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fieroguru
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NOV 13, 02:33 PM
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sardonyx247
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NOV 14, 08:00 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by hercimer01:
I want one! Got a source? |
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I have a great source, my friend Dave, he has one. 
That looks like one. Not really worth it unless you have to make alot of lines. I can get custom hoses made in town for around $90-$100ish.
Otherwise you have to buy a crimper, ends, connections, hoses, etc. It adds up real fast.
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sardonyx247
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NOV 14, 02:33 PM
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FYI, For A/C lines you can not use the Fiero V6 lines as they will get in the way of the oil filter, you need 87-88 4 cyl lines.
The 4 cyl lines move the line away from the oil filter allowing you to be able to change the filter.
The line shown above is from a 87'.
Edit to add, The V5 compressor swaps the suction and discharge ports so you need the 87-88 4 cyl line as they do that allready in the line.[This message has been edited by sardonyx247 (edited 06-05-2014).]
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Widow Maker
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NOV 16, 03:52 PM
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Hey,
Just wanted to say thanks for putting up all the pictures in your build. I tore my 95 Grand Am apart and wasn't sure if I would bother putting it back together. Your pictures are great for remembering where everything goes (especially the bracketry).
Thanks, and good luck with the rest of it!
As for me, I wasn't looking for any great power change and am experimenting with putting a 96 2.4 engine in as a replacement.
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ericjon262
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NOV 25, 11:20 PM
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alright now slacker... back to work! we need updates! ------------------
there's a Group on 60degreeV6.com for us 660 Fiero owners!
Fiero Owner's group on 60degreeV6.com
I know these lines Look crooked on paper, but I swear I've got them straight in my head.
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sardonyx247
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NOV 26, 05:48 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by ericjon262:
alright now slacker... back to work! we need updates!
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I was out of town for a bit. I have been working out the exhaust and what I need for it.
The cradle was cut out for the exhaust it has now, but where it was notched it took out one side of a stock muffler spring mount.
So I can't use a stock style muffler, but I have an idea.[This message has been edited by sardonyx247 (edited 11-26-2012).]
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Quad Raider
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NOV 27, 01:09 PM
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Now that my Beretta has gone to that big parking lot in the sky, I've finally started disassembling its Quad. Here's one of the problems I found, four bent valves:
The timing belt tensioner shoe broke, allowing the tensioner piston to push the belt farther than it was designed to go, which wore the teeth on the intake cam gear, which then allowed the valves to hit the pistons.
I'll be referring to this thread a lot as I put the engine back together.[This message has been edited by Quad Raider (edited 11-28-2012).]
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sardonyx247
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NOV 28, 03:33 AM
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That is alot of damage.  Good luck on the rebuild.
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Quad Raider
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NOV 29, 09:50 AM
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Did you use new rings, main and rod bearings, or did you reuse the old ones? If you reused the old ones, how did you know that they had life left in them?
The bottom end of my engine seems to be in good shape. I haven't disassembled the crank, etc. yet, but the cylinder walls are perfectly smooth. I've discovered that this is a replacement engine so it doesn't have the full 242,000 miles that the donor car had, but I know it has well over 100,000, since that's how many miles I put on it since I installed a new head gasket 4 years ago when it was given to me. The engine never smoked and didn't use any oil.
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sardonyx247
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NOV 29, 09:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Quad Raider:
Did you use new rings, main and rod bearings, or did you reuse the old ones? If you reused the old ones, how did you know that they had life left in them?
The bottom end of my engine seems to be in good shape. I haven't disassembled the crank, etc. yet, but the cylinder walls are perfectly smooth. I've discovered that this is a replacement engine so it doesn't have the full 242,000 miles that the donor car had, but I know it has well over 100,000, since that's how many miles I put on it since I installed a new head gasket 4 years ago when it was given to me. The engine never smoked and didn't use any oil. |
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I reused the old rings and bearings, this is suposed to be a low cost swap.
The bearings you can tell if one of the layers of metal is wiped out or on its way, or if there are nicks or gouges in them.
The block on mine had no ridge on it and you can still see the cross hatch, The P/O did not say it smoked or anything like that. And I didn't see anything physically wrong with the rings.
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