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All Things Fiero => The Market => Topic started by: GTRS Fiero on May 29, 2021, 07:59:40 pm

Title: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 29, 2021, 07:59:40 pm
Mine has gone missing.  Anyone have one for sale?
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: Fierofool on May 29, 2021, 08:17:19 pm
The ones I have are for Fiero manual transmissions. 
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 29, 2021, 08:18:08 pm
So, they are different?

Yes, mine is an automatic.
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: Fierofool on May 29, 2021, 09:38:50 pm
I would guess so.  You don't have a Fiero transmission.
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 29, 2021, 09:40:10 pm
True.  You think that is why it's missing?  I hadn't considered that.
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: TopNotch on May 29, 2021, 11:48:58 pm
The dust shield on my 3800 with 4t60E is plastic, and is in two pieces. Don't you have a 4T60E?
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 30, 2021, 07:30:31 am
4T60

Does yours look like the stock shield?
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: TopNotch on May 30, 2021, 12:54:00 pm
Quote from: GTRS Fiero on May 30, 2021, 07:30:31 am
4T60

Does yours look like the stock shield?
Yes, 100% stock.
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 30, 2021, 01:04:12 pm
I'm wondering if I need to use a shield from a 4T60, or if I could use the stock Fiero shield.
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: TopNotch on May 30, 2021, 01:15:03 pm
You may recall when I told about changing my front crankshaft seal, about the slot in the bell housing where I clamped vice grips on the ring gear. Well, a stock Fiero dust shield wouldn't cover that slot. If your transmission doesn't have a slot, you may be Ok with the Fiero dust shield.
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 30, 2021, 01:20:20 pm
Slot?  Gets loose coins, then you pull the handle...  Wrong type of slot.

Looks like I'll be crawling around under the Fiero again.  It's so spacious under there.
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: TopNotch on May 30, 2021, 01:29:43 pm
Perhaps you should invest in a QuickJack...

Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 30, 2021, 01:38:59 pm
Code enforcement gestapo.
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: TopNotch on May 30, 2021, 01:53:36 pm
Quote from: GTRS Fiero on May 30, 2021, 01:38:59 pm
Code enforcement gestapo.
That's strange... A jack is a jack. If one kind is legal, another kind should also be legal.
An any case, I hope you're looking into moving.
Title: Re: Inspection plate/dust shield
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 30, 2021, 03:27:42 pm
Legal has nothing to do with it.  I have received citations for "working on an old vehicle in public view".  How about "failure to comply with noise regulations"?  I was replacing the washer motor, but that is up front, so he thought I was working on the engine.  It was after 9am on a Saturday morning.  His excuse was that "it had the potential to make noise".

I have been mowing my lawn, every week, but received a citation for grass longer than 4 inches, again.  Apparently, there was one piece sticking up.

When I saw him today, my Fiero was sitting peacefully in the carport, but I had spilled some fuel, so I'm sure he will cite me for something.  I started coughing a bit (allergies), so stepped really close to him, and whispered "COVID".  He left.

Well, property is expensive, right now, but yes, we plan to build a house somewhere where the house can't be seen from the road.