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The fuse is under the dash, Was listed as a spare but had two contacts in it

Is the fuse in it? The reason i ask is because mine was listed on the sticker as a spare fuse but was the climate control panel fuse. The temperature guage is a common thing, a slap on top of the dash normally gets it working.

I have been using rare spares parts for over 25 years. And yes i agree with some of whats been said. Some of the parts they make arnt perfect, but whats your option? Do we hand make every part that we cant get? not really an option, or do we put it in the too hard basket and send the car to the...

Nah mate the boot on my commodore (vb-vl) never leaks. Still looks brand new.

I will give you $50 if you post it to Trafalgar for me. Well padded of course.

VB to VL front doors are the same. VB to VH rear doors are the same but VK and VL doors are different around the window frame to VB VH. They will fit on but you will have a big gap around the top.

With the PWR button on(with the light on the dash on) 4th gear wont engage, It will stay in 3rd. A common problem with it is the speed sensor on the back of the speedo or the PCB in the cluster. If these have dry solder joints or are faulty, 4th gear will engage and usually wont kick down untill...

You can use an impco 425 gas carbie which bolts in place of the carbie on there now. once the filter is on you wouldnt know any different. Need to use the butterflys from a quadrajet. I had one of these on a 308 no problem. The other option is gas research, I have Never used one before, imo they...

Maybe the cam timing? how did you set it up when you assembled it? Do you use a PCV from the rocker cover to a vacume source in the manifold.

Repco still keep them, i bought one on Saturday. Cost about $38 ($50 retail)

I have used them in several cars over the years and havnt noticed any difference. I think they are garanteed not to sag more than a set amount, read that on there website

As said unless you plan on spraying a lot of it just get a pressure pack. Otherwise you need the right gun, one that normally screws direct onto the tin. Comes in black and white. Either can be used, but the white is for under topcoats like along the sills on some cars, is easier to cover with...

Try disconecting the kick down cable off the throttle body and go for a drive, they can stick and cause those sort of problems. And make sure it has returned back before you drive it. Similar problem with mine when the cable was sticking.

Its probably a panelvan that has been cut down. Seen them done before, the body and chassis are the same just the roof different. Cut of along the middle of the quarters and thru the windscreen pillars,and weld on a ute roof. Sometimes the join welds can be seen inside the pillars, and panelvan...

If its down on power and a noise from the head area, sounds like a rocker problem. pull the cover off and have a look, look for a loose arm or damage. If you find nothing start it and then listen and look. The cover is easy to remove ,If you find nothing thats 1 area eliminated.

Mine from the rubber stop where it rests on top of the tube to the end is 475mm, add line is 16mm from end, full line 34mm from end. That is out of 4.2 blue in vc. EDIT -Just had a look at my vn 5.0, same dipstick but the lines are both about 10mm higher, making the oil level higher So what...

I stuck with the standard ones in mine. Only 1 key to carry. Tried the solex ones, didnt like em.

I must always get the hard ones, lol. If i tried with just a hammer and socket, i think the new ones would end up all over the floor. Good luck with them.

If you dont have a vice i doubt you will be able to do them. I usually put a socket on 1 cap and a bigger socket or a peice of tube over the other, put in the vice do up as tight as you can then hit the vice with the hammer. This will crack it loose and you keep winding them out. And when you go...

The coil should be marked + and - . What ari is saying is you can hook power striaght to the coil from the battery and then short the starter if you just want to start it to make sure it runs. It just bypasses the wiring. I dont have any 6 cyl cars anymore so cant help with a pic. Dont even have...

Easiest way to see if there are worn bushes in the panhard bar is to grab the wheel arch or towbar and try moving the car back and forth sideways (while still on the ground). You will feel the clunk. If you do feel anything have a look underneath while someone else moves it for you. And any...

As Drewie said, is there an earth wire running to the body? Should be one from the - terminal of the battery to the radiator support. This is where all the body electrics get the earth connection from, which includes the dash of course. try your test light from + battery to a panel and see if...

Springs are the same, i suppose shocks are too. Price? look on ebay or call repco supercheap etc

I have swapped the top arms from a v6 to a v8 vn before yes they are the same. Dont know if the bushes are the same material, i dont think there would be any difference.

I dont own a ve but looking at the pics it looks like the wheel arch liner is meant to be on the outside. So is the side still attached wrong?

Chip off what you can with a chisel or screwdriver, being carefull not to make the hole bigger. If you leave any thick bits of rust the converter wont get it all and it will keep rusting under it. A couple of shots of rust converter, let dry a couple of days and deadner urathane or seamseal. I...

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If you held it on full lock while you were doing the doughnuts the pump would have been passing on the releif valve, big revs and on full lock might have cooked the pump.

I replaced mine with the rare spares one, it does look a little different but i prefer it over the factory ones. There is a better feel to it and it lights up also. After putting 3 s/h ones in over 1year and having them all fail in some way i put this in and its been great. Cant anwser your Q...

Im doing a vb in the same style but in formula blue, its a long term spare time thing. I like the look of the hdt style kit, there dosent seem to be many of them around anymore. You look to have a nice clean one there, hope you enjoy it.

Call hsv and speak to someone. On the vn they didnt keep the whole vin #, only the lasy 6 numbers. So when you look up the website it wont give full info. When i called to authenticate my car they explained this to me and then looked up my # and told me what i had. But all tags i have seen are...

Had one of these on my n/a VL. Could feel the difference on a really hot day but not at any other time. Also picked up an extra 20-30 KMS on a tank of gas (lpg) They do look neat and dont make any extra induction noise

Probably only the ends will be split. If you can just cut the ends thats the way to do it. Take it out first and look, may be as simple as a hose off.

If it plays up again, (took me a few goes to fix it for good) you need to go over all the solder joints on the dash cluster board. dry solder joints which are very difficult to see need to be resoldered. After i did this it hasnt been a problem for 2 1/2 years now.

yep as above, old split hoses, i had the same

Pulled apart a spare diff to get the 3.08 gears out in rediness to replace 3.7s currently in my car

You probably dont need to but for the cost of some copper silicone it peace of mind. I always use it on exhaust manifolds, old or new.

Just put it on the main body of it or a part that isnt moving, and the other end on your ear

Have you tried using a screwdriver or similar to listen to the compressor bearing? Can easily hear a bad bearing this way. If it is the pulley bearing these can usually be changed without removing the compressor or degassing the system

A bad earth connection can cause tailight and brakelights to play up. Never heard of the dash lights coming on? Find the earth on the tailight loom and check that. I dont know where it is , maybe someone else can help.