Todd

Brakes pedal dragging and can be really touchy and way too hard after xy 351c astra pump conversion.booster passes basic test and loosened master cylinder nuts to check rod adjustment and vacuum reading is terrible at 14 at idle and only reaching 20 at 3000 rpm. So I’m guessing my power steering pump stealing my vacuum has anyone come across this before and any checks ideas too what’s causing this

Will do

Your where right dean right front calipher sticking

Thanks dean that will be my next set of checks ,front calipher hoses and rear hose (drum brakes) about 2 years old

Yeah dean it that trw brand that you uploaded Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Doing a xy 351 electric astra steering pump conversion and unsure of what fluid to run in pump.

Good point bgdav that’s what I’ll will run thanks everyone who replied

Thx bear and Greg for feedback.Synthetic penrite Ldas is recommended for astra surely the xd steering box shouldn’t have issue.?

Hi,I have a screwed water pump bottom thread on a 351 Cleveland xy and timing cover plate looks dodgy anyway have a few questions best way to deal with this.Q1 it’s it possible to drop sump without lifting engine out I have standard sump and have 45/50mm clearance to x member will the sump baffle clear if sway bar removed pulling sump forward and down. Q2 when sump removed is the timing cover plate straight forward to fit around the crank keyway area. Q3 Or do I fix dodgy water pump thread to next size up on timing plate

Thanks heaps gerg for that info thats awesome insight

Gave my 351c a new water pump for incoming summer and used a zivor cast and its gets tiny small weeps coming out of bottom.first fitment I used aviatIon gasket sealant with gasket and couldn’t stop small weeps under driving temp no matter how much I did up bolts. second time I used water pump gasket maker with gasket and same result . Should I try different brand water pump maybe alloy type and maybe replace sandwich plate

Thx for reply gerg yeah it looks pitted in some areas are the sandwich plate straight forward to fit its looks like two bolts on timing indicator and another bolt opposite side with two dowels.Is it just just three bolts and a gasket or is there something I have overlooked.Cheers

Looking to convert xy 351c to powersteer so I can the throw its arse out a lot easier wondering has anyone tried the astra electronic p/s pump set up on a xy and was if up to standard and is it legal to run that setup option two. how and where do I get correct parts to convert it the normal powersteer way does not seem straight forward and anyone now some specialist in Brisbane to do this conversion.any info please.

Thanks bear for input .A few questions for advice plz anyone Xy powersteer $500 for a 20/1 steering box reco’d , is that reasonable price and that will ratio be ok for xy sedan. how hard will it be to get pulleys ,brackets and pump ect to set up normal p/steer and $$$. I’m still unsure if electric astra pump would be legal ???

Hi have Xw now a xy gt rep trying to work out to have carpet run up b pillar currently carpet is roughly run up the pillar up to vinyl seam weld on pillar,I have bought those plastic hook brackets that sit under door scuff plates but if I run carpets under those I will have a gap between carpet and the vinyl which is seam blasted to b pillar. I’m thinking only way is to have trimmer run a extension of vinyl or have pillar completely re done in vinyl.

I Currently have punch weld with windlace ( I think that’s what it called ) anyway the pitch weld is short in some places up to door scuff plates. my questions are there any places still supplying these rubbers and were they fitted on xw-xy Fairmonts,gs and gt’s

I guess it could be never though of that as a option

Recent gearbox swap from toploader to a c4 with 3k stalkier in a xy Once hitting around 85kph and over I get a surging vibration ,during swap I had new tail shaft balanced with new uni’s ect. i’m having Tail shaft re checked tomorrow but i thinking it’s going to be something more deep then tailshaft anyone had anything similar with this transmission swap.

Dam it I jumped the gun it still vibrates on highway cruising at 2600rpm and above, also feel a lighter vibration in park in same rpm range and above talking to gearbox builder and he believes the Clevo most likely balanced to previous toploader. were are considered adding some weight to flex plate and observing it gets better or worse without pulling c4 out yet

It’s turns out I got lucky for once and tailshaft was out of balance at high speed so re balanced seems all fine so far.hope bear you get a solution soon champ

I have xy 351c/ toploader/9” with 3.20 diff gears have shifting gears issues ,all gear changes are clunky and 2nd to 3rd is a lot worst I have replaced shifter with a new one from ford muscle parts ( $795 they saw me coming ) anyway even with new shifter the gear changes suck have played with linkages and adjusted to no prevail and hoping someone out there can answer the following . Q1. How do I determine the toploader needs rebuild or synchros are the problem rather then shifter. Q2. Was told toploader was close ratio is there a way to confirm this as 1st gear is very short even with 3.20 diff gears and would like too do a bigger skid before changing gears Q3.how much to rebuild a toploader and is it possible to chance 1st 2nd gear ratios during rebuild or do I need a normal toploader to achieve this

Have pulled heater box out can’t find anything online that’s looks anywhere close to what I have pulled out ,most Xw-xy heater boxes online are a complete big square box mine is more off a cylinder funnel box with a short hose connecting to a letter box looking unit with a 45’ angle at one end . The heater core outlet pipe coming out through firewall has broken off and cannot find a way to remove core due to flap door hinge there doesn’t seem any way off removing flap door hinge rod with out destroying it so I can’t remove core to re core it any advice would be great. Maybe a radiator specialist have a way around this

Like to thanks everyone’s input and olm8 for photo’s

Hi dean this is that the xw heater box I posted about and doesn’t seem to have blower fan,maybe it missing or it just runs using airflow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I did try to upload photo couldn’t work out how