My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga

[Fierofool]

I would send Steve  pm or email and get his opinion.

[GTRS Fiero]

These are the tubes I got:
http://rodneydickman.com/product_info.php?products_id=495

[Raydar]

I answered your PM. That's a nice kit!

Removing the 88 tubes is relatively easy.
Drain the coolant.
Remove the spare tire tub (really the hardest part).
Raise the car. Do not use the center pad of the front crossmember.
Remove the hose clamps and hoses.
Remove the plate (or whatever you want to call it) from the center of the front crossmember.
Remove the clamps from under the rockers.
Tubes should be free to drop out.

[GTRS Fiero]

Excellent!  Thanks for the detailed instructions.  My tube is slightly depressed, so could possibly be fixed.

Yes, I received your PM.

[GTRS Fiero]

Added the bracket that goes below the OPS.  At some point, that bracket had been removed, and not replaced.

[GTRS Fiero]

Left my Fiero outside, last night.  This morning, it was -7 degrees.  The Fiero was not wanting to start, so we pushed the Fiero into the garage.  Tried again, after I thawed out.  Fiero started right up.

Maybe the cold start isn't that great.

[GTRS Fiero]

I guess my motivation to replace the coolant tubes took a bit of a dive.  The tubes had been sitting in my truck, which was outside.  I walked out, grabbed a tube with my bare hand, and the two instantly fused.  With some warm water, they were again separated, but I have fresh skin where I grabbed the tube.  Maybe I should wait for temps above zero.

Meanwhile, the e-brake switch was replaced.

I also cleaned most of the bug guts off the headlights.

There is still snow and salt out, so I'm fixing small stuff.

[Raydar]

I guess my motivation to replace the coolant tubes took a bit of a dive.  The tubes had been sitting in my truck, which was outside.  I walked out, grabbed a tube with my bare hand, and the two instantly fused.  With some warm water, they were again separated, but I have fresh skin where I grabbed the tube.  Maybe I should wait for temps above zero.
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They have these things, made from cloth or leather, or some super synthetic fabric, called "gloves".
I hear they work pretty well.

All kidding aside, I didn't use to bother with gloves, that much. Now, I wear them frequently. The older you get, the less discomfort you're willing to put up with.

[GTRS Fiero]

The gloves were in my pocked, mere inches from my hand

[GTRS Fiero]

These are my all-purpose gloves.  Insulated, waterproof (other than the wrist), and not overly bulky.  They work great for snowball fights, grabbing things from the oven, or just winter gloves.  They work OK for gardening, but I have a different set I prefer for that.



That having been stated, they are much more bulky than cloth gloves, and even than my leather gloves.  They don't work with touch screens.  They absorb gasoline odors terribly.  I have a hard time feeling things when working on the cars.  Trying to manipulate keys is difficult.

[GTRS Fiero]

Ugh.  This was actually on my Fiero!

[TopNotch]

If I needed one of those, I'd get some suitable foam, such as carpet underlayment foam, and cut one out, paint it black if necessary, and glue it in place.

[GTRS Fiero]

See the next newsletter.

[GTRS Fiero]

My Fiero had been in a guy's garage for several months.  The other day, he commented that my Fiero was as much his as mine.

No, no.  He needs to get his own.

Apparently, his wife won't let him buy one, but taking mine would be OK.

Thankfully, my Fiero is now back home.

[GTRS Fiero]

Well, I couldn't find the AR cruise module, so I ordered all the similar modules.  I picked one such module up today.  Supposedly in the same family of modules.  We'll see if it works.