Hi all,
I'm sticking a few extras on the clubby while it's off the road. I've just stuck in a new CD player with a blackwood dashboard and parcel shelf, driving lights, stage 1 kit and a few other odds and ends.

A few questions, though:

1. I bought some dual washer jets, but when they're in the same place as the old ones, the wiper arms get in the way of the streams. Some blanking plugs were supplied, clearly to cover up the old holes - do I just drill new ones in the bonnet? I'm sure someone else must have had this problem.

2. The clutch is hard - very hard. Can I put a smaller spring on, or does it need to be like this? The clutch is in good condition, it was re-done not too long ago.

3. The heater temperature is currently controlled by a tap under the bonnet, because the cable that attaches to the temperature slider is not connected to anything. But where does it attach? I can't see anything on the heater that controls it.

And on a side note - I've just spent much of the day repairing the floor pan, because some clown's jacked up the car from the footwells (both sides, too). I don't need to replace the weld sealant with anything, do I? I was just going to clean it, prep and paint it

Thanks in advance.

1. No idea.
2. Clutch has been assembled to the wrong height. Probably the flywheel and backplate have been refaced numerous times and the height not adjusted to compensate. See http://www.minimania.com/web/DisplayID/ ... ticleV.cfm
3. Clubby has a cable to a tap on the LH side of heater.

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Most washer jets can be adjusted, nearly all for height and some for direction. Put up a pic of yours so we can help.

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They're like these ones:
http://www.minisport.com.au/prod164.htm

And yes, they are adjustable, but if they're adjusted high enough to get over the wiper arms, they'll spray right over the top of the windscreen and onto the roof (unless you're driving fast enough, I suppose).

This sounds fine, my singular working washer jet shoots up over the roof from the passenger side and lands on the right next to the driver door.

Just waiting to squirt a cop one day.

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I'm still tempted to drill some holes in my bonnet - I'm actually quite a fan of the chrome blanking plugs. Also, the holes that are already there are actually too small for the jets, so they'll need to be re-drilled anyway.

when the wiper arms starts moving it will clear. You do not need to drill new holes for that.
Even if you put it somewhere it does not hit the arms when stationery, it will on some point when the arms start moving

Great Scott! I'd never even thought of that! Duh.

I still need to drill them though, because the holes are too small. But it will be a shame not to use the chrome dots. I rather like them.


Uh... looks like a job for a real mechanic.

And another question for anyone who comes along - I'm 6 foot 4, and when I'm driving I have the seat all the way back - so I can't actually see the gauges behind the steering column. I've seen steering column lowering brackets - are these anything magic, or can I just bend a bit of metal and do it myself? How low can you go before munting the steering?