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    VL stalling and backfiring on cold start

    THREAD DIG: Im having the exact same problem at the moment. Cleaned Air Reg, AAC valve and changed AFM. Going to clean them vetter soon and gope for the best! By the way, it's on a R31 skyline RB30. Thanks guys
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    Bad Timing

    The dizzy cap was right but timing was 180* out, got it going and found out the block was cracked in the #1 water jacket, one day ill throw that engine out! thanks everyone, didn't wanna leave you all not knowing
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    Bad Timing

    This is way to difficult for be to do but thanks heaps anyway, ill get a mechanic
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    Bad Timing

    I've found top dead centre, winding it over slowly by hand with a screwdriver in the spark plug hole. So I found TDC just not sure what stroke it's on
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    Bad Timing

    Yeah I must of put that in wrong, the timings definitely out now, i tried setting it to factory but didn't work. I left the dizzy in the car when i done the CAS. So how do I set the timing anyone? I found TDC just not sure what to do when the dizzy is out Thanks for the help Nath
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    Bad Timing

    Hey guys, I really need some help! Background; I've had the VL for years, blew the engine a few months after owning it, changed the engine and it ran fine. Got it bogged one day and ever since then its never ran right. The other day i decided to change the CAS and must of put it in wrong cause...
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    Trans question

    Check the hose between the radiator and steel piping (only about a foot of hose) mine was too old and the clamps were lose which resulted in me needing a new gearbox
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    VL possible blown head gasket.

    Brand new 98 octane fuel in it And I only have an old style (hold tester in hole and crank) pressure tester and don't have anyone to help me till the weekend. How much are screw in hole testers anyway? And if its low compression won't I have to remove the head to fix it anyway? Thanks everyone!
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    [NSW] Wanted to buy: RB25 /30 conversion, or just rb25 head

    DESCRIPTION:Wanted to Buy ITEM: rb25 head on 30 block or just the head (plus cams and vakves and that stuff) LOCATION: Windsor/hawkesbury. new south whales CONDITION:Used DELIVERY/PICK UP INFORMATION: Will pick up within 100k's PAYMENT OPTIONS: cash on pikup CONTACT DETAILS...
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    VL possible blown head gasket.

    Okay the milky cap was from moistyre, I've been running it a bit and its fine, now it'll rev fine but a bit too slow and doesn't really go above 5000 (not that I tried that hard). Changed afm, cas and tried pinching the return fuel line. Next I'm going to try another ecu, if that doesn't work...
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    VL possible blown head gasket.

    that sucks :/ well guess its rb25 head time
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    VL possible blown head gasket.

    Hey guys and girls. My vl blows white smoke and the oil cap is milky BUT it hasnt been started in months. Is it a blown head gasket from personal experience? If you guys think it is then I'm going to rebuild it with an rb25 head and build anoter block that's going to be ready for boost then...
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    VL Tail light differences

    Cheers guys. Yeah just checked and the vl Berlin a ones are my favourite. And I just got two brand new headlights, look so much better! Thanks everyone! Any got prices'on getting a front windsceen installed, the old ones already out
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    VL Tail light differences

    Yeah that's what I was thinking, they look so much better. I've got a left hand stock light and right hand calais (maybe) light. Not sure whether to buy two new matchig ones or the matching one. I just don't want odd tail lights
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    VL Tail light differences

    Anyone know the differences with vl tail lights? I got two at the moment, they're both red normal colours but one has black on the lines that are on the lights and other one just matches the section if you know what I mean.
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    what do you reckon?

    Hey guys, so I've had this auto vl for a few years but lately I've given up, its got a few too many problems and is auto as I said. I found a manual one unregoed for $1000 that I'm keen on getting. It runs fine but the old owner wanted it fuly sick spec and chopped the muffler at the diff. And...
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