damd thing wont go

Its a quite different system Crewser, does have crank angle sensor/plate , this is
your basic carbie version , but it does have ignition timing pulse coil driven.

Robin Miller

Gday
I also have one of these dilectable items and the first thing to do is change the petrol filter next to the carb......then when it is running nice ,,lift the carb and take out the restrictor plate and nock out the gauze,,,
Muzbry

hi Camoco,,,,,,,ahhhh i dont feel asostupid nowww yer it drives me nuts......ive changed the filters witch were not that old.....only thing i havent done is pull the tank out ..........am looking towards choke sensors as have extractors ....eg sensor to exhaust manifold wouldnt b hooked up ...but that should only extend the time till the choke cuts off.......ive asked loads of mechanics but with no joy ......well at least i know im not the only one

Darren

hi Barb..yer have duel batterys ...but this has been going on since before they were fitted.....its more regular now weve got cooler weather ....alternator and starter are 3 months old new not reco....so i hope its not them at fault .....its just realy anoying ....its always been early am in the cold untill my last trip and on the way home from work last week 5pm .15 deg ..so im stumped

Darren

Hi V6patrol,
I want to talk to you. :).

All folks I have spoken to have suggested it would be a bad idea to do what you have done. But I can see no reason for that. Maybe they are comparing it to a V8 conversion.
Coming from the 3.0l to a V6 commodore sounds like a big improvement to me.
How's the economy and general feel of it?
I used to own a VS wagon and I got 38mpg regularly on it with air etc and it had 250K on the clock. I did almost all the driving and treated it carefully and it was open road work but the power was always there and the economy when it mattered.

I don't expect the same figures pulling 2 ton around but they shouldn't be as bad as the 3.0l is. (not that they are bad either. I get 15l/100km with it around my hilly town) If I had my fuel converter I would speak the same language so sorry for the different values.

Thanks Cam

PS With the sensors, did your patrol have the carby?. What do the sensors connect to? I have assumed (perhaps wrongly as I haven't looked) that the carby version had no computer. I have dismissed the computer related problem solving for that reason. Otherwise what is the point of doing without injection?

hey camoco the sensors have something to do with the cold air and heat intake thru the air cleaner cant think of their names . It was a carby one but after choke rebuilds and carby rebuilds this guy changed those and it was good as gold I think it sends a message to the auto choke and puts it on and that's what stops the car . If you disconnect choke you will see you have no dramas but i needed a choke to get going it was a pig with no choke. As for v6 it gets around 13 per hundred round town and 11-12 on highway at 100 with not much in car that's if the maths is right or about 550- 600 put of a tank around town. simple maths says more torque and kw will push car along easier with less effort and add fuel injection etc for ecconomy. offf road is much same as before just put crawler gears in auto engine revs is much same as before so no need to change diffs and stuff good on the beach and fitsin the engine bay like it is a bought one can actually stand in engin bay in front of motor on the ground if after more info call 0429033012 Ian is my name .

Thanks very much Ian,
It sounds just like I need and had expected (well it is better than I expected, about what I had hoped).
I prefer a manual, but hey, the commo one would be cheaper and is usually already bolted up. I need a new box anyway as the 3.0l has an integral bellhousing.
I'll not bother you now but will hang on to your details just in case.
I now need to look for a good V6 and box.

BTW I spoke to a bloke about turbo'ing mine and it would cost more than the transplant would cost and I still will have an undersized engine.

Thanks again
Cam

Gday
Thanks for that info..I did not know about the temp sensors and will keep an eye out for that next time...I dont know that mine has sensors because it is on gas and i cant find them..but i will keep the whole lot in the back of my head for next time..

The Holden engine sounds good...must look into it

Thanks

you will find the cheapest and easiest transplant is the turbo vl motor if you can find a good one already rebuilt and not thrashed lots to rebuild. dont have to change anything and will give you around 200 kw, next best is the vl fuel injected and buy a turbo off a slivia or somthing similar and run around 7 pound. but still you need a perfect engine which means rebuild and fitting about 7-8 grand. the v6 use a series2 out of a vr any newer and big bucks elecrically to change with the ecotec. I bought a whole car from auction that was hit up the rear 67000 on the clock for 800 sold the rest kept motor and box.Only auto as ther was no adapter for the 3 litre gear box and transfer so auto was easy decision.just over 5k all fitted.each car is different the most hardest was auto spark and sump had to be modified . as cant get a firm quote as just depends on accessaries you have,10 days all fitted you can also make it tp a 4.2 litre quite easily for about 1500 dollars so just another bonus. set of exteractors and exhaust gives you a bit extra as well.

thanks David..........another thing to check on the weekend ,,,,,,,,,aahhh so little time

darren