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Dukesterpro
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JUN 06, 09:19 AM
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Doing some work on my 86, I noticed it had no heat shield, the exhaust manifold bolts have no studs for a heat shield, and the rubber strip was still in place along the back of the trunk lid. This car is missing all signs of the recall. No stickers, no anything.
So I did what any Fiero owner would do. Printed out all my documentation, a copy of the 88-C-24, printed photos of the above, printed parts requests from gm about the availability #10154785, located one in FT. Madison IA and one Lansing MI, and walked on in to my local GM stealership/service center with the world biggest **** -eating grin.
Spoke (Politely! You catch more flies with honey!) to just about every manager in the building.
Guess whos getting a free warranty repair, 35 years and 160,000 miles later.
(The dealership said yes and ordered parts. GM can still shoot my little parade down when the request comes in by the dealership today. But according to the dealership, they have the parts, and the car is due for a recall, so they don't have much ground to decline service.
My guess is this is probably the last Fiero to ever be recalled. Unless this practice is more common than I am imagining. At the very least I figured you all would get a kick out of this.
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css9450
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JUN 06, 09:31 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Dukesterpro:
My guess is this is probably the last Fiero to ever be recalled. |
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Hmmmm, could be! I remember when I first joined here there would be an occasional post from a member or two getting their recalls done, and how parts were still available at the time.... But that was 20 years ago now.
I would try to keep the decklid strip and re-install it afterward if you can.
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Dukesterpro
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JUN 06, 09:35 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by css9450:
Hmmmm, could be! I remember when I first joined here there would be an occasional post from a member or two getting their recalls done, and how parts were still available at the time.... But that was 20 years ago now.
I would try to keep the decklid strip and re-install it afterward if you can.
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Interesting thought about the decklid strip, noted!
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shemdogg
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JUN 06, 10:15 AM
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Lol thats awesome, good stuff!
shem
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cvxjet
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JUN 06, 10:39 AM
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I think I've heard of something like this- somewhere....But, I don't....recall....
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jonrev
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JUN 06, 03:39 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Dukesterpro:
Interesting thought about the decklid strip, noted!
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Definitely recommend keeping that strip in place, or reinstalling it afterward. In theory it was removed to better vent the engine bay, however doing so allows rainwater from the decklid to pour onto the exhaust manifold, below... I recall some even cracked as a result of thermal shock.[This message has been edited by jonrev (edited 06-06-2023).]
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Patrick
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JUN 06, 03:40 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Dukesterpro:
Doing some work on my 86, I noticed it had no heat shield, the exhaust manifold bolts have no studs for a heat shield, and the rubber strip was still in place along the back of the trunk lid. This car is missing all signs of the recall. No stickers, no anything.
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So, does that mean your engine still has the weird looking pre-recall rubber intake snorkel?
As mentioned earlier, save the decklid strip! Remove it before you take it in for the recall. It just unclips from the decklid.
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Dukesterpro
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JUN 07, 08:58 AM
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It sure does!
And I just removed the strip. Is it really worth reinstalling?
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hyperv6
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JUN 07, 10:13 AM
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Yes the strip is a part many regret not keeping. The water gets on the back plugs and over time will rust them in.
The cooling improvement is really nothing.
No you are not the odd one out there. I had mine done years after the recall. The dealer was like well I don't know if we can get the parts. I called GM and they said yes we can do it. The dealer called 15 min later and asked when can you bring it in. I asked when do you want it they said tomorrow.
My concern was that I was going to get a tech who had never worked on a Fiero but I got a tech that not only had done this job but did so many he could do it with out lowering the cradle. He later told me he had not seen a Fiero that clean since they were still selling new ones..
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David Hambleton
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JUN 07, 01:02 PM
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