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Markx Tinkering
Australia
Registrace 8. 02. 2013
Im a back yard hobbyist and I love fixing and restoring stuff. I have a passion for saving things from the scrap/landfill because I really don't get into the whole throw away society thing. I value those things that were made to last so attempt to save them too. I like to tinker with just about anything mechanical, electrical and even a bit of electronics...anything really and that pretty much sums me up. Some things end up more broken than they began, but its still a journey of discovery and a lot of fun.
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Range Rover Sports TDV8 diy major service + auto transmission fix.
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Just bought the Range Rover from the car auctions and has a transmission issue. Can a full service save it, or did I get burnt?
EL Falcon, engine repair Pt2. Fixed: aux' drive shaft, new timing chain, not running on petrol.
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EL Falcon wagon engine re-assembly, aux' drive shaft V's after market distributor. Morphs into timing chain replacement, finishes off with fuel system diagnosis and repair. Lost file from 2021.
Motorbike left for dead, Can it be saved?
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This motorbike was found on a rubbish pile. Will it run and can it be saved?
Channel update, where have I been lately?
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Where the hell have you been...and why no videos?? Time to fess up 😁
BF Falcon 2010 gets roof insulation and new headliner.
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Dirty and falling off headdliner finally gets sorted.
BF Falcon 2010 gets a rear end swap.
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Another big job gets done on my BF Falcon. Very badly worn back tires lead me to swap out the "bent" rear diff assembly. Once again the parts car comes through with the bits I need.
BF Falcon 2010, front suspension replacement.
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Continuing the current work on my Falcon BF wagon, I fit some new front end bits donated from a wrecked BA wagon.
BF Falcon 2010, mystery engine noise, oil and coolant leaks.
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In this video I tackle a mystery engine noise, replace the water pump to fix a coolant leak, and a couple of other quick jobs.
Suzuki GT185 1975. Restoration on a budget Pt11: whats left to do?
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In this video we take some big steps towards a completed bike by tackling the electrics. 1 step closer...
Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget - Pt10: It stops now (Front disc brake rebuild)
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Its time to dig into another can of worms...can these corroded out brakes work again?
Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget - Pt9: It rolls and moves
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Continuing on with the build i am finally getting into some of the last big jobs.
Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a Budget Pt8
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Finally a big milestone on this build and lots more...
Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget Pt7
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Check out the latest progress and updates on this project.
Vintage 2 stroke lawn edger...Will it run?
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Preping an old vintage lawn edger for winter. What sort of condition is it?
Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget Pt6
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Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget Pt6
Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget Pt5 - It's Alive
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Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget Pt5 - It's Alive
Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration, New video coming soon...
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Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration, New video coming soon...
Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget: Pt4
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Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget: Pt4
EL Falcon 1996 engine just died, only backfires, what went wrong??
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EL Falcon 1996 engine just died, only backfires, what went wrong??
BF Falcon 2010: Mystery front end noise, time to investigate...
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BF Falcon 2010: Mystery front end noise, time to investigate...
EL Falcon wagon 1996, DIY dent repair.
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EL Falcon wagon 1996, DIY dent repair.
DVD/HDD Recorder, picked from the rubbish. Will it Work?
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DVD/HDD Recorder, picked from the rubbish. Will it Work?
Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget - Pt3 Update, whats been happening?
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Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget - Pt3 Update, whats been happening?
Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget Pt2 - Engine assembly.
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Suzuki GT185 1975 Restoration on a budget Pt2 - Engine assembly.
Suzuki GT185 1975 - Restoration on a budget.
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Suzuki GT185 1975 - Restoration on a budget.
Will it run? Pt3...Dirty old Rover lawnmower resurrection
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Will it run? Pt3...Dirty old Rover lawnmower resurrection
Will it run? Pt 2...Dirty old Rover lawnmower resurrection
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Will it run? Pt 2...Dirty old Rover lawnmower resurrection
Will it run? Pt1: Dirty old Rover lawnmower
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Will it run? Pt1: Dirty old Rover lawnmower
Excellent video footage, very clear and can follow what you're doing perfectly. 👌
Thanks man very much appreciate your comments.
