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Hey Steve, glad we were able to connect! I am still working on sending you some video's back.

The boat anchor 3.0L. You NEVER see those anymore and to my knowledge, we never got it in Canada, but rather the 2.8L carb (until 86). 2 barrel. You still have your 90 ciera??

Sure do!

On average… 2 minutes. It’s fuel injected (throttle body) but I had just purchased the car off the 2nd owner who has it for a few months and had initially bought it off an older gentleman so the car sat and needed work. Body was mint but needed a tuneup. Had this car until 2020 or so, sold it and bought an 85 ciera which I have a few videos of now. This was my very first time starting the car.. and was on my way to the mechanic to have it fixed so it’s a miracle it started! Never had an issue after that

I should’ve made more this summer but never got around to it. Still have the car.

Yes! It’s in the garage for the winter. I should have it out in about a month and a half from now. I’ll post an update video then! Have this 1985 olds cutlass ciera brougham 1989 olds eighty-eight Royale Brougham 84 pontiac fiero 2m4 SE. 4-Speed

Sold it in 2020… replaced it with an 85. Check out my other videos!

@snipindowntown Ohhh. Oh okay.

How did you access the distributors/distributorless ignition on the transversely mounted front wheel drive iron dukes? And what might cause an iron duke to run rich at idle, get poor fuel economy, and not go into closed loop at idle and off acceleration?

hey you and me both I guess that's the way it goes 😥. Learned to drive on my mom's Cutlass Ciera 3 spd automatic. And being a kid well I kinda blew the transmission....a few years later she decided she wanted a Camry just like everyone else 🙄🙄. The dealer offered only $100 for the trade because the transmission slipped. So mom went and had the transmission replaced and still traded it to the same dealer. To this day I still have to wonder what was wrong with that woman 🤔

@@resetsetmefree478what kind of driving behaviors causes the transmission to get to the point of slipping ?

It had yet to have a tuneup. I had just purchased it and with TBI (throttle body injection) it was a pain to start when it got really cold. I had since replaced the ign coil, spark plugs etc. i have an 85 ciera with a 3.8L now! What a difference

​​@@snipindowntownThis car has a distributor, correct? Is the ignition module inside the distributor? How did you access the ignition in these transversely mounted front wheel drive iron duke?

What kind of fuel economy did you get with the 4 cylinder?

@@gregorymalchuk272 I didn't pay much attention but gas was like 95 cents per gallon

Day I got it. The ign coil/tps were replaced soon after.

Yup! And 86 you could get a 2.8L carb or FI. Only in Canada I believe. Is yours a brougham?

Very cold and car had just been purchased and needed a massive tuneup.

You aren’t far off. The chevy celebrity Buick century Olds cutlass ciera Pontiac 6000 Were all the same platform!

This was a great car. Sold it about a year and a half ago. 2.5L I now own an 85 with the 3.8L and as much as I like the v6.. the 2.5 was super reliable and not nearly as quirky as the buick 3.8 they put in these. If you go to my channel and check my other videos you should see it. Thanks for watching MGM

@@snipindowntown Thr Buick 3.8's with the plastic intake manifold were definitely trouble. Had one crack and fill the cylinders with coolant...yay.

DO you know what years that spans from? fwd or rwd 3.8?

I’m sure she did!! 😂

Thanks :) Unfortunately I sold this one but I replaced it with an 85. I have a couple vids of it posted :)

I grew up in the back seat of an '85 that was given to my mother from her father (my late grandfather). It had about 50k on it in 92 and my parents drove it into the ground and put about 230k km on it in 9 years. We too let it go in 2001-it was an Irvine Chev/Olds car. My bus driver used to compliment it when my parents would wait at the stop until we got picked up. By then it was 2000-2001 and the car was on its last legs but i'll never forget looking out the bus window at my parents sitting at the top of the street in what was considered an old car then. I'm lucky to have one now. Thanks for the comment

man... thats a unicorn of a car nowadays. I've actually sold this one and bought an 85 (1 year older) with a Buick 3.8 that has more get up and go! Ill bet the 5 speed was fun though. had the chance to drive an 88 celeb 5 speed this past summer. smooth. that had the 2.8

yeah not the greatest! this one had the F41 handling package with the stiffer suspension and added sway bar. Wasnt awful but at 30+ years old it was definitely a little worn!

Unfortunately I sold this one a few months ago. Ill let you know if i see one for sale

The Diesel nowadays is quite rare. This is the equally as noisy 2.5L iron duke, though it would be neat to acquire the diesel version. I have since sold this car, however I purchased a 1985 with a 3.8L buick v6 which has also been known for reliability. Great story by the way. What a day that must have been. thanks for watching and thanks for the comment Clark.

yup, this car only let me down once, when the ignition coil went. Was a GREAT car... but man the iron duke leaves much to be desired with its 92hp. I was very light on the throttle with this car and took care of it. Slow and steady wins the race!

That actually sounds pretty fair to me. Advice would be to clean all the sludge in the engine bay when the engine is out, as well as check the trans when the engine is out. Check all your fuel/trans lines as well as brake lines. The 3.8L is a great engine so advice would just be to do the seals and check fluids. I spent more than what you have quoted so to me it sounds fair

@@snipindowntown it's already at the shop, been 4 weeks now, still waiting for their call, thanks for the advice man, I hope its runs like a champ again haha Stay safe and God bless you and your family.

@@presentfuture3657 how did it go with the car?? Hope all is well on your end

@@presentfuture3657 any update present?? 👍🏼

@@snipindowntown Hey ! how are you man ? the car is fine but last week the ac compressor burned , it was not really working for a couple of months now. So i just bought a Ac bypass pulley, planning to put it this week and i hope it works haha p.s. there is some radiator fluid leak too but the radiator is new so i’m trying to fix that too. When the transmission blows up, i might let go the car. So i will just drive it until the wheels fall off

I just replied to a guy just below.. basically sums it up but i'm fairly deep into this car now in terms of money. Worth the investment.. however I hope some of the investment is returned. So far, it has been nothing but issues which is expected but still dissappointing. Oh and I am currently listing the 86 online for $1700 CAN. Buy it man. Drive it home ahha. Take care man, hope all is well.

Air Conditioner Fan lol fair enough

thanks man! unfortunately, it is yet again at a shop due to the engine's timing being way off. I have to then bring it back to the place that rebuilt it, to.. partially redo it again under warranty. This car has been in a shop from june-dec 2019. stored until basically a few weeks ago and now back into the shop again. I've put on maybe 3000km.. since buying it One year ago. the weather here is also awful right now now the next video will likely be closer to june.. if not later. But i'll post it. And thanks for watching. Yup the 3.8L.. especially the 84-85 style (mpfi) is tough to find. I'd look for an 86-88 3.8L. Cheers

Johnny Michael wow a vert? Those are super rare. You should upload a video of it! Is it a 2.5L, 2.8L, 3.8L?

@@snipindowntown it's a carburetor 3.0

Johnny Michael the boat anchor! Don’t see many 3.0L anymore. Would like to see a vid of it running and such!

Still have the vert??

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it. More vids soon forsure