THE "silly" question thread

[lay80n]

I'm retarded with electronics.

When i turn my lowbeams on, only left headlight works... High beams on & only right hand headlight works...

Disco zook w00t w00t.

Layto....

[want33s]

I'm retarded with electronics.

When i turn my lowbeams on, only left headlight works... High beams on & only right hand headlight works...

You could be just unlucky and have blown the low filament in one light and the high in the other.
Jas.

[v840]

Try swapping the lights over. Will tell you if it's the wiring or the lights themselves.

[Dee]

i'll check the earth, if thats ok i'll plug lights into my mates wiring to find out if its globe or wiring.

[gadZOOKs]

i have a 1ltr 4 spd, and the box is dying, almost dead as we speak. Just wondering if a 5 spd box off a 1ltr will bolt up? and do i have to get a different clutch? also will it bolt up to the original driveshaft or do i need to change that? any help?

[Gwagensteve]

There's no such thing as a 5 speed sierra 1.0 box. 1.3 sierra boxes will not fit, and neither will maruti 5 speeds (which can, apparently, be modified to fit 5th in)

There are 5 speeds behind 1.0 carry vans but these require modification to the shifter arrangement to fit a sierra.


Your 1.0 could pull an overdrive on the highway? There was no way mine could...

Steve.

[joeblow]

i have a 1ltr 4 spd, and the box is dying, almost dead as we speak. Just wondering if a 5 spd box off a 1ltr will bolt up? and do i have to get a different clutch? also will it bolt up to the original driveshaft or do i need to change that? any help?

a while ago i put the guts from a sierra 5 speed into a maruti 4 speed box and bolted it up to the 1 litre that was sitting in an lj80. worked well most likely because she was so light, the trickiest bit was the shifter. you can chuck a moded maruti behind a 1 litre sierra, but for the effort just buy a wrecked 1.3 sierra and swap the lot over or upgrade to the 1.3 vehicle.

[mick85]

Why does my 1.3 not run now? the only thing i have changed is the fuel filter and haven't really driven it. i had a day off today so i thought id get it out of the garage and wash it. the car idled fine when i started it up but then after it warmed up it died and lost power on stand still. when i take off it loses power and wouldnt stay idled. Now i try to start it and it just cranks and wont fire up. I have checked the fuel filter and replaced it with another, i even tried bypassing it and removing it all together and still no luck.

Under the carb on the 1.3 is this round pie shaped thing...



arrows point to it. its dripping fuel on the lower hose as shown and i cant for the life of me figure out whats wrong with it and why i cant start it, fuel drips when it cranks. - i have had no problems prior to this of any kind. does anyone have any ideas as to why this **** wont go? and yes all the vacuum hoses are hooked up.

Im pretty over it and if this turns out to be a bigger problem ill get it running, wheel it a few times and unfortunately say goodbye to the zook all together.

help please. Yes i have searched and looked all day and troubleshooted as well. thanks

[mick85]

ps help please

[joeblow]

thats the egr (exhaust gas recirculation). change it for a known good one and see what happens. they should be easy to get hold of.

[mick85]

Why does it drip fuel tho??? and what could have caused it to do this?

I was going to head out this arv and get new leads plugs and cap as i thought something mite have shit itself but im not sure why its just all of a sudden stopped working when i havent even left my street with the car for over a month let alone driven it.

Ive had a new cat and muffler fitted tho about a month ago...

Do i need the egr??? Is that the reason it wont fire?

[want33s]

Mick,
If the EGR is dripping, the engine will be flooded with fuel.
Not sure why though.. maybe your needle and seat was staying open and let way to much fuel in.
Disconnect the fuel pump inlet and crank the engine at full throttle to clear it. Until it starts or 15-20 seconds whichever comes first.
Then reconnect the pump inlet and see if it'll run.
A couple of taps on the float chamber usually frees up a stuck needle, but removing the top of the carby may be necessary to clean it out properly.

Problems like this are usually a process of elimination...
Don't get too pissed off as even PRO mechanics sometimes chase their tail with silly little things.

Jas.

[mick85]

Needle and seat... thats not mounted on the firewall is it?? If so whats the thing that is....

Cheers.

ps still pissed off at it

[want33s]

Needle and seat is in the top of the carby where the inlet pipe goes in.

Roast pigeon soon huh?

[mick85]

inlet pipe pic me

roast no way.. more like pushed down a hill.

[want33s]

Red oval is the inlet pipe.
Green circle is where the needle and seat are.

[mick85]

im over it. it started. then died aftwer ten mins.

[11_evl]

air leaks in your fuel system from split or cracked hoses. or your fuel pump is struggling

[want33s]

You give up too easy Mick.....




































Its a Zook. Don't let it beat you.

[brendan_h]

only 1 way to fix it. sell it

[BlueSuzy]

Quick stupid question. If my rear longside rear axle is twisted at the spline..Should i buy a new one?

[joeblow]

i would recomend so. if its twisted it will have fatigue spots, eventually letting go.

[mick85]

i got it going, then a while later while driving i hit 3000rpm and it died in the ass, spluttering and farting like there was a racoon in the exhaust and it was trying to fart it out.

[lay80n]

If your needle and seat valve is leaking, it will slowly overfill the float bowl in the carby till fuel overflows down the carby throat, flooding the motor. When it died did it blow a whole pile of black smoke (over rich).

Layto....

[gadZOOKs]

yeah, well the 5 spd is apparently off a santana?? and yeah, Im sort of running out of options yes the 1.3 is an option, but i like my 1 ltr so im trying to exhaust all other means before i do the swap. So the 5spd is a definate no? thanks for ya help

[Dee]

could be a silly suggestion, but, could it be the choke?

[Gwagensteve]

or your fuel pump is struggling

X lots and lots

I've seen lots of hard to diagnose crap/intermittent running problems fixeed with a new fuel pump. They're only a diaphragm and don't last forever- they get lazy.

PS I don't think it will be easy to find a Santana (spanish built) 1.0 5 speed in australia, so it's build it yourself from super carry or Joes Maruti/1.3 hybrid suggestion.

Steve.

[mick85]

If your needle and seat valve is leaking, it will slowly overfill the float bowl in the carby till fuel overflows down the carby throat, flooding the motor. When it died did it blow a whole pile of black smoke (over rich).

Layto....

It blew the smoke from the carb when i had the filter off, and the inlet line disconnected. It went once only and went PUFF and out it came.

could be a silly suggestion, but, could it be the choke?

maybe, not sure but i know its automatic... how can i check mate?

or your fuel pump is struggling

X lots and lots

I've seen lots of hard to diagnose crap/intermittent running problems fixeed with a new fuel pump. They're only a diaphragm and don't last forever- they get lazy.

Steve.

How much is a new fuel pump worth?? Bit wierd tho as the carb is getting fuel and it runs until it dies?? Still mean the pump could be iffy and not pumping enough when the engine gets more throttle??

[dank]

Mate I had this issue on my 88WT. Tell you what as Gwagensteve said replace the fuel pump, fuel filter near tank, add another small filter near the carb after the pump, flush out the auto choke and heater elements, check your catalytic converter to see if its blocked and I bet that after this it will be fine.

fuel pumps are pretty cheap on the whole scale of things...you won't have to replace it again for a long time!

[Gwagensteve]

Genuine suzuki pumps are about $120.

Steve.