Little Duke Coupe

[RobsFieros]

The build up on that headbolt could be from the heat from the EGR valve.

[TopNotch]

I have a clean valve cover with no gunk on it if you need one.

[Fierofool]

Ive already cleaned that one and reinstalled it.  I think it was brand new.  Now, I just have to pick up that EGR valve.

Edit:  Just added the pic to the above post.

[Fierofool]

I got the EGR reinstalled, and started it up.  It was smoking badly off the exhaust manifold, right in the center, so I tightened the valve cover a little more and it stopped. 

I removed the old tires, which were so dry rotted that 2 of them would go flat in a day or two.  I reinstalled a set of Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires all the way round.  After getting the new tread on, I ran it up and down the street 4 or 5 times.  The brake mastercylinder rear compartment is empty and you can tell that the brakes don't work properly.  After getting back, I checked the rotors and only the front are shiny.  The rear aren't working at all, and likely need rebuilding.  The front needs pads, but the rear are good.

Here are a few pictures after it got a wash, today.  Before and After pictures.  The after pictures are what I hope it to look like when we get it ready to lead parades and to loan out to members.

Front, Before



Front, After



Rear, Before



Rear, After

[Alfa Seltzer]

I've got a set of floor mats that match that interior if you guys want them. I'm also going to be hitting up pull-a-part in the next few weeks if you want me to keep my eye out for any Fiero related parts.

[Fierofool]

Floor mats would be good.  As I've said, this was an absolutely no options car.  He didn't even get floor mats with it.  Thanks.

We could use a tire iron.  Even though the spare and jack have never been used, there is no tire iron. 

[Alfa Seltzer]

Pretty sure I have mine somewhere around the garage, I'll take a look in the next day or two.

[Fierofool]

Does anyone have an injector for an 88 Duke?  Have been having problems with this one after car sits.  Tapping it will usually get it going.  The other day it sputtered and quit.  There's no spray coming from the injector. 

[TopNotch]

I have one. I replaced mine a while back when I really didn't need to -- the problem was something else.

[Fierofool]

What was the problem?  I'm pretty sure my problem is the injector, but I may need to look elsewhere. 

Still haven't heard anything from him regarding the title. 

[TopNotch]

The problem was an over-heating throttle body. See this thread.

[Fierofool]

After reading that, I think it's the injector.  As I said, I'd been having to tap it to get it to start to spray.  The car was running, but wasn't yet warmed up when it started to sputter and it quit.  For some strange reason, the headlight motors both quit working, too. 

[TopNotch]

Check all fuses and fusible links.

[Fierofool]

Dan Lucas emailed me last week and told me he had the title for the coupe.  Melanie and I drove up last Friday and got it signed over.  It's officially ours, now, so we can start to work on it next week. 

[TopNotch]

Charlie, does your duke coupe have the rubber seal on the hinge side of the deck lid? I'm trying to find out if what I've heard is true -- that the seals were only removed from V6 cars in a recall. Mine duke has the seal.
(My V6 does too, because the recall wasn't done.)