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25-10-2007, 06:26 PM
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My Worst Day Ever....
Before i get to the point i want to share this little ordeal,
I was on my way to work this morning, just got onto Wembley Rd. (for those of you who know it) and steam started to pour out of the engine....so i pulled over and checked it out, i pulled up the bonnet and was burnt by about 3 litres of coolant all over me.....i managed to cool down and assess the situation, i lost my phone 3 days ago and i was about 2km from a phone and closely getting late for work! so i ran....about 2km to the nearest phone (which was a KFC) and rang my boss, he grabbed a tow truck and met me at KFC and towed the car back to my work, i had a quick shower at work (and now have minor scars all over my hands) and spent this weeks pay check on a new radiator, i stayed back after work and fitted the fan (and the new thermostat) and bled to find that she was overheating, guess whats wrong now??? my F%$#ing thermo fan doesnt want to work, the brushes are stuffed...hows that for bad luck....so now to my question WHAT is a good thermo fan for a BG,does anyone have one that they could get to me tomorrow? i dont want a Davies Craig because tinastar had one and it was no good.....any suggestion??? And where would i find 8.8mm splitfire spark plugs??? P.S. im sorry Gav for not delivering your clip, if i get a fan tomorrow ill come your way Well now im just trying to calm down but im just a wee bit frustrated....John
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25-10-2007, 07:47 PM
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i can understand your pain my friend.. i have had overheating issues and now my motor is in a rebuild state..
i suggest, get a stock thermo.. they work well and carry alot of air with their deep cups of air. and for rads.. you can one of ebay for 300 fully alum too.. twin core |
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25-10-2007, 08:44 PM
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i got a radiator today for $250 twin core.....where would i pick up a stock thermofan??? does anybody do rebuilt ones?
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26-10-2007, 12:59 AM
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Wow, hard luck! Maybe just pick one up from a wrecker? although you run the same riskl i suppose, don't know where you'd find a new part for a 15 year old car.
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26-10-2007, 01:21 AM
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MAR 'should' have stocko fans, give them a call, even if its only a temporary solution it'll get you back on the road. if you need a lift/help i may have some time on sat
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26-10-2007, 06:09 PM
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OK, MAR are a load of money hungry **** heads, my boss rang them and asked for a second hand one and they said $175 TRADE PRICE!!!! my boss called them a bunch of idiots for selling a 17 year old fan for that much and hung up, i have decided to bite the bullet and by a new motor from Mazda for $320 staff price!!!
I figured that at least i will have the cooling side of things done when i do my conversion...and i get a 5 year warranty, not a 3 month warranty...Ive also been told that an aftermarket fan wont cut it...so i thought that this was a good route,,,just a bit pricey i guess! Oh yeah where would i get Splitfire spark leads.....????
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26-10-2007, 07:33 PM
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leads-ebay..
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27-10-2007, 01:36 AM
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are they good? what are the advantages of the leads?
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27-10-2007, 06:32 AM
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repco supercheap autobahn all sell them also... my last set cost me $90.00.
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27-10-2007, 06:47 AM
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Ive had a mate from DNA motorsports show me the difference between the eagle leads and these splitfire leads im talking about, he hooked up 2 coils and showed me a controled spark. the spark was considerably better with the splitfire...both leads were 8.8mm and he even swapped the coils over to show me it wasnt a gimmick....they are really good...alot of the V8 boys use them to!
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27-10-2007, 08:26 AM
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goto queensland ignition leads at kallangur dude...there custom made on the spot for you...around $175 for the set and its a 9mm lead too...you saw how chunky mine were
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27-10-2007, 03:35 PM
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+1 for qld ignition leads... they made mine while i waited... and their stuff runs 2000ohms per metre from memory.
Only thing is i don't *think* they are supressed leads... so i've noticed a little bit of noise through the stereo since going to them... but otherwise, good stuff - reasonably priced - and awesome service 
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27-10-2007, 04:53 PM
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hey zappy why dont you just chuck some new brushes in???
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28-10-2007, 07:50 AM
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or ring astro he will be able to get almost anything you could ever want and at a price you WONT beat
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28-10-2007, 11:01 AM
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Could be worse .... it could be a celica.
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28-10-2007, 12:26 PM
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Yeah i took the motor to the auto electrician and he said that i would be better off buying a new motor that will outlast the car, rebuilding them doesnt exactly warrant them lasting longer then a second hand one! He also said that i might not be the brushes which in my case would cost more to fix. Ive also sent a PM to Greg but hey i wouldnt answer work Q's on the weekend either! As rallyninja has said at least its not a celica, they have 2 fans and a whole lot more problems....
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28-10-2007, 01:13 PM
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Serious? i've never taken a real good look. air-con radiator is behind the coolant radiator?
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28-10-2007, 01:18 PM
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