Pontiac Firebird

Bad EGR valve

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.

Probably one with a factory 2.5L I4 engine since hardly anyone ever bought one with that engine

if you cant find a routing diagram for the serpentine belt under the hood take a cell phone picture of it so you know how to route it once its off.

Usually you can use a 15mm socket or wrench and relieve the pressure of the tensioner by putting the wrench on the bolt that is at the tensioner wheel and pulling back, to find the tensioner if you don't know what I'm talking about, start the car open the hood and look for something that looks like it is holding the belt tight, usually this tensioner has some slight vibration to it and the wheel is nice and smooth since the back of the belt rests against it, not the grooved side.

27,.569 total production run of all variations, best I can tell

You will need to bring it to a dealership, after market can only program 2000 or newer.

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I don't buy that answer, sorry. I had this problem with the fob for my '96. I actually sent money off to a guy on Ebay who sells the instructions. For what it's worth, they worked!

For my car, the procedure is to pull the carpet away from the driver's side fender inside the trunk. If you find a black box there, it's probably the controller. There is an electrical connector there that has nothing plugged into it. You need to fashion a paper clip or a piece of wire into a U shape so you can shove it into that connector's two chambers and short them.

When you do, you should hear the door locks cycle. While holding your paper clip in place, push and hold any key on the fob until they cycle again. I've had varying luck with the locks cycling the second time, but the procedure seemed to work.

Bad plug wires, there was a recall on the 1998 Firebird 3.8L. GM would only replace each

one as they failed. The check engine light should come on, check with ODB II which should indicate the cylinder or cylinders no. that have bad wires.

Check your battery voltage. It should be reading over 12 volts while cranking. Todays batterys will not even take a jump when they die... Are the battery cables corroded? Check to see if the ground cable is secure to the block

it doesn't have one

coil packs, bad spark plug, bad spark plug wire... start here... cheapest!

That all depends on which engine you have in the 77. If the engine in your 77 is a Pontiac or Olds engine then no, it's not a direct bolt in. You would need an adapter plate and you'd also need to either install a non lock up torque converter or get the stand alone control module. Depending on which trans you are talking about swapping, you may have to change the cross member. The only engine a Chevy transmission will bolt to is another Chevy.....without adapter plates anyway.

2 belts, 1 from the alternator to the water pump pulley and down around the crank pulley and the other belt goes around the water pump and around the crank pulley to the power steering pulley if you have power steering.

Follow the radiator hose to the top of the engine block, right where it meets is a hoseclamp, there should be 2 bolts holding that on, you will have to buy a gasket and a new thermostat, just unbolt the two bolts (make sure the engine is cooled off).

Bob Lutz (vice chairman of GM global product development) says No, only the Camaro will be returning for 2009. My solution Get rid of Lutz!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring back the firebird!!!

The most common problems are usually vacuum related. Try checking the pcv valve. If that isn't it it could also be something like the idle air controller. This is supposed the regulate air around the throttle plate when it is at idle. Also try running some good injector cleaner through the tank. I like using Sea Foam. I have seen bad spark plugs cause rough idle. It really could be caused by several things. Anyway, I hope this helps.

This is the removal and installation of a rear shock in a Camaro there might be some differences