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ArthurPeale
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NOV 25, 11:52 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Notorio:
Willy, did you make any progress this past weekend? |
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I have also been wondering if a solution has been found.
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Patrick
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NOV 25, 03:40 PM
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It'll be awhile yet!
| quote | Originally posted by willyt:
Unfortunately it's going to be about 4 weeks until I can get to it, so I will have an update here then.
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willyt
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DEC 05, 01:34 PM
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Sorry everyone, I have been off of the forum for a few weeks. Got married and went on a honeymoon. My plan was to work on it again this weekend but I sliced my hand open pretty good last night and got a few stitches.
Can't catch a break over here but i'll be back at my barn this weekend. Progress may be slower with a bum hand but hopefully it is feeling better by then and I can get a few things done.
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Patrick
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DEC 05, 08:33 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by willyt:
Sorry everyone, I have been off of the forum for a few weeks. Got married and went on a honeymoon. My plan was to work on it again this weekend but I sliced my hand open pretty good last night and got a few stitches.
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Sounds like you've got more important things to be concerned with (both good and bad) than the car... or us.  Congrats on the marriage!
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willyt
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JAN 13, 11:02 AM
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Sorry for the long delay in posing on this thread. I have been busy lately as mentioned above, and have not had the time or energy to work on this.
Finally getting back to the Fiero this weekend, my plan is to test for oil pressure one more time, then pull the pan back off to figure out what's going on.
I'm shopping around for an oil pan gasket to make sure I'm prepared, is there any good answer on what the best gasket is for an early style 2.8? RTV or just the cork gasket? There is a lot of conflicting information on these.
Thanks! I'll reply with my findings once I make some progress
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sanderson231
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JAN 13, 06:01 PM
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The oil pump may have lost its prime. As mentioned try driving the oil pump with an electric drill. It may take a minute or so to get the pump packed with oil. ------------------
formerly known as sanderson
1984 Quad 4
1886 SE 2.8L
1988 4.9L Cadillac
1988 3800 Supercharged
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willyt
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JAN 14, 04:11 PM
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I just did as suggested and primed it with a drill. I now have great oil pressure, but I did pick up a pretty loud tick, it sounds like it’s coming from the valve covers. Lifter tick I’m assuming. Any ideas on what to do?
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sanderson231
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JAN 14, 04:34 PM
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I would remove the spark plugs and pull the fuel pump fuse. Crank the engine for 30 seconds making sure there is oil pressure Then repeat the test driving the oil pump with an electric drill and see if the noise has gone away. The theory being that the lifters need to see some oil. ------------------
formerly known as sanderson
1984 Quad 4
1886 SE 2.8L
1988 4.9L Cadillac
1988 3800 Supercharged
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willyt
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JAN 14, 05:26 PM
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How long would it take for oil to reach the lifters? I had it running for probably 1-2 minutes with it ticking
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La fiera
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JAN 14, 06:29 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by willyt:
How long would it take for oil to reach the lifters? I had it running for probably 1-2 minutes with it ticking |
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It should take 5-10 seconds but, maybe they got air for all that cranking. Just start it and let it run as long as you have oil pressure, they will pump up.
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