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yourfriendethan
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JUN 25, 10:36 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
I suspect the possible reason for the mix-up is that you may be referring to the exhaust manifolds incorrectly. The rear manifold is the one closest to the trunk, closest to the rear of the car. The front manifold, the one that normally requires replacement (and why they're rarer), is the one closest to the front of the car.
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Thanks for this clarification info. I'm relaying months old information from my memory (bad idea haha). I went over it with the sales guy when I ordered it over the phone, "I want the manifold closest to the cabin." He seemed to know a lot about Fieros. We settled on "left manifold" as the term. Which makes sense, the trans points to the drivers side. Im assuming the end junk yard had it mislabeled as "left" in their system.
Ordering, receiving, cleaning, and returning the wrong part from the junkyard network took like a month. Got tired of waiting and just ordered the stainless set from WCF. Other than the huge turnaround, I'm pretty happy with the product.
Made the terminology corrections in previous posts.
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Patrick
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JUN 25, 01:22 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by yourfriendethan:
I went over it with the sales guy when I ordered it over the phone, "I want the manifold closest to the cabin." He seemed to know a lot about Fieros. We settled on "left manifold" as the term. Which makes sense, the trans points to the drivers side. Im assuming the end junk yard had it mislabeled as "left" in their system.
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I do understand why the front exhaust manifold for a 2.8 Fiero might be referred to (by some) as the "left" one (ie longitudinal 2.8 Camaro installation)... but man oh man, referring to parts on a transverse mounted engine as "left" or "right" will only lead to screw-ups at some point... and it did! 
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yourfriendethan
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JUN 25, 04:51 PM
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lol, agreed. the whole thing was a cluster f*** to say the least. i still have nightmares.
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css9450
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JUN 25, 05:29 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
I do understand why the front exhaust manifold for a 2.8 Fiero might be referred to (by some) as the "left" one (ie longitudinal 2.8 Camaro installation)... but man oh man, referring to parts on a transverse mounted engine as "left" or "right" will only lead to screw-ups at some point... and it did! |
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LOL I get so used to working on my Fiero, it sometimes takes a minute to re-orient myself when I work on a "normal" car. "Oh, yeah, the water pump / serpentine belt / thermostat / or whatever is over on THIS end of the engine!"
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tammy71
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JUL 17, 02:24 PM
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1985 Pontiac Fiero GT
My mud life crisis car I bought for my 50th birthday
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IMSA GT
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JUL 17, 06:14 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by tammy71:
My mud life crisis car I bought for my 50th birthday |
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Patrick
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JUL 17, 07:02 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by tammy71:
1985 Pontiac Fiero GT
My mud life crisis car I bought for my 50th birthday
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Most people would normally just get a jeep. [This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 07-31-2021).]
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Patrick
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JUL 31, 10:48 PM
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Ummm, I don't really know what to say. Very very sad news Here. 
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Fiero Vice
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JUL 31, 11:41 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Ummm, I don't really know what to say. Very very sad news Here. |
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That's terrible. Out of respect & for education purpose, is there any more details on how his Fiero was jacked up?
Even though, there is a picture in those manual books on how to set it up, it's still confusing for a lot of people, including me.
And I see people still setting it up wrong from pics or on youtube all the time.
To honor his memory, we should have a thread to educate all of us on safety & how to set up jack stands properly.
I see there are few threads, but it weren't very clear. So, I'll go ahead & set up a thread.
Here's a link to honor his memory.[This message has been edited by Fiero Vice (edited 08-01-2021).]
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Skybax
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AUG 01, 02:52 PM
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