Just read the updates. So the Casino trip didn't work out. Let's hope the gamble with the new engine pans out! Isn't it fun though? You get a new "toy" and then you have to clean the garage? I never understood that. Lifes little mysteries I guesss?
Just read the updates. So the Casino trip didn't work out. Let's hope the gamble with the new engine pans out! Isn't it fun though? You get a new "toy" and then you have to clean the garage? I never understood that. Lifes little mysteries I guesss?
It's a never ending cycle Greg. New toy, clean the garage, rebuild a toy, clean the garage and on and on. Got more "great" news today from work. Looks like I'll be out of town for all of February. At least they are going to let me go home on the weekends but I won't get much done trying to recooperate and then regroup for the next week. It would not bother me but the first week will be in Pueblo crawling around on the tracks then the second week in Omaha - what can I say - it's Omaha in February. Then i get to come home for a 3 day weekend just to turn around and go back to Omaha for 3 days then off to Wyoming for the last week.
It's a never ending cycle Greg. New toy, clean the garage, rebuild a toy, clean the garage and on and on. Got more "great" news today from work. Looks like I'll be out of town for all of February. At least they are going to let me go home on the weekends but I won't get much done trying to recooperate and then regroup for the next week. It would not bother me but the first week will be in Pueblo crawling around on the tracks then the second week in Omaha - what can I say - it's Omaha in February. Then i get to come home for a 3 day weekend just to turn around and go back to Omaha for 3 days then off to Wyoming for the last week.
Let me get this straight... you'll be in Omaha in February? Isn't that like being in he!! with a winter coat and ear muffs?
Got some much needed parts inthe mail today. Thanks to member Bizziedude! I now have the outer Fiero M/T axle stubs for the swap. Should have the Silhouette axles on Friday. Plan is to drop the Duke out Saturday if it is not snowing! Moving forward!
Let me get this straight... you'll be in Omaha in February? Isn't that like being in he!! with a winter coat and ear muffs?
I do not want to upset any of the fine Fiero folks that live in Nebraska - I like the country but simply because the home office is in Omaha, Greg, you are 100% correct. It's a deep dark hole that I have to frequent on ocaision so that the higher ups have someone to whip on. Hell with ear muffs on is a good description.
So I get up this morning and felt 1 year older.....Another year has passed, I gained some more gray hair and what's the first thing I do? At about 8:00 am, it was 30* out and we had a sciff of snow. I put on my insulated coveralls and headed for the junk yard - I took the day off due it being my Birthday and the first thing on my mind is my Fiero's - It's a terrible disease with no cure!
My plan was to snag a couple axles out of a silhouette that I had scoped out earlier in the week. I loaded all me tools in the mega pull wheel barrow and headed out to the yard. I was prepared for a whole day of cussing and knuckle busting. Much to my delight, the drivers side was dismantled and all I had to do was pop the axle out. Then I lumped on the passenger side. It took all of 30 minutes to tear it down and pop out the axle. While I was there, I picked up some hood vents for my V8 project. I got out the gate for 20.00........ Happy Birthday to me!
The Donor:
Hmmm... How am I going to brake this axle nut loose?
Nothing a big crow bar can't handle:
Will it come out easy or will it fight me all he way?
At home on the bench with the Fiero M/T axle stubs:
Hope I got the right ones. I was expecting both sides to have the "male" axle stub. The Driver side has a "female" stub!
More later!
Pat
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Did a little more with the axles this afternoon. Got the outer stub off one axle, cleaned up he axle and installed a new CV boot and the Fiero M/T stub. Just need to fill it up with grease and install the clamps.
Slimy
Cleaned up:
Fiero M/T Stub slid tight on:
Gave it a little tap on one end and the clip popped into place:
I do not want to upset any of the fine Fiero folks that live in Nebraska - I like the country but simply because the home office is in Omaha, Greg, you are 100% correct. It's a deep dark hole that I have to frequent on ocaision so that the higher ups have someone to whip on. Hell with ear muffs on is a good description.
Hey P,
I wasn't implying that Omaha isn't a nice place... I was refering to the weather. Isn't cold this time of year?
