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[VHSLE CRUISERParticipant View build HERE Member since: October 1, 2016 Posts: 38]

Just tested all the bolts screwing down onto intake manifold and the rear bolts holes are not drilled down as much as the front ones ehiches explains why the rear carby is loose,strange surprised it only reared its ugly head now,time for some longer bolts for the rear but might still go studs for ease of lining up both gaskets, a base plate plus the carby.

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Would loctite be fine as a workaround just for the interim ?

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Just started up the car again and the idle this time is erratic, up and down (all over the place)…yep definately a vacuum leak and I bet the rear carby bolts are culprit !!!

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What are some good car alarm + immobilizer + gps packages $350-$400 range?

Brands like viper, cobra or mongoose ?

Or go for an American or European brand ?

I’ve heard that viper don’t produce to Australian standards ?

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Trains stations,shopping car parks,Victoria (dandenong area)

Tracking is on the list…

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I already have battery relocated with kill switch to it,then someother things that need to b pushed in specific sequence to start the engine + 2x club locks (front,rear of the steering wheel) and a clutch/brake pedal lock. My stuff above is that a good start Cheers,

You seem paranoid……. solex locks are rubbish.

I now realise that solex locks do nothing as car has been broken into with them…screwdriver driven under to right the whole door lock out…so whats the point…

Paranoid or cautious…debatable…but my last car broken into they were there to steal it but the above stopped them in there tracks…

Thinking of rigging up some razor blades on the front seats…so they will get a nice surprise…

Car alarm 115db sounds scares the shit out of them haha…

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I already have battery relocated with kill switch to it,then someother things that need to b pushed in specific sequence to start the engine + 2x club locks (front,rear of the steering wheel) and a clutch/brake pedal lock.

My stuff above is that a good start

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So a kill switch and car alarm (tilt sensor, immobilizer, hazard lights/horn sounding) would be a better choice ???

Plates behind the locks to prevent a screwdriver from digging out the locks ???

 

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The previous owners I brought my car off they removed the coolant res bottle,I fill up my radiator till it full to the radiator cap.

How do I test my radiator cap?

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what about cold/rainy days my car is still at 1/4 – 1/2 temp on the gauge.

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I dont have and unboonet lining.

I do a radiator flush out and see how the temps go, and then look at the thermostat after and possible replace with a 180f rated thermostat.

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I’m surprised that not much more then your RAA/RACV card and mobile phone is on the only thing carried, hmm…

I would rather be safe then sorry and carry more then needed then not needed.

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I know how to bleed my system but how do I test the thermostat ?

I may end up replacing my thermostat but do I go for a 160 or 180,the factory VH Commodore was 160 ?

Straight coolant or a 50/50 coolant/water mixture would b fine but what about just straight water ?

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At the fuel senor end other either side of it there is nothing connected to it not even power…

The only thing that is connected to it is a fuel vapour line…I have tried my best (laying under the car, level) to trace it back as far as I can and it seem to go into the fuel tank.

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If I disconnect the fuel vapor return line from the fuel flow sensor BUT without block the line, will fuel come out or ?

 

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Correct, I just read up and yes its a trip computer fuel flow sensor.

Mine isn’t even wired up, it seems its only going into what could be a fuel line (I may as well get rid  of this)

Appreciate all your help “Immortality”

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Here are more pictures of this at the front of my manifold.

If it is a regulator of some sort then its not connecting to anything…one end goes to hard line and the other end has thread but goes nowhere/tops as you can see.

Ill chase down were the hard line is going to later on the weekend.

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1 – The coil that I have would it be fine or worthwhile myself changing for a new style Bosch coil as my current one is oil filled ?
1.Depends on how old it is.

Its about 18mths old, would I get any benifit from changing to the new style coil ?

2 – I have a hose going from the rear of my rocker cover to the back of my carby, is ported vacuum or ?
2. It’s part of the PCV system.  not 100% sure if it’s ported or manifold vacuum.

How can I tell if its ported or manifold vacuum ?

5 – What is that thing at the front of my intake manifold near the top radiator hose ?
5. Can’t see it properly in the pic but I think it might the the FPR (fuel pressure reg).  Follow the hoses and see what it is connected too.

Ill see if i can see any marking/names on it, if its a fuel pressure regulator I may then see if i can changeover for something else but also in conjunction with a fuel pressure gauge
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6 – My Bosch dizzy, should I be using advance vacuum from the canister (manifold vacuum) ?
6. Yes, it will improve how it drives when cruising.  There is a lot more to it but for a stock engine definitely.

I know on the side of my dizzy, the vacuum canistor is just sitting there with no hoses connected to it, Is it as simplye as connecting a hole from the vacuum canistor to a inlet port
on the base plate on my carby ?

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