Hi,ive got the same bike it's just a thought but on the new ht lead did you put the virago spark plug cap on It? Apparently the cap has some kind of resistor in it that it needs, best of luck matey! 🤟😃
@@shamusbarringer6863 that’s something I didn’t know. I believe the cap is correct it’s the one that was on the old coil. I’ve got a Chinese cdi unit in the post fingers crossed that gets both cylinders firing
I'm like you I repair motors and do most things Just a suggestion Regards the porthole window area make a template out of paper or thin cardboard then use that to cut out some wood or you could use plastic around there
@@timabsent5262 good idea in theory I think…this one has t been executed well…thing that worries me will be weight when it’s done. Surely even towing it with a transit it will be too heavy…you can’t chuck a transit on the back of a transit transporter for example as it’s too heavy
@@timabsent5262 i know its had to have an extra heavy duty jockey wheel fitted as the original one couldnt holds its weight....i tried moving it on my own its heavy and im not a fanny im 6ft 1 and 20 stone lol
@@projectclark123 cheers…I mostly do videos for myself in the hope that it helps someone out there from time to time. I tried to do the RU-vid thing originally but nowadays I just do videos I enjoy or that could help other people
Ive recently aquired myself a sr125, in need of some side panels if u coukd point me in the right direction. From yammie if possible , also will need a new engine at somepoint but i have a 1994 model so its proving difficult to source
Best bet for side panels would be decent second hand jobbies I don’t think you can get new anymore… I maybe wrong. What’s wrong with the engine? They are fairly simple to rebuild
what the hell has he done turned a couple of hours job into a couple of days job no need to take the front end of to do a gearbox on a Vauxhall or Renault or Nissan they are all the same van and engine and if you do need to take the front end of just to make it a bit easier it will take you no longer than 10 minutes
Spray some EasyStart in the tank then light it with a candle lighter. That's how we re-bead tyres up here in Iceland. They often roll off when running 10PSI on the mountain roads in deep snow. Just a small squirt in a tank that size will pop that dent out no problem.
Haha sounds dangerous…I like it lol, it’s half full of fuel at the moment so I best drain it and let it sit for a bit then otherwise I might get more of a bang then I bargained for haha
Lol, Já take out the fuel and leave it open for a couple of hours. It's only a real danger if it's closed. Leaving the filler open and just a 1 second squirt of EasyStart will be harmless. It will pop, don't get me wrong. But it's not going to rip it to pieces
@@geimfarinn well...two of my mates told me to plug the hole in the tank and pump air into it...so i made an adapter with a tyre valve in it and connected it to a stirrup pump...started pumping and the dent started popping out got to about 70% removed then the tank blew the adaptor out and blew itself off the frame...it has bowed the inside out and pushed itself off its mounts and the frame, and i still have a little dent lol...the inside has blown out...i was mad at that point and just put my bike away. i will see if i can save it today and do an update video
@@cotney05 It is impressive. Solid enginge and electrics. Lack of oil flow killed mine after 60,000+ miles. Don't know how that happened. My only complaint was the sump plug being more like a cap with a mesh screen behind it. It will leak without a new rubber O ring. An odd design.
@@MotoTourIreland yes I’ve been reading about oil starvation issues so top of the list this week is order new oil and filter…I need to get the electric starter off it also as it’s seized and I’m hoping I can rebuild it. Have to remove the engine covers to do that from what I’ve read
@@cotney05 Is fitting a wiring loom really difficult or is it quite straightforward ? Of course it's a matter of skills and experience. Sounds like a ball break. Ta
@@cotney05 I did get some short circuit Fault codes. These ones.....P1806 Short circuit to battery 4 wheel drive ( its not 4 wd as far as I know ). P1814 same as P1806. P1802 Transmission Clutch interlock safety switch short circuit to battery. P1802 the same Transmission Clutch safety lock. ..... Did you get anything like those ? Thanks.
