Project XTC - The Rehabilitation! (Page 28/47)
Carver1 MAR 27, 11:49 PM
Any luck with that hard top section?
katatak APR 02, 12:25 AM
Just got into town and was expecting to have a box of injectors and a wiring harness but nooooooooo! Not yet. I did have a box from the company I bought the rear hubs from. I had ordered a set of rear hubs and when they arrived, they were supposed to have the seals and a new axle nut for each. All I got were the hubs. I sent an email to them explaining the problem and I got a quick reply apologizing and to let me know that the missing parts would be shipped ASAP. I opened the box and what did I get? Another rear hub - at least this one had the seals and the new axle nut. I guess I will send them another email and see what they send this time? Anyone need a rear hub?

I was also hoping for a set of dew wipes for the Formula as I was planning on rebuilding the door hinges and intsalling dew wipes this weekend. I failed to give Stu my shipping address so he will send them off tomorrow. My bad! I guess I'll just goof off this weekend.

Pat
katatak APR 02, 05:27 PM
The mail man brought me a present today. The injectors showed up from Mr. Injector. I am very impressed and would like to put a shameless plug out there for Bill Johnson and Mr. Injector. He has been a great help and does excellent work. If you need injector work, give him a call.

8 reconditioned Bosch type 2 injectors with new o rings and filter baskets:


Included is the "test" sheet and flow numbers:


How to contact Bill and Mr. Injector:


Now to the garage for an injector installation!

Pat

[This message has been edited by katatak (edited 04-03-2010).]

katatak APR 03, 12:24 AM
Spent some time getting the injectors installed this afternoon. Learned a new trick too. I cleaned the fuel rails and the wiring harness plus cleaned the intake manifold and installed the TB.

Here's the trick I learned. The injector has 2 grooves in the body on the fuel rail side. I was thinking that I had to seat the injector deep enough so that the retaining clip would sit in the lower groove. I installed all 8 injectors this way and then set it in place on the manifold. There was no way I could get the injectors to seat in the manifold. I had to move each clip to the top groove and then when I set it back on the manifold, everything lined up perfect.

The Injector:


Incorrect installation:


Correct installation:


Let the install begin - cleaning everything first is important:


Thought I was really doing good here - until I discovered I had it together wrong:



Injectors in place:



TB in place:


Valve covers on:



More tomorrow!

Pat
Quad GT APR 03, 11:30 AM
Nice job so far, just wondering why you did not go with a carb instead?
katatak APR 03, 12:29 PM

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Originally posted by Quad GT:

Nice job so far, just wondering why you did not go with a carb instead?



Thanks for kind words Quad. The main reason I stuck with the TB/injection is that this car is my 16 year olds daily driver. I want it to be as "trouble free" as can be. If it were for me, I would most likely go with a carb - call me old school but I like tinkering and tuning with a screw driver versus a laptop!

Pat
katatak APR 05, 10:24 PM
Been a little quiet in this thread the last few days. Not much to update but I did talk to the Fiero Factory today and the harness is on it's way. Looks like we will be installing the motor this weekend. More later.

Pat
katatak APR 10, 06:42 PM
The Mail Man stopped by today and dropped off this:


I went out and started the process of trying to figure out what goes where. The injectors were easy. I think I have half of the ends figured out but I'll have to buy some beer and get my Fiero buddies over here to figure it out completely.

The Harness is just laying on top the motor ill I get everything figured out - then I'll work on making it pretty:


Not sure about these plugs:


I'm thinking this is the pass key and the speedo fix thingie:


I know one of these plugs into the trans:


ECM & interior goodies:


I have to say that after messing with trying to build my own harness (and 90% of it was already stripped and labled), I am very glad that Dan and Jeff talked me into buying a harness. Even with a complete harness, my head hurts looking at it. I hate wiring!

More later!

Pat
katatak APR 16, 04:18 PM
Well it's back to work on the XTC/4.9 swap. The goal is to have it installed tomorrow. I spent most the morning getting a bunch of little things buttoned up. I had to realign the tensioner pulley to get it to run square and true. Once I had it where I wanted it, I found that the valve cover would not fit. I had to make a choice. Start over on the tensioner or do some "clearance" adjustemnt to the valve cover. Call me lazy but it was a lot easier to make the valve cover fit. I have all but 3 connectors on the harness figured out. I am waiting on a response form the Fiero Factory for where the 3 go. I am pretty sure that one is for the alternator and that I am missing a pigtail harness for the alternator. I think one is for the EGR or MAP? and the 3rd I have no clue. Jeremy will be able to guide me in the right direction. I will also have 2 4.9 Fiero's in my driveway in the AM that I can use for a guide. I went over the entire engine and made sure all the bolts were tight and everything was fitted correctly. I think I'm ready to stuff her in the car. I have to pick up a new T Stat for it this afternoon and figure out a few vac lines and thats pretty much it.

Making the valve coover fit:



I had to do some adjustment on the valve cover bolt too:


A few questionable connectors:
Pretty sure this for the alternator


EGR or MAP?


Not a clue?


More later!

Pat
katatak APR 16, 06:28 PM
Figured out some of the wiring - I forgot there was another part of the harness.

Alternator connector:


MAP:


Still got to figure this one out:


Pat