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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:00 am
by lay80n
Dee wrote:I'm retarded with electronics.
When i turn my lowbeams on, only left headlight works... High beams on & only right hand headlight works...
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Disco zook w00t w00t.
Layto....
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:02 am
by want33s
Dee wrote:I'm retarded with electronics.
When i turn my lowbeams on, only left headlight works... High beams on & only right hand headlight works...
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You could be just unlucky and have blown the low filament in one light and the high in the other.
Jas.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:45 am
by v840
Try swapping the lights over. Will tell you if it's the wiring or the lights themselves.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:46 am
by 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.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:10 pm
by 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?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:00 pm
by 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.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:45 pm
by joeblow
gadZOOKs wrote: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.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:59 pm
by mick85
Why does my 1.3 not run now?
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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
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:16 pm
by mick85
ps help please
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:21 pm
by 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.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:26 pm
by 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?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:40 pm
by 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.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:48 pm
by 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
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:57 pm
by want33s
Needle and seat is in the top of the carby where the inlet pipe goes in.
Roast pigeon soon huh?
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:02 pm
by mick85
inlet pipe pic me
roast no way.. more like pushed down a hill.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:11 pm
by want33s
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Red oval is the inlet pipe.
Green circle is where the needle and seat are.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:14 pm
by mick85
im over it. it started. then died aftwer ten mins.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:53 pm
by 11_evl
air leaks in your fuel system from split or cracked hoses. or your fuel pump is struggling
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:06 pm
by want33s
You give up too easy Mick.....
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Its a Zook. Don't let it beat you.
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:17 pm
by brendan_h
only 1 way to fix it. sell it
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:55 pm
by BlueSuzy
Quick stupid question. If my rear longside rear axle is twisted at the spline..Should i buy a new one?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:57 pm
by joeblow
i would recomend so. if its twisted it will have fatigue spots, eventually letting go.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:04 pm
by 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.
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:28 am
by 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....
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:48 am
by 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
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:53 am
by Dee
could be a silly suggestion, but, could it be the choke?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:07 am
by Gwagensteve
11_evl wrote: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.
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:22 pm
by mick85
lay80n wrote: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.
Dee wrote:could be a silly suggestion, but, could it be the choke?
maybe, not sure but i know its automatic... how can i check mate?
Gwagensteve wrote:11_evl wrote: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??
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:11 pm
by 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!
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:37 am
by Gwagensteve
Genuine suzuki pumps are about $120.
Steve.