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Car Forum / Pontiac / Pontiac Fiero / August 2005

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1988 V-6 stalling

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Patrick J - 13 Aug 2005 01:49 GMT
1988 Fiero GT V-6, new/rebuilt engine 4,000 miles, car heats to about 220
degrees (its in the mid 90's outside temp)after 4 miles or so, the car tries
to stall when coming to a light or stop sign--replaced IAC and ignition
module earlier this summer (for other problems) this car has been running
higher temps since the engine was replaced--cant take the car out of town--my
stepdaughter drives this vehicle and her work is 4 miles away--she says she
cant drive to work and back home in one trip without having to let the car
cool down--any ideas--engine code 21,22 will a TPS be the cause of this?

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JazzMan - 13 Aug 2005 02:13 GMT
>  1988 Fiero GT V-6, new/rebuilt engine 4,000 miles, car heats to about 220
> degrees (its in the mid 90's outside temp)after 4 miles or so, the car tries
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> cant drive to work and back home in one trip without having to let the car
> cool down--any ideas--engine code 21,22 will a TPS be the cause of this?

Codes 21 is high TPS voltage and 22 is low TPS voltage, so
I would suspect your TPS is bad. As far as temperature goes,
your engine was designed to run at 195°-230° all day long,
so that's not hot. However, you can "burp" any air out that
might have gotten into the system by removing the front
radiator cap (if coolant starts coming out as you remove
the cap then reinstall the cap and go to the next step)
and adding coolant until it's full, reinstall the cap, then
add coolant through the rear thermostat cap until it's full,
then without the thermostat but with the cap on start the
engine and let it run for less than a minute. Shut off,
remove the thermostat cap and top off as necessary. Reinstall
the thermostat and cap, then fill the front overflow bottle
to the full mark. Drive the car and check the overflow bottle
level regularly, adding as needed until the level stabilizes
at the FULL HOT mark when fully warmed up.

If you have any doubts about the cooling system's integrity
you can take it to any radiator shop for a free or cheap
pressure test.

JazzMan
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