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Entertaining 1985 Fiero 17 year junkyard resident start-up attempt. by David Hambleton
Started on: 09-18-2020 09:45 PM
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Last post by: hyperv6 on 09-29-2020 10:23 AM
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I have a new respect for the Iron Duke.

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I can't believe I watched the whole thing. (....although I burnt my dinner.)

Fun video... but I did post in the YouTube comments that the coolant level is NOT checked at the radiator in a Fiero. Typical newb mistake.
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That dude was hilarious. I watched the whole thing too.

I think I added a few lines to my vocabulary.
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BRING THE THUNDER!
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Very entertaining.....But some obvious lack-of-Fiero-knowledge......Cooling system should be filled up in back, Check the fuel pump by shorting the wires in the ALDL plug and to open a locked Fiero trunk without the key A) Trunk switch or, lacking that, B) Insert a slot screwdriver in the key hole and then turn and (Usually will open the trunk without much damage.

Even most of the comments were good- not many "Fiero-is-junk" trolls.......(I filtered for "This-Fiero-is-junk")
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Originally posted by Wichita:

That dude was hilarious.


I'd watched a few of his videos before. He sure does have a certain kind of nonchalant concern even when the most serious of disasters show up! Never gets frustrated.

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Originally posted by cvxjet:

Even most of the comments were good- not many "Fiero-is-junk" trolls.......(I filtered for "This-Fiero-is-junk")


When there were just a couple hundred comments, yes, most comments were favorable. However, now that there's been a huge surge in viewers and comments, the haters have come out in full force. Fuk 'em.

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Been watching Vice Grip Garage for about 6 months, very entertaining.
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I can't believe I watched the whole thing. (....although I burnt my dinner.)


I suggest one of these:


I take it with me to the garage if I want to turn wrenches while dinner is cooking.

 
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Even most of the comments were good- not many "Fiero-is-junk" trolls.......(I filtered for "This-Fiero-is-junk")


I've been bringing my Fiero to the local car meet, and comments have been positive.

I suppose that people may have thought not-nice things, but nobody said so out loud.
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Originally posted by pmbrunelle:

I suggest one of these... I take it with me to the garage if I want to turn wrenches while dinner is cooking.


Good idea. I initially didn't realize though that the video was over 52 minutes long... and then I didn't think it would captivate me 'til the end. Dinner was still edible, just a little overdone.
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You have to admire this guy's persistence! He claims to have let this car set due to a bad clutch slave cylinder. It makes me wonder, how many other, completely good cars are junked due to some small, inexpensive part going bad. I've known of people junking a Fiero because they didn't want to spend the money to replace the fuel pump.
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Well I'll be dipped, the sparkalaters are sparking and she didn't catch on fire.

"How do you get into these things, I guess I grew a little" lol

Was one of his better videos.
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Originally posted by sledcaddie:

You have to admire this guy's persistence! He claims to have let this car set due to a bad clutch slave cylinder. It makes me wonder, how many other, completely good cars are junked due to some small, inexpensive part going bad. I've known of people junking a Fiero because they didn't want to spend the money to replace the fuel pump.


Fuel pump has got to be the number one reason, or maybe it's the mechanics in the immediate area who don't want to work on a Fiero and the owner can't work on it?
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We just put a Fiero parked over 20 years back on the road.

It needed a new tank, pump, sender and injectors. It runs great.

We did replace the entire brake system as it was frozen up.

The car has been inside and with 30k miles drives like new.

Only had one spark plug that gave us much worry but it came out.

Will need to get some. Miles on it to make sure the water pump holds and if there are any other bugs we find.
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