Fiero No.2 - 88formula 3800/F23 swap (Page 10/15)
va441975 APR 17, 11:28 PM
That is awesome. How you like it?
ignorant prodigy APR 18, 08:00 PM
I love it!
It's so much fun
ignorant prodigy MAR 24, 07:51 AM
Back in Nov 2018 I dropped it off at the Exhaust shop. I asked him if he'd be interested in doing a few other small things to it in addition to the exhaust. He pulled in into his shop to protect it from weather.. and there it sat..

That's where it sat.. collecting dust for a year and a half.

Then on March 9th I stopped by his shop to get an oil change... in my Viper. He had never met me face to face.. so I thought it'd be a good introduction.


Then 2 weeks later, he had my exhaust done! lol. He's a good guy.





Can't wait to get back into it. Downside is I don't have space for it. Going to have to leave it outdoors for now, until I figure something out.
ignorant prodigy MAR 24, 02:20 PM
Wonder how this will sound?

Have my battery on a trickle charger, i'm going to drain the oil and put in new stuff. Also the gas is 3 years old at this point.. i may just try to start it with the old gas? still deciding
ignorant prodigy MAR 27, 07:12 AM
hit a set back yesterday.
did an oil change and went to start it. first time since late 2018 that I've tried turning it on.

I turned the key (with jumper cables on) and i heard the IC pump come on, but not the fuel pump. Tried cranking and nothing happened.
So I checked the fuses for the fuel pump, then the relay. Then I crawled under and checked the harness from the pump... all looked good.

then I saw it...



Mice must have chewed it up. So disappointed.
wftb MAR 27, 11:42 AM
That sucks. But at least the damage appears to be all in one spot so it shouldn't be too hard to fix. I usually have a chunk of mouse poison in my front trunk to prevent damage.

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ericjon262 MAR 27, 12:27 PM
glad to see you're still at it, it's a bummer that the wiring got trashed. especially considering the location is hard to do a good permanent fix, a high stress point with lots of motion is the last place I want a joint.
ignorant prodigy MAR 27, 01:47 PM

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Originally posted by wftb:

That sucks. But at least the damage appears to be all in one spot so it shouldn't be too hard to fix. I usually have a chunk of mouse poison in my front trunk to prevent damage.





yea. i had traps in it when it was in my garage, but when it was at the exhaust shop it didnt have anything



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Originally posted by ericjon262:

glad to see you're still at it, it's a bummer that the wiring got trashed. especially considering the location is hard to do a good permanent fix, a high stress point with lots of motion is the last place I want a joint.



Agreed. good as time as any to learn how to solder i guess
ericjon262 MAR 27, 03:26 PM

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Originally posted by ignorant prodigy:


Agreed. good as time as any to learn how to solder i guess


it's worth mentioning that the heat can cause stresses in the wire which can degrade the strength, a well done crimp might actually be a better fix, because it allows for more flex, but not with autozone butt connectors.

something like these:

https://www.amazon.com/CONN...SPLICE/dp/B00MMYFX5O

with crimpers like these:

https://www.amazon.com/SG-T...ustrial%2C261&sr=1-3

and high quality shrink tube.

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http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/119122.html

ignorant prodigy MAR 27, 03:55 PM

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Originally posted by ericjon262:

it's worth mentioning that the heat can cause stresses in the wire which can degrade the strength, a well done crimp might actually be a better fix, because it allows for more flex, but not with autozone butt connectors.

something like these:

https://www.amazon.com/CONN...SPLICE/dp/B00MMYFX5O

with crimpers like these:

[URL=https://www.amazon.com/SG-Tool-Aid-SGT18915-Terminal/dp/B079P3L8MQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3MM3PNLPPA68H&keywords=metri+pack+crimper&qid=1585340738&s=industrial&sprefix=metri+pack+%2Cindustrial%2C261&sr=1-3]https://www.amazon.com/SG-T...ustrial%2C261&sr=1-3[/ URL]

and high quality shrink tube.




hmmm... bummer i just went and bought all the stuff to solder them. we'll see how it goes.. if they break then I'll go the way you suggest