Awesome!
Love your work, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Pauly, glad you enjoyed the vid, cheers Mark
Where’d you ground the battery to? I’m in the final stage of my own restoration of one of these and I can figure it out for the life of me and it would appear that I forgot to take a picture of it when I ripped the thing apart two years ago.
Can't remember exactly but needs a good earth to the frame and the engine. If you can get a wiring diagram it will show the points that require an earth. Good luck with your project 👍
DID my time on taxis i did thousands of these they are very easy to do always fit new chain an guides since ur doing this drive shaft replacement
Check out pt2 reassembly 👍👍
Hey mate how did you get the nuts behind the sway bare bracket? Or are the screws self tapping? On the outer side
The main big bracket has torques heads on the wheel well side and nuts on the inner chassis side. You can get a ratchet or a ring spanner on them. The sway bar clamp has fixed bolts on them and the nuts are accessed from the inside of the main bracket. Have another look at when I take them off and on. Good luck 👍
@@markxtinkering cheers mate!;
I know it's months on, but it's a great video on the yamaha. I have a yz450. Great knowledge. Where is part two? Also, for the falcon water pump and thermostat video. Also great
Thanks man, appreciate your positive feedback. Life has got in the way of making videos recently but I have begun pt2 so give me a bit and I will hopefully get freed up and get it done soon. Cheers. Mark
You failed to do your research when fitting those bushes they need to be lubed with a special grease otherwise over time they will tear apart...and your concerns about your own safety when using the press are a joke...if you had a bad accident whos going to pay your medical bill if your found negligent ...This is why home handymen should not take on these jobs !!!
If you don't like what you see then DONT WATCH and keep your poison trash to yourself!
Great vid but it'd be no later than early 2008 to be a BF....My FG was built in April 2008..otherwise terrific...
Thanks for your positive feedback. Your right about BF stopping in 2008 in the sedan but the ute and wagon continued until 2010. So I have the last year of production. The factory compliance plate says BF so you can't argue with that 👍😁
@@markxtinkeringI stand corrected...thanks for that..
Mark, you are Star well explained front mount and muffler was tricky you help ✔️ more Dude's lake you 👏 👌
Thanks 👍
In my opinion Ford got it right with EF and AU with no dizzy why ford went back to dizzy i don’t know why silly in my opinion when crank angle sensor and coil pack is way better than the stupid, dizzy
Agreed, I think ford had reliability issues with the coils packs at one stage? so may have influenced the decision?? I have a BF now so problem sorted 😁
@@markxtinkering bf is one of my favourite newer models in falcons
I've got a few vids fixing it up 👍
@@markxtinkering I like watching your videos you’re a down to earth good fella and you explain everything in normal manner
Cheers mate 👍👍
Cool video love your work
Thanks man, appreciate your feedback 👍👍
I brought a xh 96 series one xr6 Ute about five years ago it had the el model red cover engine with the dizzy in underneath the bbm intake manifold the Ute is a manual with the xr 3.45.1 lsd diff quite fun to drive I done a huge Summernats style burn out in the Ute and pretty much cooked the engine got it really hot blew the head off it basically blew both back tyres anyway after that I got on fb marketplace and found a series one intech AU xr6 engine with low ks on it and put it the Ute and yes I had to cut and modify the alloy sump for it to fit into the xh k frame I dropped in the other blown engines dizzy and worked how to time it by bridging two pins in the diagnosis plug so I could get the ecu in limp mode otherwise I had one minute to get my base timing correct I found being a xr6 Ute in the workshop manual told me that the position of the dizzy is in a different position to the base model gli el or log manifold Longreach Ute so after removing the dizzy three times and moving it around a few teeth at a time I eventually, got the timing correct I found driving it in between pulling the dizzy out three times the engine lacked power and would run lots hotter until I found the correct tooth and dizzy position after that she has balls again no getting hot 🔥.. but what I’m trying to say here is I never had a issue with the cog ⚙️ playing up in the AU engine three years running.. I’m lucky!! By rights I should of put the AU synchroniser cog on my el Xh dizzy but the engine didn’t come with that bit the other thing I’ve done was brought a whole Ef engine harness and dash loom to get rid of the el xh dizzy and pulled out my whole dash to do so but seems a little hard for me to do and I’ve put it back to the original XH wiring loom gave up on the idea of trying to run no dizzy in my xh Ute
I considered changing to the EF type setup at one stage just to eliminate the dizzy issues. The after market ones seem to die way too soon. Got my setup sorted so shelved the plan.
