Everything posted by jimmer
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Power Steering !!!
hi vance check the resistance across the solenoid on the rack.its on the drivers side.i beleive if you connect it to a 9v battery it should buzz.the solenoid controls the speed sensitivity.
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Higher Wattage Headlamp Bulbs Vs HID
got mine off flea bay from a guy in japan 5mnths ago.£135 with shipping.still strong money but what a difference.
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Stall
do your revs pick up when you put the air con on.?
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Degunk fluid to add to old oil prior to oil change
I know jaguar dont recommend oil flush on older cars or any that have done 80000miles as they are prone to smoking after.sometimes engines build up deposits that help to seal the engine internally.wash em away and you start to get problems.
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Higher Wattage Headlamp Bulbs Vs HID
i work in the motor trade and have always found this strange that your main beam wattage is limited by law.how absurd is that.i fitted 100w watt mains anyway as im willing to take the risk.i must say though that 100w mains still look dim compared to my 6000k hids.
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HELP! drivers door lock jammed!
there is no motor in a stock zed drivers door.there is a switch which is operated from the back of the lock that sends a signal to the passenger door.on a stock car if you lock the car from the pass door the drivers will not lock as it has no motor.this is why when the alarm installer fitted a toad alarm to my car a motor had to be fitted as when you set the alarm it can then centrally lock the drivers door also.
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Grounding kits
or from wearing bri nylon!!!!!!!!
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HELP! drivers door lock jammed!
zeds dont have a motor in the drivers door as standard.get an aftermarket one from maplins for a fiver.it would have had one fitted when the alarm was fitted.peice of piss to fit and only two wires.
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Has your tubs gone?
for 14bhp i wouldnt bother.some people have been lucky but there are loads that havent.leaving mine on as my tubs puff with the first boost then remain clear after.ive also been told by a zed garage who is well established that he would advise to leave them on the car as he has fitted them at the owners request and after a couple of months they come back and complain the cars smoking.
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Grounding kits
of course not there hideous..havnt seen them in years.reckon the grounding kit will cure your static problem but i couldnt comment on them being a performance upgrade.
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Brakes problem doing my head in,,,
take the pads back out and clean the paint off the edges that locate the pad in the caliper.likewise clean the inside of the caliper.make sure the pins arent corroded or bent.if the pads dont move freely in the caliper they bind causing the creaking noise.any car can suffer with this problem.just because the pads are new doesnt mean they wont do it.pad backs are painted with a thick black paint and sometimes you get paint drips on the edges that need cleaning off.10 minutes per side with a bit of emery cloth,light smear of copper grease and usually problem solved.
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tightening handbrake
always adjust it at the wheels first.remove the back wheels and rotate the brake disc so the hole between the studs is about 25 past twelve as if you were looking at a clock.shine a torch in and youll see a toothed wheel.thats your handbrake shoe adjuster.what i do is put your handbrake on two clicks then adjust the shoes till the disc stops .once yove done this if the lever is still too high on the handbrake gaitor is a popper.undo it and below the lever youll see a long threaded shaft with a nut on it.hope this helps.
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Grounding kits
hang some of those rubber strips from the back bumper.!!!!! :dance:
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HID question
you can get bulb fitments for both.dips are h3c and mains h1 i think.
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Brake Decelerometer?
what that means is they tested your car using a tapley meter.all mot stations have them if they test any permenent 4wd vehicles all though why they tested a zed using one is baffling.perhaps the rolling road died when graced by a zed!
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Interesting Timing Belt Info.
always find the sprocket in fromt of the oil pump is the worst to get off.had one seized on an s13 and had to press it off the crank.the oil pump wasnt good for much after!! :rofl:
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Interesting Timing Belt Info.
or just use an air gun with a shallow 27mm! :hyper:
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possible gearbox and boost problems??
the filter is internal in the box.youll have to drop the sump on the gearbox to get to it.i wouldnt waste my time.brown oil and losing drive all points to one thing.ring an auto transmission specialist.my dads box kept slipping so i converted it.time to get your wallet out.
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possible gearbox and boost problems??
if your box oil is brown then your box is on the way out.when the brake bands brake up the burning discolours the oil.time for a manual conversion.
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Hey Legrath
was really surprised to see you in hallen of all places.were you avoiding the motorway and taking the scenic route?
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turbo timer harness
you can wire them using your own loom like i did .done a search on google and found some bright spark that had fitted one to an rx7 wiring it himself.if i remember rightly it only takes 4 wires for most.an earth,handbrake signal and two off the ignition.
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Hey Legrath
hi dave, was it you jason and me passed going through hallen just after 3 today.could have sworn it was you?
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More Pics Of Japfest
thats driving ivan from bristol.
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Battery Light On
check the "engine cont" fuse.its under the bonnet with the fuses and relays located on the inner wing.
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Rear suspension help
the rear suspension arms are on eccentric bolts for small adjustments.the most common 300zx problem is bent rear lower wishbones from a sideways kerbing.i would compare the wishbones to see if ones bent.