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Legend. Thanks mate.

Can someone run outside and throw a socket on their harmonic balancer bolt (Crank pulley bolt) and tell me what size it is? I'm trying to mission light on this one!

The bellmouth has been done to death dude, a search is your friend. And yea, 3000rpm for 10 seconds resets your IAC valve. No tacho? How quickly can you count?

Well, thats the first step. The new rod should come with bushes etc, make sure they are greased properly before you install the rod. You'll then need to adjust it to center the diff. Some of them are 'on car' adjustable which is alot easier, you can crank them to the correct setting without...

Have you just installed springs and nothing else? Did you install an adjustable panhard rod and shorter shocks? The stock panhard rod will now be too long so an adjustable number is required to center the diff. Without it the car will crab. For that matter have you got some shorter shocks to...

More like 390...

As I suspected. I feel a mission in a 172 coming on (assuming i remember how to fly toy planes) Cheers guys.

Hey all, happy new years and so on and so forth. I'm out of town at the moment and the GTS has decided it's a great time to ruin my holiday and eat her harmonic balancer. I've sorted a lift back to Auckland where my tools are, but it's a pretty crap time of year for buying parts - question is...

I'd imagine its a good thing it snapped when it did mate, if it were to give whilst you were driving you'd cook the pump at very least if not the rack as well. But I do feel your pain.

Agreed. If your only round the 100k mark, then 15w40 would be ideal.

Half a litre here and there won't hurt. Just don't make a habit of it.

Just be sure it has a bit of ventilation. Charging causes hydrogen gas to be produced, which as you might imagine is a little hazardous.

Yep, ususal story. But if crack it out yourself, all you'll need is a new pump, and if you shop around you'll be able to get one for $80 to $100.

Refer here: https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/changing-water-pump-vn-vp-vr.59610

Waterpump. Either the gasket or the bearing. In either case, the pump needs to come off. Once you have the belt and pulley off, you'll be able to see where on the pump the leak is. If it is the bearing, then you'll need to replace the pump, which is an easy task. If its the gasket, which frankly...

I smell a rat...

Yep thats what he means, with the mouth that opens up over the radiator. Unless your prepared to get the sheet metal and mig welder out, they are far and away one of the better and cheaper/easier options. Next question?

Eagle Airways, but as a Pilot not an engineer. What kind of turbine are you looking into? There will be easier ones to manage than a PT6.

Was at 40k a year, but will be back to around 20k now that i'm back in AKL.

Sweet, always good to find the issue. You might want to consider giving the tank a proper clean up, and pull the pumps off for a clean as well.

Up your security too. Worth the cash if your serious about the stereo etc. A really good alarm, immobiliser, security tints, etc. At the end of the day if some f***wit wants in, they will get in. But if you can slow them down and require them to be a bit louder in the process, your chances of...

Better dead than Red in my book, but then our Labour over here are, were, and always will be a bunch of closet communists posing as socialists and telling everyone what to do. Last years election result was the best thing to happen in NZ for the past 10 years. Really, I shouldn't get involved...

No, and er, not for these. But if your chequebook is big enough, I'll get you one!

The lads are on the money - although I will add that the 15w40 your mechanic put in isn't going to be a bad thing, especially on a one off. But with older higher Km motors, def go for a 20w50... and make it a Valvoline (although others will argue!)

And beware thermal runaway!

Case and point! You can tell the people who keep the polish and wax topped up.

Baby vomit green from the VL. It was disgustingly great, just like Beige cricket uniforms. On the hothouse subject, I much much much prefered 'Kryptonite' the colour of the SSX concept. Sex.

That better?

Sorry Greenie. I'm not really a cannabal, as delicious as a side of VP owner may be...

Does anyone else feel they are chasing their tails over exhaust questions the last 48 hours?

How much have you got?

F A U L T C O D E S!!! Have you checked them??

Why god why do people insist on butchering standard exhausts in search of a third of a horsepower?!? Do yourself and your car a favour, if you have a hundred bucks sitting around this week and are thinking about hacking a muffler out, perhaps wait a month or two till you have a few MORE hundreds...

Again it's true. Ask a silly question.... But seriously, If you want to get your car really moving I'm sure we can spare an engine for ya. PT6A-67D at 1279shp enough?

I'd hate to be either one of your rear tires if and when the loud pedal is mashed. That pickup is insane.

Angle grinder :yeah: Trouble is its hard to grind the new springs in.

There shouldn't be, the VN/VP V6 & V8 ones are all interchangable if you know how. Wheres my bloody workshop manual when I need it.

Sanitarium. Weet-Bix packets everywhere.

Ding dong the witch is dead!! It used to pain me when I was a newby working in the office of my old flying school when people asked if they could credit their flight sim hours to a licence. Even more so when I became an instructor teaching classes that contained a flight sim know it all. Why...

Well, according to UrbanDictionary: Stealth 1. Military aircraft. 2. To move silently (aka. quite warfare). Commonly used by pedophiles to lure children as well as by outnumbered hobomen to kill attacking youth gangs. Hobo 1: I killed a gang last night for fun. Hobo 2: you inspired...