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... dedication. Well done mate!!!

Cheers, although I am sure that I am not really worthy of such praise.

The car craves more attention. Again!!

Just for good measure - my oil pressure gauge is showing full pressure even when the engine is off.



I am assuming that the sender wire has come adrift or snapped, or the pesky sender is faulty.
It may be that I caught the sender wire when pulling out my old clutch cable.

It is not an issue really, as the more important pressure switch for the low pressure warning light is a separate wire and this is working correctly.

UPDATE - Mon 11/12/2017.
Snow has stopped play for most of us.
(1/2 an hour after the pesky white stuff started to descend from above)



However I can confirm that the cable change appears to have done the trick.
The pedal is still nice and light one week on.
The car is still a joy to drive.

Hmm after replying to someone else's thread, I posted up images of my Car with standard headlamps in 2011, and then with Angel Eyes in 2017.

The car is not black in the first picture, it is just a darker image.





Anyway - plans for the summer - I am liking the look of original lights again....hmm
Should I go back to standard, or shall I update my halos by fitting white w5w led bulbs?
The jury is out... we shall see what the future brings.

For now, I am just enjoying running the old girl as my daily driver.

I have a list of "Need to dos" and "Would like to dos", but these can all wait for warmer weather.

Original lights!
If you want angel eyes - get a BMW!
If you want lexus lights - get a Lexus!
If you drive a Cavalier it's got to have Cavalier lights!
Merry Christmas all

Alan

Mk3alan wrote:Original lights!
If you want angel eyes - get a BMW!
If you want lexus lights - get a Lexus!
If you drive a Cavalier it's got to have Cavalier lights!
Merry Christmas all

Alan

Buy a BMW??
Wash your mouth out man!!
I would rather stick needles in my eyes than join the ranks of all those other brainless baboons that drive MBWs without a thought for other road users.

I would never for a second consider Lexus lights.
But the Angel eyes aren't anywhere near as bad / chavvy as those.

Being a Cavalier owner, I do have some standards. Tee hee.

I was a bit upset recently when I checked through my fuel figures to find that I was getting 26.5 mpg.

Anyway - because I have an Android phone (Galaxy), I have google maps tracking my trips.

So - I just spent an hour going through the Google reported figures more acurately
And comparing them to Odometer values and Petrol station receipts.

So between 29th October 2017 and today, my Odometer has gone from 262415 miles to 263308.
Aparently only 893 miles.
In that time I have put in 161.8 litres.
Making a stinky 25.05 mpg.

So I checked out Google maps and it tells me.
That I covered 1190.8 miles using 161.8 litres.
Accordingly that makes 33.41 mpg.
So much better.

On the downside, it means that my Odometer and trip meter are climbing 25% out. The speedo reads correctly though.

Hmm - need to investigate if the mechanical counter is faulty.

Time to dig out my TIS 2000 Digi Dash diagnostics paperwork.

Robsey wrote:Hmm - need to investigate if the mechanical counter is faulty

In the normal odometer there are only some toothgears for the trip counters fed by speedometer cable.

Indeed my friend.
But I am using a Mk2 Astra GTE / Kadette-E digital dash with electronic pulses from a gearbox sender.

As said - the speedo is within 1.2 mph (2 kph), but the odometer and trip-meter counters are not climbing at the correct rate.

It may be a dodgy electronic connection from the circuit board or a sticking gear in the counter mechanism.

Something to look at about Easter time.

Ah, sorry. Then you are right - odometer is moved by a stepper motor.

Nothing to be sorry for my friend.
It is easy to forget if there is no photo to remind you.

I am thinking that the stepper motor may be getting tired.
Although it worked spot on today.
Mileage matched my gps for my 11.5 mile journey to work.
Perhaps it is an intermittent connection or jamming / slipping of the motor gears.

It also makes me question how many 'actual miles' the car has travelled since I fitted the Digi Dash at 207,000 miles.
In my estimations it could be as much as 18,000 miles down.

However - when a car has Starship Enterprise miles on it, another 20 thousand makes little difference.
It is just a number.

coming close for its check!

It's check was due in July 2017 - lol.
A year after the phase between when the welding was finished but before the paint was put on.

Besides - there is no room in amongst the other 4 or 5 cars. - tee hee.

Not had the cut and polish on the driver's side and rear panels either -

We can sort that

You may need to sit down and talk with your other half before letting my Cav back into your unit.

Remember she thought the car was cursed because the work was never ending.

You need the mechanical gearing from a spare set of clocks Rob?

