Sorry im not mechanically minded, but im thinking of another cam to replace the one i alread have.

Where is it located? am i having to rip the old gurl to bits to get to it?

or is it a simple job?

help needed!!

ta!

Have a Tacho meter to 8grand. will post pic later.

it isnt working. i dont know the cause all i know it was just sitting there! when ever i pluged the tacho into the coil it was earthing and kept on making the car stall on me!

best offer.. beats me if you can fix it or not! you prob can but dont know.


Plus im after an ash tray! anyone out there with one?

i got a 1200 ute!

You happen to have a 1200 ute/sedan

Ash tray ??

some thief was too lazy to take the change out of my ash tray. they took the whole lot! it was only a few bob in there! but they stole leaded replacement lube.. bout 20ml and a jumper! a rake and shovel!

could have left me my ash tray!

How much too if u got it?

But then you get some wreckers who wanna just jib you on parts... eg: $11 for an ash tray??? come on!!! it an ash tray!

:p but most parts are cheap to get, and you dont need much to replace.

its good to see how im not the only person with bad luck. but one thing is that we all cant get away from them! even if they cause us grief.

Just this arfternoon I was pulled over in my datto ute. it wasnt much it was something random but i got annoyed at the fact that he took his time to pull me over.

I pulled out of my gf's place and just before i did a copper drove by, then i pulled out and drove along. he had pulled over to the side waited for myself and another car to pass and started following just before pulling into my little estate.. he put his lights on. asked me a few questions bout if its my car and is it reg.. bla bla.. gave me a breath test.. he did a rego check while he was following me.

Has anyone been pulled up before like that? or has been continously pulled over by being singled out ?

As i was talking to "Freak" this arvo, saw his datto takin a bit of damage. but it be good to see it back on the road.

I saw 2 utes in the one street! thats a record. they were parked like 2 or 3 houses away from each other. both stocko. but still lookin schmik.


But the utes are rare! I may see 3 around the north bris area that get around a bit.

The second time wasnt my fault....

But i hope one day soon it gives me more pleasure to drive it. once i have all the bugs takin care of. going to take her down to the auto elec guyz down the road from me.

few things playin up.. get it roadworthy.

Hey, I'm up for a crusie. got me gurl back on the road.

rego due in 5 days! lol so im guessin it be off the road again soon.

$452 or somthin for 6months.. expensive these days. only payed that for a 6cyl... recently... need a road worthy on it too!


We gotta organise a cruise for us datto ppl in brissy.

willin to do a cruise for u guys up north there! but prob couldnt get up there! but i'll wait for u guyz to get down here! lol


Hit it Up!

As most of you regulars, you have all seen my posts mainly complaining about my ute. or wanting to know what i can do to improve it. but all improvement ideas go out the drain when something goes wrong.. I have recently just got her back on the road and I was excited when i got in the car. being only 4speed i kept on trying to put her in 3rd. :P

Progess of the incidents.

Bought the car 6months by Friday.

Standard A12 Motor.

Conrod shot the piston out of the side of the block, scaring the #### out of the young lady in her new Holden Astra behind me with a hunk of metal flying at her, and a big puff of smoke. this is was when i was on the highway shooting off to the side. amazingly it turned over with 3 pistons with a lot of crunching and turning.

replaced her with an A15 from a wrecked datto coupe. which had been sitting in a backyard for the last 3years or more.

Thinking i fixed all the oil leaks, guessing the finishing oil leak was coming from the side of the block where i hadn't washed off the excess oil. well it wasnt dripping like crazy as before. coming out of the tappet cover.

20min down the highway it stalled on me, overheated. and i was bone dry of oil i didnt ceized her since my wheels didnt lock up on me but she turned over the next morning but #### flying out of the carby.

Got the mechanics, replaced her with an A15 from a Vannete. now my bottom end bearing is gone, not to long after the 30day wreckers warranty.

and recently replaced the chewed up diff, as thanks to all who helped me out there with my small problem. to those who helped. I had to take that diff out in the end since my tailshaft didnt match up with the shaft of the diff. being 4 diffrent types of diffs to choose from i got the wrong one. but that is all complete and back on the road. no troubles atm.

need a roadworthy since rego due in 5 days and i havent transfered rego since most of the time its been off the road. and i was dumb enough to forget about it.

Tail lights dont work, and the spray for the wipers isn't working..

:D

But after everything I still enjoy driving her as long as nothing happens in the mean time.

I've had the worst luck with the ute. imagin the money i spent on her to get no where. I could have a mean ute by now!

my next project is to save $$$$ and get my CA. :P


Why are Datto's so addictive?

Phil.

Ok, im guessing that could be the problem.

I have a ute, and if i can remember when i went to Narangba Wreckers he pulled it out of a 1200 sedan.. they both have 4 bolts connecting them... it too late now, but i can even take a few photo's tomorrow morning and hopfully work out how to post. em on here...