Weren't you the inspiration for a certain American TV hero? Actually, there's more than a passing resemblance, so tell the truth- <br>
Are you really Macgyver??? <br>

You can fit a PAC SWI-RC, which is a programmable interface, allowing your steering wheel buttons to talk to the remote input on your aftermarket head. <br>
I think Marty has one fitted. I might have, as I have a Sony head and my buttons work. Won't know until I pop the Sony out to fit the attenuators I've just knocked up.

You probably can't go too far wrong with a used guaranteed one. It'll either work or not! <br>
You can but a new $hitpart one for £66.05 from LRDirect <br>
https://www.lrdirect.com/YQO100000-Fan/ <br>
But why would you?!

Only disadvantage of the Pure unit which Dave mentions above is that it has no facility to be controlled by the steering wheel buttons (not a problem if you don't already have the interface kit anyway) and its quite low 20w RMS power output (again not a problem if you're running into attenuators).

As if by magic Nick, 44% off all parts at GSF to Sun 21st <br>
www.gsfcarparts.com <br>
Code is WKND44

Zzzzzzz <br>
Well the standard sizes are 22" (550mm) Driver. 21" (530mm) Passenger and 19" (475mm) Rear. All universal hook type. <br>
I usually wait for GSF or similar to send me one of their 45% off offers and find that Bosch live a bit longer...<br>
EDIT: Lubing the hinges on the arm and making sure there's full and free movement helps a lot. They tend to bung up with crud which leads to judder, especially the back one.

Tempting...

The DAB receiver looks interesting Gilbertd. One thing I can't see from the spec is whether it is line-out or an FM rebroadcaster? I've got a bit of an aversion to rebroadcasters as on long trips they always seem to run into a frequency clash. <br>
How long is the mag mount aerial? I've got a feeling that It'd have to be dismounted going into car parks etc as every car park around here has a height restriction bar to keep campervans etc out!

All's well now. £57 and it doesn't go faster, climb harder, look better. Sigh <br>
What it does is to go through all gears, high and low with no silly messages. <br>
Just have to reset the windows etc and retune the radio. I'll do lots of things without disconnecting the battery, but wasn't going to risk frying the new ECU!
Now on to the EAS compressor...

Ah well, parts arrived so kudos to Furness for fast posting! <br>
Time for a crawl around underneath...

Yeah- there's a vernier type scale on the casting and the switch casing and the mounting holes on the switch casing are slotted. Mind you it's not the original motor as it was slathered in silicon where it mounts to the box and the wire colours are different from ETM. According to my records it had a new used ECU fitted in 2009 as well. <br>
Your coolant weeps are a pain. If you can get at the plug it might be worth postponing the inevitable and just replacing it to win yourself a bit of time rebuilding another lump? <br>
I did think of giving you a shout when I started to tinker yesterday and thought that my main focus was going to be on the compressor/ valve block (no leaks in bags or lines) to see if you had anything on the shelf. Wasn't really happy about the compressor when I refurbed it a year ago as the piston had scars from someone else's efforts to re-ring so thinking I'd start with a fresh piston. Got distracted by the trans switch issues! <br>
If you get stuck pulling or dropping in your motor, if you go down that road, let me know and I can pop up for a day and give you a hand with the 2 person bits...

Not as fast as when I "accidentally" park it on a cliff edge and the handbrake mysteriously fails... <br>
Has anyone ever tried calibrating one of these motors? Can't find anything about it in RAVE apart from the switching data. It's my natural curiosity with things engineering that makes me want to know why things that are made adjustable don't seem to have a process or reference on how to adjust!

I'd quite like to bbq the whole bloody car at the moment Chris! <br>
It's now stuck in the workshop until Furness can (hopefully) next-day me the replacement motor and ECU :( <br>
At least the sun's shining for the walk home....

Bloody motor's fried :( <br>
12v won't drive the motor in either direction. <br>
Bet it's taken out the ECU as well! <br>
Now to search to see if I can lock the range selector in high somehow, without the motor, so that I can at least use the car...

Yeah- I do now have a continuous Select Neutral and a strange hot smell that I thought was the local pub cooking a steak or two! <br>
Raised to extended- selected neutral again and the ECU is now 55C :( <br>
The EAS will have to wait on the back burner (no- that's not the smell!) while I pop the motor off

Interesting.... just popped the seat forward and went to check connectors on trans box ecu and the ecu is bloody hot- 45C read off the case! <br>
As I haven't used the car other than backing it into the shop and running it between high and low and selecting neutral, I'm thinking there's definitely a problem there! <br>
Going to pop the motor off and give it a clean next

Thanks Marty<br>
The actual box switches quite happily between High and Low. I'll pop the console out and have a look at the H gate and connectors. <br>
Never rains but it pours though. Was sitting in crawling traffic queue to pick up various offspring and hangers on from a festival yesterday and my EAS compressor (rebuilt a year ago) was chuntering away far more than it should have been. Time to have a look at that too....<br>
Sigh

Just a quickie <br>
Does anyone have the part number for the later finned transfer box ECU handy? My laptop with Microcat is in hospital at the moment! <br>
Box transfers fine but my occasional "Select Neutral" message is now becoming a regular visitor after any decent length drive so I'm guessing a heat soak problem with the original fit "weaker" ECU <br>
Ta!

Never had a problem with grease buildup. Dishwashers are designed to deal with greasy pans etc. Over the years I've cleaned heads, engine cases- in fact anything that would physically fit in! <br>
I run one of those dishwasher cleaner things through afterwards as there's sometimes a bit of an oily smell, but that's it! <br>
Probably comes under the "bleeding obvious" heading, but don't use the drying cycle- just the rinse and wash part. The heat will discolour aluminium stuff.

Now's probably a good time for me to be selling franchises for my dishwasher repair business :-)