Hey mate that lubricant they supply is only to be put inside of the metal shaft they supply for the eyelet bushing,its not meant to be put on any surface that touches the rubbers!
Thanks for the video. Don't think I have any knocks going on but it's good to see this stuff for guidance. I don't touch my car because I am too scared of screwing something up. These videos are good for education when you don't have mechanically minded friends to help out (I've only got the service manual and even those lack in a bit of info or are unclear sometimes)
Thanks for the feedback HPH, this is a big part of why I do what I do. If it helps someone else then that's my reward. Thanks for watching, Cheers Mark
i wonder if you can help , my Suzuki GT 125 1976 has no power down to the condeners ,but power to lights ;horn /batt ok ;any idea;s =thanks malcom ;;
So the power goes to the coils then the path to earth is switched by the points. The condensers hang off that circuit. Check your coil for power. Old bikes have old wire connectors so make sure ALL of them are good and tight. Might need to clean some or crimp them a bit to ensure a tight connection. Good luck.👍👍
Looks like previous owner stripped the [alloy housing] thread on the original 10mm tensioner retaining bolt then replaced it using a bolt with a 1/2" head. These retaining bolts should be tightened to just 25 NM.
Thanks mate I'm about to do the same job
No worries man. Good luck with your job 👍
Putting a b wagon dif in my ba ute I'm hoping a non slip will slot straight in
Don't see how they are any different to ute diffs as far as dimensions go? Good luck with it man 👍
Utes limited slip and wagon is standard but yup every thing is the same bolt in
Its a link pin
Those nipples fell out of mine too I lve used tape so far worked great
nice movie
I used stag instead of buying to o ring to seal the fuel pump assembly
Actually just bought a GT185. These series are gonna help a lot. Might take my time a bit more, just to save up for the esthetic parts like the chrome and stuff. But that's every man's own taste. Technically this is gonna be a real help! Probably gonna be watching this a few times
Glad your getting some value from the vids. I couldn't find any comprehensive videos on the GT185 so structured this series for others to reference. Good luck with your project 👍
Hello good fella, I enjoyed & found your video very helpful. One thing that I'm still confused about is you did not show the assembly of how the switch is assembled. I have just a copper u-shape & a little spring and that's all. I can't figure out how she works or goes back together. Anything you can share would be appreciated. JTK 53
Hey Jeff, this switch was a real pain in the butt to get assembled and apologies for not showing it clearer. The start button pushes through the case then the spring goes over the pin on the button from the inside. The spring pushes against the U shaped bit. The U shape is facing away from the spring. This makes the spring action of the button because the U shape is captured in the casing. Really hard to describe but if you drop me your email address I will send you a picture. Good luck with it, cheers ,Mark
Coils be so pricey. But one day like it. Thanks
Lpg wagon. Just cut out on me. Big prob n dangerouse strarts bad. Thought maybe lpg. Guy goes na cant fault it. Hope ignition sorts it. Thanks really good vids'
Thanks for your comments, try pulling a spark plug out, plug it back into the coil, lay it on the rocker cover and check if you have spark when winding the engine over. This will help you narrow down if it's ignition or lpg. My car is ex-taxi so has a lot of wear, even in the ignition barrel for the key. I have bumped it the wrong way once while driving and the car cut out. Good luck finding the problem and getting up and going again 👍
It does it n nuetral bad springs im hopr not mechanical.
Ignition swicth. Hope'
Re sale na it owns me now. But is a sweet motor n diff think so.
