The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"

[GTRS Fiero]

Protect it from...?

More worried about the condenser.

[scottb]

that screen is too keeep the bigger pieces of debris from clogging the coils, works really good at catching tar from cigarettes. My 86 has one also

[GTRS Fiero]

Was it factory?

[scottb]

looked factory to me, dont know for sure

[GTRS Fiero]

Interesting for 2 Fieros to have the same thing.  My '88 did not.  Um, still does not.

[TopNotch]

The car's back together now. The heater's hot, the AC's cold, and nothing's leaking. At someone's suggestion, I didn't attempt to put the top screw back in.

[GTRS Fiero]

Which top screw?

[TopNotch]

Which top screw?

There are 4 screws that hold on the HVAC housing cover that must be removed to change the heater core. The top screw is very difficult to get to. Getting it out wasn't too bad, but getting it back in would be a real pain, and it really isn't necessary.

[GTRS Fiero]

GM could've saved money by eliminating that screw, and kept the lettered sill insert.

[GTRS Fiero]

If you've read the post about the trial run, you know my 'new" car has a leaking transmission. The output shaft seal on the passenger side leaks -- badly during hard curves. So I ordered new ones for each side. They came today, and I found out why the passenger side is more likely to leak than the driver side. The driver side seal is a dual seal, while the passenger side is a single seal. I have no idea why they are different.
For now, I put some AT205 Re-Seal in the transmission, since I don't know when I'll change the seal.

Was that a forewarning?

[TopNotch]

If you've read the post about the trial run, you know my 'new" car has a leaking transmission. The output shaft seal on the passenger side leaks -- badly during hard curves. So I ordered new ones for each side. They came today, and I found out why the passenger side is more likely to leak than the driver side. The driver side seal is a dual seal, while the passenger side is a single seal. I have no idea why they are different.
For now, I put some AT205 Re-Seal in the transmission, since I don't know when I'll change the seal.

Was that a forewarning?

No doubt. Should of taken the yellow car.
I did change the seal, though.

[GTRS Fiero]

Do you have the 4T60?  My output seal also nedds to be replaced.

[TopNotch]

Do you have the 4T60?  My output seal also nedds to be replaced.

It's actually a 4T65E, and it's still in the car, and the car is in North Carolina.
Someone at the run with the same setup (3800 NA with auto trans) took a look at mine and said it's a 4T65E.

[GTRS Fiero]

I'll be interested in reading what happened to the transmission.

[TopNotch]

Back to this topic, rather than hijacking the RFTH pictures topic. My trans died on RFTH. And one exhaust hanger gave way.
Well, the exhaust hanger is fixed. The only thing that happened was that the screws that hold the hanger to the cradle were missing. I put replacements in, and made sure that they were tight.
As for the transmission, I checked the fluid this morning. It is black, like motor oil that has been in too long. The transmission is definitely toast. Someone looked at the oil dripping under my car on RFTH, and said that perhaps the engine was leaking as well as the transmission. I'm not so sure about that anymore. He may have just seen the black transmission oil.
The engine oil is brown, and probably needs to be changed, but it's not black.