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Re: GregsVN

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:58 pm
by vlad01
psyolent wrote:......had to fix the dishwasher tonight. the clip that holds the door closed broke......its metal......had basically bent out of shape, and, then snapped when the door was forced closed. so welded it back together....its 1mm steel so not the easiest to weld, but, better now.

also took my climate control HVAC out. i had to fix a tab on that so JBwelded it, hopefully that will work. also had to route the wires up the top for the fan speed resistor/although on the clit control it looks to be an NPN transistor of sorts, so that can be plugged in when the HVAC goes back in.

it smells like turps in my back yard. i hate stale fuel smell, so bad.

I reckon it smells like varnish and musty stuff I cant put a finger on.

Yeah its awful stuff.

Re: GregsVN

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:47 pm
by HQ355
psyolent wrote:......had to fix the dishwasher tonight. the clip that holds the door closed broke......its metal......had basically bent out of shape, and, then snapped when the door was forced closed. so welded it back together....its 1mm steel so not the easiest to weld, but, better now.

also took my climate control HVAC out. i had to fix a tab on that so JBwelded it, hopefully that will work. also had to route the wires up the top for the fan speed resistor/although on the clit control it looks to be an NPN transistor of sorts, so that can be plugged in when the HVAC goes back in.

it smells like turps in my back yard. i hate stale fuel smell, so bad.
Was it stainless ? Probably rust up quick if it is and you've welded it with mild steel, should be tig welded

Re: GregsVN

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:51 am
by Holden202T
vlad01 wrote:I reckon it smells like varnish and musty stuff I cant put a finger on.
I agree! and it is no good, for smell or engine performance!

Re: GregsVN

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:55 pm
by psyolent
hq......i couldnt be bothered with the TIG. too fussy, have to change over gas etc. for what it is, it will last. the machine will get replaced eventually and this can go in the garage as a parts washer muhahahahahahahhahaha.

it is no good for anything. and neither are they either. too much trouble. if i had my time again ....... large block with a tin shed and 500 cats.

Re: GregsVN

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:04 pm
by psyolent
.....and so thats the fuel pump changed. such a fun job it is. am sure its the alignment of the planets and the position of your tongue as to how easy it goes back in LOL. least the tank was basically empty :)

man. the rubber around the base of the fuel pump had 'melted' and become soft. cleaned up and good now. will give it a good drink of premium for initial start methinks. drop in 10L or so should be enough for initial go juice.

Re: GregsVN

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:54 pm
by HQ355
No probs mate, just trying to help, good luck with fuel pump, I allways run premium, even in lawn mower, that other shit like water

Re: GregsVN

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:01 pm
by psyolent
all good pal - yep - agree - TIG with stainless would be perfect.

yeah. my cars run premium. except for the v8 hilux. that only runs LPG.

Re: GregsVN

Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:02 am
by psyolent
its the little things in life, like forgetting to plug in the auto loom so no NSS = no earth to start relay. duh. LOL

Re: GregsVN

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 6:10 am
by psyolent
getting there slowly.
fuel pump not energising - i have crank, but, the loom i am using is a VP Calais, and, has the anti theft in place (but no module).
Thanks vlad for the hint on bridging the wires, need to give that a shot and see how we go.

Re: GregsVN

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 6:56 am
by psyolent
speaking of fuel pumps here was my friday night fun
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and my saturday fun
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and, needless to say i used up two batteries doing this. turns out i had a stone wheel on the grinder too. idiot.
i did do a good deed for the day at pick-a-part and helped out two ladies (no shit) take the circlips off window winders in an astra? so they could get the barrels out. i ran into them when leaving and pick-a-part were then kind enough to give me massive discount and look after me which was really kind.
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all just so i could install these, again
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note that the bracket on the far left allowed me to mount a VT dash pad in place of the VN one. i *was* going to do that but, lost interest/motivation and wanted my VN back as a VN. interestingly the brackets changed to smaller items in the VN2 over the VN1...the original brackets were much bigger than these (like 100mm wide) vs these which are like 75mm wide.