Help with Restoration
rawr256
05-28-2005, 01:02 PM
Dad got an 87' Fiero GT about 6 months ago and over that time we have had to rebuild the engine. The only problem is that there was four of us pulling it all apart over a six month period so things have kind of been misplaced more than once.
Anyways we nearly have it complete and we are just trying to tye up a few loose ends on where things need to be. The one big problem we have right now is trying to figure out where a hose from the T-stat housing goes. We have looked at pictures of other engines on Cardomain and see theat it goes near the firewall of the car but don't know exactly where it plugs into.
Anyone have any ideas or have a place I can look at for a complete Tear down of the car?
Is a 87' GT so has the 2.8 v6 w/5 spd.
Anyways we nearly have it complete and we are just trying to tye up a few loose ends on where things need to be. The one big problem we have right now is trying to figure out where a hose from the T-stat housing goes. We have looked at pictures of other engines on Cardomain and see theat it goes near the firewall of the car but don't know exactly where it plugs into.
Anyone have any ideas or have a place I can look at for a complete Tear down of the car?
Is a 87' GT so has the 2.8 v6 w/5 spd.
Ragtop_Renegade
05-30-2005, 09:04 AM
Haynes manuals. While not always complete, they do have some nice pictures that are usefull.
As far as your hose goes, it connects to the radiator return tube that runs under the driver's side to the front compatment. If you removed both tubes and are unsure which is which, place both on the ground next to the car. place them so the drain plugs are straight down, and closer to the rear then they are to the front. The driver's side rear hookup points up and slightly to the right, the passenger side up and slightly to the left.
As far as your hose goes, it connects to the radiator return tube that runs under the driver's side to the front compatment. If you removed both tubes and are unsure which is which, place both on the ground next to the car. place them so the drain plugs are straight down, and closer to the rear then they are to the front. The driver's side rear hookup points up and slightly to the right, the passenger side up and slightly to the left.
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