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My suzuki getting her back to running condition

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:42 pm
by OllieSJ
Hey guys.

Last week i had a shocker with the suzuki doing abit of wheel spin in the wet and charging into the water during the floods. Then everything went wrong it started to stutter and cut out when you put your foot over half way!!

So today during the rain i put the marquee up and started to figure out what was wrong with it. But not without the help of SCOTTIE !!

basically what i have done today is taken the Sh** snorkel on that had no filter and have replaced it with the standard one again. I also have started to sand down parts of the engine as I'm going to spray pain them.
Getting my dad to weld up the holes were the snorkel used to go. After this i need to replace the bit on the side of the engine that goes into the exhaust. Then going to have to get a new hood and at the same time as that give it a good wash. I need some new seats and abit more :weld: in side the car then new stearing wheel.

not a massive project but after not giving my suzuki the Love it needs acording to scottie its time i should have some as the last owner also didnt give it any. pics to come once my Sh*tberry works agian ha.

Re: My suzuki getting her back to running condition

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:52 pm
by OllieSJ
Got the Audi stuck eairler trying to pull the suzuki up then for the first and last time ever got a m8 landy to tow it to the house :bawling: :whitetopless:

Re: My suzuki getting her back to running condition

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:18 pm
by Tramp
Did you get it running then? What did you find wrong with it?

Re: My suzuki getting her back to running condition

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:20 pm
by OllieSJ
not running yet got to fix a wire then melted and its the ignition one doing that tomoz then hope it will work fine if not back to tacking it apart again

Re: My suzuki getting her back to running condition

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:28 pm
by dazerede
I hate wiring just finished wiring in a new cigarette lighter as the last owner ripped it all out so just finished tracing the wire back and tada its all connected and just got to wire in a new radio and then wire my spot lights in it never ends on an Suzuki sj theres always things that need doing but not as bad as La*d r*vers :lol:

Re: My suzuki getting her back to running condition

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:31 pm
by OllieSJ
yer :hahaha: the * must be used with that word or you are :chainsaw1:

Re: My suzuki getting her back to running condition

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:33 pm
by ScottieJ
:good: on getting it out of the field. I'm sure with a bit of patience you can get it sorted, normally the fusible links don't go so I would give all the existing wiring a good check over to make sure there's no short circuit :thumbup: good to see a filter back on there as well :doublethumbs:

I actually really enjoy wiring, i find it quite therapeutic :lol: it's the sort of thing you can just take it slowly with, it's quiet, clean and you don't get covered in sparks.

Re: My suzuki getting her back to running condition

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:53 pm
by OllieSJ
Yer ha i bought some wireing thing with two screws in instead of the old block things the only reason why it went was dad and i just bodged it and hoped the wire the one side when it was suposed to have a big plastic link bit. and then i think it just shorted because of that i hope ha

Re: My suzuki getting her back to running condition

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:00 pm
by OllieSJ
Just asking whats the best way to clean an engine ? Also does anyone have a manifold that i could buy like tomoz ?

Re: My suzuki getting her back to running condition

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:31 pm
by dan_2k_uk
ScottieJ wrote: it's the sort of thing you can just take it slowly with, it's quiet, clean and you don't get covered in sparks.
U wanna come on callout with me tonight when the rain starts then!?!?!? :lol: