dankman

I had the 3 thou service done a week back (I forgot all about it I was at 5900k's when I got back from bathurst) and had very little coolant left when I got to the dealer, the 'O' ring problem they said and set about replacing it on the spot, on a saturday of all days too (well done Biti Motors) They said that if you run out of coolant that the motor starts to shut down cylenders progressively. By that, I mean it dosent fire the injector or spark plug in random cylenders to get air through them in order to cool the motor. So at first it's only one cylender then 2 and so on till 4 cyl's then the motor shuts down completely. Only way to move it is to start the engine again and it will give you 30 seconds to move the car incase your in a really bad spot eg stopped in the middle of railway tracks. So the progressive shutdown could account for the very rough running of the car. They said under normal circumstances I prolly would have cooked the motor, but the afore mentioned 'I want to live mode' kicked in and saved the motor. that's how I understood it..... any other ford guys want to elaborate?

So is mine too scarey? I used to have it when zadank.com had forums. I was very drunk that day :lol: and had a beard to boot as well. Man boobies too bad for the site?

Back on topic, idead and such for the day? I think this would turn out to be a real hoot if worked out correctly Something like meeting along one of the lakes for a water side photo, I think that would look sweet with the reflection off the water Although I have no idea where something like this could be done, so I'll leave it in your capable hands and .... Go Kitty!

Sounds good, Only a quick 2 and a half hour drive for me to get there from Wagga Wagga. Me and I'm sure the dank fairy in za dank machine.

I took a stupid punt and lost on Australia day last year. My buddies and myself went out drinking. My girlfriend came along but stayed sober. One of the stupidest things I've ever done was put her in the passenger seat and get her to drive us home. She was an 'L' plater at the time. Dropped every one off and not 2 blocks from home she stalled it comming out of a corner in front of you know who. The police officer was very good and didnt once rise his voice. He breath tested her, no reading, breath tested me and I blew .080 You know the rest about going back to the station etc. Lost my license for 3 months. The thing that amazed me was that the boys looked stunned the whole way through because I was as helpful as can be, always refered to them as 'sir' and even had a joke or 2 with them. They just looked like they couldnt believe that there are people who respect them for what they are and what they do. As far as I was concerned I was caught red handed. Ignorance wasnt pleadable because I dont believe it's an excuse. Arguing about it would never have helped. Yes I was pissed off that I got caught, but more so that I did what I did. The guys couldnt have been more helpfull and coutious, they even apologised in the end for having to take my license (.080 is instant loss). But they had a job to do and I understood that. Why do people make it that much more harder for them selves, by arguing and sometime getting violent because they got caught doing something they shouldnt have? Wankers as far as I'm concerned. Plonky, VG my hat off to you and the rest of the force for doing such a great job even in the most unmitigating of circumstances.

Whats even Better is that I got to wave the Meatball flag at him personally :lol: Flag point 19.2 ans 22 will be famous for a while to come seeing the red dragon is very pissed and still screaming Will be a day I remember for a life time Me: Hey how bout for a hoot we black flag Skafe. (me fully expecting the usuall.... 'oh hahahaha yeah right') Guy on comms to race control: Nah mate MEAT BALL HIM NOW! Me: Your sh!tting me? Guy on comms to race control: DO IT NOW! Me: OK (giggles like a little kid who just found the lolly jar!) I'm not privied to the whole story but one of the flaggies with me that day did some enquiring and come back to me saying that they were about to let it go when Skafe decided to partake in some biffo on the track. Can some one confirm this? I only got home today and still havent watched the race on video yet (No TV's at the flag points :( )

same here max I've filled the beastie up with was 58 litres with 0DTE for nearly 35 kilometers

Interestingly, one guy here in Wagga decided to 'let it rip' out the front of the Red Lion here about 2 months ago. He lost it and went spearing towards a lot of people. Too me it's his own fault, especially when it was done near closing time and a lot of people crossing the road leaving. I dont know weither it was forunate or not but one of our boys in blue saw the whole thing and confiscated his car and docked him 3 points. Too be honest I love my beastie too much to do something stupid like that let alone on a busy public road. Plonky, VG is it still illegal if it's done on your own property? like a farm or 5 acres no where near a road? If it's not, why dont people do it there instead?

Your right, who would want to buy and drive a car who's logo is of a Lion playing with it's balls? I mean guys, it's dangerous to wank and drive.... surely :lol:

Went to fill up this morning, My DTE said 0, the bowser still only puts in 55 litres, 13 litres to go! Should I ask ford about something here?

