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Re: New owner
« Reply #75 on: September 04, 2020, 07:05:52 pm »
Quote from: Fierofool on September 04, 2020, 06:13:57 pm
Two of my Fieros had pouches on the seat backs and they were stock seats.

That is interesting.  Maybe I should check mine.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #76 on: September 04, 2020, 07:31:10 pm »
Do Mr. Mike's seats have pouches in the back?
« Last Edit: September 22, 2020, 06:34:25 pm by GTRS Fiero »
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Re: New owner
« Reply #77 on: September 04, 2020, 08:17:48 pm »
My white car seats don't have pockets in back. All they have is mold stains, which I couldn't remove. But they're covered now.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #78 on: September 04, 2020, 09:07:37 pm »
Quote from: GTRS Fiero on September 04, 2020, 07:31:10 pm
Do Mr. Mike's sests have pouches in the back?

No. Generally not.
But several years of stock Fiero did.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #79 on: September 05, 2020, 07:54:43 pm »
Just went outside and looked, my 88 with factory grey cloth covers does not have a pocket on the back, reverse is vinyl not cloth.  These seats may be transplants from another fiero as I do not know history from day one but are in great condition.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #80 on: September 05, 2020, 08:53:25 pm »
Seat storage pockets were an option.  I don't know if they were available in all years or seat styles.  Both of my cars had mesh pockets on the seat backs.  I think the RatPee 86 had pockets, too.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #81 on: September 05, 2020, 08:56:44 pm »
They would set up against the firewall, making them hot pockets.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #82 on: September 07, 2020, 01:29:21 pm »
Well, the cruise control works.  We spent some time working on the wiring, and the cruise does set and hold.  The disengage on brake is not working.  I've never tried, but does the cruise control disengage if the transmission is shifted out of gear?

The cruise uses a plastic spherical cruise canister, and the stock servo.  The solenoid came from an '84 Chevy van.  Actually, we just wired the Fiero up like the van.  There are still some extra wires, which makes me nervous.

We spent some time adjusting the TV cable.

The guy won't say who did the work on this Fiero, but I think he did.  He keeps referring to the carburetor, and insists that the old air filter breathed better.  Maybe, but it was hot air.

There is a puff of smoke on start (warm or cold), and the blue dingy thingy keeps dingy, dingy, dingy me nuts!  I mean, that thingy is giving me the blues.

One of the wheels is locking up well before the others, on hard braking.

We have the phantom wiper issue.

Oh, there is also belt squeal on cold starts.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #83 on: September 07, 2020, 02:37:30 pm »
On a manual transmission the clutch and brake each have a cruise disengage function.  An automatic should also disengage when placed into neutral, or one could turn off the cruise engage button on the multi-function stalk. 
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Re: New owner
« Reply #84 on: September 07, 2020, 02:48:19 pm »
The brake also disengages the cruise on an automatic.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #85 on: September 07, 2020, 04:07:11 pm »
I know it's supposed to but you said the brake disengage wasn't working.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #86 on: September 07, 2020, 04:13:51 pm »
Fixed the brake disengage, but discovered an oddity.  I can set the cruise at, say, 10 MPH.  I'm fairly sure it isn't supposed to set below 40 MPH, but don't know how that is controlled.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #87 on: September 07, 2020, 04:20:45 pm »
I I think the manual says 35 minimum speed to set, but I have found that I can set mine below that.  Not sure if it will set at 10, though.  I know that if it has already been set, I can resume it even down at 20mph. 
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Re: New owner
« Reply #88 on: September 07, 2020, 09:12:15 pm »
I think there are some wiring oddities.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #89 on: September 08, 2020, 06:28:24 pm »
Cruise control is all working.  There was a severed wire.  There were also some corroded contacts.  The contacts were cleaned, treated, and packed with protectant.

We found some wires with cracked insulation, so those were fixed.  The foil wrap and loom have been replaced, and all the deteriorating insulation has been removed.

The gauges are being calibrated.
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