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In Reply to: Wow, more than one... posted by Steven R. Rochlin on August 31, 2004 at 13:45:34:
The 4 cylinder engine (Pontiac's iron-duke) was originally used in small pick-up trucks. Lots of torque but not a lot of power. An unrefined and rough running engine (but cheap) that was probably a bad decision by GM to use it in such a car as the Fiero. In this case, the Toyota MR2 was a much better engine/chassis match. However, when the V6 engine was added, the Fiero became a much better car. The recalls had nothing to do with how the engine ran. There were some electrical parts that got too close to the exhaust manifold that if it got dry and too hot, there was a good chance of getting a static electricity charge ark across to the exhaust manifold and if there was oil or flamable debris there, could result in an engine compartment fire.My car had a fire as a result of poor quality servicing by GM technicians. They had installed a cracked fuel injector seal onto my engine. I would presume there were more problems caused by poor mechanical servicing than the overall design of the car itself.
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