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Donald Lum
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UZZ30 Soarer V8 and Series4 LS400

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 Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 01:25 pm, by:  Donald Lum (Don_lum) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Is there a decent shop in Geelong that knows there way around the soarer V8? I due for a timing belt and a tune up.
Lew Radbourn
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Queensland
jzz30 ute / uzz30/ 2 X uzz31

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 Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 03:33 pm, by:  Lew Radbourn (Marlew) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
donald
Take it down to Geelong tune up
south Geelong and have a talk to Phil.
head down to the motor reg branch on fyans street
when you get to the end of fyans street hang a right and Geelong tune up is half way down on the left hand side (green building)
thay are right beside south geelong exhaust.
Chris in there knows what he is doing with exhausts if you need one at any time.
Donald Lum
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UZZ30 Soarer V8 and Series4 LS400

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 Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 03:44 pm, by:  Donald Lum (Don_lum) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Thanks for that. I didn't remember if they only did tune ups or if they are up for full mech work.
The V8 did something yesterday that it has never done before.
The battery went dead after the lights were left on for a week or so. (It was in the garage and couldn't be seen). I put a smart charger on it to bring it back to cranking amps. (Maybe should have taken the battery out of the car).

After that the car was running ragged, but after pulling into Safeway for groceries, the Soarer would start, run ragged, act like it was not getting fuel when putting your foot on the accelerator and die. It would restart, going thru that cycle about 10 times. I let it sit for a minute, restarted and it stayed running and I drove it home with it running pretty sick. Haven't tried it today but thought I would book it in for a diagnostic.
Leon Wright
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WA
V8 UZZ31

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 Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 04:38 pm, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Tried resetting the computer? Has the battery been fully charged back up?

Mark had some good words on a similar thing:
Mark Paddick wrote on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 11:25 pm:

this is partly because the Soarer system does make some attempt to charge the battery properly and will only charge it at 1 to 2 amps until the battery terminal voltage is over 13.5volts which can take quite some time to achieve with a large capacity battery that is discharged to any large degree.


Here's the link to the thread, but that's probably the most relevant bit:
http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/282/114224.html?1163626139

Give it a good charge and see how ya go.

Just curious, how did the head lights stay on, I though even the UZZ30s lights turned off when you opened the door?
Rob Andreacchio
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Victoria
Supercharged VT Calais & 1991 JZZ30

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 Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 08:19 pm, by:  Rob Andreacchio (Reepa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Phil moved a few weeks ago Lew... He is now in Grovedale... I dont have his address off hand, but it's in the whitepages. :-)
Donald Lum
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 Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 08:32 pm, by:  Donald Lum (Don_lum) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Actually it was the interior lights that got left on.

Is Phil still known as Geelong Tune Up? I looked thru the Yellow pages and didn't find it.
Leon Wright
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WA
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 Friday, November 17, 2006 - 02:39 am, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
that makes more sense.
Donald Lum
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 Monday, November 20, 2006 - 10:15 am, by:  Donald Lum (Don_lum) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Has anyone worked with Geelong Tune Up? When I called he seemed a bit abrupt and uninterested. I realize it's possible to have a bad day from time to time. Just don't want to go on first impressions.
Lew Radbourn
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 Monday, November 20, 2006 - 11:45 am, by:  Lew Radbourn (Marlew) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Donald yes mate several of use on here have used them
You probably got Phils dad ..
he is like that mate .
Getting a little long in the tooth to be still working (grumpy old sod)
Rob Andreacchio
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Victoria
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 Monday, November 20, 2006 - 12:54 pm, by:  Rob Andreacchio (Reepa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Yeah he is a bit like that! hahaha

I'll be going down in the next week or so for a retune there Donald...

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