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@@RustyRatchetGarage I've put more time and money than most people ever will into the 2.5 8v, and I'm pretty happy with it. But I could've swapped in a 16v at this point and been at the same place with probably less work and similar money. The good news is that 8v engines and parts are a dime a dozen if things go badly for me.
Nice it took me 2 years to get my 84 back on the road, I have a lot of good videos on that one. Tomorrow I have the video on this 86 and 88 944s that I pulled out of the junk yard. I daily drive my 84 and love it.
@@RustyRatchetGarage Wish I could find a deal like that down here in the south. Once cars go to the yard here they are not to be sold for the street again. I have an early 85 square dash car but would love to find a later car to put some sport seats in I have on hand.
Considering doing this with my 71 (slant 6 manual trans van). Mine doesn't have any power...( I was going to end that sentence with "brakes or steering", but then I realized that it was pretty accurate as-is lol) Thinking I might try a 5.3 4bbl with a manual trans in mine. Thank you for showing the later model trans mount differences- it's rather difficult to find any info on these vans. Most forums link to dead websites or contain broken photo links- so you're left guessing what would work.
Thanks for watching, it’s my buddy’s van he knows all about these things. When the original mount wouldn’t work he tracked down a later model one and it worked. We could not find nothing on this swap.
Hi, these unfortunately are not Rolls Royce’s. Look more like Daimler’s/Wolseys. That was a reproduction grille on the one at the end to make it appear like a Rolls. No Rolls Royce were bodied like this. Still interesting to see nonetheless
They are part of a movie prop they are parked down the street from my house. But yea they shooting a movie and they the props for a movie I mean they real cars but they for a movie they shooting out here
I just got done working on this, spent the whole day on it. It is going back to white but with the orange stripes. Just like the one I had in high school. Thanks for watching
@@RustyRatchetGarage WOW That's going to be beautiful! I can't wait to see it! What color are you going with for the interior? I find it so frustrating that you can't get colored interior parts. It's like you have to buy the default black and then paint them, you know. 🙄
@@80CAMZ28 thanks for watching, I am going to paint it white with the orange stripes. Interior will be red with black dash and center console. Just like I had in high school. Thank you for the compliment
I’m definitely keeping it stock for now, I just have a few motors I can do a swap in. If she likes stock then that’s it lol. Thanks for watching I keep posting.
That 700R4 will make a big difference from the T350. Just make sure that TV cable is right. I usually set them at WOT to be maxed out and let it shift where it wants from there. Nice car!
When revving the engine in this video. I noticed a vacuum line expanding on the bottom of the screen. I think it’s the one that goes to the brake booster. I would check that line. Unless it’s silicone and supposed to do that.
Same exact thing happened to me out of the blue one day. Ended up being the catalytic converter completely taking a shit. Wouldn’t rev, had to floor it just to get to 45mph
I did a smoke test no leaks, test coil that passed also swapped it out with a good working one, still no go. If I unplug the fpr and fuel dampener it runs better and can rev up past 3000rpm but it’s not smooth and crisp
@@RustyRatchetGarage - the others here commenting are saying injectors and well worth doing but my suggestion is to start with the fuel system from back to front…I’m not suggesting replacing everything, just considering everything so you have peace of mind - start with a pressure test and then consider each failure point?
I had similar problems with a sticking/failing injector. The car would run okay if you were smooth with throttle application but would backfire, stutter, and stumble if you were more aggressive and it was difficult to get it to rev past 3-4k rpms as if it hit a wall. I bought four remanufactured bosch injectors and it ran fine from that point on.
@@RustyRatchetGarage I pulled them and hooked them to a 9v battery and shot injector cleaner through them. You might pull the power to each injector and see how it runs (even on 3 cylinders) to see if you can isolate it before hand. The injector I had fail was aftermarket but the car had been running fine on all four beforehand. I bought a set of "supposed" Bosch injectors off eBay only to have issues as they were not in fact Bosch. I and several others have found that the cars are very sensitive to not running properly on anything other than OEM Bosch injectors...even the ones that claim to be compatible did not work for me if they were not Bosch.
Go back to the basics - air, spark and fuel. It sounds like an air problem...as I was writing this I took another peak at the video looking for something and noticed at 1:36-1:46 as you are revving the engine there is a hose at the bottom of the screen that is collapsing as you try to rev it. I can't see where it is coming from or going to but check it out.
I have done more test off camera like smoke test no leaks, that hose is a cheap silicone hose that goes to the brake booster. I pulled that hose and the Venturi valve and blocked it off at the intake. No difference. I pulled the vacuum lines from the throttle body and plugged them I can rev past 3000 rpm but it’s not smooth. I am leaning back towards the AFM
Check the AFM, it's common that the electrical traces in them need to he cleaned or otherwise repaired by adjusting the sweep arms so they contact a clean area that hasent been worn. IIRC you should have the "barn door" style AFM, I'd unplug it and see if there is any change in throttle response since the ecm should be in failsafe mode where it only looks at engine speed and throttle position for fueling and spark adjustments. It's been a long time since I wrenched on 944s but the AFM was a common headache. Of course check all normal stuff like fuel pressure, plugs, ignition coil etc
I'd see if the vacuum advance or equivalent is working. Also, test with an O2 sensor. Could be as simple a bad spark plugs or ignition coils not having good spark at RPM.
Early motronic injection systems puzzled simple American techs dealing with generic neutered big displacement low power vehicles. . Nothing like mid nineties n up. It kept getting more efficient. Almost every German car in America ran like shit if it wasent maintained by proper techs . That's from mid 80s through today. Good luck with the car. I had a beautiful 1989 944 s2. 3l 4 cyl. Epic car. Strait up trade for my 91 Pontiac grand prix GTP. So happy with decision at the time. Porsche was bulletproof. 80k, 2 ND owner, European enthusiast. Regret selling that car. Made 4 grand on it. Sold it just 6 months later when offers couldn't be rejected by me anymore. Back in 1995. Good times
Knowledge IS Power! Pennocks Fiero forum for all you search questions. Pretty certain your issue was the clutch ignition safety switch. Did not need to waste your time tearing apart the steering column. Good luck with the project. Looking forward to updates.
I miss my old Fiero on the regular😪 I had done a bunch of work on it but a young family and 2 seats don't make good dance partners. One day I'll find another and make it my summer car😎 Enjoy your little go-kart fella🤙
YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR AND CLEAR OUT THE CRAP FROM THE HEATER BOX!!!! THIS IS REAL IMPORTANT!!!! In a Fiero the crap off the windshield ends up in the heater blower box. The problem is the resistors for the fan get red hot. This happens when the fan is on and the speed is at anything but HIGH. The resistors knock down the voltage. They get hot and THEY WILL start the crap in your heater box on fire. Under the front hood take out the blower motor - It's quite easy - reach in and clean out all the crap. Do this BEFORE your Fiero starts on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice 55! I Ran into similar issues with my brothers 55 Nomad. Had to upgrade to special headers to allow the steering rod to fit. I'm doing my 56 Nomad with a 500 power steering box this week. We'll see how that goes. Don't need to spend the money on exhaust upgrades at this time. I like the rack I put in on my brothers, really works nice. Hope my Power steering box upgrade works as good. Keep up the good content.
