Hi there Wedgie,
Thanks for the advice on the pump. What are you after for your spare one incase I cannot find another? I will see about running off a couple of photos, or a part number or something, off of the dizzie tomorrow and get back to you. Cheers mate, sbs.

Hi there Folks, I am redoing the head on my '86 Holden Piazza and while things are getting done I urgently need a near new or reconditioned Water Pump and a good working Vacuum Advance Unit for the distributor. Does anyone know if the diaphragm alone is available for the vac. adv. unit? Is the Ameri...

Hi Wedgie,
Thanks for letting me know you have head gaskets, if I have any problems getting one I'll get in touch. Cheers, sbs.

Hi there Folks,
I am in need of a head gasket for my Holden Piazza and I wonder if anyone can help me please? Even if it is to direct me to a supplier it would be much appreciated. I am in Western Australia.
Thanks and I look forward to any help. Best wishes, sbs.

Hi there Izu, Thanks for the advice, it will give me something to check out. The amount of vapour is rather a lot and I have no idea how I have got away with driving it down the local roads. It does disappear once the engine warms up. I will run through your suggestions and see what the problem is. ...

Hi folks, I am thinking that I have a problem with the head gasket on the Piazza. I only use the car every few weeks or so and, upon start up and for the first two or three minutes of use, the car is sending out a fair cloud of what I assume is steam from the exhaust. I don't think it is oil smoke a...

Hi IZU,

Thanks for the advice, I figured my mate was right but I am always happy to get another opinion. I will keep in mind if the clutch starts to slip.
Regards, sbs.

Hi folks, Heres the picture - I am not mechanically minded so I use a local mechanic to do the servicing on my '86 Piazza. A mere 1,200 kms. after a full service the Low Oil Level warning light comes on and , upon checking the dipstick, I discover that the engine oil level is just visible on the sti...

Hi Wedgie, 8 watts and 4 watts - wow!!! Could I suggest wearing earmuffs to protect your hearing while driving. The average young bloke, under 25 or so, here in Australia wouldn't be able to hear your unit even at full bore. You have to admire the fact that your units are still working after 25 year...

Hi there Wedgie. Thanks for your offer of a cassette unit, it is appreciated. The setup that you have shown is different to mine as mine has a radio/cassette unit in one section and a graphic equaliser in the other. This is correct as per the owners manual and sales brochure and I am hoping that I h...

Hi speedie, Hmmm, not to sure about the interchange of an '88 unit into an'86. Any chance of a photo please? Thanks for getting back to me on this one. I should point out too that I am in W.A. (Western Australia) and not WA (Washington) just to save any confusion. Thanks mate and I will see what I c...

G'day Speedie,

Thanks for the reply and I will get back to you via the personal message link later today - hold onto the unit please and lets see what we can do. Thanks, sbs.

Hi folks, I advertised for a radio cassette unit a year or so back and did get a response but the unit I bought was as faulty as the one I am trying to replace. So here I go again - Has anyone got a good condition WORKING radio-cassette unit for a 1986 Holden Piazza? I have all the surrounds and oth...

Hi there IZU, Thanks for your observations, it all adds to the knowledge base. I imagine, looking at your compliance plate dates, that their must be dates running through the various months of 1986-87. I wonder if my January dated car was amongst the very first to be checked for Australian complianc...

Hi there folks, Heres a nice simple question for all you folks who know your Holden Piazza history - what is the earliest date known on the compliance plate of Holden badged Piazzas? It is obvious that Holdens had to have had an official release date for the Piazza so when was it? I have a January 1...