I wasn't implying that Omaha isn't a nice place... I was refering to the weather. Isn't cold this time of year?
I know Greg...Just had to throw out that disclaimer....lol I'd hate to be run down by a Fiero in the downtown streets of Omaha next week... Yes it is cold and snowy there this time of year. I believe they have more snow oin the ground now than in recent past years. I like it there - ust not in February! It's too bad that the "new year" does not happen in September! I love it there inthe Fall.
So after reading countless 4.9 swap threads, I decided to "hedge" my bets and I picked up 8 extra injectors at the mega pull this morning. Following a couple other 4.9 threads, I decided that I should make sure that my injectors are clean and in good working condition before I plug the motor in the car and try to fire it up. So along with the ones in the mortor, I wanted to have a few extra's in case one or more of the original ones in my motor are bad, stuck, leaking, etc.
I got these off of a 91 Deville with a 4.9. I took the injector rack and the injectors together. What I noticed is that there was one injector that is different from the rest - replacement maybe? I have been trying to learn about injectors and I am learning a lot but I do not think it's a good thing to mix injector types. From what I read, the 4.9 uses a "disc" style injector. This one odd ball is a "pintle" type.
So anyway, I hooked each one up to an injector plug and then to 12 volts to make sure I could hear / feel them click. I also put a 5/16 fuel line on the inlet side and blew air through them with power applied. I was able to blow through 5 of the 8. One , when I touched the positive lead to the 12 volt feed clicked then smoked! Dead - goner! Another one did not click at all.
Here's all my injector checking stuff: The high tech filter removing tool: Dry rotted O Rings and old filters: I was rummaging through my box of Fiero fuel injector stuf and found that I had a complet set, still mounted in the Fiero injector manifold, that look very similar to the Caddy injectors - numbers are different though but I have several other sets of V6 injectors and thay are different than the Caddy ones? I'll have to do some digging to see what is up here.
Here's one of the V6 Injectors:
I'm going to post my questions about the difference between Pintle and Disc style injectors over in Tech. See if some of the experts can tell me what's up here.
I took a set of Ford injectors to these guys when the shop told me the mis-fire was a bad injector. They were completely wrong and it cost me less than $100 to get all the injectors cleaned and measured as opposed to the $250+ each it would have cost to replace them.
They've got a good write-up on the realities of EFI maintenance.
------------------ Kendall (Icelander) Whitlatch '85 Fiero 2M4 - 5spd Isuzu '88 CJB - EcoTec - In progress '67 LeMans/GTO clone 6.5 litre TH400 - For Sale All the rest aren't Pontiacs, so what does it matter?
Nothin like a little bit of crystle light to clean up that greese!! I hear the lemon flavor gets the rust off! Oh and the blueberry is great for staining the dash !
The Crystal Light is a great talking point. Nuthin better than working on cars, gettin yer hands dirty, talking bout women and chuggin down and ice cold Crystal Light. Oh yeah... he's married.
I took a set of Ford injectors to these guys when the shop told me the mis-fire was a bad injector. They were completely wrong and it cost me less than $100 to get all the injectors cleaned and measured as opposed to the $250+ each it would have cost to replace them.
Nothin like a little bit of crystle light to clean up that greese!! I hear the lemon flavor gets the rust off! Oh and the blueberry is great for staining the dash !
haha just had to say it......
ROFLMAO.....Yep.... The Strawberry eats grease. I'll have to try that Blueberry dash stain........
The Crystal Light is a great talking point. Nuthin better than working on cars, gettin yer hands dirty, talking bout women and chuggin down and ice cold Crystal Light. Oh yeah... he's married.
I kid I kid...
Easy now....Remember that there is a 16 year old doing this project. I took the pic of "his" work area. What you don't see is the cooler full of beer sitting next to the lawn chair I am sitting in........ I'll have to get a shot of that this weekend.....
Pat
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Easy now....Remember that there is a 16 year old doing this project. I took the pic of "his" work area. What you don't see is the cooler full of beer sitting next to the lawn chair I am sitting in........ I'll have to get a shot of that this weekend.....
