Don't think its a water issue, put the garden hose on dizzy and oxygen sensor yesterday - really pumped water into it and nothing happened. It a strange thing it does - not a miss, more like a splutter i guess. Had it in real deep water and seems fine (even floating the Zuk in deep holes) deep mud ...

May have to go see the sparkey again, its been in 3 times to find out what is causing the stall, engine recovers when i push the clutch in and then goes fine, even after the bog gets deeper. Mainly seems to be the initial stage of entry that it hates.

No dizzy is good, i sealed it up but allow it to breathe to save getting condensation. Did a good job on spark plug leads as well. I'm not hitting water or mud fast enough to blow it all over the engine anyway, i tend to ease in and then give it a few reves - And it can almost stall before i give it ...

I have been having a problem for some time now with my Escudo 1992 1600 EFI. When i drop the front wheels into water or mud some times it looses all power. Its like the exhaust is blocked, but the back end is not in the water of mud yet. I'm guessing it may have something to do with the oxygen ...

I have done the rear coils and spring today and im very happy with the result. I took onboard what all you guys have used and asked a shock shop for the sizes of all the ones that people seem to use. What i found is the the std rear shocks are 460 extended and 290 compressed. The VK Commodore air ...

Ok i have the front coils done and im impressed, got the tape measure out before i started and the Coby coils gave me a good 2" lift. Im hindsight the 5 door coils were a waste of money, tophat flip on front shocks was a great idea. Thanks for the help guys. Will do the rear coils tomorrow seeing i ...

Is there any special tools i need to removed and replace rear coils - or will they just drop out like the front. And do i need an axel puller to remove axels from rear diff so i can fit my diff locker!

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Yes he is making one for my 16 valve. If it works ok i will try to work out a pattern for where to cut hole in side panel - but as i said its the first one he is making for an Escudo, but he makes lots for all makes and models so im confident it will be very accurate. One of his boys has to make one ...

Gave the Zuk a wee test in the weekend, had a few problems with the Oxygen sensor loose or something - it kept cutting the power just when i needed it most. I hope this is not normal or that it happens again if i go play in the water. Im going to try Springs from Chamberlain Suspension Ltd in ...

Auto Bend in Christchurch do a metal snorkel, they may even have your car model on the computer so it fits like a glove. They do them with a mandrel bender so they are very smart and only 145.00 (unpainted and no hat) I may try and get mine powder coated for about 20.00 bucks and i bought the hat ...

Hi Did you fit the Snorkel yourself, i hope to have mine in a few weeks from Auto Bend in CH-CH. And Detroit locker is arriving this week. Hope to slow down on spending money soon, im guessing that once i have the suspension and snorkel done im ok for a weee while! And i think the Evil daughter has ...

Thanks for the help, i may have found a supplier for the Lovel Springs - will give them a call early next week. My only hope is that they can figure out what i need over the phone - i guess this assumes they have done a suzuki escudo before. Your Zuk looks very cool if thats the one in your profile ...

Thanks, just shocks and springs for the Escudo i want

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I thinks of ordering bits from the US and i was wondeing if the Escudo is the same as the Sidekick! dont want to order the wrong bits for my toy.

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Does the gearbox and transfer case have a breather as well, sort of hard to see if its still there!

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I'm not having any problems yet, i just thought i would try to do my best at sealing the dizzy. But as you said the Suzuki is set up pretty good std so i might hold off with doing to much at this stage. I may just seal the dizzy base and leads and see what happens next time i go play in the water ...

Very cool what you have done - i will give it a go myself. Never thought about going to a marine shop LOL. I think a few smart Dutch people have now bought house boats cos i think the water will win in the end - some people in Holland live 6 or 7 meters below sea level and the sea seems to be rising ...

Thanks, and a very cool idea - i may also try cloves that doctors use because they come in sizes that may fit better!

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Has anyone got any tips on how to water prrof Dizzy cap etc in a Zuk - i thought about using a special grease but i dont think that will go well with the high voltage.

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I was wondering if many here have bought after market LSD's like a Lock Right or some thing, i know LSD's are good to have but how have people found them to fit and are they reliable! Are they ok to fit into old diffs and dont get buggered because they are fitted in with old gear. My main concern is ...

I bought one of these off trade me and it works great, and cheap only $150.00 i was concerned when i saw the price that it may not work very well but its great - half the normal price


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I might do that and just fit a kill switch some where later to stop people stealing my Zuk - and save the hassle of have the car imobile when im out in the back blocks.

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I have a Escudo 1990, just done head gasket timing belt etc... After i got it all toget her i wont start. Just found out it has an alarm on it M400 (small black box) Im wondering if this is std for Suzuki! Some how i need to bypass it if it is - Can seem to get any spark at the plugs but all wires ...

Swaney can you tell me what part of NZ Southern 4wd are in so i can buy a hat - every1 else seems to sell them for 70 or 80 bucks.

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Can only load picture of what i have done by putting it in the Avatiar. Have to work out how to post pictures, how hard can it be

After you cut the mubflap into small strips how do you attach the pipe to the black strips, or is that screwed from the back!

Im getting a lift done Tuesday for about $400.00. And he is doing all the work. Not mates rates just a std prive. I think a kit is around $300.00 and you do it yourself. I dont think its that hard, plenty of very good help here i have found, and fast too - not bull shit. All your help comes from ...

Cheers and thanks for the help, hope to post sum pictures by the middle of the week - body lift should be done by Tuseday all going well. Sway bar removed and i will be carefull untill i get used to the extra movement. Might ask a mate at work whats it like driving a drunken 4X4 (he has a Rocky LOL ...

Just did a measure of both shocks while they were out and 1 is 5mm shorter than the other, is that so bad only 5mm?

Good point, funny that it had never crossed my mind the shocks in it may be longer. Probably because the Zuk has never been off road by the looks of the underside. Not a single dent anywhere. I made the assumption the the travel was crap because when i jacked the car up the wheel lifted after a few ...