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Gday Steve,

Yeah that was the general idea... so the only difference is that the chassis is longer?

Cheers mate

Gday,

Does anyone happen to know if there are any differences between the NT suzuki sierra chassis and the sierra stockman ute chassis?

Cheers

I own a suzuki sierra jx. I am not sure what the problem is, but when I drive at high revs (2500 and over) the transfer case level in the cab rattles increasingly until you put your foot on the clutch, whence it stops immediately. The car cannot go faster than 50k's an hour without sever vibration ...

A few years back I remember reading an online guide as how to clean the blower fan in a sierra. I remember photos involving a holesaw etc. Can anyone direct me to this guide?

Also, the blower fan has been running sluggish recently, does anyone know where it earths so I can fix it up?

Any help ...

I tried connecting the wire (single wire which used to go to the negative side of the of the stock coil) up to the negative side of the coil (electronic coil from the gti). Tacho didnt work....


What am I doing wrong?

Out of curiosity, what can cause a computer to go into limp mode? Its just that my car seems to be fine when accelerting, but when I put medium throttle to try and cruise at a constant speed, it splutters and coughs... (not all the time). Could this be related to an overheating issue?(I have ...

Gday,

I noticed something interesting today while I was driving....
The stock temp gauge, which I had tried to hard to get working in the past, and hasnt worked for years, the needle started moving up.... it went all the way to the top... so I concluded that the wire was earthing in the engine ...

Gday again,

Just another update

1. Ive replaced the thermostat, still runs hot
2. Flushed the radiator (the tanks and core was cleaned 18months ago, ive kept it clean)
3. I took it for a drive (20k drive on the open road, outside temp was about20 degrees), the temp gauge was reading 97 the ...

Some good pics here.

http://carl.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?t=100311

U will need to get the right vss first but after that easy as install. only 2 screws and 2 wires extra after pulled cluster apart.

Nic

Hi,
Just wondering where I could get the right vvs to fit into my sierra... how ...

Gday,


Just an update....

Today I decided to do an old trick... take out the thermostat and run the engine without it....

I done that, went for a drive (80km's) on the open road. The overall temperature improved greatly (90deg C, in stead of 100deg C), which leads me to believe that it was the ...

Ive had this happen to me once. The new starter motor which I got from revolution couldnt accomadate the bolts which are suppost to bolt to the engine. The original 1.3 starter did have a hollow circular section cut which allowed the bolts to bit properly... What I ended up doing was mix matching ...

Thanks Nicbeer,


I never changed the cluster...I have heard someone talk about the VSS mod, but when I started up a new thread a while back, nobody seemed to know anything...
Do you know anyone who could give me help, as I have no idea where to start...

Any help greatly appreciated..

Cheers ...

Gday, just thought I would bring up the issue here...

The check engine light (gti eng) sometimes flashes a code which says 'vehicle speed sensor'. Would this have any effect on the computer, which in turn effect how the engine runs?

Cheers

Gday,

Thanks for the info guys, there is some great stuff here! :armsup:
One thing I noticed today after work, is I was driving home and I noticed the coolant temp was pretty normal (about 90-92 degrees in town). Anyhow when I got home I checked the engine, and the first thing I noticed was the ...

Gday,

Took the sierra for a drive today, and noticed it sits on about 95 deg C, and on the open road, it either goes up from there, or stays at 95...
Aside from power consumption, does it really matter if the thermo runs all the time? (even on the open road).
At what temperature should I pull ...

Gday,

Is it possible to fit the stock viscous fan from the sierra engine to the gti engine?

Cheers

Would the rad cool better if the thermo fan was mounted on the front side of the radiator instead of the back?

I would of done this... except ive got a/c so the condenser gets in the way...

Does anyone know a possible solution to this?


Cheers

Thanks Paul, what you said makes sense

Martin

Just another question...

How hot is hot? What coolant temperature should a 1.3 not exceed? roughly, so I know if its abnormal or not....

Cheers

The thermo is on the engine side of the radiator, and is drawing the air towards the engine. Should I try to pull the thermostat out and drill some holes in it etc?

Hi,

Ive just got a question, which was instigated when I observed the new temperature gauge in my sierra...

The gauge is from 40 deg C to 120 deg C

Is it true that driving in town, the thermofan has a positive effect on cooling the radiator (i.e. lowers temp), while on the open road the fan ...

Thanks guys,

The thermo is off the a/c condensor of a VN, which I used on my suzuki sierra. Got charge $80 at the wreckers

Will try the advice, thanks again!

Cheers

Gday

Ive just got a question involving electric thermofans.
A few months back I bought a thermofan from the wreckers. Its seemed to be going good, until it started making a sqealing noise... My question is... is there any way to pull it out and grease it up or something, or is it better to go new ...

Gday

I was just wondering what sort of method everyone uses when they change the clutch in a sierra... so far I can see two ways


1. Remove the gearbox
2. Remove the engine...

What do you find the easiest way to change your clutch...


Thanks

Its was fairly well convered in it... It was gear oil too...

Martin

Gday,

I just followed the instructions on the adjustment for the clutch cable.... Corrected it (it was almost right) and Ive still got the same problem...

....

Martin

hi

ive just recently replaced the clutch & pressure plate on my sierra.. But as I was working on the car, it managed to get some gear oil spilt on it(the disc)... I then steam cleaned it to get rid of the slippery feel... I then put it in the car, and i found the clutch slips when its in third and ...

gday SLOGQ,
I will check all grounds later on this week, thanks heaps for your help! Its good to know I acually have a lead to the problem now!

Cheers,
Martin

Gday again
Once again I am stuck with some problems with my gti sierra
Heres the story (I apologise for its length)..

A few weeks back the sierra gearbox I had running behind the gti broke, so I went to find another gearbox. I therefore decided it would be easy and worthwhile to lift the whole ...

Hi,

Just about to refil my sierra gearbox with oil. I am not exactly sure which type to use.
A guy at repco told me to use Castrol VMX 80 or something... while another mechanic told me to use engine oil!

What do you people use, what works best for you. What should I avoid?

Cheers