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  1. M

    smoke from Alternator?

    just an update...turned out as suspected to be the alternator, mechs tried to rebuild it but it still drained the battery priced a new alternator (for super charged VT) $981 from Repco!! non super charged is only $350, Any mechanics ended up adapting a standard alternator to fit...which seems to...
  2. M

    smoke from Alternator?

    Had the battery light come on and stay on today, besides that the car ran fine....checked the battery and it was bone dry (normally keep a better eye on that), so i topped it up, and checked the light.....still on Started the car and disconnected the positive terminal, the car died about 2...
  3. M

    high beams come on randomly

    got this problem lately where the high beams will come on randomly, even when i have the lights off as they often come on during the day and you dont notice till someone starts flashing their lights at you and then if you move the stork around they will go out, but can come back on 5 mins later
  4. M

    where can i find a towbar tongue to fit a 98 vt s pac?

    just the flat tongue that bolts on, not the square type one.......i had an entire new tow bar put on my old VT for $350 fitted.......so $75 for a flat piece of metal with 2 holes in it seem abit dear yeah thats the biggest problem when the wreckers have said they have one....the bolt holes...
  5. M

    where can i find a towbar tongue to fit a 98 vt s pac?

    hey guys, just wondering if anyone might know where i might be able to find a towbar tongue to fit a 98 vt s pac.....im stuck out in Cowra NSW and theres stuff all out here, but the wifes in sydney for the week and i've been ringing around the wreckers down there, but so far i've found...
  6. M

    VX 2001 air vents go to windscreen when i acelerate

    i have the same prob......gonna go look for that hose
  7. M

    What is this pully for? Vt v6

    lol i've snapped a couple of them over the years when i was replacing the pullies, they get pretty brittle...... you can pick them up at the wreckers for about $10 VT and VS have the same part, from memory theres an earth wire you need to remember to put under the nut when putting it all back...
  8. M

    smell petrol inside the car

    check your fuel pressure regulator as well
  9. M

    Urgent help needed please car stuck in orange

    mine was working sweet as too, until one trip down the coast,then i had the exact same probs as you
  10. M

    Urgent help needed please car stuck in orange

    i had a similar problem a couple of years ago....ended up being my key, it was rooted and the immobiliser was shutting the car off
  11. M

    rotten egg smell

    thanks guys, atleast with the warm weather i can drive with the window down......for afew days
  12. M

    rotten egg smell

    for the last week, i've had a rotten egg smell drift through the car..... i cant work out where its coming from, but its not going away
  13. M

    stalling???

    ok they took the fuel filter off this morning and this is the crap that came out...so obviously the fuel filter would have been clogged, but they say the pump would be stuffed too after looking at the fuel?? whats your thoughts??
  14. M

    stalling???

    ok took it to the mech today he said yep its definetly a stuffed oil pressure sender, so replaced that then they said all fixed come pick it up... wife went to go get it and the friggin thing wouldn't start!! i went for a 20km drive early this morning and it stalled 3 times on the way out and 2...
  15. M

    stalling???

    could a stuffed oil pressure sender cause these probs?
  16. M

    stalling???

    no there was a bit of play in the water pump and it was sounding sick, so i just had it replaced for peace of mind, it did over heat a couple of days after having the water pump done though, the mech left a big air lock behind because he didnt bleed it after putting the pump in
  17. M

    stalling???

    ok guys i sifted through the millions of stalling threads and couldn't find one that could help me...... i have a supercharged 98 vt, in the last week i have had the water pump replaced and put a new supercharger belt on...that all but now i have this stalling problem. I drove 200 meters down...
  18. M

    supercharger coupler?

    Just wondering if there's anywhere in Sydney where you can buy a new supercharger coupler for a 98 VT? the noise mine is making at idle is sending me crazy, i've looked around and the only ones i can find are in Victoria, but i want to get one asap
  19. M

    can i sell my new engine?

    ..............
  20. M

    merry xmas

    like the neighbours ford lol...........................joking :)
  21. M

    merry xmas

    nope never asked for that and i know i dont deserve it. The only reason i chose to keep the car running was so i could pick my daughter up every 2nd weekend (250km away no trains, buses or planes going there and i know no one here to get a lift) i also went and saw a financial adviser friend...
  22. M

    merry xmas

    na mate i dont have 2 cars, i live in a tiny country town and theres sweet FA jobs going, anyway guys sorry bout posting this rubbish on here was just venting mods can delete the thread if they want
  23. M

    merry xmas

    sold the VS aboutn 10 or 12 months ago to move back down here when the old man had a kidney transplant, wish i still had it i'd let them take the VT right now no worries
  24. M

    merry xmas

    in cowra? population 9,000 tell me where. i have door knocked and dropped off resumes to every place here
  25. M

    merry xmas

    yep they seem pretty good about it if they dont have the car in a week they will call the police and report it stolen, the police will turn up if the car is not here i could be charged with theft, if i hide the car and get pulled over i will be charged with possesion of a stolen...
  26. M

    merry xmas

    bought it about 5 years ago it was a 99 model with 130,000k's on it yard price was $10,000 with intrest ive paid $23,000
  27. M

    merry xmas

    well doesnt look like i need to fix the fuel pressure regulator after all...... just got a call from the repo guy i missed 3 payments (i pay monthly) and they are looking for me to repo the car only missed the payments because i lost my job and had to spend $2,500 putting a new engine in and...
  28. M

    fuel pressure regulator how hard to change

    how did you go, did it help at all? I'll be changing mine this week. I had to order one in through repco for $64, looks like its in a pain in the arse spot to get at too. OH anfd for anyone wondering its held in with one of those clip ring things :)
  29. M

    vt starting dramas

    new or 2nd hand? if new what brand?
  30. M

    VT Overheating Problem

    this thread might help http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/vt-vx-holden-commodore-1997-2002/154103-vt-how-bleed-air-cooling-system.html
  31. M

    VT Overheating Problem

    I had a similar problem with my vt the temp gauge would go up and down like a yoyo, bled the cooling system and never had the prob again
  32. M

    fuel pressure regulator how hard to change

    yeah mate its priming its brand new, so is the fuel filter, the battery, reco'd engine has only been in for about 2 months has new rings, lifters & bearings. everytime i take it to a mech they tell me its something different, one did a fuel pressure test and said the fuel pressure dropped off to...
  33. M

    fuel pressure regulator how hard to change

    just wondering how hard the fuel pressure regulator is to remove from a 99 vt, i've gone through everything else trying to work out why my car struggles to start and it's about all thats left
  34. M

    vt starting probs video

    looks like no one else has a clue what's up with the **** heap either lol
  35. M

    vt starting probs video

    yeah i thought about the leads, but they put all new leads in a couple of months back when they put the new engine in...its got me stuffed :)
  36. M

    VT fuel guage

    i get a bout 900km off a tank in my VT dunno what size the tank is though..
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