Hi all, I just purchased my first 1986 Fiero GT recently, and am totally stoked to begin this new adventure! (Hopefully I'm posting in the right section?)
I became interested in these cars some time ago after reading about the unique design and history, and have already learned quite a bit about them from this forum. This is a great resource!
So far, I've encountered several of the more notorious issues in this car:
-The left headlight motor runs while the car is off, which I'm fairly sure is what has caused my battery to completely drain a few times now. I unplugged the connector for now.
-The rear brake calipers were seized up and have now been replaced (after bleeding and re-bleeding the system).
-The clutch hydraulic system has sprung a leak somewhere and has prevented shifting into gear until topping off the reservoir. I think it's the master cylinder but could be the slave also, haven't pinpointed all the leaks but I have spotted fluid coming from behind the clutch pedal into the floorboard so far.
- The oil gauge dances around like crazy, and oil light comes on at idle after engine warms up (even though oil dipstick shows that it is quite full and clean).
- And, the one that I've read that is very common, the E-brake does not work at all... good thing the car is a 4-speed manual so it can be put in gear. How is this remedied?
I've also found that most of the gauge lights and courtesy lights weren't working correctly, but was able to fix them by cleaning the corroded circuit board connectors in the gauge cluster and replacing fuses.
I have found answers to several of these questions so far already, though I'm not sure about the emergency brake yet. Is there a way to find out if the cable has broken, or do they generally just need to be adjusted?
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My Fiero: 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT, V6, 4-speed manual