Recent content by Bigfella237

To me, that looks like a fictitious number that's been (quite poorly) re-stamped, VU190221 shouldn't exist! The "VU" prefix came out in the VN-onward Commodores, and even if it were some kind of a VL 'test mule' with a VN engine, the number sequence should have been up in the high...

$20-30k is HSV Avalanche money, you may as well step up if you're gonna pay that much! https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/holden-special-vehicles/avalanche/?sort=~Price

That's that beauty of an accumulator... You actually get full oil pressure before the crank even turns!

Yep, fairly common problem with Holden V8s, I've even seen it happen while driving due to the oil surging to one side/end of the sump! To add to the above, I'd pre-fill the filter with oil before fitting as well. It probably won't help with the pump sucking air but it will mean the engine is...

This is the advantage of buying from a dealer. All of the above is guaranteed, by law a motor dealer must provide clear title. But there is a loophole when buying an unregistered vehicle, which the dealer could later argue was sold for parts. I'd think ACT dealers would make the journey over...

A few things to consider... Firstly, those 40k-60k prices on Car Sales are probably way over-inflated. Some people are clinging desperately to the COVID stupidity, but in reality, we're seeing prices starting to fall across most of the markets. Problem is, anyone looking to sell their car sees...

It would be awesome for some rich benefactor to buy it and rent it out for club events, track days, etc., similar to how race circuits are. Probably wouldn't be financially viable, but I'd happily pay to spend a day there!

Kiadores obviously needed a LOT of testing?

Can't remember the brand of mine either but in my (M21 manual) VH, I have a bright yellow thing with a tube at one end, which slides over the handbrake, and a pivoting lever on the other end that wraps around the gear stick and locks back onto itself. Prevents releasing the handbrake and locks...

Assuming it is actually 11QT72xxxx (with four numbers represented by x's) then it should be an early 1976 block, likely from a late-HJ Statesman, which should make it a Chev bolt pattern (TH400) block. If you give us the cast date off the front of the block (between the inlet manifold and the...

So is the ethanol melting a hose somewhere?

So are we talking about a wiring issue? Injector harness earth maybe?

If the ECU is commanding that Inj DC then it must be trying to correct a huge lean-out? So it's gotta be either fuel supply, or an injector issue, or an O² sensor?

I'm guessing it has something to do with the 293% injector duty cycle? (I wouldn't have thought that was possible?)

Maybe you should start a new thread for all these guessing games? I realise it was you who started this thread but the above has very little to do with Plex.