Boosted Falcon

Hi guys, great forum! Ive been reading for hours lol.

Just needing some info that id say you guys would know upside down lol.

first is my auto.... lost 2nd gear and wont stay in OD.
Im looking just to fit a 2nd handy and was wondering would up to say an AU box fit straight in and plug up?
Or do i must get an EB box?

second.. my climate control, (EB Fairmont digital dash) The fan speeds are gone, only full noise works lol, any ideas?

last but not least is the water temp.. Do these cars have the water pump impeller issue? ie: the blades dissapear?

It gets hot on warm days.

Cheers guys! Any info would be greatly appreciated!

New EB guy. lol.

Can't Help you with the AU as I don't know, why dont' you just put an Eseries box in would be alot cheaper and more common to find..I belive if you do go AU box you have to change the bellhousing.

If your fans aren't blowing out air could be the switch that isn't pluged in (which is near your globe box), a fuse or you fan motor has burnt out..

Water temp being hot on hot days is normal, unless its VERY hot, try changing your thermostat.
Cheers
_Ash

dunno anything about the autos.. apart from they make a nice mess when they strip the teeth off the clutchpacks

iirc the fan defaults to high when the fan speed controller has died so it could be that or as hybrid34 said it could also be a loose connector somewhere

its located on the heater box.. easy enough to get to if you remove the glovebox.

heat wise i'd say thermostat or rooted radiator.
e series are known to have radiator issues due to residual casting sand left in the block which finds its way to the radiator and blocks the radiator up..
(as ive been told more than one radiator joint over the years ive had a e series)

If the blower fan only works on high it's likely the fan speed resistor is stuffed. It is screwed into the heater case behind the glove box.

How long since you've replaced the thermostat? It's a good idea to do them about every two years or so, and make sure you have the right mix of coolant in there. I'd also remove the radiator and back flush it with a hose really well to make sure there is no crap in it, and also that there is nothing stuck in between the condenser and the radiator like leaves, cat hair or whatever.

If you still have a clutch fan check that it doesn't spin too freely while you're stuffing about in there - if the viscous fluid in the clutch fan is too 'liquid' it won't push enough air to keep the car cool.

It's not likely the water pump will be stuffed, but if you do all that other stuff and it still gets too hot you may need to change it.

AU gearbox goes straight into an e-series no problems at all

thanks so much guys for the helpful info! Ill be sure to get onto the problems this coming holiday.

Very happy to find that the AU box will go straight in! I can look for a low km one now! So even the wiring??

Yeh, havnt changed the thermostat since ive owned it, I guess its an easy start. Ill go from there!

thanks again guys!

Cheers!