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Author Topic: A New Formula In Our Stall  (Read 61561 times)

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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #30 on: December 24, 2016, 05:06:49 pm »

Hmmmm...  If someone had a 100 mile delivery service, and someone else had a hundred mile delivery service, (and so on), it would be possible to have a car delivered almost anywhere...

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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #31 on: December 24, 2016, 07:35:38 pm »
Hmmmm...never thought about that.  Her boyfriend has 100 miles, too.  Maybe we could get to CSRA Fiero Factory instead :)
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #32 on: December 31, 2016, 10:37:20 pm »
The car's at our house now. It was dark when it arrived, so I'll have to check it out tomorrow.
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #33 on: January 01, 2017, 04:10:32 pm »
I examined the car a bit today. First, I tried cleaning part of it, with something we have that is similar to Greased Lightning, and it turned out like this:

So I think it'll clean up pretty good, with a lot of elbow grease.
The I tried hooking up 12v to the cigarette lighter socket and pushing the trunk popper switch. The trunk didn't pop, but the lights dimmed quite a bit when I pressed the switch. That tells me that the ground to the solenoid is good, but possibly not enough current is getting to it. So sometime I'll try tapping into one of the thick always hot wires under the dash and try it that way. The lights also dimmed quite a bit if I pressed the break pedal. So the cigarette lighter wiring is pretty wimpy.
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #34 on: January 08, 2017, 04:24:21 pm »
I took off the center console to see if I could find the wire that goes directly to the trunk solenoid. What I found is a complete mystery:

Makes me wonder what's on the other side of the firewall. And no, I still don't have the trunk open.
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #35 on: January 08, 2017, 05:39:03 pm »

Folks,

I have an idea to get the New Fiero in the Stall back on the road. Basically:

* Club sells the car to someone with the skill to rebuild it for $1.
* The buyer can do what he wants with the car, short of parting it out.
* When the buyer sells the car in a few years, he donates some portion of the sale to the club. I'm guessing this amount will be anywhere from $100 to $1000.

I know an ideal buyer. He works at AutoZone in Evans, is a mechanic in the Army Reserve, built his MR2 up to 500HP+ before he sold it, is putting an LS engine in his wife's Lexus, put keyless into my Fieros, and is an all around decent guy.

He's also busy and can't take the car now, which is fine since the club needs time to digest this idea.

The Fiero he completes might not be stock, but it will be running. Which is what we all want.

What do y'all think?

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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #36 on: January 08, 2017, 06:11:45 pm »
The two relays on the right, one marked A/C Ctrl is obvious.  The one beside it may be the fuel pump relay, both being relocated from their position behind the air filter canister.  The little square box on the left looks like possibly a remote control module.  Definitely solid state.  I doubt that's a PCM, so it's probably located in the trunk. 
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #37 on: January 08, 2017, 06:20:26 pm »
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #38 on: January 08, 2017, 06:50:21 pm »
Perhaps the wire snaking to behind the passenger seat goes to the ECM. I should have pulled it forward to look.
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #39 on: January 08, 2017, 07:25:37 pm »
No ECU?  Looks like a keyless entry unit.
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #40 on: January 08, 2017, 07:33:29 pm »
Well, I went back out with a bright flashlight and my good camera. Here's the ECM (ECU for you land lubbers).

Definitely not stock.
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #41 on: January 08, 2017, 07:51:18 pm »
Why not mount it?  It would seem to be likely to overheat there.
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #42 on: January 08, 2017, 08:52:34 pm »
Not a stock Fiero ECM. 

I've got lots of things related to this car that needs to be discussed at the January meeting.  Maybe we should call Maria and ask her to be sure we get the rearmost 2 or 3 tables so we're not having people walk past us and we're not sitting up in the middle of everyone.  I have several boxes of show and tell stuff that I picked up with the car. 
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #43 on: January 08, 2017, 09:20:58 pm »
I agree with Charlie. Lots of discussion on this car. See ya'll at the meeting.
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Re: A New Formula In Our Stall
« Reply #44 on: January 08, 2017, 09:27:33 pm »
Ron, put those two pieces of aluminum used with the tow dolly into your planned vehicle.  Tonight if possible so you don't forget.
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