Rescuing my dads old Fiero GT 1987 (Page 11/23)
Repulsiv MAY 05, 11:16 AM
This was strange.

I had some time today and started to fix things, first of all I disconnected the selector wire, to my surprise it now was easy to move the shifter right/left ? ..then I thought that it was a problem with the gearbox, but it also was easy to move the lever with my hand..

Then I cleaned everything in the engine compartment from dust (made a big difference) and connected the wire again, hard to move it AGAIN.. not as har das before I think, but hard, I wonder if its the routing of the wire that is the problem ?

..Then I tried to fix the sidemarkers, by removing the inner plastics I finally got ot out, and noticed the cables was connected in am very amateurish way, cutted the old conne ctions and used crimped cableshoes instead, but astill didnt work, seem like the lampholder is broken, I can get it to work if I move it.. I took it insde, and will see if I can fix it later.
IMSA GT MAY 05, 11:41 AM
It may be the picture but your cable looks kinked like a tight 90 degree bend rather than a sweeping bend:
Repulsiv MAY 05, 12:27 PM
Well, it make a pretty sharp bend, that can be the problem, but afaik its aleways been like that, and my dad says it was no problem to shift before.

where should it be routed ?
Repulsiv MAY 10, 11:53 AM
I gave the car a bit time again, one thing i did was teacing whythe speakers soinded so bad.

First of all, the car have some kind of bass speakers under the panel, those are seriously broken, disconnected those, then it sounded better, but still bad, so after removing the ones on the top of the panel it was ok I didnt have much sound, but much better.. after examining the 4x10" panel speakers I could se that they are seriously broken.

Those are marked "Pontiac AMR" and "10 ohm".

All 4x10" speakers I can find are 4 ohms, is this ok for the stereo ?


..Another problem is that i didnt have any blue light for highbeam, I disasembled again, clreaned the contacts and got the lamp to work, but its so weak, hardly possible to see in daylight, should it be like that ?
Repulsiv MAY 26, 06:10 PM
Today was another Fiero-day

I fixed thre sidemarkers finally, those have been a lot of troubles, first I couldnt remove them, then the connectors where in so bad shape I cutted them and crimped new ones, then the actual lampholders where extremly oxidized inside, so I had to take them apart and clean everything, I still couldnt get a secure connection so finnaly I soldered the calbes directly on the metal so i had contact.. Oh, did I mention that the bulbs where bad too..

Anyway, now all turnlights finally work, front, both on side (original front and the extra one mounted to get it roadlegal in sweden) and rear, and ofcourse, the indicators in the panel that gave me so much troubles..

I also finally got the hi-beam light to work good, I got ti to work ok before but now its very easy to see.

I also glued the rear view mirror inside the car, my dad had tried to glue this four times, with superglue and epoxy glue, never worked for more than a few days or weeks, nor I bought loctites special glue for mirrors and glued it up (after cleaning everything well), HOPE it work for more than weeks now..

Then I fixed the broken gaugelights, some on the main cluster and ofcourse the oilpressure meter.

I also fixed all the lights in the inner roof, both the ones you can turn on, and the ones that is door controlled, oxide was the problem here too.. and I had to glue two of the "lenses" because the tabs where broken. (Lucky for me dad had saved those, found them in the ashtrays)

Then I removed 1l oil from the engine (I accidentically overfilled it before), had to resort to do it from the oilplug, but it went fine..

Just for the sake of it I tried to start the engine, worked fine, except that the tempgauge got stucked in maximum, i googled it and found out about the pegging problem, gave it a hit and it was lose again.. maybe I should do the permanent fix..

Now the car is really close to passing the inspecition and finally be roadlegal for the first time in uh.. 11 years ? ..and that time my dad just moved it between two places..

However, I noted that my bulbtest doesnt work ? or.. what lamps is supposed to light up during the bulbtest right before start on the key ? ..the ONLY thing that happens here is that the tempgauge go to maximum.. no bulbs light up ?

Anyone know why ? ..I'm not sure if they test this on the inspection, I think they do on newer cars but not sure for a 1987..

The thing I am most afraid of that can fail me on the inspection actually is the brakes, the car have been standing still for so many years, most of the time outdoors.. however, to be able to fix the brakes I really need to have the car drivable, and right now its illegal to drive it, but if I do a inspection and it fails on a "not so important" part I can drive it one month while fixing it, so that is my plan if it wont pass.

If it pass I will fix a lot of other things, the paint ofcourse, the inner roof, I will buy a new thermostat and see if I can fix the "low temperature" problem,m and also trying to source the files for the original engine program so I can remove the chip.

I also bought some damasks for the links in the steering and suspension, not sure if they fit but I will try, all of them are dry and broken..

Anfd ofcourse, remove the f**king alarm, I hate it, it goes off randomly and the remotes are in very bad condition.. Unfortunatly it placed pretty badly.. so I wonder how much i have to remove to get it away.

Yes, the speakers too, really have to find 10 (or maybe 8) ohms speakers that fits..

Other than that I could fix the solenoid to the lock at the right door and the engine compartment..

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tshark MAY 28, 05:40 PM
Glad you're still working on this. TFS has speakers, but have to be shipped from the US.

The service engine light should come on when you turn the key. It seems that there is another light on the left side that should come on. The ajar light shoild come on when you open a door. Not sure about the trunk.

No reason you can't fix the brakes before driving it.
Repulsiv MAY 29, 09:44 AM
Most 4x10" speakers I find is just 4ohms however, and those are the strange value of 10ohms.. I actually found slightly smaller speakers that was 8ohms at a hifi-dealer, pretty cheap too, maybe try those.

Brakes, well, yes I could disassemle, clean and put togethler, but I think I'll try to do the inspection first, I actually drowe the car a little before the winter and they work, but maybe not perfectly.. however they was working better for each time I braked, and the trust on the rotors disappeared.

Hope I dont have to buy new rotors, they are pretty expensive in sweden, so expensive it would be much cheaper to buy from rockauto and pay shipping+tax for them.

I wonder what the problem is with the warning lights, or well, I can guess.. oxide.. but where, I have to take a look at it.. again..

The "service enginge soon" light also was lit first time I started the engine, and never been lit after that..


Repulsiv MAY 29, 09:52 AM
..And another thing.

I have been looking for touch up paint for the car.. IMPOSSIBLE.. the swedish companys that sell GM original paint doesnt take it home anymore due to environmental laws, and the stores thsat have this "universal" paint in "all colors doesnt have any match for this color code..

I also found original paint o n ebay and other american stores, bit they either dont ship to sweden, or want really much money to do it..

I really need both the blue and greyish metallic for fixing small dents and scratches.. (If I going to repaint the wing I don't need a little, but pretty much of the blue.. I'm actually thinking of painting it matt black instead , but I dont know how it would look like..)

Some stores said I could go there and borrow a paintmap and try to compare it to ther car, but then the car have to be roadlegal first.. I guess that is what I finally have to do, if not someone can point me to somewhere I can buy the real thing.
Repulsiv MAY 30, 02:07 AM
Now I have booked a time for inspection, 4th of june ..I just have to fix a few things first, for example the number plate lights, I noted this problem a few days ago..
olejoedad MAY 30, 08:34 AM
The 4 ohm speakers will work fine with the factory head unit, as long as your not turning it up to distortion levels.

Good work on the car! It is a labor of love!