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So Murphys law applied when i took it back to the shop, "a broken appliance demonstrated for the repairman will work perfectly every-time" first he stuck it on the hoist and changed the rear that went flat, then re-aligned the fronts (and agreed they shouldn't have been out...) but they weren't...

I hope something simple, but i cant find anything so i'm feeling a bit simple myself... I can make the front wheels point in the right direction by reversing, rapidly. I think they actualy move forwards/backwards relative to the chassis... by maybe half inch, hard to measure. Which...

Ok, an update - this was a cash job, so i have no recourse with the shop and no rec't. The car is up on stands, and while the rh front wheel is lined up dead on with the rh rear, the inside of the lh front is pointing almost exactly at the centre of the lh rear, thats a massive 90mm, and the...

yeah, means an hour drive back tho, and it's a pretty freaky drive when you dont know if your car wil keep going where you're pointing it!! And i kind of need to drive it before tomorrow...

So im driving straight ahead, steering wheel pointing 12 oclock. hit a bump and car 'jumps' sideways a foot or so, now im still driving straight ahead, but steering wheel is pointing at 1.30... friggin bizarre!!! ALSO (and perhaps unrelated) driving up flagstaff hill she starts lugging - and...

makes sense - and i only have one key anyway so could justify getting another cut - any other possibilities ppls, before breaking out the wallet to try to fix it?

Yea it just turns over and doesn't start, starter motor engages and spins nice and fast, but if the engine doesn't fire up in the first second then it simply wont fire unless i sit there turning the key repeatedly (glad i have a good battery), eventually it will get over itself and fire up and...

yeah ive trawled thru hundreds of threads like this searching for answers, thanks anyway! Obvious diference as far as i can tell is that this will occurr from cold as often as hot... tho it hasn't even had a problem for a couple of weeks now... Im reluctant to fork out for a three arm puller...

99 vt v6 runs beautifuly, normaly starts sraight up, drives like as dream... but every now and then if the engine doesn't catch sraight away it just wont start unless i keep blipping the starter, up to maybe 20 times - eventually it will catch and run fine. one time it stalled and i had to pull...

yeah come and grab it, number pm'd.

nah sorry mate - i do have the loom for it with the globes tho...

$15 pm sent with ph.

Thanks VN6PWR - coathangars ARE truly multi-purpose, unit out in 5 seconds flat! Pls delete mods - the pioneer i have will do...

I only have radio/cassette with no code! Need cd/mp3 pls. Double DIN. Can pay post. Also need tool to remove factory unit.

say no to traction control! Har - it's stuffed but don't fix it!! just saves you switching the damn thing OFF everytime you start the car! If god had intended traction control on our commodores he wouldn't have given us accelerator pedals!

Harmonic balancers do make a similar sound, but the noise doesn't go away unless you are solidly accelerating, ie pulling away from lights, otherwise your engine will rattle and clang all the time, but will still run ok (DONT keep driving it tho...). Before main bearings slip (spooning each...

For a couple of weeks before my CRANKSHAFT shat a bearing shell it souded like a tin of sockets being rattled around for a few seconds... got progressively longer till it didn't go away, one half of a big end bearing had slipped around and was humping the other half. I was broke so I rebuilt the...

8mm buddy, you don't need to buy a special bit - get your angle grinder and cut 20mm off an 8mm allen key - put this in an 8mm socket and swing away with your breaker bar or ratchet! Meant I could go to the wreckers and get my own axles and not break a sweat! I now have a selection of allen key...

Is he always this much of a ball breaker? ... junk outta my yard!

sold sold sold

Yeah almost, bring $25 with ya and come and pick it up!

So its been a week since doing the intake gaskets, car is sweet, no more gunk building up in the rad - I call this myth confirmed! Thanks all for your input and advice!

Some-one needs a replacement bumper - would this fit VL as well? Lots a VK bits still...

Whats the kit comprised of? Curiosity only! I replaced my left rear carrier and the replacement had an adjustable tie rod, but theres nowhere to bolt the inner end to on my VT?

Err - 80 volts? Terrific! Nothing like overkill!! Now the regulator contains the brushes right? Ive replaced that part, but it's second hand so should I be wary now? Anything to look out for? Cheers Paul!

I believe it to be sold - pending payment! Cheers Marty!

Sooo, after driving for a day with the new battery, i proudly gave the missus the keys so she could feel how nice the new car is to drive and off she went do run some friends around for some errands... it was dark so she needed lights... ring ring - "Honey, the batterys flat..." Went to...

So all you need is my shifter and you've got a complete setup!! Either that or whoever buys my shifter gets Blown R8's cable and knob for free!!! :yeah:

Post probably $15 or so, will get exact quote if you want it. Sorry don't know what it will suit, came with VB orig 253 and orig trans. 3 spd auto. Think you can get brackets for it for diferent housings on gaybay.

just pull the handle back and release for each gear selection (makes a cool ratcheting sound) and push the handle down and forward to reach reverse and park (so you cant hit backwards by mistake!) I think it's a quicksilver model painted black :whistling (wasnt me!!) Is complete apart from cable

Good condish, ratchet style, came with a VB I had but not fitted. No cables. Now with pics $80 ono

tunc! yep thats rooted! sorry bloke! you can see the dowel i was talking about just above that 'bolt' - cant get a pair of lockjaws onto it can ya? save your cash from 'captain thread'? Good luck mate

Yer i thought mine had been over wrenched too, untill I saw a picture of the engine front on in the repair manual - must just be a dowel cause theres no head there!

Only an hour if all you do is change the pump - but who of us can let it go at that? Im maby not as OCD as pedrotski there :whistling, but still it's nice to clean all the gunk off the front of the block and mess around getting out all old coolant and gasket crap off, reverse flushing etc... so...

Still have the dome light - only a berlina so nothing flash, but it's in good nick. The rear lenses were both cracked, $8 plus post

OK, so jobs done - yuck! The gaskets were rooted, so old in fact they looked original! Still running the coolant flush thru system, wont know for sure if problem's solved till its flushed etc, but by the state of the old gaskets - should be sweet, and best of all, no heads were removed in the...

Job's underway - but i got distracted by doing errands for the new VT today! Will finish tomorrow, its bloody cold outside!

A voodoo ritual with a frozen chicken?? Nah, got a new battery today - all schweeet! The old one was so shagged that when i pulled up and dropped revs to idle, there wasn't enough consistent power to run the dash - still need to make sure the alternator is putting out what it should tho... And...

Har har - it's the bloody battery!! Damn thing must have sustained some damage in the prang! The car wouldn't even stay running yesterday with that battery in there after a jump start, maybe plates touching? Oh well, new battery today and she should be fine - wanna make sure the whole charging...

Yup, stocked up today - radiator flush, coolant, intake gasket kit total $55 (kit even includes throtle body gasket, so i'll give that a clean at the same time); already got blue atv sealant, and the trusty plastic kitchen utensil that augments the razor gasket scraper!! - also new oil and...