Guest Thousand Dollar Supercar Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 If those LEDs are quite directional, could you point them sideways to stop the bright spots on the gauge face? Or would the gauge become too dim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Orion Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 There's not much room to play with as the inner ring of the gauge mechanism limits the positioning of the LEDs inside the cup. I tried to make them roughly the same height as the old bulb holders they replaced. I've sanded the faces down to help with the light spread, but that's the best I can do without buying some newer SMD 3528s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kyteler Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Sweet fix! Is there an equivalent for the dash bulbs, in LED? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HighLUX Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Yep seen them somewhere for sale, maybe it was ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mark105 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Yowzer does led dash lights. Use them in skyline as factory ones are so dull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Orion Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 The R30 ones aren't particularly dull, they just wink out from time to time because of the shitty connections behind the dash but yes, you can get drop-in LED dashboard and panel bulb replacements easily enough these days. I tried looking for a reference photo, this was the closest I could find: http://www.autobulbs...oard-Bulbs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chees- Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 i am incredibly jealous of your photo taking equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coldturkey Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Is that a capacitor you wired in series with the one on the left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dell'orto Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Why do you need John for, surely you can pour brasso in the bores yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Orion Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Why do you need John for, surely you can pour brasso in the bores yourself? Not sure what that's in reference to, but he was the only person who managed to get rid of the coupe's original hesitation problem after five years and countless people scratching their heads over the issue going, "Well fuck, we don't know." Is that a capacitor you wired in series with the one on the left? Yup, it's a bit hard to see but both of them have 360 ohm capacitors fitted to limit current flow. The circuit board threw me at first, I thought the bulbs had been wired in parallel originally but then took a closer look and found it to be series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dell'orto Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Not sure what that's in reference to, but he was the only person who managed to get rid of the coupe's original hesitation problem after five years and countless people scratching their heads over the issue going, "Well fuck, we don't know' Haha - a very smokey blacktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snapper Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 mate, that's an unusual noise. have all your neighbours accounted for their feline companions? your car is such a pussy-magnet, I reckon it's sucked a kitten into the manifold and it's somehow wrapped around the new timing chain. reaaareeeerrrrrwwwwwwrrrrrrrrrr. this is the universe telling to you take the rx siete instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beaver Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Nah dats just da gily drivz bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Poo Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Man, that doesn't sound good. You sure it's not the alternator or ac belts. If you think it's the pump throw some Proma MBL8 at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest slacker.cam Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Eek. I thought you were just having an Ed panic but that really doesn't sound good. I'd suggest pulling all of the belts off and having a listen. No water pump (assuming its belt driven) for 30 seconds from cold isn't going to matter and this rules out a bunch of stuff. If it's not an ancilliary I don't think I'd be driving it anywhere or running it for extended periods when its likely filling your sump with ground up steel, ally, or plastic. On that note, just to speculate, maybe the new chain tensioner is so good its worn the chain through the plastic lined chain guides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest k-trips Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Yes as Cam says I would eliminate all ancillaries by dropping all the belts and then running it again for <30 seconds. If it is still there I would suspect a chain over tension issue. Is there any way you can back off the chain tensioner a smidge and recheck it or is it one of them ratcheting type ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Orion Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 It's a ratcheting tensioner unfortunately. The reason why I suspect oil pump is because I went back and listened to a couple of old recordings of my grey Skyline when it had the smashed in sump (and subsequent blocked pickup/strainer) and the sound it makes is identical. If it was something overtensioned/overtightened I'm guessing the sound wouldn't lessen after the engine's been running for a while, which is what happens. Looks like another sump off mission... Better ready the rotary just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest k-trips Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Looks like another sump off mission... Rather than just admitting defeat without further analysis - why not rip the belts off the ancillaries and make sure it's not a dodgy alternator bearing or something. I mean I'm no expert and as someone who works in an office, I most probably don't know shit about cars, but it's seems much more likely to me that when your mechanic reassembled the engine that they may have slightly overtightened an ancillary belt and a bearing that was slightly dodgy to start with has finally shit it's pants rather than the oil pump is suddenly making a noise after changing a timing chain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rookie Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 KK knows whats up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest slacker.cam Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 There's a shitload of components in engine bay that make whirry noises when they fail. I seriously wouldn't go straight to assuming the worst case scenario. Also, the bearing in the alternator belt idler on my 86 is on its way out. It makes bad noises when it's cold but once it warms up the bad noises go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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