heads up on fiero gas tank!

[Gurt!]

whell somthing i found out today i was working on replacing my fuel pump and i pulled the sending unit out and looked and it was coverd in a tar like substence come to finde after investigation and a lil chit chat with my mechanic friend over at the local mechanic's shop that the intereor of the gas tank had started disinigrating after dumping all the old fuel that had been in the car for about 5 years..(thanks to the old owner that never decided to fix the car) i looked in the tank to finde big chunks of the old intereor everywhere whell i asked my buddy how mutch itll verry on chost to fix, its about a 200 doller job to have the tank cleaned and re lined but for me since im a good friend to the mechanic i get a big discount and it will only chost 85 bucks

[Burn]

interesting...
next week
im buying a 87 gt that has been sitting out in a backyard for 3 years

a tree is strarting to grow thru it lol

[Xanth]

My dad's Indy was like that, it was sitting for 14 years. The fuel had turned into a flaky sludge and the tank was all but history.

[Gurt!]

i know there was about 3 or 4 things recalled on the fiero that ya might want to look in to also if you buying a fiero some possibl good pointers to replace parts ill just post them



1984 PONTIAC FIERO ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Recall Date: 12/28/1989

Summary:
DUE TO AN INTERACTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE RELATED FACTORS, THERE IS A RISK OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES.

Consequence:
AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CAN SPREAD TO THE PASSENGERCOMPARTMENT AND INJURE OCCUPANTS.

Remedy:
CORRECT OR INSTALL NEW ENGINE COMPONENTS TO PREVENT UNREASONABLE FIRE RISK.

Potential Units Affected: 244000

Notes: PONTIAC FIERO



1984 PONTIAC FIERO FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Recall Date: 05/19/2006

Summary:
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.

Consequence:
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy:
HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

Potential Units Affected: 88303

Notes: PONTIAC FIERO




1984 PONTIAC FIERO PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
Recall Date: 04/11/1991

Summary:
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILS TO OPERATE AND DO NOT WORK AFTER BRAKE PAD WEAR.

Consequence:
PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT COMPLETELY HOLD A PARKED VEHICLEWHEN PARKED ON A SLOPE, CAUSING UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY WHICH COULD RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy:
REPLACE NONFUNCTIONING PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTERS.

Potential Units Affected: 179036

Notes: PONTIAC FIERO




1984 PONTIAC FIERO ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Recall Date: 12/01/1987

Summary:
DUE TO AN INTERACTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE RELATED FACTORS, THERE IS AN UNREASONABLE RISK OF CONNECTING ROD FAILURE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES.

Consequence:
AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE CAN SPREAD TO THE PASSENGERCOMPARTMENT AND INJURE OCCUPANTS.

Remedy:
CORRECT OR INSTALL NEW ENGINE COMPONENTS TO PREVENT UNREASONABLE FIRE RISK.

Potential Units Affected: 125440

Notes: PONTIAC FIERO




ive already looked in to replacing alot of this i know on my 86 fiero the parking break dosent work and the fuel pump was recalled as of what it says up there ^^^^ i replaced it and found the problem with my fuel tank i also know that you should look in to finding a way to sheald the wiering harnis if you look at the 2.5 4cyl engine you can see that the wiering harnis in the back of the engine is really close to the manifold and the most hottest spots on the engine bad idea lol just a few heads up thow from what ive learned

[FieroGuy9890]

interesting...
next week
im buying a 87 gt that has been sitting out in a backyard for 3 years

a tree is strarting to grow thru it lol

Sounds alot like how mine was. Only it was sitting for around 9 years and on a stone part of the driveway. and it was only an 85 2m4 rather than a gt.

So let me get this straight, there supposed to be some sort of lining in the fiero fuel tank? If so I may have a problem, mines just plain metal inside with some little plastic parts around the back where the filler hose goes in.

[Gurt!]

yeah inside the fuel tank theres a rubber type cotting that covers the full inside of the tank it prevents metal to gas contact, (this dose not include the plastic parts for some odd reason or it dose and the coating was just eaton away ) the gas accts like a acid after the years and will rust out your tank from the inside out, leading to a fuel pump problem's, you can have the tank cleand but i highley recamended that you go to a radeator shop and have the tank cleaned and recoatid. when i puled my sending unit the old fuel pump was really messed up the rubber hose was melted from the gas in the tank the tank started to carode away and left me with rust and every other fun thing that fuel pumps really cant opperate with

ill haf to get some pictures of the old fuel pump and the inside of the tank

[FieroGuy9890]

well i know for the most part what that all looks like being i dropped my tank after it sat with gas in it for 9 years. So i'm pretty familiar with the nastyness that occurs in there. my hose was eaten through as well, and my fuel pump strainer was a brownish color and looked pretty clogged.

[Gurt!]

ha ha ha so you know exactly waht i saw im going to get mine cleened out at a local raideator shop so i dont get another problem and haf to do a repeat of the whole pain in the butt taink removial

[mleec321]

Gurt!, Im just wondering, how old are you? Your posts are so hard to read, with a distinct lack of periods or basic grammar. Forget capitalization! Your spelling is atrocious. I might be wrong. Maybe your keyboard had some of that tar your attemting to describe dumped on it, or maybe your on drugs. Its quite amazing that I was able to understand even the basic meaning of your posts. Anyways, thanks for a good laugh!! Ive got this bookmarked, and I hope to get a few laughs out of it


Good luck with:
ha ha ha so you know exactly waht i saw im going to get mine cleened out at a local raideator shop so i dont get another problem and haf to do a repeat of the whole pain in the butt taink removial

Translated:

Ha! So you know exactly what I saw. I am going to get my tank cleaned out at a local radiator shop, so I dont have another problem and have to pull the tank again.

LOL!

[FieroGuy9890]

Hey mleec321 don't be so heavy, not everyone is perfect and I'm sure you're not either. So you don't need to go around riding anyone else for grammar or punctuation. Not to mention you're new here, and yes have a right to speak your mind. But there is no reason what so ever to try and make fun of others.

[Shadow]

Hey Michael chill out man you've been on this site less than a day and made two posts one of which is OK yet it appears that you may have a case of "Too Much Gaming Syndrome" by keeping your middle finger on S instead of D.

"Sis you ever get this finished? I would love to see what it looks like with everything installed. Let me know!!"

Then your second you appear that you may not like someone here and go off on them. #1 that person may not care how they spell or punctuate. #2 English may not be their first language. #3 Education Levels vary across the world. We all can't go to Oregon State. So chill out man We're all supposed to be here for the same reason OUR CARS. Welcome aboard and we hope you enjoy the site.

[mleec321]

Sorry about that Gurt!. Im not sure why I was so hard. I guess I was just wanting to know what was up. Anyways, sorry guys!