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Author Topic: I wanna get this 85 fiero running again!  (Read 20001 times)

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alex85fiero

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Re: I wanna get this 85 fiero running again!
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2010, 06:39:22 pm »
thanks for all the info guys, and i'm not sure about the radial's with the raised white lettering being discontinued.  as far as i know i've been calling a lot of places lately and most shops carry them that way in this size.

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Re: I wanna get this 85 fiero running again!
« Reply #16 on: February 11, 2010, 03:27:13 am »
Summit Racing & Discount Tires both carry the TA's in White Raised Letters

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Re: I wanna get this 85 fiero running again!
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2010, 12:49:03 pm »
So the computer has been changed but the fiero still wont start, my friend told me that he was told the motor isnt getting any power, which i dont know what that means (not good with cars). And this blows because I wanted to have this thing running by the time it was nice out, which now it is but it still wont run!  So what else is there to do, im sure some of you guys have either come across the same problem or you can give me some more info.  Thanks again guys!

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Re: I wanna get this 85 fiero running again!
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2010, 08:44:41 pm »
There's 2 fuseable links next to the battery, I'd check them after checking the battery connections.
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Re: I wanna get this 85 fiero running again!
« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2010, 09:07:47 pm »
Robbie's got you on the right track if a fully charged battery won't make the starter operate.  If the engine will turn with the starter, then try the ignition module.  A common problem with the V6 is the ignition module inside the distributor.  To test it to see if the engine is 'getting power', remove one of the spark plug wires, insert a sparkplug into the rubber boot and hold the metal side of it against the dogbone bracket.  Have a helper try to start the car.  You should see spark from the plug.  An absence of spark will generally be the ignition module.  Advance and AutoZone sell them for around $40 with a lifetime warranty. 

If you are getting a spark from the plug, remove the long rubber intake tube on the left side of the manifold.  You can use some WD40 to spray a shot inside the throttle body while having a helper try to start the engine.  If it fires, then you likely have a fuel pump problem or a pump relay problem. 

First thing to do, though is to check all your fuses underneath the left side of the instrument panel. 
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Re: I wanna get this 85 fiero running again!
« Reply #20 on: March 14, 2010, 01:58:06 pm »
I'm gonna try this out tonight or sometime this week, and ill get back to you guys.  I really appreciate your help on this, i really want this car running for the spring/summer time and after i spent about 600 so far i dont want that money to go to waste knowing it was for nothing.  thanks

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Re: I wanna get this 85 fiero running again!
« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2010, 06:49:39 pm »
Hey it's been awhile and my car is all done now so I figured i'd post some pics, thanks again guys for all your help and information!






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Re: I wanna get this 85 fiero running again!
« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2010, 07:39:47 pm »
very nice car.
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