Pat
LOL! Barking out orders no less "... tighten that bolt... crimp that wire..."
Well here I sit in Pueblo and I get a phone call from the homestead. Seems the Code Compliance Nazi's paid my little Hacienda a visit today and gave me a warning about working on my car in the driveway. Seems that sitting on jack stands with the tires removed is a code violation. Hmmm... But it's ok for the neighbor to leave his broke down suburban with no motor in it parked facing the wrong direction on the street? Oh yeah - it's registered in Mexico too! Maybe if I put it up on cinderblocks and put 13" true spokes on it with fuzzy balls hanging around the windshiled it will pass inspection. Looks like the XTC will not get worked on till I can find a shop to buy or lease.
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Tell the Ghestapo to stick it in their ear. Set the car on cinder blocks, put the wheels on (just so the wheels look like their on the ground) and tell them that the car is functional except for an engine.
Well here I sit in Pueblo and I get a phone call from the homestead. Seems the Code Compliance Nazi's paid my little Hacienda a visit today and gave me a warning about working on my car in the driveway. Seems that sitting on jack stands with the tires removed is a code violation. Hmmm... But it's ok for the neighbor to leave his broke down suburban with no motor in it parked facing the wrong direction on the street? Oh yeah - it's registered in Mexico too! Maybe if I put it up on cinderblocks and put 13" true spokes on it with fuzzy balls hanging around the windshiled it will pass inspection. Looks like the XTC will not get worked on till I can find a shop to buy or lease.
You've got it easy, the driveway Nazis once told me I couldn't take the interior door panel off a truck for 15 minuted and set it against the truck while I worked on the power locks, then they tried make small talk and told me they knew cars and the fiero was really a 300ZX
I have a few sets of 2.8 injectors if needed for your research. Moving day is March 5th! I just found out I have similar restrictions at the new house. No cars outside or maintanace outside the garage! Time to build!
Well here I sit in Pueblo and I get a phone call from the homestead. Seems the Code Compliance Nazi's paid my little Hacienda a visit today and gave me a warning about working on my car in the driveway. Seems that sitting on jack stands with the tires removed is a code violation. Hmmm... But it's ok for the neighbor to leave his broke down suburban with no motor in it parked facing the wrong direction on the street? Oh yeah - it's registered in Mexico too! Maybe if I put it up on cinderblocks and put 13" true spokes on it with fuzzy balls hanging around the windshiled it will pass inspection. Looks like the XTC will not get worked on till I can find a shop to buy or lease.
Pat, if you set the car back on the ground and make it look driveable, you should be ok when you are not actively working on it. You can also put a car cover over it and that should keep them happy. Probably just a cranky neighbor. I had mine up on a scissors jack when I had the alternator out. but I looked fine since I had the tires mounted and lowered the jack to ride height.
Easy now....Remember that there is a 16 year old doing this project. I took the pic of "his" work area. What you don't see is the cooler full of beer sitting next to the lawn chair I am sitting in........ I'll have to get a shot of that this weekend.....
Pat
Pshh, he got it easy! I'm doing all the work AND paying for all of it with my "swap".
I just have a hard time accepting thatsome clown that I pay for through the rediculous taxes, can tell me what I can and can't do on my own property. I know that it is designed to keep neighborhoods from looking like junk yards - and in El Paso, it would not take long before that would happen, but they should give you more than 24 hours. The compliance nazi told my son if it were not off the jack stands with the tires back on, they would give me a fine and/or have the car towed away. I corrected the problem by following the rules. Put the tires back on and set it back on the ground. My only problem now is when I go to do the swap. I do not have room in the garage to do it. It will have to be done in the driveway. I think I'll get another cradle and get it all setup. Then maybe I can drop out the old and stuff in the new, get the tires on it and set back down before the nazi's roll by! I wonder if I put up my portable garage in the driveway if I can get away with it? Maybe worth a try!
