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dohnjoe

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  1. 1) you may have a short in that circuit and fuse 15 is burnt as soon is replaced 2) you have an electrical improvisation to feed an auxiliary equipment (radio, alarm, etc) as the majority of other members asking for help, you don't mention how the problem started. was it out of the blue? was it during other repairs? was it after an accident? was it after a heavy rain? (leaks in relay box) any hint will get you useful answers quicker instead letting us guess.
  2. @lox I understand you perfectly. there are a few things I would like to comment. any car has a market value and a sentimental value. the cold fact is that it is very hard to find a buyer ready to bring cash close to sentimental value. I love my Felicia to death and I would like to see 'modern' cars lasting in such good shape. as for the market value... it is too depressing to even mention it. furthermore, our government introduced 4 months ago a so called 'environmental tax' that basically has to be payed by every buyer of a new or used car. the tax for a 1997 Felicia is 450 Euro but I see many new Euro 4/5 cars that stink of unburnt fuel while my nonEuro car is smell free... what chances are a buyer would pay that tax on top of the price of the car? zero. so anyways, I see 2 options for your car. 1) the kind gift - give it as a gift to a relative, or to a less fortunate young student, mom, etc. 2) the somehow profitable deal - sell parts from it on ebay or in here. some old factory parts are much better than new 3rd party parts. if I would live close to you I would help you strip it nicely.
  3. spare keys you can get only from Skoda dealers. it is not only about cutting the key from a blank, keys have a chip inside. part 26 you mentioned is probably the one in the photo. I wouldn't bother myself changing it. in fact I took it out because all rain water, dirt, leaves, etc. were piling inside fan housing. the other rubber part is not identifiable from your description. nonetheless it is not made anymore and a scrapyard is the only solution. anyways, if those parts are your biggest concern... you have a brilliant car.
  4. part # 032906031A it is also used in VW Golf 3, Vento, Polo 6N, Lupo, Skoda Octavia, Seat Cordoba, Ibiza, Toledo, Arosa with the engine codes AEE / ALM
  5. there are numerous topics dedicated and also guides in Classic Technical Guides section.
  6. that is what dealers say to charge you an arm. I occasionally order my parts online directly if I feel my local parts dealer tries to rob me. I mentioned Czech sites only to prove there is no such thing as parts shortage. there are also lots of Slovak and Polish sites too that sell Felicia parts. as for the shipping price... that happens when you live far away on an island. but you have to decide if it is better no parts at all for your car or a bit more expensive parts.
  7. there is not such thing as 'gear cables' in Felicia. I suspect too the problem is related to gear shift linkage (GSL). sloppiness of GSL and a clutch cable not properly set are most common problems. a GSL is good if there is no play and if it is not bent from hitting a rock (see http://www.autoopravy.eu/index.php?akce=2&id=121) send my regards to your mechanic for guessing it is a clutch problem because he could be payed royally. I would be very suspicious he really changed the clutch, unless he let you watch.
  8. Czech suppliers have almost every imaginable part for Felicia. if parts are missing in UK, it is local dealers' fault. http://www.amd-autodily.cz/ http://www.cc-autodily.cz/ http://www.skoda-dily.cz/katalog/felicia.html http://www.autokelly.cz/ http://www.obautodily.cz/eshop/skoda-felicia-pick-up-fun/
  9. these two jokers actually use the cotton rope with good results..
  10. I will try to change first only the valve stem seals without taking out the cylinders head. here is my plan: take off rocker arms shaft insert some 3 feet of thick cotton rope through spark plug hole leaving one end out raise the piston to TDC to press on valves from below take off valve springs using an improvised device (see photo) remove old valve stem seals and insert new ones using a long tubular socket what do you think?
  11. I guess you call 'middle gauge' what is universally named as speedometer. in order to decide if it is not indicating properly because you don't have standard tyres, you have to use a GPS and tell me: what tyres you got what speed is GPS showing when the speedometer points at 30 mph what speed is GPS showing when the speedometer points at 55 mph based on that data I'll be able to tell you if the speedometer is in specs or it needs a (fairly easy) new calibration because its needle was installed wrong after a past removal. in my opinion your dashboard should match the quality of engine & body restoration you put so much work in.
  12. no pain, no gain. although it's 15 minutes job to get to it. at least for me, because I did it tens of times on different Felicias. but anyways, if you are 100% sure you got the original instrument cluster, then it is the wrong sender you are using. there is a guy on this forum that I helped him with the exact same problem. he feared too he has a head gasket issue. although as I said there are other obvious signs for that, not just overheating. it turned out he bought a bad temp. sender when he changed the thermostat. one other very common problem at 1.6l engines is the new thermostat doesn't match the housing. their plunger is a little shorter and doesn't butt in the housing hence doesn't open completely. or the stopper of the housing is broke off. the solution? a new (thermostat housing + thermostat) as a kit.
  13. the temperature sender has to be perfectly paired with temperature gauge. there are 3 types of temp. senders and 3 types of temp. gauges for Felicia. check part numbers of both and tell us what they are. only after this verification you can suspect bad thermostat, fan switch or head gasket, although for the latter there are obvious signs.
  14. I wonder why nobody mentioned how easy it is to remove the switches if you first take out the 2 holding pins... see first photo. in second photo I show the steps: 1) slide metallic pins (depicted in blue) purple arrows 2) press firmly on both upper/lower tabs (red arrows) while 3) push out switch (yellow arrow) so actually it is a clever design
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