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  1. wildfiremaint

    JC Political Thread - For All Things Political Part 2

    OK, as long as they keep out of female sport.
  2. wildfiremaint

    The Random Thread

    At one point in Sydney on the M4 you had to use a token ( like a bigger USB STICK) that you had to insert in a slot at the booth. You had to stop at exactly the right spot so you could reach out to the slot.
  3. wildfiremaint

    Mysterious knob and button

    Yes , Thats a Nokia answer/call/volume button. It should plug into the Nokia box wherever it is along with speaker and microphone.
  4. wildfiremaint

    VR 5.0 coil wiring

    Hi Lowe. The 3-pin distributor is from VR and early VS 304’s. There is no crank sensor as such. The timing is generated from the distributor driven by the gear on the camshaft. ( I believe late VS and early VT with the 304 had a 4-pin distributor which had two sensors inside).
  5. wildfiremaint

    VR 5.0 coil wiring

    The RED goes to the IGN switch and the BROWN to the ignition module. The ign module controls the spark via timing derived from the hall effect sensor in the distrib.
  6. wildfiremaint

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    On the email you received click on the “from” at the top of the page and then click on it a second time and it will display the real email address of the sender. Mostly a fictional email address. Then delete the email.
  7. wildfiremaint

    Australia Day

  8. wildfiremaint

    Australia Day

    Why not just call it Australian’s Day and maybe that will satisfy everyone
  9. wildfiremaint

    VH SS Dash Cluster - Dot Switch

    Part # on back is: GM M38855 SWF S 500 990 Hope that helps :)
  10. wildfiremaint

    injector plug wire

    One side goes to 12v from ignition and other side goes to ECU which grounds it to pulse the injector. If the injector coil is not open circuit then you will see the 12V on both sides of the injector when engine is not running and ign is on. If you have an oscilloscope you will see the pulses...
  11. wildfiremaint

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    Were your dogs Guard Dogs ?
  12. wildfiremaint

    Oils and Things, Oil Tech Discussion

    Prefilling the filter on a 5L has its problems but that is what I do. For a start the filter screws on sideways so you end up with a lot of the contents running down your arm and also on to the gnd. So I half fill it and try to get it screwed into place ASAP.
  13. wildfiremaint

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    NCR 100 Class - I used to fix these way back when
  14. wildfiremaint

    VS fuel and temp gauge intermittent

    Similar function. I guess different cluster versions have differing modules. That one I showed is from a 1994 VR
  15. wildfiremaint

    VS fuel and temp gauge intermittent

    There is a small 10V regulator module that plugs into the rear of the cluster that may be your problem. Check all the solder joints on that PCB.
  16. wildfiremaint

    Car stalled on coasting

    I had a very similar problem. Intermittant stalling and then a norestart. Then it went on solid bad and I was able to find it. Turned out to be a corroded terminal on the wire to the coil. The ring terminal. The other is a push-on. Just run another temporary wire from the ignition module to...
  17. wildfiremaint

    U Pull It is slowly dying

    Anyone know of any self serve wreckers in Sydney that are still operating ?
  18. wildfiremaint

    VR doors don’t lock.

    Sorry guys for the lack of feedback. I haven't got around to it yet ! It still happens now and again and I plan to sell the car so may not fix it at all :)
  19. wildfiremaint

    What did you do in the shed or garage today

    Haha. Hillman Imp - overhead cam Coventry Climax engine in the rear. I wanted one of those back when
  20. wildfiremaint

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    Then they could identify themselves as a woman and compete in women's sports and have access to women’s change rooms and showers. Although they don’t actually have to have the operation to identify as a woman. The world has gone mad !
  21. wildfiremaint

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    Exactly - identify as a woman without any medical intervention .
  22. wildfiremaint

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    Then you can call your self a woman and take part in women’s sports and get first place every time you compete. ( and take the 1st prize money from a real woman who was beaten by a man ! )
  23. wildfiremaint

    Indicators not auto cancelling after turn

    Hi Riff, Search for “VS series 2 indicator stork “ ( use exact same spelling ) Photos included - I fixed my VR using plastic plumbing of same radius from Bunnings,
  24. wildfiremaint

    Extreme Weather!

