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Try replacing the "Lamp Check Relay" in the fusebox under the bonnet. To troubleshoot, first buy a replacement for the "Lamp Check Relay", then the next time when the climate is not working after starting up, swap out the known good relay for each of the relays in that box, starting with the...

You can get a replacement mast and antenna from Aerpro at places like Supercheap. It's about $25, much cheaper than the $120 for the entire unit. I did the antenna replacement on my Berlina in about 1.5 hours. I ended up disassembling the antenna motor assembly and rebuilding it with the...

Oh I thought you meant "Ebay... Nude Sellers..." http://www.snopes.com/photos/risque/kettle.asp :rofl: I'll go crawl back into my cage now.... /DP

That "fifth gear" is probably just the torque converter locking up at cruising speeds. It's still in 4th gear but the fluid coupling (torque converter) is now a solid connection between the engine and the gearbox. The drop is revs is a consequence of this "lock up". This helps with economy...

Before you begin re-wiring things, some basic troubleshooting might reveal the problem (and thus the solution). Is there power at the antenna itself when you press up and down? If you have an automotive test light or a multimeter you would be able to find out. If so the antenna motor...

Does the CDROM drive show up in the BIOS screen? I.e. when the computer boots and you hit <DEL> or <F2> or whatever to get you to the setup screen, is the drive detected there? You might have to do "auto-detect" or something like that depending on your PC... If it's not found the drive...

If you know it's wrong -- why bring that behaviour here, into Australia? Do we want to destroy the easy-going lifestyle we have here by being divisive and exclusive? /DP

I'm an old fart too -- 35 this year. It took me forever to stop ticking the "25-29" box on surveys and forms....

Beer banned in Australia? They'd have to hold a referendum to alter the constitution first. :D Like I said -- this doesn't give you less choice, it gives them more choices. In the end, we need to be inclusive -- excluding other people on the basis of their race / colour / religion just...

Hear hear. The majority do want to fit in; if this makes it easier for them to integrate into Australian society, why stop it? /DP

Because their religion doesn't allow them to. That's their choice, to believe in something which restricts what they can do. For me, I only see the upside -- it's still available, it doesn't harm me, I get to enjoy it. Now my Muslim friends can enjoy it too -- I can offer them a Kit-Kat...

Halal food? Who doesn't enjoy a lamb kebab after a night out on the piss? I know I do.... And falafels in pita bread too. Yum. Food is usually the first thing that brings an immigrant culture into mainstream Australian life -- think about Italian food in the 50s and 60s, then Greek food...

Here are a couple of lessons I learnt, I hope they save you some grief. - Use a bucket/ice cream container to catch the coolant that will spew out when you disconnect the top hose. The missus/your mum will bitch about the green stain on the driveway if you don't. - clean ALL the old...

Keep the air-con turned on. The fans then come on earlier.

With regards to finding a good mechanic and sticking to them -- well, I did find a good one, he used to operate out of his garage, then a small shop, then this large workshop. So I used to go to him and I'd be sure of being looked after. Then he sold the business -- and the next couple of...

Hi, I just cleaned the throttle body on the Ecotec V6 in my VS. I replaced the O-ring 'cos it was almost flush with the mating surface. The part number from Holden is : 92061895 Seal Throt Body And it cost $4.75 inc. GST. Hope this helps someone out there... Cheers, DP

Thanks for the great info. What are the options for tank placement in a wagon? I'm worried about cancelling out the main reason for having a wagon, which is the huge load area available by folding down the rear seats. I understand that there is a tank which fits in the spare tyre well, but...

Now I understand. How stealth is that? I like it! :yeah: Cheers, DP

Eeek. I read the "law with window washer bottle" thread, looks like there are a lot of things to take into consideration. I need to have a think about this before I start making mods like this.... Ah well, first things first, I need to clean my throttlebody this weekend first anyway...