Certainly beats the $3200+ ford charge either way

Just another one guys, what does the car normally idle at? I've noticed over the last 3 or 4 days that the idle is anywhere between 1200 and 2100 revs from turn on. After a while she finally settles down. Still very happy but wasnt too sure

http://www.howstuffworks.com look for the section on turbo chargers... very good stuff indeed

Plonky: I must agree, it's bloody awesome I'll be working on that flag point with a friend of mine, I'll be sure to say hello Was in Canberra thursday and friday this week and took a few snaps of the beastie. Here's the link to the gallery of zadank mobeele http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/photogallery/s...aid=69&uuid=824 What do you think guys? I was bored and decided to head into the hills to black mountain and also out to tidbinbilla.

ahhh that could be it Thanks plonky

If that's the one just past wodonga heading south, I've noticed no matter what car I take under that thing, I'm always out by 5 kp/h Usually it says I'm going slower than whats on the speedo. All of the newer falcons we have here at work show the same reading, although the holdens seem to be almost right. Revenue raising? or is Ford putting out their cars 5 kp/h slower? Or is that sign just f**ked?

I have a similar symptom/problem/thing. Not really sure what to call it. Mind you that's town driving as well. seems awfully wuick to be heading to the Shell to fill up. only get 400 out of the tank before it's screaming for more. And still with over 12 litres in the tank... that is if it is indeed a 68 litre tank. Not to say that it's a bad thing though, stops me from putting all the sh*t in the bottom of the tank through the motor.

Any particular oil rating? I just topped mine up with Mobil Super 15W-40. God I hope I got it right, I'm pretty sure that's what the dealer said to use. I had an awfull time trying to find the recomended type in the handbook. What rating/brand/type do the people use around here?

A man buys several sheep, hoping to breed them for wool. After several weeks, he notices that none of the sheep are getting pregnant, and phones a vet for help. The vet tells him that he should try artificial insemination. The farmer doesn't have the slightest idea what this means, but not wanting to display his ignorance, only asks the vet how he will know when the sheep are pregnant. The vet tells him that they will stop standing around and instead will lie down and wallow in grass when they are pregnant.The man hangs up and gives it some thought. He comes to the conclusion that artificial insemination means he has to impregnate the sheep himself. So, he loads the sheep into his Land Rover, drives them out into the woods, has sex with them all, brings them back, and goes to bed. Next morning, he wakes and looks out at the sheep. Seeing that they are all still standing around, he deduces that the first try didn't take, and loads them in the Land Rover again. He drives them out to the woods, bangs each sheep twice for good measure, brings them back, and goes to bed exhausted. Next morning, he wakes to find the sheep still just standing round. "Try again." he tells himself, and proceeds to load them up, and drive them out to the woods. He spends all day shagging the sheep and upon returning home, falls listlessly into bed. The next morning, he cannot even raise himself from the bed to look out of the window. He asks his wife to look, and tell him if the sheep are lying in the grass. "No," she says, "they're all in the LandRover, and one of them is beeping the horn."

'ZADANK' on my mobeele. Long story behind it, but basically is my trade mark after my first flatmate made my house what became known as 'the dank' I'm pretty sure he was a vampire of sorts because he never allowed blinds or windows to be opened in the house. Eventually the air was so thick that you could almost cut it with a knife. When I was looking for a domain name my website thedank.com was taken so 'za' replaced 'the' and hence the word 'zadank' was born

New dash designed for Women?

1st Turbocharged car here. Big improvement on my last 3 cars I must say :lol: 1st car was a Suzuki 2 seater Hatchback. 796cc 3cyl Front wheel drive 4 speed. Sister was hit in it by a P plater so I found a similar one for my second car. 2nd car was The same except a 980cc 3 cyl with 5 speed and Air con (great parachute button that was ). Both of these were brilliant on fuel ecconomy. On the highway, 20 kilometers per kilometer. About 5 litres per 100 kilometers if you like that scale 3rd was an EA Fairmont Ghia. Stainless steel extracted 2.5" exhaust, lowered to barely legal and body kit (the one in my avatar) Thought it was a huge improvement on the other 2. now on to my 4th as a BA XR6T. All I can say is "Cant get enough of this"

Site sticker now ordered and payed for to...... so....where will you be plonky? :lol:

I'll be flagging this year at both the Bathurst 1000 and the 24 hour events. More pic's to come once I head to the Fujii Place to have them developed

and then what happened?????? I always hate it when I miss the punchline :lol: EDIT: The post I was refering to has been removed now.