How To Respray A Car – Part Eight – Topcoats
Now for the fun part! As I explained in Part Seven I am not able to go through with the complete respray of our project VN at the moment due to a re-occuring back injury but I am hoping that by showing you the basics that I was taught on one panel you will be [...]
Mitsubishi 3.0 V6 Distributor Timing
This article covers the procedure for fitting and adjusting the distributor on Mitsubishi’s 3.0 V6 after the distributor has been removed. We have had a couple of emails regarding this issue lately and in hindsight I should have included this info in the Timing Belt/Waterpump Replacement Article, better late than never though! The first thing [...]
Fitting An Auxiliary Starter Motor Relay
Tom wrote to us saying that he is having trouble with an intermittent no-start issue with his 1990 model Toyota truck and from what he has written it sounds like either the contacts in the starter solenoid are worn or there is a current drop issue from the battery to the starter. On occasion the factory starter relay can [...]
EF/EL Falcon Waterpump Replacement
Today we are taking a look at what is involved in replacing the waterpump on an EL Falcon. The EL and EF Falcon’s are much the same in the waterpump department and this tutorial also applies to the EA/EB/ED series, although the drivebelt arrangement is different. The earlier Falcon’s run three separate belts instead of [...]
BA-BF Falcon 6 Cylinder Spark Plug Replacement
Today we are taking a look at replacing the spark plugs on BA and BF model Falcon’s equipped with the six cylinder engine. These engines are fitted with Platinum or Iridium tipped spark plugs meaning that replacement is due only after 150,000km and equivalent replacements only should be used. The first step is to remove the [...]