The Gregory's recommends lubricating the IAC pintle with a drop of (clean) engine oil... /DP

Serious? Cut a hole in the guard? Where exactly? And does this compromise structural integrity? I'm wary of any mod that involves cutting metal.... /DP

Swap out the DFI module (the circuit board under the coil packs) for a known good one. When I first got the VS, it developed a metallic rattle / plinking and the motor would keep cutting out intermittently (very scary at intersections). Eventually it died and would not start, we had it towed...

Something I learnt the hard way -- don't pull the clip all the way off, just lever it off enough so that it's not holding on to the little balljoint thingy. If you pull the clip all the way off you have a hard time getting it back on. A little smear of grease on the ball before you pop...

The hose goes to a black ball in the passenger side front guard. It's a vacuum reservoir that holds a vacuum to power the servos for the heating/cooling system. Most likely the line has come off the ball or you have a crack in it somewhere. It's most easily accessed by taking off the front...

Go to Superchit and get a replacement mast and rope from Aerpro for about $27 or so. /DP

If you are in gear and have the clutch pushed in while waiting at the lights, you will wear out the thrust bearing on the clutch assembly.... *rumble rumble* That said, if it's a short wait I prefer to be in gear and ready to take off if that B-double happens to be closing in behind me. If...

Also seen near Waverley Gardens -- a navy blue Ford Falcon XLS ute, stock except for the lights in the back window. /DP

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/showthread.php?t=13464 There are a couple of attached scans of the VR handbook. Procedure is much the same for the VS (tried and teste on my VS V6 Berlina wagon). Cheers, DP

Yeah I tried that but found that the metal on metal with the washers directly on the swaybar and on the strut tab causes too much in the way of clicking and grinding noises. What I'd like is to find out if the "blade" type adjustable aftermarket bars from Whiteline will work with the VT-VY OE...

My Max Ellery manual says: Nut Washer (concave side facing away from bushing) Bushing Strut tab Bushing Washer (concave side facing away from bushing) || || <-- link pin Washer (concave side facing away from bushing) Bushing Swaybar Bushing Washer (concave side facing away from...

Maybe you have some crap stuck in the blower fan? Take off the glovebox (open it up then remove the plastic pin in the lower right) and fish around in the round blower unit that is behind the glovebox.... See how you go. /DP

Happens to me as well, mostly after the daily commute to/from work. The pads get 'glazed' and make the squeaking/grating/grinding sound when they reach a certain temperature. My trusty mechanic says the way to fix it is to brake more aggressively ;-) which will bring the pad temps up and...

I agree with markovr, a mast and rope at $30 is cheaper than the full unit, and you have the same amount of effort to replace the mast and rope as the full unit, so why not go for the cheaper option? One tip -- you need to remove the left side kick panel and the ECU to get to the bolt holding...

I use AutoGordianKnot. You first use DVD Decrypter to make an *ahem* backup disk image onto your hard drive, and then use AutoGordianKnot to turn the disk image into an AVI file. http://www.doom9.org/xvid-guides.htm I prefer XviD, since it's a clean-room implementation of MPEG4, but...

I second this recommendation, EAC is able to rip "unrippable" CDs, and LAME gives great results on the "high quality VBR" setting. EAC is even able to access the freedb CD database on the Internet to add track info to all your CDs, so that your MP3 files have the correct names and ID3 tags...

Looks good, I like the rims -- 18" ? Yeah I've always had a soft spot for wagons too. /DP

Here ya go -- before and after a set of King "lows". /DP

Heh. Super old-school Kuwahara, with Redline Forklifter bars and a sweeet chromed Hutch stem. :D It's still in the shed, I ride it when I take the kids out to the park for a ride. Aaaah the memories....

Put the car up on axle stands, crawl under with a plastic cable tie, and you should see a couple of rubber tubes in the transmission tunnel. Poke at 'em with the cable ties (don't use anything metal or you'll poke a hole in the evaporator unit) and see if that clears the blockage. Is the...

Cool, let me know how it goes, I'd be interested in finding out if it's worth spending my hard-earned money on all this gear... /DP