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Stewart Booton
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uk
soarer UZZ31 V8

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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:14 pm, by:  Stewart Booton (V84) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

help guys,i think this is bad..driving along and suddenly lost virtually all power,feels like its lost at least a bank.got a mile home and parked up,cat over temp light is on and passenger side cat is glowing red hot and rear of engine is pretty smokey.
there are NO error codes showing,car idles but lower than normal and still drives,just painfully slow.
ive got to go work in 2 hours lol so a quick fix would be nice!!!
Steve Latimer
TryHard
VIC
UZZ32

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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:20 pm, by:  Steve Latimer (Latsus) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

G'day Stewart, Sounds like coil packs. Suggest you follow this thread(perhaps).
http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/51876/40934.html



Good luck
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:23 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Not sure, but it is required that you try to achieve primary school level with your posts. Please use capital letters where appropriate in your posts.

That saves you from looking too dorkish and saves me the hassle of deleting posts and suspending you for repeat offences - we both win :-)

There have however been a couple of threads on similar problems with V8's recently, a search might be useful.
Don Bagnall
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New Zealand
I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(

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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:35 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Peter, I think under the circumstances, you might give the poor chap a BIT of a break, considering he's from the UK.

Fair enough, if he continues in the same style,...........but I think that a little "Kindness" goes a long way .
Peter Nitschke
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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:39 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

So you are suggesting that people from the UK have some sort of disability that inhibits their ability to type normally? If I was from the UK, I might find that offensive.

Stewart Booton
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uk
soarer UZZ31 V8

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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:41 pm, by:  Stewart Booton (V84) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yeah thanks for the welcome.
Don Bagnall
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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:43 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Peter Nitschke wrote on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:39 pm:

So you are suggesting that people from the UK have some sort of disability that inhibits their ability to type normally?



Well, they live in the UK don't they?
Stewart Booton
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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:49 pm, by:  Stewart Booton (V84) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

right,ive unplugged passenger side coil=car wont start,unplu drivers side and its starts and runs as badly as before so im guessing its the coil thats died as suggested,i hope thats all it is cause thats an easy fix....
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:49 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Stewart, we did the welcome bit when you joined :-) You get the same abuse as everyone else now

Don, 12 posts and the only use of capitals in any of those posts, was once for "EPC" and once for "UK".

Could that be considered to be continuing in the same style?

Edit - Make that 13 posts.
Don Bagnall
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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 08:06 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Your Call!
Jeff Harper
Trader
NSW
UZZ32 Active V8

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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 08:36 pm, by:  Jeff Harper (Jeffh) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Gagg Don then.
Neil Griffiths
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I have MORE Soarers than Hayden :-)

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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 09:01 pm, by:  Neil Griffiths (Aussiesc) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Unplug the Air Flow Meter and the car will run a tad better.( At least to get you around )
DO NOT drive it hard..
ECU will default to static timing and alieviate the prob a little..
This will do till you find another coil.
I DO NOT advise to continually drive like this..
Stewart Booton
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uk
soarer UZZ31 V8

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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 09:11 pm, by:  Stewart Booton (V84) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks for the sensible answer :-) i have a new coil ordered and have managed to get a lift to and from work today so the car can sit where it is until i get the coil.
the recovery man thinks i may need new plugs if i drove it 1 mile with no sparks??or will it dry itself of overnight enough to start?
many thanks.
Perry Morgan
DieHard
Qld
UZZ32 ( V8 )

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Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 09:14 pm, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hell Neil. Just once I'd like to see a problem get the better of you.

Stewart Booton wrote on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:49 pm:

right,ive unplugged passenger side coil=car wont start,unplu drivers side



Welcome mate and good luck with the car, but that's crap to read. Unless of course your keyboard is made by Nokia then we'll cut some slack. Otherwise it might be cut some slackarse .
Stewart Booton
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Friday, April 28, 2006 - 05:29 am, by:  Stewart Booton (V84) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yes i have a dodgy keyboard but geez.
Robert Carlyon
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NSW
UZZ32 GT-L V8 #192

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Friday, April 28, 2006 - 07:18 am, by:  Robert Carlyon (Bob) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Stewart, I have just recovered from the same problem (and missed Neil's workshop christening because of it). My top coil pack suddenly died without warning and it had exactly the same symptoms as yours (especially the overheated cats).

When I replaced the coil pack the car started immediately and ran as if there was nothing ever wrong with it. I didn't drive mine far, but I would suggest your plugs may well be fine as mine were no problem once the coil pack was replaced.

Neil suggested replacing both packs though (they are the same age after all) and I will be replacing the other one this week.

Good Luck.
Stewart Booton
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uk
soarer UZZ31 V8

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Friday, April 28, 2006 - 08:05 am, by:  Stewart Booton (V84) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks robert,yes i will be replacing them both,good for another 15 years then :-)
sorry for any offences mods but i have had one mother of a bad day.....
Peter Nitschke
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Friday, April 28, 2006 - 12:31 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Stewart, we all have them, but if you can make the effort it is much appreciated.

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