@@jackspratt4343 I didn’t change the loom someone else did and they fitted the wrong one. Van wouldn’t rev past 2 grand and smoked white smoke bad. They only had two wires for the map sensor so I stole the missing 5v reference from the blanked off egr and bobs your mums brother
it does help shows there are two different sises 30mm and 32mm inner hub diameter so ya can prepare in advance one way or the other take it off and measure or get both sises and return non fit
Or, go to a decent parts shop that can look up the vehicle plate and identify which is the correct size from the outset. That's what I did. And handily, they had both the bearing and the ABS sensor on the shelf (the old bearing had taken out the old sensor by grinding a groove into it with all the rust).
In the end I wired a manual switch to it and ran it into the car . I had changed temp sensor and it didn’t fix it. All relays were fine and fan came on when I ran 12v to it . I personally think I either had a dash cluster problem or ecu not commanding the fan to come on. Either way tan a switch and car was sweet. Till the wife decided she didn’t want to drive a manual anymore and made me sell it to get her an auto.
sad i just bought one i think they are good car but they have those problem with fan and temp i live in hot weather maybe the resistance of fan was bad the green switch i had also lot problem of temperature and cooling system @@cotney05
Just the box. You need to make sure the speedo drive is the same but otherwise went straight in no modifications other then changing gear knob from a 5 to a 6 speed. This van ended up with an unrelated electrical issue that the owner convinced himself was down to the box so he had me replace it at a later date with another 5 speed. It wasn’t his issue lol ended up a whole new wiring loom was required but as I stated unrelated to the gearbox conversion
Thanks for video! I have to replace this sensor, have slight leak from that sensor and have to top up coolant every 3-4 weeks (drops from max to min level) I guess o-ring is parished 🤔. As for coolant boiling, first thing check at what tempetature your fan should kick in, then make sure your expansion coolant tank cap is OK (overpressure valve is not letting by air too early), cooling circuit must be sealed. Why? I have fiesta mk7, fan turns on 105C. I had broken expansion tank cap, so coolant started boiling at 100C, because pressure couldn't built up and it was boiling coolant like in your case. Changed cap (bought genuine ford one, for some reason seals better than other brands). Once changed cap, when temperature was aproaching 100C hoses started being hard (pressure was buiding up), at 105C hoses were really hard, but no boiling then fan kicked in. Higher pressure shifts boiling point, so if you have broken cap or for example small split in expansion tank pressure won't built up. Cheers buddy!
If you can get the plug off you can apply 12v directly to the actuator. One way winds it in, reverse the polarity winds it out. Jump leads connected to a pair of probes usually does the trick. Rough but is often easier than getting out those studs and winding it by hand
Yea we had one snap off on the other side. Electronics is not my forte this way works good for me lol. If I upgrade my code reader then I could of just put it in service mode so that’s probably the route I will have to go in the long run as more and more cars have electronic handbrakes nowadays
Definitely getting more complicated that's a fact. I did a Golf a few weeks ago and when I tested it after all the ABS and traction control lights came on even though I'd only done the pads. Turned out when I'd plugged the cables back in the pins had bent in the socket. Nightmare that was trying to bend them back by just the right amount without being able to see them properly. It's always the simple jobs that often end up as dramas
Any luck mate? My 2005 1.6 has the same issue. It doesn't "Overheat" but it boils over, even though it has a new cap and overflow. I bought one to teach the wife to drive a manual too haha.
Oh also there was a video by @sargeisdope5370 where they replaced the top plastic hose from behind the head to the overflow tank as it was clogged. Might be relevant?
I’m going to be honest I’ve just left it with the coolant temp sensor unplugged so fan is on constant and it hasn’t been an issue. I’ve been up to my eyeballs in egr faults on various cars recently. I should really look at the fiesta again but it’s the wife’s learner car so I haven’t had a “need” too
10:45 Not fixed. It should set to zero. Pull the "hacksaw" blade away from the cog/wheel slightly to reposition the blade against the wheel. Also, no point in including the first few minutes when you tried unsuccessfully to take apart the base. 😂
I'd love to turn one of these vans into a camper as they're nice and boxy, the chocolate gearboxs in them put me off them though. I found this online, which you probably already know...Some Vauxhall models ended up with problems at 22k miles, and they needed replacement gears and even full bearing replacements. Older models had such problems at 60k or even 120k miles. Apparently when they start to go, if not sorted with new bearings, they will fail rather soon. Getting a second hand one with a Good gearbox could still be dodgy as they seem to have this underlying issue with weak bearings for the job. Is there a small boxy van you would/could recommend that's better than a Vivaro/Renult Master? something that does not have that PF6 gearbox of course Cotney.
