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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #255 on: October 09, 2018, 09:15:30 am »
My brakes are great.  Not coming from the booster, but I thought of that, since that happened with 2 prior boosters.  My idle is about 750.  I'd like to bump it about 100 RPM.
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #256 on: October 09, 2018, 08:41:58 pm »
Advance your timing a couple of degrees if you can get someone to modify your chip.   
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #257 on: October 09, 2018, 08:52:34 pm »
I'll probably pull the engine, replace all the seals, fix a few other things, maybe add the knock sensor, before I'll change the timing in the chip.
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #258 on: October 09, 2018, 08:58:55 pm »
Hope you have an inside place to do it.  I've worked in winters up there.  I know what it's like outside. 
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« Reply #259 on: October 09, 2018, 09:00:53 pm »
No, no.  I'll have it done.  No time to do it, nor the tools, nor the confidence.

I haven't pulled any engine myself since the '80's, when I changed a seized V6 to a V8 in a pickup truck.
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #260 on: October 16, 2018, 07:01:23 pm »
My Fiero is due for new tags, so I determined to take it to get inspected.  Sure enough, it sprung a leak.  The engine bay was already hot, so I took it, anyway.  I wonder if it'll pass.
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #261 on: October 19, 2018, 09:53:51 pm »
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #262 on: October 20, 2018, 02:37:51 am »
Woohoo well done.  Does the inspection last a year?
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #263 on: October 20, 2018, 05:28:49 am »
Renewals are for 1 or 2 years.  I guess the inspection lasts for 2 years.

My Fiero has a lot of non-stock items, so that first inspection after the swap (this inspection) is a bit of a worry.
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #264 on: November 02, 2018, 02:14:44 am »
Anyone ever have an issue where, as your Fiero slows to a stop, the engine suddenly has a surge of power?
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #265 on: November 02, 2018, 05:40:48 am »
When you're coasting, the Decel Fuel Cutoff kicks in. Essentially turns the injectors off.
As you're about to stop, it probably kicks the fuel back on, to stop the engine from stalling.
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #266 on: November 02, 2018, 06:14:09 am »
This is a recent thing, and is very annoying.
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #267 on: November 02, 2018, 08:39:43 am »
How is your idle speed? If it's idling too high, it will make it much more noticeable.
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #268 on: November 02, 2018, 08:45:04 pm »
The idle is about 850 RPM.
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Re: Misc Fiero issues
« Reply #269 on: November 10, 2018, 08:09:15 pm »
Fired up my Fiero today.  Ran rough for a few minutes, and smelled like raw fuel.  Ran like a champ for 189 miles, but a bit warm.  Got to the library late, so it was closed.
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