Real Fiero Tech

Thanks that helped, the part number changed for that pushrod between 84 and 85

I didnt have the rods from the other head so that wasnt an option. I just assume that they were different because you dont adjust the lash on those valves.

Did the length of the pushrods change from 84 to 86? I just installed an 86 head on my 84 block head and they click really bad so I would guess yes. Anyone have any information on that?

Thanks
Wolken

there is no valve lash on an L4, you just torque them to spec.

OK I changed a head on my 84 Fiero because I thought it was warped, car ran fine before just overheated all the damned time. Anyway I put a 86 head on an 84 motor (L4). Anyone see a problem with this? After bolting everything down and hooking it all back up it doesnt so much run right anymore any id...

2m4 4 speed 89000 miles, new head gasket, brake calipers and pads, rear ball joints, good tires, interior is very good. Needs paint as usual. Runs and drives great. I'm in St Louis and I will let it go for 1300 obo. I am jumping ship to the Fbody.

Wolken

Basically you are correct. However I replaced the head gasket and the car is now funtioning at a normal operating temperature. Hoorah! Yay I can now park my truck and get 20 mpg again. Good thing St Louis gas prices jumped 17 cents just in time for 4th of July.... price gouging anyone? Thanks for th...

Thats for sure. Although parts arent too bad. To change the head gasket it cost me about 50 bucks... and about 8 hours. That includes dinner and the occational sitting on my ass drinking a beer because you can only sit in a Fiero trunk bent over the engine compartment for so long.

Later

Wolken

I just picked up a 89 Firebird Formula for 400 bucks the other day. Matt. you just dont learn............................... see your own sig for details. Piss off I had a pretty good idea when I bought both of these cars that is wasn't gonna be all roses. Yes I bought a couple of shitty vehicles. ...

got all ready to replace the head gasket and noticed that the weep hole in the water pump was leaking. Replaced the water pump and the overheating stopped. Still dont understand how something simple like a water pump stops pumping but i suppose it did. Motor idled for awhile and didn't overheat so I...

DAMN that would happen right after filled my garage with car! I just picked up a 89 Firebird Formula for 400 bucks the other day. It has wiring issues but supposedly runs great. We'll see. Now I have to either put the bird outside or wire it to make room for the Fiero. Meanwhile getting 10 mpg in my...

I have an 84 that is overheating. I was driving it a couple weekends ago and noticed it was running hot (220) but it wasnt getting any hotter so I pulled over at the next exit to get some coolant, apparently the top left radiator hose developed a pin hole and had drained enough coolant out to make i...

I will check that out, now to figure out the stumbling idle.

I have a 2.5L 1984 4 speed Fiero. When you start the car cold it high idles at about 2500 rpm until it warms up and when it does warm up it idle wanders between 700 - 1200 it will sit on 1000 but then will drop and recover. My question is if somebody has a suggestion on what might cause this and if ...

I did that too but that was because the idiots i bought it from swapped a motor relay into the isolation relay spot and so when i pugged in a new motor relay it smoked the relay and the fusible link :banghead: . After replacing that I figured out the wiring with some help from a troubleshooting site...

I am messing around with my headlight relays on my 84 and after much troubleshooting have realized that the isolation relay and the other 2 are not the same. Does anyone have a part number for the isolation relay so I might be able to get that one from my local parts store instead of going to the fi...

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/pts/144415848.html

looks to be in fair shape.

Thanks I will do that tonight.

I had to relace the rear brake calipers last year and need some advise on how to adjust the ebrake cable. I know I saw a post on that subject at one time but I can no longer find it. If somebody could get me a link or just let me know how to adjust that it would be nice to be able to use it again. T...

Well i just got back from driving the car all over St Louis it is working really well the clunking went away and I put some more gas in it. 22mpg not too bad considering that is has some issues. Going to take it in to finish the inspection on Monday and get it aligned. there is still some sort of cr...