I personally am not a van man. In all honesty only can that I like is the old vw t25/t3. Had a couple of van versions that I made campers inside with tv games consoles massive sound system etc bk when I was a “dubber”…these vivaros aren’t bad vans to be fair and tend to look better in comparison to say a same aged transit. Transit will be a rot box…but they’re good vans in themselves also but for the rot and the fact they get stolen a lot….the owner of this vivaro bought it to replace his transit which had been stolen. And he won’t thank me for saying it but his old transit was a shed lol
@@cotney05 Thank you for your quick reply. My mate just sold two old VW campers with fiberglass roof, T3 I think. He moved house and really had to get rid of them, no room, he was gutted. Yeah, Fords rust too easily, same for Sprinters. A Good gearbox to begin with on a Vivaro and regular oil changes (with the right oil and amount) and I guess not going hard on the gears or driving around hilly country (15% climbs) too often, especially loaded up; should help one last. My old Talbot Express is 30 years old, still going strong but hey! 5 years in and I want a lower roof with a completely different layout and simply something nicer to drive. Thanks again Cotney.
Working on a driveway definitely makes it a hassle Cotney, fair play to you. I used to do so much in my younger days for umm, mates. Jobs for free or for very little. I'm independent anyway but still, I got very few offers of help in return. Today I do little in the way of work for anyone and I don't even see 95% of those 'mates' now (not a bad thing tbh) I'm too burnt out now for all that.
I hear you there. Always someone needs a favour when your handy with the spanner’s and everybody is worst off then you. Since this video I have put a stop to favours etc because like you said they’re rarely returned. Sad but true
@@cotney05 When I stopped doing the favours, my few real friends stayed, the rest disappeared under a rock. It took a while to notice but they'd invite me round for a drink or barbecue, wait until I was merry and then...Hey mate, I was wondering if you could...you know how it goes. The invites eventually decreased from those that just really wanted a cheap or free Joiner but also handy with many other things like; plastering, tiling, bricklaying, electrical, washing machines and PC's. One of my old bosses said, good mates pay the fair going price but offer you the work first, this is how it should be tbh. I must admit, Once I stopped all those homers as we call them, it felt like I was semi retired, I also started drinking way less (less invites to those parties and barbeques) and have more money in my pocket. You've done the right thing Cotney, pity I didn't learn this until I was in my early forties.
Hi chaps I had the same issue on my fiesta....I changed the thermostat and it rectified my fault...now I did notice that your temp on the gauge only goes up to quarter and stays there...if you set the time on the radio after you turn the ignition on and off does it go back to 9.00 also on a morning do you have lines on the stereo and if you leave it for several days does the battery drain on it...if yes to some of this or all of it you can also have a faulty dash which is a common issue if the car is driven daily you would be ok as battery is being maintained if left for a week battery may go flat.....but change the stat in it...the best way is to remove the inlet manifold but replace the gasket hope this helps....cheers
Cheers for that…will do thermostat next then…it’s the wife’s car and she’s learning to drive so it has been sat for best part of a week. I was using regular recently as my car needed a clutch so it’s been really reliable , I will leave it another couple days and see if batteries still good…thanks for the heads up
It’s one I’ve been struggling with to be honest too…all seems to test fine electrically but doesn’t work no matter what I tried…I’m thinking of changing the coolant header tank and cap for new because apparently if they don’t seal well system can’t get upto pressure so coolant boils sooner and ecm can’t get right signal to turn fan on…as soon as I figure out the issue I will do a follow up video