    “If we blew up the moon, it would stop those pesky tides, and let us see the stars better at night, and there would be no conspiracy theories about Neil Armstrong and company.” Read the book Seven Eves by Neal Stephensen. Its about a giant asteroid smashing into the moon and breaking it up...
  25. wildfiremaint

    Fuel

    Trivia: How to remember order of the planets: “My Very Elderly Motor Jumps Smoothly Under Neptune Petrol” Remember Neptune petrol stations ?
  26. wildfiremaint

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    Just Google “Binary Australia” and see what all this sex changing rubbish can lead to. A male cannot become female just by dressing in womens clothes. !
  27. wildfiremaint

    2004 vz misfiring

    ECU to Injector wiring. Difficult to do as you have to work out which pin amongst the dozens of pins in the ECU plug.
  28. wildfiremaint

    VS misfire

    Yes, for the 304 you need to put a few cushions on top of the engine and then lay on top of the engine with your head above the distributor. Then you can see down and are able to see and loosen/remove the distrib clamp☹️ Access is why I relocated the coil to the firewall. Pity you cant...
  29. wildfiremaint

    Things that p*** you off/bug you/annoy you

    When the self service screens were introduced at Mcdonalds you could taylor your burger the way you wanted by adding and deleting things. I used to order a standard burger, add double bacon , then delete everything else except the bun so you ended up with a bacon roll Not sure that you can...
  30. wildfiremaint

    Bench test ignition control module?

    Hi HGK, I assumed you were talking about a 5L :) Nevertheless an interesting project.
  31. wildfiremaint

    Bench test ignition control module?

    Hi HGK. Thats an interesting project. First you would have to simulate the Hall Sensor in the distributor with a 5V pulsing signal. I believe there may be a kit from Jaycar that can do this. Then would need a coil and a spark gap ( a spark plug for instance). Probably easier to test in the...
  32. wildfiremaint

    What next will they try to flog for stupid money ???

    I have a cassette that I recorded off the radio in 1968 of John Lennon being interviewed on the BBC about the MOOG synthenizer. ( Thats if I can find it amongst all my junk )
  33. wildfiremaint

    2004 vz misfiring

    If injector doesn’t get 12v or any pulse from the ECU, then its ECU or wiring. You will have to trace it by back to ECU or 12v source that supplies each of the injectors.
  34. wildfiremaint

    Vs 5L alternator light still on!

    Great. Fixed. :) The short wire is the fuse. I just used an inline fuse holder from Jaycar with a 5A glass fuse. Was unable to determine the rating of the standard fusible link. Cheers.
  35. wildfiremaint

    Vs 5L alternator light still on!

    Also there is a second wire in the black plug that goes to the battery bulb on the dash.
  36. wildfiremaint

    Vs 5L alternator light still on!

    Hi, there are 2 wires from alt to battery. One is the fat red charge cable. The other is the alternator battery voltage sense wire. This runs from the black plug on the back of the alt to the battery. Its thin compared to other and on the battery end there is a short rubber covered bit that...
  37. wildfiremaint

    vr commodore wiring fire. what happened????

    Hi , something to note - there is a splice inside the loom tube for the battery positive cable. A thickish wire splits off and goes to the main fuses in the engine bay. So would need thick red battery to alternator and another not so thick from battery to main fuse box. This is how I did...
  38. wildfiremaint

    Vp commodore battery not charging

    To troubleshoot swap the battery globe on the dash with any of the other dash bulbs ! Then see if it charges. The battery light SHOULD come on at the reds and go off when engine running.
  39. wildfiremaint

    Vp commodore battery not charging

    Replace the dash battery globe. The globe is a necessary part of the charging circuit . Cheers.
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