Packing heat in the skyline!

[QuickR33Melb]

Hey guys,

As some of you may have read I purchased my second skyline last week which was a 1992 R32. The car is fantastic but I have two small gremlins that I was wondering if you guys could shed some light on for me:

1) The car is the skyline red moron colour- I need a small amount of touch up paint and the tag in the engine bay with the colour code is so faded I can't read it- Does anyone know the colour code for this paint????

2) The other most annoying thing is the heat factor! My climate control seems to pump out 32 degree head around my feet even when the climate control is off or at 18 degrees. Luckily it's been bloody cold the last few days so I haven't minded too much however it will be annoying to say the least when the mercury rises again!

3) Also chasing a good place to do front mount piping in the North side of the city.

Look forward to catching up with you all at the next cruise and if you can help me kill these gremlins in the R32 I will love you all forever- (in a non-sexual way)

Jev

[RTFGTR]

Get the same thing in my 32 - just open the window and undo your shoelaces. Would also like to know if it can be fixed. My A/C was never put back in after shipping... could that be a cause?

[QuickR33Melb]

I''m not sure?? All my AC setup looks fine but doesn't work. The other thing it does is heat up the area around the head unit and clutch which can't be doing the wiring any favours as it gets so hot!!

I might take it to a friend of mine that is a automative engineer to see what he thinks.. Will post it here if I find the solution.

Robin- The windows down option is all good unless your sitting in traffic!

At the moment I have an R32-Sauna Spec!!!

[inark]

tried switching it from outside rotating air to inside?? when u have it so it vents from outside which in a 32 it is by default, u have to switch it to inside circulation to stop air from outside coming in...

if ur aircon doesnt work and doesnt ge cold go get it regassed... remember they degas them when they come into the country.

[QuickR33Melb]

Thanks inark I'll give that a shot, I'll let you know how I go tomoz!!

[inark]

no worries... i remember i had a similar issue when i got mine... wouldnt drop at all... try FC which is when u turn it on and adjust the temp hold the - button til its on the lowest and then keep holding it... FC should show up on the little screen thing... leave it on like that for 5 mins and see if anything changes...

also check the hose running from the little vent down near the gearstick on the right top part near the ash tray... you actually have to take off the gear surround to get to it. Sometimes when stereos are installed and taken out they crimp this and this help monitor the temp in the car.

[inark]

almost forgot... u should be able to check if the gas is actually there by checking that metal tube with the square metal section with a glass window... if u have the AC on and u check that glass window you should see shit in there flowing through.

from memory its in the front of the radiator behid the bar

[QuickR33Melb]

That might explain it inark cos I put in the head unit late last night and I may well have not connected the little tube that monitors the heat..

Oh the value of this forum..

[inark]

if it was working before then then thats more than likely it

[inark]

howd ya go?

[QuickR33Melb]

Yes I connected the hose near thew ash tray again and I will go for a drive tonight to see if it works. I got held up with family last night till late so I didn't have a chance to go for a long enough drive needed for the bastard to heat up!

[inark]

hopefully it works... i went thru an entire summer (not like this shit summer... a real one with actual sunshine) with no aircon... wasnt nice.

[crack]

  QuickR33Melb said:

1) The car is the skyline red moron colour- I need a small amount of touch up paint and the tag in the engine bay with the colour code is so faded I can't read it- Does anyone know the colour code for this paint????

tell us your vin number and the fast software will spit out the color code

[Nismo32R]

  QuickR33Melb said:

The other most annoying thing is the heat factor!  My climate control seems to pump out 32 degree head around my feet even when the climate control is off or at 18 degrees.  Luckily it's been bloody cold the last few days so I haven't minded too much however it will be annoying to say the least when the mercury rises again!

hmm....what degree does the climate control shown when you turn it off?? coz if you set it at for example 32 degree and you turn it off...then the heat will still come out....that's what happened to my s14a

[xRHETTx]

hehe.... moron colour?

My AC works like crap too, going to get it regassed soon. But i like driving around with the windows down so there's not much point.

[inark]

  Nismo32R said:

hmm....what degree does the climate control shown when you turn it off?? coz if you set it at for example 32 degree and you turn it off...then the heat will still come out....that's what happened to my s14a

thats why i said u have to set it to recirculate air rather than pull air from outside which pushes the air through the vents when moving.

[QuickR33Melb]

Sorry xRHETTx- Maroon! I might have 5 years of uni under my belt but I can't even spell to save myself!

Craig- I would have thought that the maroon colour was standard for all the nissan R32's? I will get the VIN number when I get home tonight.

[skylinesteve]

the paint code is vermelion fire mica no 3" u can get it from any nissan dealer or holden dealer belive it or not and its a perfect match good luck with things

[nikr33]

I had a similar prob with the air always being hot when I got my car. It ended up being a little motor or something under the dash near the top of your left foot. It wasn't working properly and the flap that makes the air hold or cold wasn't shutting. It was always as hot as it would go. Sorry I can't be too specific, but the dealer I bought it from had it fixed before I picked the car up, so I didn't have to fix it myself.

Hope this helps!

Nikr33

[doxximus]

i thought you were gonna ask who carries a gun in their car