My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga

[Raydar]

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This fan moves a lot more air, but draws less current. 
... Once I saw this fan, I had to have it, and now I do have it.

Where did it come from? (Did I miss that?)
Since it pulls more air, and draws less juice, I'm guessing it's not a stock Fiero piece?

I've always felt like the fan in my 4.9 car pulled too much juice. More air movement won't hurt it, either.

[GTRS Fiero]

16" fan, from Amazon.  Ordered in March, showed delivered, but was never shipped.  Got my money back, ordered another, also in March, received early in June.

[Fierofool]

Looks like it fits perfectly into the shroud.  How is it held in place?

[GTRS Fiero]

By the original shroud.

[GTRS Fiero]

If you look carefully, you can see a rivet holding the original shroud to the new fan case.

[GTRS Fiero]

My gauges have been recalibrated, and are now installed.  Can't wait to test, but the starter is out.

I've been going through the light bulb sockets.  It looks as if several could benefit from replacement.

[GTRS Fiero]

Well, the new evaporator core is in.  Apparently, the coolant smell was from a loose hose clamp.  There were more leaves around the evap core.

[GTRS Fiero]

Here is a link for the fan used in my Fiero:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077YJ9K2G/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_3S7kDbAYJ876G

[GTRS Fiero]

There is a rubber flap that goes over the radiator.  Mine is old, but still looks OK.  I have 3 new flaps, from different sources, but the texture differs slightly from stock.  My opinion is that I may as well put a new flap on, because the new flaps are much more flexible, but I surely want to keep the stock look.  Maybe I'm just lazy, and don't want to remove the sticker.

To help me decide, I'm soaking the sticker in goo-gone, and soaking the old flap in rubber rejuvenator.  By tomorrow evening, hopefully there will be a winner.

[GTRS Fiero]

I should note that I have new drain plugs, but they are made of dteel.  My stock drain plugs are made of stainless steel, are in good shape, and come out easily.  So, I guess I'll keep my stock plugs for a bit longer.

[GTRS Fiero]

The front compartment and air dam are back together.  Those metal strips on either side of the air dam were rusty.  I'm wondering if those could be replaced with brass, or tefflon.

[GTRS Fiero]

Pulled the front shocks, today.  They were sensatracks, put in almost 6 years ago.  The rubber bushings were starting to crack.  One of the shocks compresses, but does not rebound on its own.  KYB's going in.

6 years seems rather short, since the stock shocks were in there for more than 20 years.  The shocks/struts on my truck were good for about 200,000 miles, and 9 years.

[TopNotch]

If a shock is not gas filled, it's not going to rebound even when new.

[GTRS Fiero]

True, but I would have expected both of the sensatrack shocks to behave the same.

[GTRS Fiero]

Got the new sway bar bushings in, and the control arm bushings, and the steering rack bushing, the tie rods, and the ball joints.