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When I was pulling apart the vl/vn/vr/vp tanks the other day (to check the pumps and setups etc) I noticed that on the inside of the tank where the fuel pickup goes it sits inside a plastic tank. how does the fuel get in to the plastic fuel pot ? Are there holes in the bottom or...

Forgot to take a pick of how the cruise control connected to the throttle linkage on the 3.0L before I sold it. from memory it connected to the other side of the accelerator and pulled/released as required. Anyone able to snap me some pics so i can have a play with the 304 throttle linkage...

I had a stall issue the other day and are thinking it is the fuel pump. When I went to look at it there is an external and some wires runnign inside the tank as well. Do they run an internal pump as well? why do they run two pumps? to me there is no surge and it simply appears that...

I urgently need a replacement. My car is meant ot go for its cert next monday and while i was timing it jsut now the freaking thing cracked. does anyone in auckland have a spare i can borrow or buy or know where I can get one from over the weekend. Neither zebra parts or pick a part have...

I have 2 problems but first a run down, car is a vl calais now running a holden 304 v8 (as per my sig). I originally thought that I had a dodgy oil pump as it wouldnt presurise after being rebuilt. After repacking it numerous times with vaso the oil lamp finally went out ..... now it wont...

My vl now has a vn 304 v8 and the viscous has been removed and replaced with the vs v6 fan, there are 4 wires to the fan. Wrom what I can see there are two black earth wires and 2 feed wires (blue/yellow and orange/blue). With the earth wires connected either of the other wires power the...

from my understanding the vn v8 has a viscous fan setup. when I bought mine the previous owner had removed the visous and added a vs v6 single fan setup and hard wired it to the ignition via a switch. not an ideal solution. I was thinking that I could just add a thermostatic switch to...

Does anyone know what the drive and driven gear teeth numbers are for the RB30 calais that run the 4 stage auto. Didnt check before I sold mine. I just want to make sure my ratios are still within reason now before I buy a 90 degree bend for the speedo output (i need to know if i have to...

I have done a search and it seems that after being rebuilt the trusty ol 304 can sometimes exhibit oil priming issues. I think I am suffering from this at the moment. as in .. I HAVE NONE, no pressure that is. I removed the filter (new) and there is no oil in it at all. I have removed...

on the old Calais radiator there was a switch of some sort. it is plastic and has only 1 pin on it. It screws into the radiator on the passenger side near the top of the tank. Is this the water level lamp sender and if so does anyone know how it works as it cant earth on the radiator...

Just finishing off my 304 transplant and noticed a couple of lights dont work as planned. 1) Battery lamp to alternator somehow? 2) Brake lamp - should turn on when no fluid in the master cylinder? 3) PWR lamp used to be for the old nissan gearbox (auto) so now un-used or is there a...

I have spent the whole day diagnosing this stupid engine and nothing. It still wont start. You can smell the gas out the exhaust, you can hear the coil ticking if you unplug it from the dizzy, it tried to fire a couple of times but no go. I have checked the following: Injectors, coil...

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I need to run a VN power steering rack as the 304 extractors will hit the pipes if I dont. I have both a VL and VN rack and they appear the same width etc with the pipe output being different of cource. Can the shaft that connects the steering rack to the column be swapped between a vl...

I found a few posts on here about the vn t700 trans's but no definitive answers. If i missed it please refer me to the post as it has surely been covered before. I am throwing a vn 304/t700 into my VL commodore running the factory vl calais dash. Pic 1/2/3 The factory drive appears to...

As I went rip sh*t and bust to get the engine appart I cant remember where some of the pipes at the front go. (see attachment) I know there is a little pipe shown in red The other two red marks i guess are for the heater system. I remember there was a connector piece under one of the...

Finally got my stuborn crank bolt out last night and got the timing cover off. Q1) I notice there is no tensioner on the vn 304 ... is this correct? Q2) How much slop should there be on the chain? Q3) does anyone know the specs or how to check if it needs to be replaced? I have...

I know I need to get the hub kit off Ebay which isnt an issue. plan on getting some new rotors and some second hand calipers rebuilt. Question is Do the VT calipers bolt straight on to the VL strut mounts or is there a bracket required to adapt the two? Q

Possibly covered but my searches couldnt find anything that resembles what I have. Know to use a screwdriver/punch to remove all good there. Want to change them before I reinstall engine (for piece of mind). there is 3 down each side and 4 at the back. (seems excessive) Q) What...

When I removed my engine and box I noticed this plastic pipe was only just hanging on at the gearbox and the other end was just venting to atmosphere. What is it? Where is it meant to run to? Seen as mine is broken can it be easily replaced.

Right .... I have 4 doors I am trying to get off my donor shell so I can get it to the metal man but I am having absolutly no joy in removing the lower pins. I borrowed a tool from a panel beater friend and the 4 top pins come out a piece of piss. After 2hrs, 3 hammer vs thrumb incidents...

My Calais has cruise control and I never thought much about it until I was removing the RB30 to make way for the 304. while unhooking everything in the engine bay I noticed that teh cruise control module is stand alone. Has anyone tried to hook it up to the throttle cable of a 304...

1) Does anyone know where to find this little bad boy. I think mine may be faulty and I want to check it. Basically when I push the demister button the little LED doesnt come on and it doesnt have 12v at the rear screen. I found a couple of diagrams and it appears that the button...

Noticed it when I bought my project but thought it must have been bad fuel as the car had sat for a year before me purchasing. When I picked it up it ran fine but now it has started to miss again. It only does it down low in the rev range while accelerating, once you get to about 3000...

Firstly - I already have both cars so I wont be getting a manual box for it :p My Walkinshaw is still the factory RB30 and autobox with disc break rear end. My VL Donor already has a VN V8 and autobox in it with a drum rear end. Both are running so it should be relitivly easy to do the...

Just bought my 3rd Commodore a 1987 VL Calais Walkinshaw replica. When I got it she already had a body kit on her and was painted in Xirilic candy apple red. While everything else was factory rb30 eng, box, suspension etc, it was sporting some ugly arse 17" rims...