vr 5lt questions

[Immortality]

True that. Those bolts can be a PITA.

 

[Garth]

No, no, no!!! Don't remove the rocker cover. It's a real bugger to get back on - especially the one on the driver side. Just had to replace a rocker cover gasket on the wife's VS Clubsport and it's a bugger to get the bolt nearest to the firewall back in and tightened. Just put your finger (or someone else's finger) in the No.1 spark plug hole (after removing the spark plug obviously) and you should be able to feel when the No.1 cylinder is on its compression stroke and go from there.

way back last week we did the tcd check, didnt do the finger on the plug hole trick, but we did line up the mark on ballancer and did see that the dissy was pointing to where it was ment to be. so kinda assumed it was in the right position. The thing that sucks is there is no marks on the dissy cap that says this is number 1. so literly lined up a spot where number 1 should be and followed the firing order from there. It's so painfully close to firing its soooooo anoying. it has rained out the back so when the ground is a bit driver im gonna drop the fuel filter and replace with the new one i got. i do have a new fuel pump i picked up just in case this one is stuffed. but the ground has to dry out. hate getting wet from grass im such a sook.

and who can tell me where CHAT has gone, i miss the chat window.

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

I reckon the firing order is out then. The mark on the balancer will line up twice on tdc, once on the compression stroke and once on the exhaust stroke...hence a 4 stroke motor.

You will need to get it to tdc on the compression stroke. Put your finger over number 1 spark plug hole while you turn it by hand, you will get compression. Then line the mark up and look where the button on the dizzy is pointing. Should be roughly 1 oclock when looking at it from the front

 

[Garth]

if it is out 180 is it a simple case of moving the leads to suite the new number 1 position?

 

[Garth]

I reckon the firing order is out then. The mark on the balancer will line up twice on tdc, once on the compression stroke and once on the exhaust stroke...hence a 4 stroke motor.

You will need to get it to tdc on the compression stroke. Put your finger over number 1 spark plug hole while you turn it by hand, you will get compression. Then line the mark up and look where the button on the dizzy is pointing. Should be roughly 1 oclock when looking at it from the front

This guy knows his ****.
removed number 1, felt the compression stroke, sure was a strange feeling having the suck blow thing happening. found the compression stroke, removed the dissy cap, and bingo, out by 180'. so now number 1 is where number 4 should be and like wise everything else. and sure enough after a bit of coughing and carrying on it started. so im extremely happy and very thankfull to you not_an_abba_fan for your kind words and expert advice. so now have 1 vr back on the road to tear it up and show these hoons how things are done.

 

[VS 5.0]

Excellent.....but needs more ride thread now.

 

[Garth]

Excellent.....but needs more ride thread now.

it needs to see the inside of a wrecking yard. Fired it up and talk about issues. it's over heating, has no brakes, alternator isn't charging, spewing oil out of the passengers side valve cover, and the power steering rack is complaining all the time. The guy who owns this car is coming over today so ill be doing my best to get him to take it away today and get it wrecked, seriously not worth fixing this car up. airbag light is on, exhaust is cut, tail lights are cracked. roof lining falling down, the list goes on and on and on and on.

 

[VS 5.0]

This makes me sad......

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Glad it's going again, but the dizzy being 180 out is a very common issue when changing it.

All that effort for a wreck....might be worth fixing up though if you can get it cheap.

 

[Garth]

Glad it's going again, but the dizzy being 180 out is a very common issue when changing it.

All that effort for a wreck....might be worth fixing up though if you can get it cheap.

spoke to the owner about it on Sunday, he wants to fix it up as it's his little brothers car who lost his life in a tragic accident. so i will invest some time and help out with the re-build, will be a slow slog but will get there eventually.