Thanks very much ken
We'll give that a got- ill supervise him of course- what are mates for?

Hi all

Yesterday arvo a mate and i installed a cd player in his fe. we took it for a test drive and all was going well until smoke started pouring from under the dash. We pulled over and found the problem to be that he hadnt put enough electrical tape around where he had joined a wire so it was exposed and live and it was touching the tight metal coil that runs under the dash- not sure what its for or what it is connected to. we fixed the join and tested everything and it all seemed ok.
However he has just rung me and said his wipers arnt working- or rather he turned the nob and they didnt work but 15mins into his drive to work they slowly came on. Knowing nothing about the vaccum wipers im not sure what makes them work so wouldnt begin to understand where the fault could be or if it is directly related to what happened yesterday.
Any light on the situation would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Paul

Thanks very much

Hi all

Just wondering the best brake fluid to use for an fe still with drums.
Not too sure if there are different types or if there all pretty standard.
Thanks
Paul

did i mention i want it sold in a hurry
someone please make me an offer

Hi all
I had to take the fc off the market a while back because the purchase of a new car fell through.
however this time i have lined up a car that the seller cant pull out of so i am in urgent need to sell the station sedan
I have dropped the price from $5500 to $4500
There is a little more rust coming through at the front of the sill drivers side and the paint has cracked a little in the corner of the passengers side rear door. i can email pics to those that are interested.
The car is located in Brisbane.
It is a daily driver
138 3spd column shift
rear and side venetians
cd player in glovebox
have absolute confidence in the running gear have driven it every day for the past yr and half and has never given me any trouble. mechanically A1.
new tyres
is currently registered and if a qld member wants to buy it i will get the safety cert. and put more rego on.

pics can be found at http://www.fefcholden.org.au/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=album;action=display;num=1123633966

Please phone Paul on 0421 857 717
or email paul_st_john_wood@hotmail.com

Hi all

here I am again at the mercy of the forums infinate wisdom.
I have to put a new gearbox in the fc and dont want to pay $250 to have it done. I have got a secondhand box- big thanks to geoff.
I have tomorrow off work so am going to tackle it myself.
I have an old workshop manual but it is a repro one from supercheap and the details arent too clear to me. it says i have to first drain and remove the radiator and go from there. but im not sure if this is necessary???
its just the gearbox i need 2 swap, the clutch- pressure plate are 12months old.
i have all the tools. i have small ramps to get the car up on and i have a trolley jack to support the engine.
So any and all the advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated. If any1 has a proper manual with set by step instructions that they could scan that would be great and if some1 could translate it into laymens terms that would be even better
I will be logging on at 5am tomorrow morning to get the info and start from then so if you could post any knowlege before then that would be great.

Many thanks in advance.
Paul

Hi all
im after a good 3spd gearbox for the ol grey. if any1 has 1 in brisbane that would be great but will be willing to get 1 from interstate if you know its in good working order

thanks guys

Paul

Thanks for that dave
its funny how it takes you so long to do something the first time and i bet if some1 asked you to do it now youd get it done in a quarter of the time it originally took

thanks guys

nicko i am after the one piece.
i can get a recon kit the only trouble is i cant get work off even for a couple of days to take my car off the road while it is getting done.
thats why id prefer to get a second one then once its in i can get the kit put through the one ive taken out and have a spare

Thanks for the tips guys.
not really sure on where to start looking for a good gearbox though any advice on that?

Cheers Paul

hi all

ive just got a quote for a fully reconditioned gearbox $950 and then $250 installation

does this sound about right?

the gearbox i have now was "reconditioned " before i bought it 6 months ago and cost $600 but is now making a racket in 1st and 2nd and loosing alot of oil.

does any1 have a recon. box that they are willinng to part with?

if i do get my hands on 1 could i swap the new 1 with the old 1 myself or is it best left to the experts?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Cheers Paul

Thank you all so very much for helping me out with this. Pretty easy when u can see it all in pictures in front of you. what originally took me 2 1/2 hours has just taken me 15minutes.
just shows how important this forum is when such a novice is given so much information on a seemingly simple thing. All very much appreciated guys.

Cheers Paul

so does the outside edge stick out or does it sit flat against the tyre?
Has anyone heard of or know of any suppliers that have them- any in Qld?

Cheers Paul

Rob

where did u get the flappers from and what u use ot apply them? i was just looking into getting whitewalls for my wagon and didnt know there was an alternative. do u need to take the tyres off to apply the flappers? and How much are they if you dont mind me asking

Cheers Paul

is the spring supposed to be relaxed or flexed when the clutch pedal is engaged? it would make sense that it is flexed and if this is the case then i cant get the spring anywhere near the leaver on the clutch when it is not engaged. the only time i can get it close is when the pedal is in the engaged position which means the spring would be relaxed in the engaged position- if that makes any sense to anyone  

Thanks guys

i have tried to wegde a peice of wood in but i still cant get the top of the pedal back far enough to hook the long part of the spring on. it comes up about an inch short. there are the two bolts that go in the piece that the spring hooks onto and i have taken the bottom one out to give it more leverage to hook the spring on but this does not work either. which end should be hooked on first- the pedal or dash end?

Hi all

I had some squeeking in my clutch pedal so i took it off to give it a good grease up. and now i cant for the life of me work out how to get the spring back on.
Firstly doest the part on the clutch pedal that the spring attaches to face the engine bay when it is properly mounted? secondly are the hooks of the spring supposed to be at right angles to each other- ie when the sping is lying flat is one hook supposed to be horizontal and the other vertical? Thirdly where exactly does the other end of the spring attach to? do i have to take the front of the dash out to do this? my be bleedingly obvious to most of you but i have no idea so any help will be appreciated and as soon as possible would be great because im about to slit my wrists with this spring  

Cheers Paul

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Hi all

Selling my fc station sedan
The car is located in Brisbane.
car is a daily driver
138 3spd on tree
rear and side venetians
cd player in glovebox
minimal rust can post pics
have absolute confidence in the running gear have driven it every day for the past yr and half and has never given me any trouble. mechanically A1.
new tyres
is currently registered and if a qld member wants to buy it i will get the safety cert. and put more rego on.
asking $5500
email me or phone me on 0421 857 717

If the top link does not work pictures can be found in the real cars gallery under Paul Station Sedan