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- Wed Jan 26, 2022 1:16 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Baby McGrath
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1233
Re: Baby McGrath
Holy shit, you are not only married but a daddy too! Congrats on both matey
- Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:45 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
- Topic: Car battery goes flat overnight
- Replies: 1
- Views: 523
Re: Car battery goes flat overnight
Probable cause is a poor secondary contact on the drivers door switch. In all the years I worked with them I only saw one that wasn't and it had damaged wiring.
- Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:36 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
- Topic: Engine fades out over 3 seconds.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 611
Re: Engine fades out over 3 seconds.
Fuel relay is a tachometric relay, not impact sensitive. They do fail however.
- Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:21 pm
- Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
- Topic: 1994 Cavalier LSi C20NE (was C18NZ) Work-horse
- Replies: 2457
- Views: 195271
Re: 1994 Cavalier LSi C20NE (was C18NZ) Work-horse
First visit for a while, looks like I've missed a bit!
- Fri May 27, 2016 12:35 am
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: Other
- Topic: Over heating problem
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4478
Re: Over heating problem
When it's hot is it circulating, rev it and you should see the water traveling through the expansion bottle from the small hose on the top. If you haven't got that then worth a closer look at the pump, although the rad could be partially blocked restricting the flow. Just have to work through the po...
- Mon May 23, 2016 11:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Could I seek help with a zafira, error code, running prob?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3339
Re: Could I seek help with a zafira, error code, running pro
Worth a read, might be irrelevant but interesting all the same http://www.ecutesting.com/vauxhall/astr ... mt35e.html
- Mon May 23, 2016 11:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Jury service
- Replies: 12
- Views: 959
Re: Jury service
I did it nearly 30 years ago when I was an apprentice. With the paid expenses I was better off there than at work, and doing shorter days too, so got friendly with the jury officer chap and managed to do an extra week. He did his best to put me on the most drawn out case he could but alas it had to ...
- Sat May 21, 2016 4:21 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: Other
- Topic: Over heating problem
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4478
Re: Over heating problem
..... and to bleed, fill the system, run with the cap off until the thermostat opens, at which point it will almost boil then burp and swallow the water. Top it back up and put the cap on, that's it, no other trickery required.
- Sat May 21, 2016 4:18 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: Other
- Topic: Over heating problem
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4478
Re: Over heating problem
I'd agree with the suggestion of a dodgy stat, it sounds like it doesn't have enough flow through the rad.
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:25 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
- Topic: Camshaft sensor or crankshaft sensor
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2252
Re: Camshaft sensor or crankshaft sensor
If you keep getting that light with code 92 check the timing belt tension.
- Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:15 am
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: Mechanical
- Topic: Clutch pedal stopper
- Replies: 4
- Views: 573
Re: Clutch pedal stopper
The end of the spring does indeed locate in the same hole as the cable, and this is what prevents the cable popping out
- Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:42 am
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: Fuel Systems and Exhausts
- Topic: C18NZ no start after reinstalling fuel pipes/Wiring etc.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 673
Re: C18NZ no start after reinstalling fuel pipes/Wiring etc.
Check the voltage at the pump when cranking, it won't do anything until you crank. If it's been dry a while it might be that the pump is stuck, worth clumping it. You can check the current draw of the pump if you have voltage, normal is around 2.5-3a, less than two suggests no fuel or an impeller sp...
- Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:12 am
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
- Topic: Spark only when ignition turned on not cranking
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1571
Re: Spark only when ignition turned on not cranking
I'm a numpty, didn't read properly and thought I'd seen the mention of a carb. The centre pin trick works with the old distributor type ignition systems.
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:32 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
- Topic: Spark only when ignition turned on not cranking
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1571
Re: Spark only when ignition turned on not cranking
Do the centre pin thing, you can check the entire system in one hit doing that. First thing I always do with the 3 wire distributor setup.
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:56 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
- Topic: Spark only when ignition turned on not cranking
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1571
Re: Spark only when ignition turned on not cranking
Quick check, pull the plug off the dizzy and poke a wire in the centre pin of the harness. Flash it to earth briefly, each time you hit earth with it you should get a spark from the king lead. If you do then the hall sensor in the dizzy has likely died, or it's not going round (check cambelt and diz...
- Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:11 am
- Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
- Topic: Mikes 2.0 Gls
- Replies: 1080
- Views: 54719
Re: Mikes 2.0 Gls
That hose is a good contributor too, unmetered sir will weaken the mixture, causing the system to chuck as much fuel in as it can to bring it back
- Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:01 am
- Forum: The Discotheque
- Topic: Your favorite 80s tracks
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5988
Re: Your favorite 80s tracks
Under his nose was a dream come true, been there all the time and he almost knew. Never actually figured out those lyrics.
- Fri Mar 25, 2016 11:02 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
- Topic: Camshaft sensor or crankshaft sensor
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2252
Re: Camshaft sensor or crankshaft sensor
Cam sensor signal loss will not generally stall the engine, it's very common for cam sensor signal to show up as a code from a loosely adjusted cambelt tensioner, so that's worth looking at. The only one I ever had that had repeated problems with it had a leaking windscreen, straight down the loom i...
- Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:57 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: Brakes and Suspension
- Topic: Brakes not working right
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2780
Re: Brakes not working right
You still have hoses mate, from the body to the rear beam
- Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:12 am
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: Brakes and Suspension
- Topic: Brakes not working right
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2780
Re: Brakes not working right
Fair chance the master has died then
- Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The 80s cars targetted by thieves
- Replies: 10
- Views: 865
Re: The 80s cars targetted by thieves
Vauxhall introduced a lot of those features because of the abysmal record with the previous generation of Vauxhalls. Stolen recovered repairs were an everyday job in the late 80s early 90s in the main dealer.
- Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:58 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: Brakes and Suspension
- Topic: Brakes not working right
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2780
Re: Brakes not working right
Air in system, a leak, or a master cylinder failure. Was it a problem prior to changing the wheel cylinder? Old master cylinders quite often fail when manually bleeding brakes as the seals fold with the additional travel of the pedal.
- Wed Mar 23, 2016 6:13 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: Mechanical
- Topic: Carlton C20ne
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1215
Re: Carlton C20ne
I really would try to get the problem diagnosed if I were you Mike, you'll be even more gutted if you put an engine in it and find it's still drinking fuel.
- Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:37 pm
- Forum: Faults and Fixes: Mechanical
- Topic: Carlton C20ne
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1215
Re: Carlton C20ne
Sump is also different
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: How do I tell R or S chassis?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 685
Re: How do I tell R or S chassis?
You have answered your own question :-) The letter signifies the model year, S being '95. Also worthy of note that the new model year started to come through from the factory in about October or November of the previous year, so for example, a' 95MY s chassis car might have been registered in late '...