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    98 VT series 1 Valley cover gasket kit question

    Here is the photo Here is the photo of what they look like, I could not find them in the manual or online
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    98 VT series 1 Valley cover gasket kit question

    I have a valley cover gasket kit that has 6 parts to it. The two sides where the inlets are and the front and backgaskets I know where they go, but there are two other orange gaskets that have a sligh semi circle chamfer in the middle of them where do they go? I have only found the first 4...
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    QUick question regarding throttle hoses

    Noit to worry, found a thread whiched helped. Thanks
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    QUick question regarding throttle hoses

    Having a brain fart and can't find where the bottom hose connects to from the trottle boddy, i have the crank case hose connected but cann't find where the little elbow that comes out of the bottom connects too, just replaced the valley cover gasket and am getting a bit tired of working on this...
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    Heater/aircon Vents randomly opening and closing VT

    I got a quote for my solenoid pack which was $160 ( I think VT is more exy than later models). Tried to clean it out as I have spent heaps on suspention stuff at the moment. Still got issues So I will be looking at the actuators today.
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    98 VT wagon Considering Gas Conversion

    Cool, Thanks for the advice, I do about 20k per year on average and probably will do more with cheaper fuel per km.
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    98 VT wagon Considering Gas Conversion

    Hi All, Am considering getting the ol wagon fitted with a gas kit. The engine is not toooooo bad it has done 220k and so am wondering if fitting an LPG would be a good idea, we do clock up a few km's each year both town drivnig and highway. What is the rebate at these days, Had a...
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    Center bearing

    very late reply but i have never had to remove the exhaust for doing this in my vt wagon
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    98 VT Wagon vibrations

    How would I go about checking that out? how much do they cost to replace? Oh and how hard would it be? Just a few Q's. :)
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    VT air con problem

    THere are a few other posts on this problem but it sounds like you have a vacume hose that has come of as the control box is under the passenger glove box.
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    98 VT Wagon vibrations

    Nah she just whinges when the car is not responding how she wants it to and if something breaks she recons it is because I touched it, then bawks at the cost of getting it fixed at mechanics. Oh she want s new car of course but forgets that a couple of hungy here and there is not as much as a...
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    98 VT Wagon vibrations

    I jacked the engine up a bit more than 1/2 an inch, the mounts seem to be solid (they are the black rubber ones) there was only surface cracks from the mud and crap on them, I reved the engine a bit and it rocks a little but only a few mm to a centermeter at most when reving, so the problem may...
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    vt knocking/water gurgling sound

    THanks again, you have been a fountain of info. Really appreciated.
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    98 VT Wagon vibrations

    I had a look last night and there are small cracks around the engine mounts and the oil pan sits just below the cross frame. Is there anything else I might want to check, are there any tests i could do my self? I read one about jacking the engine a little to see how they look.
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    98 VT Wagon vibrations

    Thanks, got a drive from newy to port Maquarie today, so will be taking it steady. Might get them changed by a guy I know on the monday.
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    98 VT Wagon vibrations

    Recently got back from a big roard trip and the car has been vibrating. First Noticed between 90km/hr to 110, pulled the drive shaft out and the uni joints ar solid and the middle bearing seems to roll alright. then driving around a bit more and the car seems to vibrate even when Idling...
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    vt knocking/water gurgling sound

    What about if you get coolant smell through the air vents occasionally, recon the heat exchanger is leaking?....Silly question how would you bleed the coolant system?
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    VT Series I Front Lower Control Arm replacement

    i am interested to find out as well as mine are torn. THe mechanic quoted 3 hrs labour to do the job.
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    VX auto service

    Cheers, Thanks for that, I will have a read
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    VX auto service

    How do you change the memcal parameters? I am keen to get the shift times sped u;p a little on my wagon.
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    Fwd universal joint

    Thanks for the tips, Just taken the shaft out and both U Joints have no play at all and look to be serv. The center bearing seems to spin alright, Not sure on this one.
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    Fwd universal joint

    Apparently my Fwd uni joint is loose. How hard are these to change? What costs am I looking at? Would this be the most likely cause of vibrations from 75km/h - 110km/h? Cheers Bondy
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    Clicking under the steering wheel/dash -VERY annoying!

    I had a clicking noise from the rear wiper relay (cause my rear wiper was jammed and not working when the wiper stalk was pushed forward to turn the rear wiper on, the rear wiper would continually click in the back ground. Only mentioning this just in case it is an easy fix. Is the clicking ony...
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