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Re: New owner
« Reply #60 on: August 27, 2020, 08:01:37 pm »
He says it was.  It has an injector, now.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #61 on: August 28, 2020, 06:59:20 pm »
Shop put 50 miles on the Fiero.  Still not running right.  Still in shop.  They said we used the wrong plug wires, so they changed the yellow plug wires to red plug wires.  Dunno.  We ordered plug wires for the '84 2.5L Fiero, so whatever they gave us is what we installed.  The shop says that different color wires are for different applications.  News to me.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #62 on: August 28, 2020, 08:32:30 pm »
Quote from: GTRS Fiero on August 28, 2020, 06:59:20 pm
  The shop says that different color wires are for different applications. 

Wait... WHAT?!
That, by itself, is the most cockamamie story I've ever heard. Unless there is some other (nebulous) logic behind it.
If there is, I'd really like to hear it.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #63 on: August 28, 2020, 08:34:23 pm »
Ok, so it isn't just me.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #64 on: August 28, 2020, 10:09:11 pm »
There are different wires based on ohm resistance of the system like HEI vs low tension with points.  But color is independent of resistance value as far as I know.  One actually needs to test the wires to see they are with an ohm meter unless marked by manufacturer.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #65 on: August 31, 2020, 06:10:56 pm »
Shop said take Fiero somewhere else.  The Fiero was picked up and returned to the guy's garage.

Well, the shop didn't charge for the plug wires they put in, or the TPS, or the wiring harness.  The control arms are installed, with new ball joints.  The exhaust work was done, and the shocks and struts were replaced.  The steering damper was replaced, and now has new bolts.  The alignment was fixed.

Actually, the car doesn't drive terribly--it just runs like a tractor.  It lurches and sputters, coughs and backfires.

We tried some throttle body cleaner, and some seafoam.  Now, it runs like a diesel.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #66 on: August 31, 2020, 08:34:11 pm »
Someone mentioned cost.  The shop charged a bit over $2,500.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #67 on: August 31, 2020, 08:35:26 pm »
Quote from: The Art Doctor on August 28, 2020, 10:09:11 pm
There are different wires based on ohm resistance of the system like HEI vs low tension with points.

As I re-read that, I'm guessing you had a good laugh at my engine articles, when you got to the ignition.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #68 on: September 02, 2020, 09:14:20 pm »
Replaced ECU.  Fiero runs!

I think my part is about finished.  It should be good to go for a year.  If nothing else, the kid learned a lot by doing.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #69 on: September 02, 2020, 10:28:44 pm »
Based on images found online, I think this has a stock engine.  I further suspect that the engine could be configured differently.

Whatever the engine is, it now has a completely stock ECU, and runs well.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #70 on: September 04, 2020, 05:58:56 pm »
Installed cheap seat covers.  The covers look fine, but weren't Mr. Mike's.  These don't appear to be the stock seats.  There are no speakers in the headrests.  Also, the seats have a pattern, and there is a pouch on the back of each seat.  Since there are no back seats, that doesn't seem stock.

Upgraded to '88 OPS unit.

Replaced seat handle and cover on left side.

The speakers are bad.  Oh, well.

I know the Fiero was considered a parts-bin vehicle, but I think the previous owner(s) dipped heavily into their own parts bins.  Many of the parts we replaced did not appear to have been Fiero parts.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #71 on: September 04, 2020, 06:06:54 pm »
Iggee form-fitting seat covers have a pouch on the back, even though they are specifically made for Fieros. I used to have them on my yellow car. And the pouch actually came in handy for storing things. I wish the RW seat covers I have now had them.

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Re: New owner
« Reply #72 on: September 04, 2020, 06:13:57 pm »
Two of my Fieros had pouches on the seat backs and they were stock seats.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #73 on: September 04, 2020, 06:39:03 pm »
all three of mine have a pouch on the seat back
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Re: New owner
« Reply #74 on: September 04, 2020, 07:05:24 pm »
Quote from: TopNotch on September 04, 2020, 06:06:54 pm
Iggee form-fitting seat covers have a pouch on the back, even though they are specifically made for Fieros. I used to have them on my yellow car. And the pouch actually came in handy for storing things. I wish the RW seat covers I have now had them.

The new covers are Iggee covers.
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