Yer got a clung in there rear when turn right. Will get to it in time. Cos the ignition been a prob. Have replaced alot + head liner. One day be nice' thanks
Good stuff mate! That came up a treat!
Took some doing but it was worth taking the time and effort. Thanks for your feedback 👍👍
Another great video. Do you happen to remeber the part number for the rubber sleeve on the fuel pump assembly? TIA
Thanks so much for your positive feedback. This is the link to the rubber sleeve www.ebay.com.au/itm/165494940753?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=vAdKUn79SSy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=P8BbxW-xShq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Thanks for the video, we now have to replace the motor in my lad's XG ute for this exact reason, as the auxiliary drive shaft ended up chewing into the block. It's a shame they dont have a bearing to house them.
Holly shit that's a bummer. I did even consider changing over to the EF coil pack system to avoid all this, but if you can get a dizzy in there with OEM drive gear you should be ok? Good luck with your repair 👍
Hey mate did the dizzy completely stop stop spinning or did it just have a dead spot where it was throwing the timing off even more every time the crank rotates? I’ve chucked a new dizzy in mine, and as far as I can tell it’s all good but it’ll only try to run, or backfire The shaft does feel like it’s got 2-3mm of play in it, but does feel like it’s still connected and spinning
It was hard to tell if it was spinning or hit and miss. I'm going to say the latter because every now and again when we were trying to start it, it would let out the mother of all backfires.New dizzy is hard to get seated properly because it has to key into the oil pump. If it's not all the way down it may not be engaging with the drive gear? Identify the interface were the dizzy body sits against the engine block. Easiest way is to give the dizzy a little turn, then try to get a feeler gauge (any size) in between them. If it goes in then it's not fully down. It will need to be pulled partially back out, turned a bit then try it again. If it is fully down the rotate the engine by hand to No1 TDC and check the rotor position is correct. Google it and you will get a pic. If all this fails to get you going the you might need to pull it right out and get a small inspection mirror or borescope camera down in the hole and check the gear. Good luck, it's not the easiest of jobs setting it all up properly.
@@markxtinkering discovered that it does have a flat spot💥 now I’m thinking about fixing it or parking it up, it’s got rego till may but apparently it’s $500 for a new billet aux drive gear
I was lucky enough to get one from a wrecked XG ute but maybe anything from EB onwards might fit too? $500 seems a bit rich to me but I guess it would still be worth it to save the car if it is still good nick otherwise. I must admit when I found this issue on my EL I had to have a good think about the situation and if I was prepared to go there. I'm glad I did because it was very rewarding when it ran again 👍
@@markxtinkering thats what i was think, at most its 2 days pissing around in the shed and ive got till may to get around to it too, id try one from a wrecked motor but itd be hit n miss and they are getting hard to find now, i have an EB but i dont wanna wreck it im actually in the process of doing the same on my mates EB fairmont, we got the new dizzy in, lot less plan than the one in my EL, but we must still have the timing off, i set all the leads to the correct spots on the rotor cap, got TDC and set it to the first one (either it was TDC exhaust or it was 180 out) we managed to get a couple of backfires out the intake, more luck than weve had so far, so i swapped it back around to what should be right and we had absiloutly nothing im thinking when we have another crack we make sure weve got TDC compression and ignore the harmonic balencer and then see how that goes also my mate didnt take a photo of where the rotor arm was sitting, he just went by memory and im hoping thats the reason it wont run, and we lost the bolt for the dizzy fork too lol starting to feel like real life bush mechanics fixing an EB under a tree in the southern riverina lol
@Footrotflats251 don't go by the balancer, as you saw in the vid my one was out a mile. Guessing it spun at some point. Blow air in the plug hole and you can't go wrong. uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201003/b025b8925936bb6b3ade8a3dbb399941.jpg
Rear main seal leak
Yep your probably right but for now I'm not feeling that enthusiastic 🤣
Fantastic vidieo thank you ,oh and the gloves would give you a better grip too. Gotta except stupid comment hey ,you are so helpful and explainations are awesome🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🛻🛻🛻🛻🛻🛻🛻🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
Thankyou for your positive feedback and makes me happy that someone gets value from my videos.👍👍 Cheers. Mark
Thanks for both videos very helpful. When you took the bolts off the sump to remove/fit timing cover did you need to jack up anything as well as loosen engine mounts to get clearance or just pry open the sump a bit? Gotta replace timing cover gasket and seal. Love these videos great work.
