Yes, after almost 20 years after my first fiero, I have made the jump to an 86 GT. Picked it up out of PA on Tuesday, and hope to get some work done on it over the weekend before put into storage for the winter. So far things that I can see that need attention, coolant leak at the right rear, looks like hose going into waterpump. Oil leak, small, undetermined yet. Both headlight motors need to be rebuilt. Want to adjust throttle cable, seems a tad loose, and a tune up. Overall I am very pleased with the purchase. Hopefully pip is working.
I was happy to get it up in the air and see no rust underneath.
Very nice! Any fiero bought with a good paint job is always a good deal.
I have an 86 GT in silver that has an issue with the driver side headlight, it's a pretty common issue. Your coolant leak could be as simple as tightening a hose. I had the same issue (except it was on the passenger side) https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/134240.html
At first I thought you lived in Johnstown CO, you had me all excited.
Very nice! Any fiero bought with a good paint job is always a good deal.
I have an 86 GT in silver that has an issue with the driver side headlight, it's a pretty common issue. Your coolant leak could be as simple as tightening a hose. I had the same issue (except it was on the passenger side) https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/134240.html
At first I thought you lived in Johnstown CO, you had me all excited.
Confirmed coolant leak this morning as being the waterpump, as all other fieros have been 4 cylinders to me, any hints. Looks like just unbolt and move forward and up, reverse for installation.
thanks guys, was debating on getting another one or continue to work on the DOHC swap, decided I wanted a stock car to drive. So the swapped one will be going bye bye.
Truthfully, I believe it works better to just drop the engine to change the water pump. Those 3 little bolts under the pulley are too easy to strip. Also check closely around that leak, the water passage through the timing cover can masquerade as a water pump leak. Good luck.
You can replace the water pump through the wheel well, but it's a pain in the posterior. Make sure that's where the leak is. (There IS a weep hole in the housing.) I have seen leaks from the timing cover, too. There is a thin piece of gasket between the timing cover and the block, right next to where the coolant hose attaches. If it's not sealed well in that area, it can leak. Or it could just be a loose hose clamp at the top of that hose. It's easy to see with the car on a lift.
