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Well i'm a qualified auto elec as well,from memory the acid aint whats charged its the plates,cant remember all the stuff (been 35 years since i did that)there is a chemical change in the lead in batteries when charged the acid also changes in its specific gravity,ie it has a higher reading on...

if the sender is still working use a multimeter to read it,why are you lookin at putting in an aftermarket one in it,if ya puttin in an after market gauge then ya need to match the 2. Phillip :wax:

just a word of warning,if its a bosch which i think it is buy yourself a POZIDRIVE #2 screw driver to undo the screws specially the ones that retain the bearing in the front housing,i know they look like PHILLIPS,BUT BELIVE ME THEY AINT Phillip :wax:

the last one i got cost me $60 on ebay its in the ute now i was lucky its got all 3 LCD's in good nick apart from blown globes and an occassional sticky fuel gauge,i do have the one i got for it originally with all 3 windows good from memory its only got 128 k on it,but the speedo is stuffed, if...

i recently did a similar conversion on my daughters vn,VP L2 dash into the VN,i had to modify the circuit to get the LH indicator tell tale to work,from memory where the indicator goes in the vp cluster on the vn is a power light or vice versa,its a simple fix Phillip :wax:

The best way to do it is to have a battery isolator that senses the main battery voltage and will not charge the second battery until the main battery reaches around 13.5 volts then and only then will the 2 batteries be joined,when ya turn the engine off the 2 batteries remain joined until the...

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i would think mount them vertically in the boot,coz by mounting them wif the fins vertical the heat rizes drawing fresh cool air from below them,and i would also try to get some air from ya cab in there as mentioned coz all the fans in the world are gunna do jack if you have a high ambient temp...

G'day,its got me buggered why you would have a wire from the alternator to the battery with an ign tapping on it ???????? do you mean it goes off into the lume ?the other questions are 1 do ya know how many amps the alts output is. 2 what size cable have you used. All ive ever done to a VB...

I would be checking the cables as said,bare in mind that there could also be a broken solder connection on the solenoid engaging wire terminal where the actual terminal is soldered to the wire that goes inside the solenoid body,have seen this a couple of times.As far as dropping the rack its...

My guess would be buggered reverse clutches,if it drives ok forward and not in reverse sounds like an expensive fix coz they are the first set installed in the trans from what i'm told:rip: Phillip :wax:

Well we dont go to bathurst but we set up camp in the m8s shed with the telly goin.we have breakfast at about 8-00 am and the bull**** starts from there,there is a rule that no one can crack a tinnie till the race starts more often than not that rule is broken lol,we even go as far as havin the...

All i asked was how hot is it your part of oz,and its been hijacked:bop: I even think the bloody header has been changed,because the thread doesnt even appear in my history ?

Bugger man what **** luck,have you thought of tryin to buy her back and transplanting her heart into something else ? i know it aint the same as an SS but its still a part of it,from what i can see the top of the engine dont appear to be badly burnt. Best of luck Phillip :wax:

When exactly does it clunk? my ute had similar noise when the weight come off the front wheels ie goin over a railway crossing, turned out to be crook strut inserts,apparently there is a valve inside it and the weld that secures it breaks away allowing the whole assembly to flog up and...

Didnt get to see all the piccies coz bloody ads kept popping up and i could'nt get rid of them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Phillip :wax:

When i had the VS i put a set of ER30 16/205 bridgestones on it at 84,000 k's i sold it at 130,000 k's on it that was about 3 years ago and the new owner has just put on a set of tyres cant tell ya the k's cost me $1,200 on holotype "R" mags I recently put a set of ER300 16/225 on the magna,so...

My late dad used to call all his cars strawbry,didnt matter what it was,when they used to play up he would say come on strawbry,i'm different i say come on ya @$#%@&^ $^&%$* go lol :whistling Phillip :wax:

The best way to get out a stud is to heat it up as much as possible and let it cool,this has the effect of expanding the stud and compressing any corrossion in the thread,after its cooled down by itself (dont quench it) try giving it a tap and grab it with a pair of vice grips,i have removed...

