Iff that is the case ( him selling it because he can't afford the repayments ) Tell
him to stop paying them as the car is stuffed and it will get reposessed and maybee he
won't have to pay any more.
Just a thought.
Catch you later.
--- "David Costello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
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><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>ahhhh actually I believe he recently put some
>new big super duper intake air pod on it</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>as for the SR20 idea he was
>about to sell the car in the next week or two because he couldn't afford the
>payments so I don't think that's a realistic option unfortunately
>:(</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>although that was his original plan</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Dave</FONT></DIV>
><BLOCKQUOTE
>style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
> </B>Jon Ovington <<A
> href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>><BR><B>To: </B><A
> href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>
> <<A
>
>href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>><BR><B>Date:
>
> </B>Wednesday, 16 August 2000 8:06<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: engine go bang
> bang<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have heard of a number of these, particularly
> ones with modified intakes and air pods, picking up water off the road
> leading to destruction. Nissan are aware of the risks and are tight with
> this under engine warranty.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A mate of mine did have this happen, was not
> covered and the cheaper option was an import motor.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Being all electronic, the engine damage may
> have affected the dash, can't confirm this though, just an
> opinion.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Might be a better option to put a GTir SR20det
> into it =)</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jon.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial
> size=2>-------------------------------------------------------<BR>DatNet
> - Online Datsun Resource<BR>Jon Ovington - <A
> href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A><BR>Matt Spiteri - <A
> href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A><BR>DatNet - <A
> href="http://www.datnet.org">http://www.datnet.org</A></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <BLOCKQUOTE
> style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px;
>PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
> <DIV
> style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
> <A href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]>David
> Costello</A> </DIV>
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
> href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>Online Datsun Club</A> </DIV>
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 16, 2000
> 7:10 PM</DIV>
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> engine go bang bang</DIV>
> <DIV><BR></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>just a quick question not datto related
> but it's a nissan so I thought someone may know</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>my mate has an 1999 N15 Pulsar and has
> asked me to go to his place tomorrow afternoon and take a look at it for
> him.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>just thought I'd check with the people
> in the know and see if they have any ideas as to what I should be
> searching for.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT color=#000000
> size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I only ask because the description he
> gave me on the phone sounds like 4 problems all in one all happened at
> the same time so I thought I'd get some opinions</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>This is the way he explained it to
> me.......</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> "I was driving
> down the freeway at around 95-100 km/h when I heard a fairly loud
> BANG. At the same time every light in the dashboard came on and
> went off then the engine just cut out. I rolled over to the side
> of the freeway and got out and popped the bonnet, only to discover my
> engine was a raging inferno. Someone driving past pulled over and
> had a fire extinguisher in their car and helped me put it out. I
> got the car towed home. I can crank it over but there is a very
> loud clunking noise."</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>It's got me confused, the dash board
> sounds like a wiring problem. At first I thought the bang and the
> fire were related, but once he told me about the clunking noise I figure
> the bang was something letting go internally. The clunking he described
> definately sounds bottom end, perhaps whatever it was that made the bang
> has found it's way into the crankcase? Then there's the fire, my
> guess a fuel leak somewhere, possibly ignited by a short which would
> have also explained the dash, well at least I'd like to think it's that,
> because if it was simply ignited by the engine heat then that again
> leaves me pondering the dash lights. Now I'm left trying to work
> out why the hell this all happened at once.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT color=#000000
> size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Any thoughts would be greatly
> appretiated.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks guys'n'gals</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Dave</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT color=#000000
>
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