[Silly Little Cars] Silly_little_cars Digest, Vol 85, Issue 27

Wed Jul 30 16:30:01 PDT 2014

No reason to be embarrassed, JW. There is no such thing as a stupid question.
Funny you don't remember asking it.

Steve

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>From: J W <jew1958 at gmail.com>
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>Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] conventional wisdom about GO-4
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>Well actually JW didn't ever think they put Geo engines in any go-4, and
>couldn't think why that it was thrown out there in the first place.
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>  JW
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>On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 1:52 PM, <miatav8 at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> Good to know, Eric. So now we know at least up through 2000 for the Ford.
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>> JW seems to think they put Geo Metro motors in too.
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>> Steve
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>From: Rich Hyde <rhyde at ezmicro.com>
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>If the Go4's would have the regular ignition systems in them I think they'd do wheelies without a problem.  That could lead to a new set of issues though beginning with a roof repair!
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>From: Silly_little_cars [mailto:silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com] On Behalf Of goaliefergy1 at aol.com
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>My '97 no longer starts and checked the codes from the diagnostic port and says crank position sensor. Since that means a new distributor, once replaced I'll have to reset the timing. Guess I'll have to play around with it. lol. I'm not sure what mine is set at now, but it's pretty spirited as is if I put my foot down! I did put Redline D4 fluid in my transmission, so don't know if that cleaned up the valves in the transmission a bit for better transmission response maybe?
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>Has anyone ever changed the ignition/timing in their Ford/Mazda engine to reflect what was put in one of the cars.  I like not having a governor but it would be nice to have the responsiveness that a car has when I hit the gas!
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>From: Silly_little_cars [mailto:silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com<mailto:silly_little_cars-bounces at lists.sillylittlecars.com?>] On Behalf Of goaliefergy1 at aol.com<mailto:goaliefergy1 at aol.com>
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>Yeah 2001 was the change over to Hyundai powertrain. I don't believe there's ever been Geo/Suzuki 3 cylinder motors. I know the early models of Hyundai had a 1.0 4 cylinder, but now the newest come with the Hyundai 1.0l 3 cylinder. Does anyone know which year they changed from the 4 to 3?
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>In regards to the Ford/Mazda/Kia motors, feasibly any mazda B3 or B6 model engine should be able to mount up (wiring and computers are a different story). I've always wanted to drop in a 1.6l Turbo motor in mine.... Perk of the Ford Go-4's is the individual universal type gauges used!
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>In regards to the Hyundai/Kia 3 cylinder motors, I'm not sure what model transmission they use (it is a 4 speed automatic). If the transmission would accept it, would be pretty sweet (if you could find one) to put in a Ford Eco-Boost 1.0l cylinder crate motor (it's a Hyundai based motor). I would think you'd have to do a whole new wire harness and instrument cluster though IF it were able to bolt up to the transmission.
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>Good to know, Eric. So now we know at least up through 2000 for the Ford.
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>JW seems to think they put Geo Metro motors in too.
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>Rich,
>the timing should be set the same as the Aspire. The responsiveness should be better than an aspire due the lower curb weight, but that isn't saying much.
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>The aspire and festiva distributor assemblies sold as "rebuilt" or "remanufactured" are junkyard assemblies that have been tested and cleaned up. I've seen these priced around $350 from an auto parts store; $35 from a salvage yard. I carry a used spare I tested on the car when I bought it, along with a wrench to replace it in case it ever goes out enroute. This is one of those items that usually gives little or no warning before complete failure.
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>>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:53:41 -0400 (EDT)
>>From: goaliefergy1 at aol.com
>>To: silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] conventional wisdom about GO-4
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>>My '97 no longer starts and checked the codes from the diagnostic port and says crank position sensor. Since that means a new distributor, once replaced I'll have to reset the timing. Guess I'll have to play around with it. lol. I'm not sure what mine is set at now, but it's pretty spirited as is if I put my foot down! I did put Redline D4 fluid in my transmission, so don't know if that cleaned up the valves in the transmission a bit for better transmission response maybe?
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Rich Hyde <rhyde at ezmicro.com>
>>To: Silly Little Email List <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
>>Sent: Tue, Jul 29, 2014 12:47 pm
>>Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] conventional wisdom about GO-4
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>>Has anyone ever changed the ignition/timing in their Ford/Mazda engine to reflect what was put in one of the cars.  I like not having a governor but it would be nice to have the responsiveness that a car has when I hit the gas!
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