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Evening all, This information is invaluable to me, so thank you again for the replies. I'll provide some background to my car expertise, which may provide some context to what I'm doing, and how grateful I am for the comments so far. I moved to QLD at the beginning of 2015, driving my Alfa...

Good morning all, Thanks for the tips again. After some jimmying and prying, the inlet manifold finally came off nice and smooth. Now to look at the pushrods and lifters. On first glance all the pushrods look to be in pretty good nick. When checking out the lifters, it seems about 4 of...

Afternoon all, Thanks for the descriptions, I've managed to get everything off that I need to, but the manifold is still pretty stuck. Judging by the amount of silicone or sealant built up around the edges, it seems like the previous owner was pretty liberal during application. Slowly working...

Thanks again guys. I've asked for quotes to refurb the heads, and even looking at refurbed ones to price up. Have run into a slight pickle though, is there anything I'm missing when going to remove the inlet manifold? Removed the 6 bolts either side, plus the hoses I can see, but the thing...

Not sure how to see whether the valves were open when I tested it, but the springs were moving up and down so I guess no?? The pushrods were also moving up and down, just not rotating like the rest. I think I'm going to tackle taking the inlet off, as well as the heads, and give the heads a...

Thanks again for all the replies here. Another weekend of farting around under the hood and I've noticed the two rods attached to the springy looking things (showing my knowledge here!) aren't rotating like the rest. Do these go down to the lifters? And is that a sign that they might be...

Yea there certainly is a lot of 'patina' under the hood. I'm just realising how fiddly this damn job is

Good morning all, After getting back from interstate I've finally got the blue beast in the shed for a look around. So the source of the noise definately looks like it's coming from the right side, and have noticed oil leaking into the manifold. Thinking it might be the valve gasket I...

Good morning gurus, Looking for a bit of help running diagnostics on a tapping sound coming from my P6 Engine bay. It only ever happens after the car is warm, both during idle and under load, the tap just speeds up or slows down. After a bit of reasesrch I've found it could be the tappets...

Sorry for the delay. Here is the retro sound unit in my 75. I haven't taken too much time with the USB and aux inputs just yet as I plan on replacing the carpet very soon. I haven't had any issues so far, and am pretty happy with it. Like I said before it was exy, around 450 from memory, and...

I currently run a retro sound system on mine. Not sure if the radio fitted was original, but the retro sound unit fit onto the original faceplate. Bit exy, but it does have aux, Bluetooth audio and phone, plus two USB inputs. RETRO-SOUND MODEL TWO HEAD UNIT : BLACK Will take pics if interested

Morning Mike, Another good idea. We have a small auto shop just up the road that I'm going to check out today. The whole system (bar a couple of the pulleys for the belt which are stuck on pretty tight) was removed yesterday. What a pig of a job. I was a little busy basking in my own self...

**Final Update** After testing the fuel pump wire with the ignition it finally started, so that's now soldered in and looks and sounds fine. I will look at cleaning it up over the weekend to make it a bit nicer. Thanks Clive I will definitely have a look at that over the weekend when I try...

Good evening Mike, Yes, I'm noticing things now that suggest one of the previous owners did some bush mechanic style modifications under the hood. I was just thinking about trying to solder the fuel pump wire to the ignition, or somewhere within the fuse box as a spot fix for now so I can move...

**Another Update** Went away for the long weekend and came back over my lunch break to check some of the issues again. I've followed the wires that came from the relay to the fuel pump. One isn't attached to anything and just comes out to nothing, another goes to the facet pump under the rear...

Thanks Mike that's a great idea, I'll definitely check it out over the weekend. After doing a bit of research and looking at the interiors fitted with air conditioning I can say that this wasn't the original fitted to the car. The unit went from the start of the passenger side dash and cut off...

Afternoon Mike, After getting under the car just now, the facet electric pump is sitting there near the rear axle, another thing checked off that you've been spot on about. After checking the wiring some more, I've noticed that one running along with fuel pump randomly pops out and isn't...

**First Update** Thanks to Mike, I just went out and checked the above mentioned possible problems. I couldn't hear the ticking sound when turning the ignition, so the fuel pump may be the issue. I checked to see if I had connection to the coil and did, so that was a win. Attached are a...

This is fantastic. I will definitely check it out tomorrow after work, but it looks like you've described it perfectly. Will post updates.

Hello all, First time posting so be gentle. I've had my 75 3500 for about 12 months now and have started to remove the aftermarket air con out of an old Holden from it. The only problem is, now she won't start. It still turns over, but won't fire. Most of the yanking and pulling came from the...