Thanks man your positive feedback is much appreciated. I think jacking up the engine is a good option to try. I didn't do that just prayed the sump down after removing the bolts as you already said. It's a bit tricky getting the timing cover to seal on the head again but a little RTV will help. Glad you got some value from the videos and good luck with your project. Cheers, Mark
when timing it up and you had the 1st piston at tdc, which general direction to the rotor inside the dizzy point? just picked up a e series missing the dizzy and i’m trying to time it up
Try this link here or google EL Falcon ignition timing. Good luck with your project 👍 uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201003/b025b8925936bb6b3ade8a3dbb399941.jpg
I think this is the issue with my EL, was driving and it just stopped, someone had fitted the after market distributor. Pulled the dizzy and the gear is chewed out. So I guess I will have to do this.
It's a bit of a shitty situation and a big job just because of a seemingly small issue. Good luck with getting your car back on the road and I am glad you got some value for the video 👍
@@markxtinkering I am going to change everything while I am doing it. Have bought a new water pump, ordered new pulleys, new belt, new leads, new spark plugs, new distributor, new coil etc etc , car has been in the family since new, just converted it to manual. We have two EL's (my son has one) so keeping all the other parts for spares. Even thinking of dropping a stage three cam and crow valve springs into it. I will be making a video about it as well.
Awesome, look forward to seeing the vid 👍👍
be a real man do it with out gloves
Been there done that. Previously worked in a job with a lot of chemicals so protecting against this formed into a habit. I will endeavour to be a "real man" from now on 🤣🤣
each to his own did you end up fixing the sound in your front end@@markxtinkering
Yes, it was the sway bar mount being bent up and mis-aligning the sway bar.
love your BF vids. very informative and well presented. im a proud owner of the thumbtack solar system on my roof lining. i made a pattern of the things all the way through. i probably wont be doing this, but its really great knowledge to have anyhow
Thanks for your feedback nealdz, if it wasn't for how filthy this head liner was, I would have gone the thumbtack matrix 😁👍
Sometimes 4 hands would come in handy . I know the problem but nice vid
Thanks man, appreciate your feedback.
Shout out to anyone with Australian made Sidchrome gear. Maybe it's time to invest in ratchet spanners bud? Tip: If you leave an old brake pad in the calliper and push both pistons down while using the piston tool, will be quicker than compressing each piston separately.
I watched all 3, nice job Sir.
Thanks for that, appreciate your positive feedback...one of my earlier videos that I thought no one looked at anymore 😊
Nice job dont wana cook it. Over bad seals thermo.
Yeh glad I did all those jobs, thermostat surprised me a bit. No problems with the ol girl now. Thanks for watching 👍
Ive just brought a 2010 bf wagon. Its got few little things to do. These vids so helpful cheers'
Appreciate the feedback Julian and glad you got some value from the video. Good luck with your project 👍
Good vid thanx
Glad you got some value. Cheers, Mark
Just bought one for 1100 and i need to do the front brakes man i love youtube
Good luck with your project 👍👍
Damn I bought one for like 2500 did I get screwed?
Not really it all depends on the condition of the bike.
@@markxtinkering it’s in really good condition some minor cosmetic issues runs great has a good amount of miles tho
I realize this is 3 years old, but... where do you get the parts? I am in Canada. SGT250 Smuggler. 1973
Well there is partzilla, wemoto, good ol eBay. Failing that do a google image search and see what comes up. Get the part number from partzilla or somewhere similar and search that on Google. It was easy to find some things but almost impossible with others. Good luck. If you get stuck just drop me another comment with what your looking for and will have a go my end 👍
@@markxtinkering That is very kind Mark, thank you!
nice shop, now get thet gt185 finished lol.