20 Most Recent 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Questions & Answers

The motor on the passenger side is shorted and is now tripping the circuit breaker. Odds are, the back window motor is also bad. You have to take the panel off to check the motor. You can power it directly to verify it has failed.

Fuses are located under the drivers dash in the fuse block.

Some of them are behind the glove box by the firewall. Not real easy. If you have a good parts store in town they can tell you for sure. It also depends on the engine size where the placement of it is, but it is usually on the inside fire wall to protect it from damage of outside debris.

I had the same problem in my 83. I went threw 3 fuel pumps before I dropped the tank and removed the clogged nylon strainer. It was easier then it sounds. Then I put a generic in line fuel filter to protect the fuel pump. Good luck and hope it helps.

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Pretty much impossible to diagnose without looking at the car. Might not be related to the engine replacement.

time to test for fire and fuel

As long as it is the same engine size it will bolt up you just might have to swap over some of your old parts if any are different.

on a carcureted engine there is no return line, to check fuel delivery disconnect the fuel line at the carb and turn the engine over, these run at low pressure, like 4lbs

the cheaper way is to call a junkyard and get another used transmission, with much lower miles. problem is that it is so old few yards will have an interchange on it. yes after 25 years a transmission can and will fail, it has been doing well for at least 15 years and deserves some praise. must have already been rebuilt at least once.