I know where one is,i stripped it out for my ute,been in a bingle so depends what ya want,freebie :thumbsup: Phillip :wax:

You hav'nt got a crook harmonic balancer have ya,they sound pretty serious.With the engine off grab hold of the alt and see if ya can move the belt back and forth,you should hear it clunking,shot bearings dont normally rattle,why did ya replace the water pump in the first place ? Phillip :wax:

Thought this deserved a look too lol 250283680999 notice some free fuses woohoo :thumbsup::thumbsup: phillip :wax:

Not sure but i think there was a recall by GMH for this exact problem,when i had my VS the guy who i brought it off said it had been done,apparently there is a modified dip stick and something to do with the breather. Phillip :wax:

Well as an auto electrician i have seen the results of replacing wiring with to small cable sizes,beleive me there would be a substancial voltage drop issue with headlights and airconditioning and the like,i would be trying to locate the high current relays up the front and the rest of the...

Had one today,more so for the stupid woman who crept into the round about while i was executing a right hand turn IN THE KENWORTH !!!!!! coz ya gotta run right round the outside to get the trailer not to run over the centre,dunno what she had in mind coz i had me indicators on but i can tell ya...

Ok dont worry bout tryin to find the intermittent wiper module coz its part of the switch,couldnt see the forrest for the trees lol. And i also worked out the problem,bloody mice been mungin on the cables under the washer bottle and shorted out the works,so hopefully alls gunna be good Phillip...

Hmmmmmmmmm doin a roadworthy check on my daughters VN and i got everythig sorted except these $%%^^&&%$##@##$%:ranting: wipers, the fuse blows soon as i turn them on,ok crook motor,so i put on one from a wreck,no difference ok switch ? tried that as well,still no go. What i have noticed is...

what globes are you using ? Phillip :wax:

Just a thought.have ya got a wild grind on ya cam,m8 has a corvette with a mental cam and he has all sorts of trouble gettin his headlights to come up coz of low vacuum Phillip :wax:

G'day,H1-2-3-4-7 ect are the type of mounting ect on the globe,the 55 w is the amount of power it draws,a H 4 60/55 is the headlight hi/lo beam globe, as far as not wanting to replace the globes with philips,IMO they are about the best to get,i would'nt put a bloody narva product on a...

dont worry bout it m8,the belt is tensioned by a spring loaded tensioner,fit and forget lol Phillip :wax:

forget it lol,must have a ford part in it Phillip :wax:

mines a big blue and silver box wif a blue square light and a little orange one that flashes,its got a tv thing i look at and a thing wif all the letters too,and its got a little doodaa that moves the little arrow round on the tv :thumbsup: Phillip :wax:

imagine doing that in the states,the would blew the >>>> outta him with all and any weapons they could carry lol Phillip :wax:

Well i deal with the local holden dealer Stuart Harrison,and i find that all the staff are terrific,most times the prices are cheaper for the normal run of the mill service items,but i will admit that as i am in the trade i might get a better price on stuff. Phillip :wax:

Ok from what your saying i suspect you have a voltage drop problem,you need a volt meter a cheap digital one will do. The fact that everything goes stupid with the hibeams on indicates an earthing fault,what you need to do is to put the negative probe on the earth on the battery terminal and...

If ya have solved the problem by unhooking ya stereo then the problem is most likely that the original stereo light feed has been connected to earth at the radio,seen it many times. Phillip :wax:

Yeah green it was prolly about to go to J A Pan and co,the guy was askin $1500 for it a few weeks ago and tamara told me he would take $500,i thought yeah right this is gunna be a S/H but when he started the old girl it purred like a kitten,the biggest prob is the front end/steering,but i have...

Well my daughter has just joined the commodore owners club :thumbsup:,she has just brought a VN v6 for the huge amount of 300 bucks,its not as bad as ya might think,well sorta.:whistling We need a few bits like a drivers door and front gaurd, tail lights,power steering pump,so what im wonderin...

i'd would checking all ya earths,the alt would be externally regulated if it has'nt been replaced,the alt light is turned off via a relay in the reg itself,from memory the reg 831240 ? is up on the LHS inner guard. Phillip :wax: