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Omega General Help / Re: Whole lotta shakin' goin on...

« on: 30 September 2014, 20:48:22 »

Not sure you've quite got the point Anthony.
If the silencer is not pushed onto the pipes far enough the hooks on the silencer touch the hooks on the body when going uphill or accelerating quite hard, particularly when the back end is loaded.

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Omega General Help / Re: Whole lotta shakin' goin on...

« on: 30 September 2014, 18:43:26 »

Hi
Yea, the hooks on the silencer and on the body which you slide the rubber mounts over.
You might need to sit someone big in the back while you shake it about.
Cheers !

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Omega General Help / Re: Getting the oil cooler out on a Y26SE

« on: 30 September 2014, 18:35:56 »

Thanks for the help guys.
The old cooler is now out.
Plenty of mousse about but I connected the old cooler up to spare pipes, emptied the oil out, put it under water and blew in one pipe, blocking the other.
No bubbles !
Should I expect some or is the oil leak elsewhere - head gasket ?
Hasn't been burning oil and didn't blow out of the oil filler.
Supplementary question - how do I get the thermostat housing off ?
Thanks again.

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Omega General Help / Re: Whole lotta shakin' goin on...

« on: 29 September 2014, 22:41:07 »

Hi Anthony
I had a similar problem.
Tried all sorts of things but turned out to be the mounting hooks just touching when going uphill or with a load in the back.
Had to really force the back silencers on.
Might be the answer.

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Omega General Help / Getting the oil cooler out on a Y26SE

« on: 29 September 2014, 21:10:42 »

Hello Guys
Help I'm stuck.
Found mousse in the water and followed the advice on the forum and bought a second-hand cooler from 247 Spares.
Undid the  cooler this evening and bent the oil pipes out of the way.
Wriggled it, twisted it, pleaded with it but couldn't get it out between the heads.
About 1 mm too wide.
Also following advice here I bought a thermostat, took the bolts out from the housing, loosened it but couldn't lift it up.
Oh and I blew down the pipe on the 'new' one under water and it leaks a lot at both ends.
Better buy a new one for £85.
Incidentally I tried Drive Vauxhall for a kit but they no longer support car clubs.

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Omega General Help / Rear end vibration

« on: 13 July 2013, 11:46:15 »

Hi, just joined the forum.
Looks really helpful.
Can't see this problem already, so can anyone please help ?
When hot and pulling uphill at any speed sometimes a loud drumming starts under the
left rear seat.
Changed rear springs, diff. bushes, exhaust rubbers.
Can't see cracks in alloy wheels.
Stops on easing off the throttle.
Also seems to change to higher gear too soon, and something growls, but not all of the time.
Most of the time it runs quiet and smooth.
Several garages have looked at it and nothing external worn.
They just say wait for it to get worse, but it is annoying and uncomfortable.
Any ideas ?