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theogre
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JAN 24, 05:31 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua:
Excellent and interesting video. Agree with much that you have done. The only thing that I would not do is to power the wheels while .the car is up on jackstands. The CV axles will turn at the highest sharp angle and its possible to tear the CV boots |
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It also pull the inner CV to max and more and can/will "break" the joint completely. Worse if car has bad motor/trans mounts or mounts adjusted wrong after work.
If you need to run in gear w/o wheels then jack the the control arms to normal loads or nearly so to fake car has wheels.
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rafinger
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JAN 25, 03:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua:
Excellent and interesting video. Agree with much that you have done. The only thing that I would not do is to power the wheels while .the car is up on jackstands. The CV axles will turn at the highest sharp angle and its possible to tear the CV boots |
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| quote | Originally posted by theogre:
It also pull the inner CV to max and more and can/will "break" the joint completely. Worse if car has bad motor/trans mounts or mounts adjusted wrong after work.
If you need to run in gear w/o wheels then jack the the control arms to normal loads or nearly so to fake car has wheels. |
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Ahh, yes those are very good points! The article I found on how to free the clutch was on a website for a specific car, and I just now realized that it was front engine and had a solid rear axle, so those weren't concerns pointed out. In the last episode, I'm going to try to point out any mistakes I made along the way, and I'll be sure to mention that, along with the other good info Ogre said in his previous posts 
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rafinger
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FEB 21, 08:04 PM
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RWDPLZ
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FEB 21, 08:24 PM
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Awesome video, covers a LOT of issues new owners have.
Oil filters have been discussed to death here, I've cut apart several of them, Wix 51036 is may favorite for the Fiero. Here's a comparison of the different filter brands construction:
http://minimopar.knizefamil...lters/reference.html
Also saw you used the shorter filter, the longer ones slightly increase the engine oil capacity.
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Rodrv6
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FEB 22, 10:01 AM
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I've enjoyed watching you resurrect that Fiero! I've done complete teardowns and rebuilds (to the bare space frame) on two of them over the years. One was a 1984, the other, my 88GT that I still have. The black stuff you found on the cooling fan relay is the grease that GM used to help protect the terminals from corrosion. It shouldn't hurt the connectivity at all, and you'll likely find more of it around the car......... ------------------
Rod Schneider, Ball Ground, Ga.
"You can't have too many toys!"
1988 Fiero GT
1988 Porsche 928S4
1987 Corvette
2016 Mustang EcoBoost
Van's RV-6 airplane
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lordxchris
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FEB 22, 10:07 AM
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Love the videos man! keep up the awesome work. Are you going to do any custom work to it? you seem like the type to do so. Im putting a ton of multi controllers in mine and custom lighting like neopixel tail lights and a custom cluster and center stack.
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bjc 350
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FEB 22, 09:58 PM
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Great to see some young guys getting into this hobby. Thanks for saving another Fiero while you are at it!
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tiretread
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MAR 02, 08:06 PM
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Love your vids as well. Glad to see you over here too.
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andreww
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MAR 06, 04:08 PM
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When's the next video coming out man???
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