to a vehicle's engine and convert that vehicle into a
 water-burning hybrid  (http://www.hydrotechcar.com/).

Sorry, but what has this to do with the Fiat Engine thread Herman? :-/ :-/ :-/

As a Newbie you will soon learn that you should not 'hijack' somebodies thread in this way, although sometimes many of us have been known to do it!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)##

I suggest you start a new thread on this interesting subject. :y :y ;)
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: JonArgraig on 03 September 2008, 09:10:37
It's a spam bot by the looks of it...

or a comission link chaser
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Martin_1962 on 03 September 2008, 10:23:55
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Hi everyone, I have heard about the device through which you can use water as a fuel for your vehicle. Running your vehicle on gas is always an increasing cost, but there is a way that can be more profitable than this. Now you can easily use a system that allows you to convert your fuel costs to save huge amounts of running your vehicle. You can learn to build a simple inexpensive device, attach it to a vehicle's engine and convert that vehicle into a

Gas isn't too bad 52.7p a litre

As to water - you mean a Stanley Steamer!
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 03 September 2008, 10:27:53
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Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Martin_1962 on 03 September 2008, 10:40:18
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Is it worth banning him?
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: HNO3GOH on 03 September 2008, 23:18:07
So you can all have your laugh this is the thing and my god it's a tank but good on fuel :o

(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn195/cjjm26/Recoverytruck005.jpg)

(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn195/cjjm26/Recoverytruck001.jpg)

(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn195/cjjm26/Recoverytruck003.jpg)

I will be selling it on cos it is a little on the big side and i and it does need a little work plus because it's a tilt bed i am not able to put a towbar on it so i cant use the car trailer at the same time :'(
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Vamps on 03 September 2008, 23:22:51
 :-? :-? :-? So why did you buy it then ::) ::)
Should sell it anyway, got no flashing lights..... ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: hotel21 on 03 September 2008, 23:26:09
Tidy job, well repainted...

And no sign of the previous missile mounting points - looks like you could resell without too many probs...   ;)
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: HNO3GOH on 03 September 2008, 23:39:35
It will be a shame to sell on cos it starts on the turn the key every time, there's not a drop of oil on or around the engine and it has been very well looked after but i am going to be doing recovery work, car collection and delivery and the garage i will be working with has talked me out of keeping it and said a transit would be a lot better so it's being sold on or swapped for a transit type truck. The guy who i bought it from used it for taking his classic tractor to shows.
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: hotel21 on 03 September 2008, 23:44:33
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It will be a shame to sell on cos it starts on the turn the key every time, there's not a drop of oil on or around the engine and it has been very well looked after but i am going to be doing recovery work, car collection and delivery and the garage i will be working with has talked me out of keeping it and said a transit would be a lot better so it's being sold on or swapped for a transit type truck. The guy who i bought it from used it for taking his classic tractor to shows.

In that case, why sell?  If its reliable then all they need to know is that if they ask you to take a car from A to B then you can manage it in the timescale?  If they ask for 2 at once and you cannot take a trailer then, obviously, look for an alternate - either vehicle or garage with contract!!   :y
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: robbo299 on 03 September 2008, 23:46:13
Hi Craig, no luck with the transit i pm'd you about then?
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Omegatoy on 04 September 2008, 21:12:56
tilt beds can have a towbar on them? it usually mounted to the chassis not the bed,it was on the two we had? one a tranny and tother a ldv, was a pain having to unhook the trailer till we realised would be easier to make a set of ramps from trailer to bed then we just winched the cars up on the trailer acrossto the truck , then put 2nd car on trailer with winch cable running under the first vehicle, worked very well
JM2PW :y
Title: Re: Fiat 3.5 diesel
Post by: Entwood on 04 September 2008, 21:17:47
When we broke down in the Granada whilst towing .. the pickup truck was a tiltbed with a towbar ... slid the Granny on then hitched the van up to take us merrily onwards ... so I know it can be done ...  :)