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  1. Jim Bowen
    Might want to make sure your using your regular fuel.
  2. Jim Bowen

    oil cooler

    Jim Bowen replied to rabbit82's topic in Engine Bay

    You need some sort of oil cooler, have seen quite a few people fit a front mount radiator type one, but just seems like extra hassle, extra pipework etc. Standard one has worked fine on my VR for 20yrs and 220,000miles.
  3. Jim Bowen
    Am not sure what it is, i ended up using the acetone and being very careful. :lol: Not finished but got most of it off last night, still little bits here and there. (needs a polish too) The side i haven't done yet....
  4. Jim Bowen
    There is a procedure for it somewhere on the forum
  5. Jim Bowen
    I think you just leave the battery disconnected for a while so ECU forgets
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    oil cooler

    Jim Bowen replied to rabbit82's topic in Engine Bay

    I've never seen the small one out of those three. You need the two larger ones, the round profile one with little lugs on it, and the square profiled one. They go on each side of the cooler.
  7. Jim Bowen
    Going out there in a bit for another attempt.
  8. Jim Bowen
    Just thinking you may need to reset the ecu.
  9. Jim Bowen
    It has a little motor type affair in it, it makes an opening smaller or larger. I think if its faulty the car will use other sensors to work out an idle speed, which ends up being a bit higher than normal.
  10. Jim Bowen
    mmmm. it does peel off in tiny little bits :lol:
  11. Jim Bowen
    I've tried white spirits but it didn't seem to shift it, tried the heatgun and a blow torch :lol: The only thing that seemed to do it was acetone but that also takes the paint off :(
  12. Jim Bowen
    That weird coating that's on the suspension turrents. What's the best way to get it off? Doesn't seem to melt off with heat. I thought it was a wax but maybe not.
  13. Jim Bowen
    RM Auctions back in September. Better investment than houses some of these old cars.
  14. Jim Bowen
    Show looks amazing, really wish i'd gone now, maybe next year with the corrado.
  15. Jim Bowen
    Wonder if that's the one that sold for £140,000 recently.
  16. Jim Bowen
    Am swapping all my jubilee clips back to spring type clamps. They are much better. I keep meaning to post up all the sizes you need.
  17. Jim Bowen
    Are any fuses blown?
  18. Jim Bowen
    The wiring does pass through the same area as the fog light wiring. Could be quite easy for it to get trapped if the front end has been off. Or could be chafed there, should be s rubber gromit in the holes. My horn broke and blew a fuse. I replaced the fuse and horn stopped working again so replaced the horns and has been fine since. Shame they are so hard to get to.
  19. Jim Bowen
    Nice one. Will be making a start on this next. As far as removing original alarm is it just remove all the hardware and wiring or do I need someone to do something with ecu. I have vcds.
  20. Jim Bowen
    Thought I'd post in this thread rather than the one I made. When I remove the standard corrado abs wiring. Do I need to cut the looms open and re tape them up? Not looked in car too much. Mainly just the bay. I also want to remove alarm and the air con black temp wiring. Rather than have taped up connectors everywhere.
  21. Jim Bowen
    Excellent. Look forward to seeing it. Where avoid are you from?
  22. Jim Bowen
    :lol: I've only just fitted the Dave Shortshift kit, i take it that would be no good if i had O2J stuff? (not even tried it out yet)
  23. Jim Bowen
    Can it be rebuilt at all?
  24. Jim Bowen
    I too am wondering this. The shift tower. I bought some parts but not sure if they are for that or the bit in car?
  25. Jim Bowen
    I like it high, too many cars on the road as it is, hopefully it puts the gippos off driving unless they have to. :lol:
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