# 1982 Fiat 2000 Spider

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1982-fiat-2000-spider/18625>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 25, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1982-fiat-2000-spider/18625 "2008-08-25T01:15:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![fiat1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fiat1982](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fiat1982)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1982-fiat-2000-spider/18625/1 "2008-08-25T01:15:40Z")

</div>

I can start the car cold and it will run for about 4 minutes and then it quits, acts like it ran out of fuel. I have replaced fuel pumps in the past and thats seem to correct the problem for a few months, but then the condition comes back. Any ideas, since the pumps are very expensive.