AAC valve

[The Dan]

Have any of you thought about downloading the manual for your engine. There is a thread here somewhere that has heaps of them. It tells you everything you need to know about your engine and how to test different things. It also offers pull apart diagrams of everything for you to see how it works. Makes stuff a lot easier.

[Bazelinez]

To be honest I haven't. Only cause i'd like to get opinions from other people. Partucularly as most people have experienced the more common problems once or twice.

[Josh]

Hey bazelinez, what did you replace the spring with and where did u get it? I think I need to replace mine. Also anyone know if I could get the molded hose that runs from the throttle anywhere? I think I will need to replace that in the future.. looked pretty poor

The engine manual I got has heaps of stuff to do with CONSULT, not many pics on how to take stuff apart and fix it. Is it the right one? Also as bazelinez said, i'd rather have other peoples opinions on how to fix things, personal experience.

[Bazelinez]

Josh, I got the springs from a place called L & T Venebles. Its a contruction or something supply shop. There's one in Wangara. Just go in there and have a look. They have all sorts of little things like hard to find nuts and bolts. Don't bother asking the tossers behind the counter for any help though, they're the rudest bunch of pricks out there.

The factory spring is reversed. If you pull it out it will retract whereas the spring I got was a regular one I stretched to make the distance. Just get one that's similar. In hindsight, the one I chose was a bit too heavy as the idle up doesn't last long enough but the car still runs perfectly and starts just as easily as before.

Just make sure you bend the spring over the mounts at each end. The last thing you want is the bastard coming off while you're driving.

As for the hose, most hoses I've used are just heater hoses from super cheap. you can bend the straight hose a fair bit before it kinks or you can try and match a pre made bend to suit yours.

Need any help with it at all, ask away.