I just bought an 85 SE 4 speed

[RobsFieros]

Looks like I'm not getting this one. She said they ran it without oil and the motors locked down, and they want $400.00 for it and won't come off the price.

[RobsFieros]

The black 85 is going to be put back o the road.

I've just finished with replacing the carpet, seats, dash, console, radio, and shift surround in this car. I got it running last week but it still needs a lot of work. This is going to make a nice car.

[ratfink]

The fact that it's a Fiero makes it worth it!  It does help that You know what Your doing!!
Want some free practice on mine??!!

[Fierofool]

I have an 87 engine in my 85GT.  By all estimates, the car has well over 160,000 miles on it.  The oil pressure reads about 30 lbs at hot idle.  Bought a new AC/Delco sending unit, so I'm gonna go out, warm the car up, attach a mechanical pressure gauge to get a true reading, then install the new oil pressure sending unit to see if it gives me a good reading.

[Fierofool]

Just finished swapping out the sending unit.  After driving the car and getting it up to operating temp, I pulled the old sending unit and installed the mechanical gauge.  At 900-1000 rpm, the mechanical gauge reads about 47 to to 50 psi.  When I rev it up to about 3000, it goes up to about 65 psi.

Then I installed the new sending unit and started it again.  The dash gauge reads around 50 psi at idle and also around 65 when I rev it up.  So, I guess I've got a better engine than I thought.  The old sending unit must have been bad.