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You need a new heater tap. If you can afford it, I'd flush & change the coolant unless it's brand new and clean. If all the hoses are old, then It'd be worthwhile getting a hose pack (every coolant hose & clamp), and replacing the thermostat & gasket. Couple hundred in parts all up, few hours...

Doesn't sound good. Take the car and the history to a radiator/cooling shop and see what they think. You could have cooked the motor, maybe partially seized the thing, and blown a head gasket/s. Best to get a definite diagnosis before you do anything much else. Won't cost too much for them to...

Sorry for the late reply. Yep just a VX one, or it'll be a different number. They aren't that expensive reco, which I'd really recommend instead of a used one, being such a common fault. Injectronics warranty them, and do exchange units through places like Burson Auto Parts.

Injectronics "GMH VX 3.8 V6 ABS/ETC EXCH ABS MODULE" Different part number to the VT one. Supercharged or not doesn't appear to matter.

Buy a knife sharpening stone/oil stone. Rub that on the housing and it'll eventually give a perfectly flat machine like finish. You'll see the low spots soon as you start. Do that on both surfaces, and use a razor blade to clean the recess that the thermostat sits in. Then clean everything with...

Might as well check the alternator charge rate then, quick and easy, multimeter on the battery with engine running and see how many volts you have. I'd have all the DTC's read, recorded and erased too. If it's some dead module then there mightn't be any communication with it which checking with...

I think the traction control and ABS module are one, but there might be two different modules; one with and one without traction control (ETC). Have a look at the Injectronics website; you can enter the vehicle details and check you have the right module for starters, and go from there. For the...

2.5" or 2.25" off the shelf, single pipe. One muffler, or one muffler and a resi at the back. Really up to you. Redback are pretty good and sold at a lot of places. You don't need a tip, and you could install it yourself if you wanted but it's probably not that dear to have it supplied and fitted.

Find the wire before the lights that goes to the stop light and check it with a test light there by piercing the wire. I rekon that's what I'd do. If the test light works there like a brake light, then you know the problem is in the lights themselves. If it doesn't work there...hopefully someone...

You could get a manual one and it really should be cheaper because there's less in it, but it's also less common, so that could bring the price up. Probably looking at about $130 from ADRAD for a new auto radiator. I'd prefer a manual one personally as I rekon it would be slightly better for...

His bush could be too worn out and nowhere near the right size anymore, plus the new bushes are probs in a sealed bag, so hard to match up. Hell even just a decent shifter with increments if you are desperate could get you close, but really, verniers are the go.

Buy a vernier caliper. You'll use it every now and again if you do much car stuff, and there's not really anything else that you can substitute for them. Besides, Bunnings have digital Kincrome ones for less than $80, so even if you don't know how to read manual ones you're sorted.

Last time I checked there wasn't an aftermarket paper workshop manual to suit this engine, so something like this will be your best & cheapest option. The one similar to this that I got was pretty good. Isuzu Holden Rodeo TF R7 R9 1988 2002 Workshop Repair Service Manual | eBay

Cheapest - eBay China My recommendation - Bursons for a SuperPro Kit

If you have a multimeter you can test your leads. Probe in either end, measure the resistance of each lead. A Haynes/Gregory's manual should tell you the factory specs for resistance. High resistance will mean weak spark, open circuit means there's no spark even getting to the plug. You don't...