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Why not just have it done properly rather than all the stuffing around! Also, 8 pounds is at least AUS $ 20, plus the garden gnome labour and it costs you about the same as having it done by a specia ...

Thanks Guys!
I have a twin carb 33 that doesn't have the same symptoms -that is you don't get the feel that the car is free wheeling. Therefoe, it's either something peculiar to the fuel injected ve ...

Take the radiator to a radiator place and have them flush it out thoroughly. A garden hose won't do the job. The radiator place will remove one of the "heads" to flush it. I had this done because m ...

It was the flasher relay. Fiddled around with it a bit and got the turn signals working again. Thanks for your help.

Hi Paddy,

Can you provide a bit more info with respect to relay? On mine, the blinker relay is in a plastic case and the owner's manual does not indicate any other relays asociated with the turn s ...

Try Turin Imports in Adelaide. They have a website and seem to be quite happy to provide quotes by e-mail. Also, delivery is via air freight, so part arrives within a couple of days and I have found ...

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Need a bit of help. The turn indicators stopped working - both sides, but the hazard lights still work, so wouldn't think it should be too difficult to track down, but would like a clue with r ...

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Don't know if this is usual, but when braking and once you get to about 20km/h th car seems to loose engine braking. Any ideas? Thanks

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I've "ovehauled the gear box (replaced 2nd gear) and am now stuck with a gearbox sump that leaks. I've tried a couple of new gaskets, the silicone stuff etc and the drip goes on (and on). Eve ...

Hi Kev,
I picked up a new clutch kit from Turin imports in Adelaide for $220 Australian, they airfreighted it to me in Queensland for another $30. The cheapest quote in Brisbane was $330. Hope this ...

Appreciate any comments/assistance. Have pulled apart the gearbox to replace 2nd gear, synchro etc. When reinstalling all the parts, there seems to be a bit of slop between the gears. I have what a ...

Ben,
My dimmer switch - Series 2 - is in the same place as your burglar alarm light. I would think that a dimmer switch would be standard.
As for the switch lights, I think that the plastic holder ...

A couple of points:
I use the Ryco Z421 filters and they seem to be ok
My engine goes 10,000 kms between filter and oil change and I don't have to add oil in between the changes
One time when I was ...

Hi Jim,

Apologies for not getting back to you sooner. The thermostat is located on the driver's side of the car (right hand drive version). It's a one piece housingt and is secured by an allen ke ...

Thanks for putting the damper on the works James. I was hoping for a record, but obviously a measly 333,333Kms, which we hit today won't cut the mustard. Should the target be 666,666?

On my '87 QV, the brake pad wiores enter from each fender and not from the fron of the engine bay. Is it possible that these wires are for a headlight wiper?

Thanks for the info. The manual indicates that the starter motor has to come out to separate the engine from the gearbox. I must have been about halfway there as I removed one of the bolts off the c ...

In Queensland we have 3 grades of unleaded: normal which is about 91 octane; premium which is about 95 octane and BP's ultimate which is about 98 octane. I've been running mainly on the BP ultimate a ...

I use Tectalloy (spelling may be a bit crook) antifreeze as this provides protection if you go to the snow as well as providing rust inhibition for the cooling system. I think about a litre or two sh ...

Hi Wizz,
Do you have to remove the starter motor in order to be able to separate the gear box unit from the engine? I went to work on trying to remove the gear box (to try to fix 2nd gear synchro) t ...

Hi Ben,
Suggest you take out the radiator and get it "cored" by a radiator place. Cost in my case was about AUS$30, but well worth it. My experience with the cleaners is that they don't aways work ...

Jim,
Where abouts in Australia are you? I've pulled a thermostat out of my '87 1.7 and replaced it a while back when I had overheating problems (I'm in QLD) that turned out to be rectified by having ...

Why not just swap the carbed engine in toto? Depending on the fuel injection, you may find that the carbed engine has more HP. I know this was the case for th first fuel injected engines as I undrst ...

Had the same problem with a long bolt, but had the car raised on axle stands and was, therefore, able to do a bit of "panel beating" (hammer to make the side of the transmission tunnel, where the bolt ...

Thanks Timo,

Balanced the carbs as per your suggestion. To do this, I used feeler gauges to do the idle speed and throttle clearance. Then turned the jets out by 2 1/2 turns plus a little bit. I ...