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[GTRS Fiero]

That mileage seems low, unless you have a lot of city driving (or a heavy right foot).

If you do drop the tank, I'd appreciate a picture or two of all the connections.

[Fierofool]

Check with Tha Driver up in Commerce.  ImThaDriver at yahoo dot com   He has all the front end stuff you want on an 88GT.  Undamaged and with a beautiful silver paint job.  He also makes side scoops and front fender scoops, and hood vents. 

On dropping the tank, before you do, look at the small lines that come off the sending unit.  Due to the different bend in one of the metal lines on the new Fiero Store sending unit, one of the lines was a little short and had a slight kink in it.  I believe it was only the line to the vapor canister and shouldn't have any effect on venting, but you never know. 

[GTRS Fiero]

On an '88, I believe the line goes to the expansion tank, and from the expansion tank to the canister.

[Raydar]

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Now to just find someone with the body panels I want.....

Do you remember Fiero Warehouse?
Sage glassworks still makes those panels. (He is who has always made the panels for Fiero Warehouse, ever since they bought out IRM.)
sgwfiberglass at gmail dot com.

[Slyp]

Tried that address and it would not come up!!!!!   Was it me??

[GTRS Fiero]

Tried that address and it would not come up!!!!!   Was it me??

This address?

sgwfiberglass at gmail dot com.

This is an email address.

[Slyp]

My mistake.....

[GTRS Fiero]

Should you happen to get a web site, please share.

[Raydar]

Should you happen to get a web site, please share.

He doesn't have a web site. He doesn't really have the time to make parts, as a full time activity. (He also has some family obligations, that I won't get into just now, that tend to take up a good deal of his time.)

He prefers to be contacted by email, so that he can keep everything straight. He doesn't do forums or Facebook, much.   

[GTRS Fiero]

Is it possible that the line to the expansion tank is not flowing?

[NoMad]

At this point it surely could be part of the problem. I will try to sneak over to Mike's again and borrow a lift to get to the lines again and shorten them a touch.

[Fierofool]

The line I referred to was too short.  It would need a longer line to eliminate the kink.  It's a 5/16 hose and I don't believe it could flow enough air to prevent the fuel blowback.  Mike had the proper size ethanol resistant hose for the application.  We just took the old hose off, cut a new piece the same length, and as turns out, it was a little short for the different bend in the metal line. 

I wasn't able to attend the stripping party, so I don't have the filler cap from the parts car.  There may be one in the parts barn if you'll check with TopNotch. 

[NoMad]

I am fairly certain the filler cap is a generic GM so I can grab a new one from an auto parts store and that should confirm a working vent.

As for the filler and vent lines, it might be time for me to pull them all and check for issues that way.

[Fierofool]

Something we found about the new Fiero Store sending unit is that the metal lines are not only bent in a different direction, but they are placed differently in the head of the sending unit. 

The vent to the overflow or vapor recovery tank and the overpressure return lines are placed differently.  I  have the old unit and also one that came from DeShoe's car if you want them for comparison.  You can determine which is which without pulling the tank, just by injecting air into them.  The one that's the overpressure line coming from the pressure regulator goes into the bottom of the tank, so you will get a gurgling sound when air is injected into it.  The vapor line is terminated just below the sending unit flange, so it's not submerged and should have no sound other than air entering the tank. 

[NoMad]

Due to travel and work I have only had time to do a few minor things as of late. The easiest being replacing the gas cap with one from O'Reilly's for the grand sum of $12.54. I was also able to track down some of the horn issues. For one, the horn relay I thought bad due to the crumbling casing still works fine (switched horn and trunk release and verified both function) and that the horn button had been assembled incorrectly in the column. I got the button back together correctly and now have a functional system up to the relay which now clicks. The horn however doesn't work so the next day off that will be what I go after checking.

My big box from the fiero store also got here today so I have all my rear suspension parts on hand now and hope to get that sorted and installed on Monday. There is also a new headlight switch (The only one I hadn't replaced save the power mirror switch that is in fine shape), my factor service manual, and some minor interior parts. All that didn't arrive wawere my new floor mats that are being shipped direct from the manufacturer.

Also getting somewhere on locating some of the body pieces I want for the car so it is all coming together quickly.