Just reading from the sidelines wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Having some small problems with an 86 GT. Live in NY and decided to
take a
> "Spring Drive" to NC for the weekend (about 1500 miles round trip)....
On
> trip the Pass. headlight motor was first problem...it was working fine
but
> when I stopped for gas I heard it "running"...now it won't stop spinning
in
> either direction (up or down) unless park lights are turned on and
> headlights off. Otherwise it continues to spin so obviously I unplugged
> relay and just left it UP. Question: Is this just the relay or do I
need to
> replace the motor?....if I grab the knob and stop it from spinning and
push
> down on it , the motor stays off for about 10 seconds, but then starts
> again.... (and I remember hearing about rebuilding them somewhere
instead of
> buying another, can't remember?). Had this happen back in the 80's with
my
> first Fiero but was fixed under warranty so I don't know which they
changed
> .....I also know it is a very common problem but I have been lucky until
now
> with all of them that I have owned, until now.
>
> Second, we pulled of at rest stop and noticed that with car just idling
the
> temp. was rising....I check fan and it was no longer coming as car got
> hot.......for kicks I turn on the A/C to see if the fan would come on
that
> way and it does.... so we were "cool" and could continue trip just
leaving
> A/C on the whole time.....question: would this be a relay for temp
sensor OR
> temp sensor itself (the temp. gage is working fine)....and if it is a
relay
> (or sensor) could someone tell me where it is?
>
> Finally, my brakes SUCK, period......prior to trip I changed the...but
they
> still suck, bled them, did the rotors, etc. I gave up and took to a
local
> repair shop. They redid them again and claim the are fine...on the lift
if
> you press brake all 4 wheels can not be turned..so off we went, but on
the
> road it seems like just my front brakes are working....It is like trying
to
> stop a freight train....DEFINITELY kept our distance from anyone ahead
of
> us. This is my 6th Fiero, I know everyone says they don't have the
greatest
> brakes in the world, but I never had a problem like this with any of
them
> something def. wrong here.....I currently have this 86, and 85 and an
> 88...all are GT's....the only one doing this is this 86 so I know the
> mechanic at our local repair shop who is telling me "that's just the way
> they are" is talking out the wrong end of his digestive track. Anyway,
> even on a loose gravel road, if I slam them, I can't even get them to
lock
> up until I am almost to a stop and then only the fronts skid. Emergency
> brake ALMOST works....it needs just a little more but I ran out of
> adjustment...but if I pull it full you can feel it slowly stopping car
> (again, on lift it locks them up tight, but I realize turning by hand,
and
> stopping car big difference). Is there a pro****tioning valve somewhere?
OR
> any insight?
>
> I am glad to see the "group" is still here....I thought it went the way
of
> most news groups (**** or diet pills) because I didn't see many posts
back a
> few months ago...I only posted once before but I have gotten TONS of
info.
> from others by reading old post that basically always had my questions
> answered before I had to ask.
>
> MANY THANKS, and hope everyone is dusting them off for spring...
> Paul
>
>
It is quite common for the fan switch to die, it is separate from both
the gauge sensor and the ECM temp sensor.
Are you sure your brake booster is working and getting vacuum? When the
brake booster on my truck, C10, failed the brakes seemed to work
normally on a normal easy stop but a hard stop was impossible. I could
stand on the pedal with both feet and not come close to locking up the
brakes. Of course I discovered this problem when I needed to stop
quickly, but a shoulder saved me.
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