hello evryone!

happy friday!

Just wanted to check the numbers on my HR and wanted abit of help as i am having trouble on holdenpedia trying to find clear infomration on numbers for HR ID

any information from these numbers would be great!

also have a 179 block with numbers M221340

and 186 with numbers 186K36168

any information would be much appreciated
thanks in advance

Hey all!

I thought it would be a good idea to change my oil in the hr for the first time(sorry HR lovers!) since I've owned it and god know how long!

Anyway just wanted to know best oil/how much and filter to use?

From what I gather 20W50 sounds alright! But yeah just didn't wanna buy [Naughty Pottyword]

Thanks in advance!!!

I was hoping someone on here may recall an article in the last few months about the Port Fairy Rod Run held at the start of this year.

Unsure of which magazines may have ran a story, but if you recall, or even better can email a .pdf or scan of any such article to kerrmit@bigpond.com it would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance..............

Jason

Woo!

Finally making progress on the old girl, painted the underside of the car late last week. Satin black, its still a bit wet in the photo. Sorry bout the ordinary photo taken on my phone.
I've now rolled it over to the other side and have a few runs to rub out and a couple of spots to go over again. Damn its good to see progress though, I'll be able to bolt some stuff on soon and get it rolling.

The engine bay will be next and I'm tossing up whether to paint it body colour (white) or gloss black. Can you guys post up some pictures of white engine bays please? Just to give me a bit of an idea of how it will look.

Cheers, Tom

tom.kelly.x2@hotmail.com
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Hi All,

I have just replaced my cam to a larger size and now all back together i have fuel starvation at idle or at 2000 rpm sitting in the garage, the 2nd fuel bowl just empties over about 1-2 mins, it is the 2nd carbie in the fuel line (end of line), the first is ok. I thought it was just needle and seat but no replaced that and still the same. i thought maybe the fuel pump was not pumping enough so i connected a very small electric fuel pump and if i switch it on all is fine, disconnect it and the bowl empties, as it runs out of fuel i reconnect and away it goes... any ideas is it a faulty fuel pump?

thanks

Hey Everyone,

I am after one of the Picnic radios for my HR premier x2 but do not know much about them other then they are quite expensive!

but other then that I just wanted to know what is it like trying to find parts for these and where to get them reconditioned etc!

http://www.ebay.com....

i seen this on ebay and thought it looked like a pretty good deal but if anyone has anything they can tell me about them that would be great

also if anyone has a good one they want some $$$ for let me know!

thanks

Hi, we know that the HD was a redesigned by GM US to become the HR, i also heard that they put a v8 in it rather than the 186. Does anyone know if this is true if so what were the specs (or where can i get them) and were any ever made? i was thinking of converting mine but want it to look like a standard factory V8 as close as possible to the US design if it is true....

Hi all,

Can any one please tell me the original size for steel fuel line on a HR Holden? 5/16? I'd have a measure myself but I'm away from the car for a week or so.

Cheers, Tom

tom.kelly.x2@hotmail.com
Check out My Shed

Hi

Just quick question i been looking at some twin carby set-ups and im wondering if twin carby set-up from HD HR 6 cylinder would bolt onto HT 186.

The ones i have looked at have the square ports for the manifold but it looks different for some reason to ones i have seen for HT HG

From what im looking at the manifold has a slope compared to other i have seen which are flat so would HD HR x2 setup fit HT is really the question

Regards
Mark

hey all,
i have just rebuilt a 186, it os now in the ute. I've been taking it easy to let the motor run in, today i had to drop the kid off at school, so we went in the ute, when we were coming down a hill i noticed heaps of smoke coming out my pipe, when i say heaps i mean alot, poor car behind me moved lanes realy quick, i pulled the ute over to the side of the road and had a look under the bonnet to see if the engine was leaking, it wasnt. I started the ute back up and the smoke was gone, kept driven home and when i had to drive down another hill the same thing smoke pissen out the pipe, why would this happen?

Hey all!

i know this question has probs been asked plenty of times! and i have been trying tofind the answer through old posts, holdenpedia and other forums etc!!

but i just cant find out how to read the ID plates in my HR to know where it was made etc

any info or links would be much appreciated

thanks heaps!!

I've recently moved back home from interstate after 4 years abroad, and during that time although driven from time to time the battery in my old girl has given up the ghost and now won't hold charge.

I thought I would take this opportunity to replace it with an authentic when new in appearance battery, so with that I'm looking for any information on companies who can supply batteries which look like those used in the period of when my HR was new. Been through some of my photos and have found a couple which I believe are close to the original looking type used.

From a promotional picture including the X2 engine bay I have on record the vehicle in the advert seems to be show a battery similar to that of the green capped battery shown below.

hey everyone,

just changed my water pump and let it run for about 6 minutes then it over heated!!!!

so i checked all the pipes etc! and all was fine,

same thing nearly happened the second time, i dont think the water pump is pumping the water enough, has anyone ever had this problem or have any ideas?

i thought mabey the thermostat but it was working before hand?

any help would be much appreciated!

hey does anyone know where to get a set of white walls for my HR for a reasonable price?

either delevired or in the albury wodonga area?

i currently have 185/70x13s on atm

thanks heaps!

Hey All

thanks for the tips about installing the venetians earlier

here are a couple of pics, let me know what you think!

they arent real noticable but i can still bend them all up to make them look thicker, i will be starting a shed soo also :D

Thanks

hey All,

Sitting at work cant wait to get home and put in my new Venetians in my x2!!!

i kind of have an idea, how to install them, put the hook feet into the window rubber, but if anyone has any pointers and tips would be much appreciated

will upload pictures and create a shed when i get the time! i dont have the internet at home lol :D

thank you in advance!!!!

sunday the 28th november at the apex park in wangaratta
show us your holden day
went last year
great day out not heaps of cars
but a very casual day no prizes no trophys no entry fee
just a great family day

part II

ok - this is what I am guessing the part looks like, it's a belt tensioner, bolts onto the front head bolt and supports the belt so that it runs horizontally from the top of the AC compressor.

you can see the top of the bracket bolting onto the head bolt near the drivers side of the thermostat.

The guy who sold it had it off the motor for a fair while and that part that tensions the AC belt and the alternator tensioner got lost in the mix.