Hi Gary,
I think the mechanism is completely different between the GTE Digi Dash and the Cavalier clocks.
Not sure about the later electronic Cav speedos.
I assume the pulse will all be wrong.

The GTE uses 6, 8 or 16 pulses depending on wheel size and specific cluster / transducer combination.

The Cavalier electronic clocks use (I think) a 29 toothed ABS ring pulse set-up for the speedo and odometer.

Robsey wrote:Hi Gary,
I think the mechanism is completely different between the GTE Digi Dash and the Cavalier clocks.
Not sure about the later electronic Cav speedos.
I assume the pulse will all be wrong.

The GTE uses 6, 8 or 16 pulses depending on wheel size and specific cluster / transducer combination.

The Cavalier electronic clocks use (I think) a 29 toothed ABS ring pulse set-up for the speedo and odometer.

Early cable driven ones from memory use 16 pulses. So it may fit.

I shall look into that... cheers my friend.

Okay - so I chose a day when it is blowing a gail and it is snowing to look at the amount of crud in my boot.

I only have need for my work tools, a spare coat and a CD multichanger.

However I also had
1 - 4 boxes of wheelchair parts (both from work and service spares for the missus' "Electric Lambourghini".
2 - multiple sets of extra tools including unopened packs of allen keys and torx keys.
3 - An SRi exhaust tail pipe (Oval exit pipe).
4 - 3 carrier bags full of car electrical projects and my Cavalier summer projects.
5 - 2 spare coats
6 - Various tins of sprays including alloy wheel paint, wd40, vaseline, canauba wax warerless car wash,
And the list goes on.

Whilst in there, I noticed that the rear corners of the boot carpet were very soggy and yukky.
So they have been pulled out too.

I looked under the spare wheel for the tell-tale duck pond, but it was quite dry in there.

I have had a 3cm gap at the rear centre point of my boot seal ever since I bought the car 22 years ago.
I had always thought that rain was getting in here as the plastic trim over the boot latch often had a small puddle collecting on it.
I have put a piece of spare door seal into this gap today.
But ...
The impression I get is that the damp is from condensation and not rain getting in.

I had sealed the light clusters and aeriel grommet last autumn just in case.

As it stands now,
The boot is now empty except for the spare wheel and it's tool kit.



My work tools, essential spares and tyre compressor are in the rear footwell for the time being, whilst the boot carpet and underlay are out.

I didn't want stuff banging about when I drive around.
It will already be noisy enough with the boot carpet / sound deadening removed.

As I type,
the carpet is in the washing machine.
The underlay is hung up drying in the kitchen.

And everything else has been thrown into the shed awaiting a warm dry day...
When summer projects begin again - yayy.

I'd be tempted to get those dehumidifier boxes and velcro it to the side of the boot to pull the moisture out of the air. I'd also look at the top of the tailgate at the umbilical cord type thing, and the tops of the c pillers They are prone to cracking and letting water in under the rubber seals.

Today, the wettest area was a small puddle settling under the shaped piece of plastic trim that sits over where the right rear bumper mount bolt is located.

I don't envy you the task of driving without soundproofing. From memory, going over Niagara falls in a barrel comes to mind!

On the plus side though, the increased engine and exhaust sound make it feel more sporty yet fragile at the same time, gotta love that placebo effect!

I don't know if you have a method for leaks, here's mine, assuming you are able to park exactly the same way. Just add weather.



Apologies for my crap command of widows paint-I've only used it about 3 times in my life!

Cut a piece of kitchen roll to the shape of the pooling (when It's dry ) and surrounding area and tape taut with a few bits of masking tape. Use a felt tip pen to dot the edges an inch or two apart.
You'll be able to see where the ink bleeds from, that should offer a starting point to where to tissue test next, possibly behind panels

No worries regarding the paint prog.
I use it a lot, but it still does odd things now and again.

I am inclined to agree with Envoy on the C Pillar issue.
I put the carpets back in this morning, and the bottom of both side covers were sopping.

Strange how the water looks like it is coming from behind the back plastic trim / cover.
The problem with this test is that, if like me, you cannot be bothered venturing outdoors in the rain, you will never see anything. Ha ha.

Ah well - looks like my underlay will act as my "mop up sponge" for excess moisture until next weekend when I get another chance to strip out the rear trims and upholstery and have a proper look.



Ooh tidy boot.

Plastics out time.. then sit in the boot when it rains.

Mine leaked from around the vent behind the carpet above the area Ilovedmymantas highlighted in your picture on the right hand side of the boot.