Pontiac Firebird

well first of all it would depend on the year and condition and performance

A 78 Trans Am was available from the factory with three different engines. Two different versions of the Pontiac 400 cubic inch. both of them are denoted by a 'Z' in the 5th place in the VIN. The other engine that was available was an Oldsmobile supplied 403 cubic inch. This engine is identified by a 'K' in the fifth digit in the VIN. If the car has a manual trans it does NOT have the 403, if an auto trans it could have any of the three engines. The 403 was the only choice for a car sold new in CA or high altitudes.

The air conditioner is filled (or drained) with R134a refrigerant via an inlet on the top of the motor (passenger side). If one were to follow a silver metal tube from the condenser along toward the front of the car, one would find a capped inlet with a nozzle similar to a bike tire, yet threaded on the inside rather than out. The black cap inlet is the low pressure side, and the red cap inlet, located nearer to the radiator is the high pressure side of the system. Filling is done on the low pressure side, with the engine running and all computer codes cleared.

It is, of course, illegal to "drain" an air conditioner without a capture device in the United States and Canada.

Check your fuel filter and replace it.

Does it have a coded key? If so, the resistor wires may be broken inside column. To bypass, you can take your key to a stereo shop and have the resistance in the key measured and purchase a resistor. Very cheap. Place the resistor in between the two wires in the orange wrapping coming out of the steering column. If this doesn't fix the problem, look into the neutral safety switch.

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Buy a Haynes Manual at your local auto parts store (just like a Chiltons) and find page with diagrams.

actually most 1980s firebird came out with a v6 2.8 liter or a 3.1 liter so they dont consume to much gas it would prly get around 23 miles to the gallon

The shifter knob has a slot in the leather about halfway down. In that slot is a u shaped clip. pull it out and lift the knob as an assembly.

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Bad EGR valve

yes, however you may need to slightly raise the fenders and adjust the headlights for smooth lines.

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Sounds like the tranny. Check the transmission fluid level and the color of the fluid.

check for a bad ground

It could be numerous things. From a bad fuel pump, for bad spark plugs.

Give more info on what you have tried.. Go to question/answer # 19 on the Firebird faq's list, "If a 95 firebird starts right up..." Maybe this will help?!

Its located either behind the glove box or just underneith it

The cool water hitting your piping hot exhaust makes the metal contract (Shrink) and it makes a ticking noise.

NO! the Montana is a front wheel drive minivan and the firebird is a rear wheel drive, even if they were both rear wheel drive for some reason, the firebird engine would shred the wimpy minivan trans and it would be just wrong to put a minivan trans in a firebird.

Yes you can change them out. You will need new motor mounts and alot of other stuff just google search it to find out what all you will need.

Yes the do as long as the tire itself is a low profile tire meaning the tire on the rim isn't very thick

pedal travel is dependent on several things. first,check brake fluid level. then,i would remove the wheels and drums and look at the brake shoes. if they are worn,replace. also ched adjustment of emergency brake. low e brake can cause low pedal and is also an indicator of worn rear shoes. after replacing shoes,orif no worn shoes are found,wheel cylinders may need bleeding. bleed right rear,front left,left rear and right front in that order. do NOT adjust pedal travel at master cylinder since this may cause brake binding due to fluid return restrictions.