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Author Topic: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky  (Read 20758 times)

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GTRS Fiero

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #30 on: October 27, 2018, 09:36:40 pm »
I'm not judging, but waxoiling?!  Like, giving your car a bikini wax, and coating the car with dust-attracting oil?

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #31 on: October 28, 2018, 01:58:34 am »
Yes that's it. :D

Because of our beautiful climate, salty roads and modern cars being made from 80% cheese. 

Tishabelles 8 year old land rover will be an MOT test failure in the next couple of years without action.  Fiero fine as only used in the summer. 

My work ve-hickle (18 years old) used all year round on farm tracks and does twice the mileage of the Landrover is fine underneath as it has a far lower cheese percentage.

It is unlikely to attract dust as dust involves dry.  ;D

On my boikes I use acf50 which is brilliant stuff.  I can coat my on/off-road boike in the summer.... It looks manky as oubt after winter as all the mud/grit very sticks to it but when washed off the next summer it is beautifully corrosion free underneath.

Landrover all done now.  I used a combination of waxoiling sealant for the underbody, waxoil spray for component joints and cavities and dinitriol 3125 hs for the suspension components, spring towers and box sections.  The first thing I found when crawling underneath was a nail in a tyre sidewall which alone made the job worth doing.... And a lot more expensive!

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #32 on: October 28, 2018, 07:55:51 am »
If full-time AWD, must replace all 4 tires.  I picked up a nail in a construction area.  Same deal, no repair.

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #33 on: October 29, 2018, 07:55:43 am »
It uses a Haldex coupling so auto adjusts to 4wd when required so neither permanent 4wd or 2wd or selectable.  Fix involved 2 new very expensive tyres, "luckily" to one of more worn fronts. :o

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #34 on: November 20, 2018, 09:52:22 am »
The DR Belt tensioner that he kindly sent on the 05nov managed to cross the USofA and the Atlantic in 2 days.  It then fell into the incompetent mittens of royal fail who spent the next 14 days swearing black and blue that they didn't know where my parcel was guv!!!

After daily pesterings, It magically appeared today, 15 days later..... After I paid a further £12.50 "handling fee'.... Which since they spent 15 days "handling" it doesn't work out to bad when calculated as a day rate lolzio!!

So have all the bits now.  I can't get DRs linky dink instructions for fitment to work so will just have to work that out.

Next problem, 7 day weeks for the rest of the year..

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #35 on: November 20, 2018, 10:06:34 am »

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #36 on: November 20, 2018, 10:59:43 am »
Works fine.
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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #37 on: November 20, 2018, 11:06:22 am »
Thanks will have to try and find the loan of one of them computer things to view it then as no Worky with tellingbone.

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #38 on: November 20, 2018, 06:03:42 pm »
Here is the document.  Maybe this will help.

v6 spring belt tensioner.pdf

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #39 on: November 21, 2018, 12:43:54 am »
Ahh yes thanks, that works great.  DR had kindly emailed the PDF too.  Just need some time to start the job. ..

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #40 on: December 22, 2018, 01:53:54 pm »
Finally got a day off!!!  I made the mistake of checking the service intervals of my work car first. ... New cam belt time.  .. And glow plugs.... And service.  Arghhhh.

I did get a chance to put the Fiero in position.... Drain coolant.  And start removing the alt bracket which needs to come off in order to fit the special bracket. Battery out. 

I removed the four water pump pulley bolts.  The pulley really didn't feel like going anywhere though.  Are there clearance issues if it remains attached or can it be left on until the water pump is removed from the ve-hickle?


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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #41 on: December 23, 2018, 08:59:21 am »
The answer is... There is enough clearance to remove with the pulley still attached.  However after an evening of soaking in penetrating oil, it came off fine while still in situ.

I noticed today that a number of my coolant rubber hoses are looking tired.  Is there a complete set available (not Fiero store) and does anyone have part numbers please? 

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #42 on: December 23, 2018, 09:10:32 am »
You can buy many piecemeal from Rodney.  He may be willing to bundle them.

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #43 on: December 23, 2018, 09:24:45 am »
Great thanks.  I am looking there, he has them under 1988 hoses... Can't see 86 hoses but I will make what will inevitably be a massive list of other lovely bits and ask him about the hoses.

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Re: Fiero Worky but Water Leaky
« Reply #44 on: December 23, 2018, 09:31:59 am »
There are at least 4 that include the '86.  Do a parts search for "hose".