Gore's advice corner.

Goretheglowingone · Post by **Goretheglowingone** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:40 pm

im willing and ready to put use to my knowledge of vehicles to help
you get the most out of them, ill give advice and help in searching
for any tweaks , upgrades, tuning, rebuilds, modifications, parts searching, or customisation of your ride, no matter what you drive
no matter the brand... yes , even if its a gaz.

i know not to many of you are car people or gear heads, but there might
be one or 2 of you that needs help.

you smart asses can go take a flying leap off a tall bridge into shallow watter.

entertainer · Post by **entertainer** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:43 pm

Fuck a horse, kthxxbai.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:55 pm

"Gore's advice corner."

Makes me appreciate that I don't own a car.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:08 pm

Al Gore

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:25 pm

Competency check:

What are these?

1.

2.

3.

4.

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:42 pm

Did you really invent the internet?

jawleSS · Post by **jawleSS** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:56 pm

M-2141 moskvich doesn't need silly customising or weak tuning that car is tank itself

[HpA]SniperPotato · Post by **[HpA]SniperPotato** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:49 am

Side door doesn't lock even though I lock my car. Help.

Air conditioning also shoots out fireballs. Explain?

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:23 am

I miss Hammer's advice thread =(

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:47 am

Looking for a new car, selling my 92 Subaru Liberty to a co-worker for 4k. Want something that isn't shit and affordable in Aussie land.

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:01 am

Wolfman Walt wrote:I miss Hammer's advice thread =(

Hammer is too busy playing mmos after his lawsuit win, eh?

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD · Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:27 pm

Stainless wrote:Looking for a new car, selling my 92 Subaru Liberty to a co-worker for 4k. Want something that isn't shit and affordable in Aussie land.

You are selling a 92 for 4k?
Must be nice.

Here you go if you want to display some knowledge.

I've got a 94 Regal Limited. Compressor bearings are fucked and I ain't replacing the thing and I don't want the belt to explode seeing as how it ain't that old.
If I throw on a smaller belt, what is the effective belt surface needed to properly rotate a water pump pulley.

Just wondered what kind of second opinion I could get from Gore.

PS - I know I can get a bypass pulley, but I can't find one as soon as I would like.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:37 pm

You don't want to cheap out on a water pump belt.

Question: does it use a V-belt or a flat belt?

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD · Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:14 pm

fallout ranger wrote:You don't want to cheap out on a water pump belt.

Question: does it use a V-belt or a flat belt?

Serpentine V-belt.

Its not a matter of cheaping out, its a matter of proper setup.
I figure I might get a little less drag out of it too.

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:58 pm

Possibly, but just from slippage, which would, in turn, cause the narrower belt to wear quicker.

Goretheglowingone · Post by **Goretheglowingone** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:01 am

fallout ranger wrote:Competency check:

What are these?

1.

well technically... its a thingy. actually, im having a bad brain fart right now.. its at the tip o me tong ... lifter, ack .. no.. yea.. NO. damnit....

now im interested because on my brain fart.. who makes that? dost thou know? it really looks like a big lifter without the rocker nut or bearings... is it to a diesel engine? damnit.. im befuddled

2.

but really... its a cam... man

3.

not sure witch manufacture.. possibly a manley.. but its a connecting rod of the I beam style, not to be confused with the H beam style witch i prefer.

4.

its a ring and pinion set, again, not sure of the manufacture.

3 outta 4, i so failed. lol egads.. gimme coffee.. ill go page through a couple of rebuild manuals in hope to fid what i missed... gads, i know Ive fondled such a ambiguous part before, but my brain has failed me!.

Goretheglowingone · Post by **Goretheglowingone** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:01 am

GOT IT.. ROCKER ARM... right? hmmm. shit

Goretheglowingone · Post by **Goretheglowingone** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:13 am

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD wrote:
Stainless wrote:Looking for a new car, selling my 92 Subaru Liberty to a co-worker for 4k. Want something that isn't shit and affordable in Aussie land.
You are selling a 92 for 4k?
Must be nice.

Here you go if you want to display some knowledge.

I've got a 94 Regal Limited. Compressor bearings are fucked and I ain't replacing the thing and I don't want the belt to explode seeing as how it ain't that old.
If I throw on a smaller belt, what is the effective belt surface needed to properly rotate a water pump pulley.

Just wondered what kind of second opinion I could get from Gore.

PS - I know I can get a bypass pulley, but I can't find one as soon as I would like.

go to a junk yard/ wrecking yard, find your car or matching year and brand, grab the compressor, or a pulley with the same diameter as the compressor /if pulley : ( an adjustable bracket that will bolt up in a workable fashion, dont get all brand bias , cross brand parts work some times,) and for god's sake , check the bearings . and grab spacers to
just in case.

Ive had to do the same thing before on my old S-10 blazer before i swapped the engine.

Goretheglowingone · Post by **Goretheglowingone** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:18 am

[HpA]SniperPotato wrote:Side door doesn't lock even though I lock my car. Help.

Air conditioning also shoots out fireballs. Explain?

electric lock or manual ? there are differences, if electric, pop door panel, check out whats going on, and get back to me, if manual, its kerfucked, get a new mechanism, or check if its just disconnected, happens sometimes, or pop the door panel and ... got this?.... look at what is going on.. and get back to me.

as for your A/C ... duck.

Goretheglowingone · Post by **Goretheglowingone** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:37 am

Stainless wrote:Looking for a new car, selling my 92 Subaru Liberty to a co-worker for 4k. Want something that isn't shit and affordable in Aussie land.

get you a Ford Anglia, or a Morris Minor? pfft hahah, HX/HZ sedan?

Daihatsu Charade ? HAHAHA.

Rambler Javelin ?

AN MGA 1600 ?

okok.. just get a damn Rover.

go to
http://www.ccar.com.au/html/classifieds.cfm