Well here I sit in Pueblo and I get a phone call from the homestead. Seems the Code Compliance Nazi's paid my little Hacienda a visit today and gave me a warning about working on my car in the driveway. Seems that sitting on jack stands with the tires removed is a code violation. Hmmm... But it's ok for the neighbor to leave his broke down suburban with no motor in it parked facing the wrong direction on the street? Oh yeah - it's registered in Mexico too! Maybe if I put it up on cinderblocks and put 13" true spokes on it with fuzzy balls hanging around the windshiled it will pass inspection. Looks like the XTC will not get worked on till I can find a shop to buy or lease.
WOW... My advice, unless you're friends with your neighbors, take pics of the other car and anything else that might be questionable or what can be contrude as a visial irritant. You might have a case against the HOA. I've lived in several neighborhoods with HOAs and they're just horrible.
Jim is correct - City Code enforcement. It was not a complaining neighbor. Found out to day, they Code Enforcement bunch is doing a "blitz" in my area. The Suburban parked the wrong way in the street is out of thier jurisdiction? It's a "traffic" violation. So it gets to sti in the street. It seems that the only violation is a car on jack stands. As long as it is on the ground with tires, it's OK. Even if all the tires are flat and the car is a wreck? If it is on jack stands and I am in the "act" of repairing the vehicle, it's OK but only for the time I am actually working on it. I think it's time to build that 10 foot rock wall and a solid iron gate.
I spent the week in Pueblo, CO. I took a few fuel injectors with me to "play" with in the hotel after work. I'm still trying to find out what the difference is between the Disc type and the Pintle type injector. Can't seem to find a good definitive answer on which is better and/or if mixing them makes a difference. I'll keep digging. I did manage to get these pretty clean. I still think I'll try the Ultrasonic cleaner on them. And without the flash:
Of course having a Giant Mobile Ultrasonic Machine helps......
A few scenic shots form my fun in Pueblo:
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Spent the day running around gathering parts and things. I am building an Injector test / cleaner thingie so A lot of time was spent at Lowes, Radio Shack and Autozone. Started some of the assembly but still have a way to go. Maybe finished tomorrow and can start testing/cleaning injectors. I also went to the junk yard and picked up some valve cover bolts, N* injectors for testing the tester thingie and a single injector coupler from a N* for the tester thingie. This afternoon, I pivked up a 88 Cradle to build the 4.9 on - hope to make the swap easier/quicker and it keep the car on the ground and the code Nazi's away.
The cradle is in pretty good shape. It has a small bent area on the crossmember and some craking at the trans mount. I'll straighten it up, weld the cracks and give it some paint.
Managed to get some more work done on my injector tester thingie. It's definitely heavy duty but I used what I had laying around the shop. Just have to get the wiring harness done and I can start testing and cleaning injectors.
Nice to see you're making progress. Love the injector tests. I've never seen that before.
Hey Greg,
I'd rather be woking on some interior pieces but I got to get the grease monkey project out of the way. Not sure I'm doing myself any good with the injector testing but I'm learning something.... You can teach an old dog new tricks! Should make some good progress this weekend on the swap. I hope to get the mounts finished up and the belt assembly done. Next weekend I plan to build the exhaust - or at least get it mocked up. Work is crazy busy so I only have the weekends for the next month or so. Work sure throws a wrench in my plans!
Managed to get some fitup done on the cradle/engine today. I was having a hard time till Frizlefrak brought his 4.9 Coupe over so I could take some measurements. I got the trans mounts done and will start on the engine mounts in the AM. I had some things to fix on the cradle so I pulled the motor back off and worked on the cradle.
Trans mounts done:
The cradle I picked up had a little bend to it - looks like somone tried to drag it with a chain or strap.
Before: After:
There were some cracks in the trans mount - welded the cracks from both sides then smoothed out the top:
Prepped and welded the trans pan notch:
Had to remove some old e brake cables:
Boxed in a notch for the trans valve body cover:
Once I get everything mounted and welded, I'll sand blast it and give it a good coat of paint. Hope to have it done and ready to go in the car by Monday.
Pat
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I hear the lemon flavor gets the rust off! Oh and the blueberry is great for staining the dash !
Thanks for keeping this thread updated. It is a fun one to watch.
