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Thought I'd chuck a plug in for the second running Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac day in Christchurch. 

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I was taught that a fuse can carry 80% of its rating happily. So 10a fuse will carry 8a all day. Going off that I usually fit a fuse 125% of the max load if a fuse isn't speced by the manufacturer. Another consideration is the wire size. No point fitting a 10a fuse to wire that can only handle 5a.  

They are a right pain to get off. A very sturdy puller is required and shock NOT HEAT. 

At my old job we had a unit like this which worked wonders. The middle bit is hydraulic. The puller we use at work for doing that job is a big hefty cast unit which you can pull up with a 50 40 inch breaker bar without worrying about bending it. Its got solid striking face to hit with a decent sized hammer. Squirt CRC up the keyway. load it up hard with a bigger puller then solidly strike the centre of the puller with a decent sized hammer. make sure you have the nut loosely screwed on the end of the axle to prevent the puller shooting across the workshop. 

Talk to motorsport wiring guys and its quality crimp all the things. Solder is brittle and fails etc. you can get snazzy spendy cripms with a serial number son when one fails you know which employee to yell at. 

/more ling  

On 06/07/2022 at 21:53, Bluebear01 said:

Probably a better question would be how much power does an Austin 7 make? 

As long as you've got adaptors to go from 3xtiny to 4x114 

Perfect. 10 points for throwing a rod 

So an unconfirmed date is 24th September. Plenty of time to sort cars 

13 hours ago, MightyJoe said:

Expressing interest. 

When would you be thinking of doing this?

i would love to run the cortina and see if it makes 100bhp

 

 

Maybe late august early Spetember. Depends on how excited everyone is and give everyone time to do an oil change on their SUs 

Looking for expressions of interest. I can organise a Saturday of power runs at Flame Performance of we have enough cars. 8 to 10 cars would be ideal. Would be around $100 per car for a few runs and a print out of the results. Probs sort a BBQ and what not and made a day of it. See if your Morris minor can crack 15hp. 

On 09/06/2022 at 13:01, NickJ said:

Fancy pants rental car I had could read speed signs and adjusted the speed warnings to suit, do any radars have that ability?

Doubt it but I know some GPS units do that. Provided you keep them uptated and the government keeps the online info up to date 

19 hours ago, 87creepin said:

Anything in particular to look for when buying an older diesel with 250-300kms? It's a naturally aspirated 1998 Ford Transit 

And also best sites etc to get parts for euros?

Major 2 are When were the injectors serviced last and has the IP had a rebuild. how difficult and rattelly it is on startup stone cold is a good test to see what itsb fuel system is like. then theres the usual of general servicing (oil, filters, coolant, etc). Those Era transits also use bolts to hold the manifold on which snap off in the head so an exhaust leak is a bit of a major to fix. There is a company here in christchurch called All Transit Parts which would be a useful contact for spares. Rear brakes trake a hammering for some reason too. 

I refuse to work on them now as most are neglected pieces of shit. Especially if theyre a camper van. 

16 hours ago, Beaver said:

Possible culprits for a misfire which also cause tacho to drop out momentarily? I'm assuming ignition related rather than carb issue because of tacho dropping. Points, rotor, and cap all recently replaced. Nissan z24 petrol for what it's worth.

I would be tempted to look at the power supply to the ignition. What vehicle? I've got a few old Nissan wiring diagrams that may help. 

I have had this issue with a couple of those 2E engines. The culprit both times was the transition circuit on the secondary barrel. It's a very small passage that lets a little fuel in just as the throttle plate cracks open so it doesn't lean out. It has a small air bleed at the top of it to help emulsify the fuel. When this air bleed gets blocked (which is very easily) the transition circuit can syphon out the fuel bowl into the manifold. While driving there is enough air going into the engine to keep going all be it run very rich. But at idle the fuel just pours in and fouls everything up. Appears to only happen when the carb is hot. Not sure why. Maybe the heat soaked fuel expands the right amount to start a syphon. 

20 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:

Silicon hoses versus plain old reinforced rubber,

 

Aside from one being a pretty coloured, what are the pros/cons of one verses the other? (Thinking for a radiator hose application)

As far as I know good silicon hose is more chemically stable and will resist fuel/oil better. It also doesn't go soft and expand with heat. One of those things that has its benifits with a performance engine but isn't worth the extra cost on a stock engine getting putted to the shops. 

What side of town is it on? If you really wanted to go whole ham I could run it through a prepurchase check at work. 

8 hours ago, ajg193 said:

A million dollars of equipment and skill to try and save a $120 battery. Sounds like oldschool

Waste not, Want not M9

On 14/03/2022 at 20:47, RUNAMUCK said:

I saw a video on you tube (uncle Tony's garage) where he blasted a fucked battery with a big shot of juice from a welder. 

Came up mint.

Have watched similar videos of starting bulldozers in the Canadian winter. Build fire under engine to pre heat it and hit battery with welder for extra cranking juice 

What sort of car is it? I work for a company called Classic Workshop in Ferry Road. We can quite easily carry out the work and source the parts. It will be done correctly and to a high standard but probably wont be cheep.  

6 minutes ago, NickJ said:

Keep the jets and tubes for drilling/experimenting!

good point 

On 26/10/2021 at 21:43, MaxPower said:

I’m putting it on a 4g64 mitsi in the next couple of weeks, thanks for the advice that makes sense , will let you know if it works out. 

That should give it a bit more breathing room. My DCOE copies showed up. Threw all the rubber parts in a container of fuel and haven had them swell up so Ive got high hopes. There is some machining imperfections that need tidying up. defiantly throwing the Chinese jets and emulsion tubes in the bin. 

22 hours ago, 87creepin said:

How important is exhaust and intake valve timing adjustment in boosted applications? Guessing its not as important as in n/a tuning...? 

Just as important if you was the engine to operate at peak efficiency. It will also affect how well your turbo spools at low RPM. 

On 15/10/2021 at 07:39, MaxPower said:

Hey brought one of chinas finest Weber’s, looking down from from the top theres two jets? Which look to be round the wrong way one says 160 on the secondary and 170 on the primary is this right?

What engine are you putting it on out of interest? Bigger air jet means leaner at top end. Isn't unusual to have a larger one on the primary for fuel economy at cruise and having the secondary jetted richer for power under load. I'm keen to see how it works for you. I've got a couple Chinese dcoe 45s coming for a project. I've had issues of rubber components in Chinese carb kits not liking our fuel and swelling in the past. So wondering what these carbs will throw my way. 

On 04/09/2021 at 19:53, JustHarry said:

I'll definitely run the cruiser around behind the pack again.

Bacon and sasuages on the trusty Kent bbq for the win

Might pay to repair the trailers spring before hand. 

Not 100% sure that throwing 300KG on the front end is a good plan. 

/ may as well stuff an LD in there 

something Chinese. I got it second hand off a mate of mine. seems to go hard with that stuff. MA is water soluable to you can blast it off with the hose.