Mk3 Cavalier Owners Club | Vauxhall Cavalier Dot Com

Wow a year already

Still looking very tidy.
Did you ever get the alarm fault sorted?

No robesy, the light is still on . The cav has been tucked away. my electric mirrors are not working I've checked the fuse it's ok not sure what relay works it.when I press my rear heated windscreen on the light on the electric mirrors switch lights. but I'm sure my old gsi you pressed the wee button on the electric mirrors switch it lit .but it does not light only when I press rear windows demister , any thoughts

On my 1994 Cavalier (electric mirror retro fit),
The mirrors demisted when the rear window demister switch is on.

I believe the earlier Mk2 cavaliers and Astras had a demister button and indication light on it's own specific switch.

Note also that the mirror demister will stop working if you have either of the mirror motors switched on... rocker switch out of centre position.

Mine (1990) has the mirror demisting button which I believe keeps them heated for about 10 minutes.
Never noticed they don't work if not in the middle position! I nearly always have mine switched to the nearside so I can keep an eye on the kerb!

Alan

Bit of spec history coming up.

Up until the facelift in 1992, there was a small button on the mirror switch which would heat the mirrors up independently from the rear screen. It was time controlled so it would switch itself off after a set amount of time. However, the user could not turn it off. Once it was switched on it stayed on until the timer ran out.

Up until 1991, the rear screen switch itself was not time controlled so it would stay on until the user switched it off. Even after turning the engine off it would come back on again when you next started the engine.

After the facelift in late 1992, the independent mirror heater button was axed and the system was incorporated into the rear window demister.
It was time controlled and the user could turn it off early if they wanted. The best of both worlds? Perhaps.

Anyway, sounds like you have some facelift componentry somewhere along the line.

Every day is a school day with James.

Cheerz for the info Al have another check next time am in the garage .much appreciated thankyou ,

Can't get this boot build to load up but can see it on last link

I am sure you will get the link working soon enough - it is usually down to the complex scripting or syntax that they use that confuses everything.
Once you get the uploads sorted, let me know and I will tidy up your thread for you.

I have looked at all 139 images so far.
Looks like a lot of good work done there.

Hopefully, it will be good to go for the next 20 years.

Cheers robsey hopefully am still here to drive it lol

Sounds ominous...
I am sure you will get plenty of quality time to enjoy the fruits of your labours.

http://s921.photobucket.com/user/bigsil ... sort=3&o=0

Looking very nice...
emmm you got enough speakers...??

Aye got 200w 6x9s in boot 200w in parcel shelf n 320w in doors, getting old going deaf lol

That's a really nice motor that. It actually reminds me of my first mk3 (of the memories!) silver 2.0 ls with slab alloys.

http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/big ... w==/?ref=1

Any pics of the bodywork you'd done I seen mentioned a few posts back?

If you look bk on my previous links you will see the bodywork am sure if not I will post some pics now it's up n running again

Wee pic a took today , running great

... timeless colour.
Very nice!

Yes Smoke Grey is a very popular colour, although I could never understand why until I saw it in the metal.
(I was convinced it was just another boring silver, but nope it is much nicer than that).

It really does suit the GSi, Turbo and SRi trim levels.

Some very nice pictures there.

Alright robsey cheers mate not been on in a while nearly summer time to br6her out the garage

Excellent -
Time to get the summer fun out of the garage.

Welcome back.

Robsey how do I upload pics ,as can't seem to be able to since site was updated a while back,I used to copy n paste but I can't seem to do that now

Pictures need to be hosted off site,
Using Flikr, Postimages, Photobucket or similar...
Then post a link to your thread.

I put a how 2 up for Postimages, but the other picture hosting sites / apps work in a similar way.

My cavvy was driving ok this morning to work, went into it at home time and it was just turning over, tried a few times then started pumping the accelerator, it started but was stutter then cut out, done this few times, managed to get it home on a 10 mile journey spluttered a few times, seems ok for now, any ideas anyone what it could be, was going to replace fuel filter first, was maybe thinking starved of fuel

Fuel starvation seems very likely.

I wonder if that is due to restricted fuel flow...
Flaking / internally corroded fuel pipes.
Or
Blocked filter.
Or fuel leak to the throttle body.?

Or
Is it insufficient fuel pressure caused by...
a weak pump
Or
Weak fuel pump relay.
Or
Fuel pressure regulator.?