Recent content by peterlucas

how close can the exhaust exit be to the fuel tank, i could modify the existing ones so they go up and over the diff and dump down each side behind the diff, this is where they run at the moment but then then ran them out the sidesand dumping down just behind the wheel, but they ran them between...

i had my exhaust done a while ago and was very happy with the sound, but when they done it one side its got bugger all room between the chassis and the leaf spring and it clanks quite a bit , its taken me a while to notice as it was off the road almost straight after for a while getting...

i removed and cleaned the breather valve , then gave the whole diff area a clean with soft wire brush and grease remover, topped up with diff oil it took 1 liter to top up (thats bout 2 pints i think) , and it hasnt leaked since, i let it sit for a day and night then drove it for bout 30 min and...

i cleaned the breather valve , took out the filler bolt and poked lil finger in and couldnt feel any oil, gonna top up today, has anyone got a part number for the pinion seal and bearing, i have a whole heap of different new bearings and seals here

i can do basic mechanical stuff and done things like change intake manifolds,fuel pumps water pumps etc my self , how do i check the level of diff, the numbers on diff are 2070742 then AAPW then it says 319 written upside down

i have never done a burnout in the car and dont plan on starting, there is a bit of driving as part of the show, would it pay to have the fluid topped up? its only dropped about a hand palm size patch of oil in bout 2 or 3 weeks

Can anything go bad if drive it for the show? blow, break etc

ive noticed a small leak over the last coupe of weeks from the diff of my 67 new yorker, over the 2 or 3 weeks its leaked about a palm sized patch of oil, its leaking from where the shaft meets the diff , there is a car show and cruise this week , will my car be ok to drive in that or is this a...

the only other thing i can think of is a knackered dimmer control, is there a way of by passing it to see if they work?

the only thing i have noticed but it has always been like it so shouldnt be the cause of the problem is, in the pic of the wiring diagram coming of the fuse block where the red arrow is is a violet wire which is live but goes no where (just hanging there) it says console feed but doesnt show...

yes , and no power, if i run power straight to the fuse it works perfect

The lights in the speedo and shift selection have stopped working, they were working fine then just stopped, i have checked all bulbs,all wiring (nothing has changed from when they were working) fuse is sweet, everything is normal when i put the test light on the fuses all have power except the...

no its definitly a new yorker, it was imported into new zealand in the early 80s and i think its had a prang front and rear and been fixed with newport parts, maybe thats all they could get here back then

slowly getting there

how do i jump the solenoid?