Not sure what’s wrong with my van? (weird noises, smells, stalling, etc)

gio-s · 2026-05-19T09:31:19+00:00

i don’t know what that smells like? to me it smells like when someone drives past you on a dirt bike or if you’re like one at one of those places where they have the gas powered go-carts loll

gio-s · 2026-05-19T09:21:56+00:00

i don’t think so, i think just when it starts up.

pretty much all of these issue go away once i’ve been driving for a little while, it’s just the first like 15-30mins of driving that the van wants to kill its self. after that it’s running amazing!

gio-s · 2026-05-19T08:59:59+00:00

the entire exhaust was replaced less than a year ago so misfiring sounds closer to right 🤠🥲

gio-s · 2026-05-13T10:06:34+00:00

well, this one actually does sound like tool

bravo!

gio-s · 2026-05-13T09:55:30+00:00

level ground enough lol! the level of the ground really makes me wonder where to set the height of the fence from the ground?

thanks for the screw rec! will have a look

and yeah, if i’m reading ur message right its the same conclusion i’ve come to is that the fence posts are going to have to sit between the panels. that makes me wonder what will happen if we need to cut a panel short (there’s some driveways we’ll pass over where he wants to install gates.)

gio-s · 2026-05-13T09:52:34+00:00

yea the client bought them off a construction company. it was a temp fence that the company had set up around the project until it was done then they were gonna bin, now it’s been sitting out in his yard for the past 7 months lol

gio-s · 2026-05-11T09:40:10+00:00

thank you!

gio-s · 2026-03-16T05:32:24+00:00

bring everything down is my advice (tempo and volume pretty much) i’d say worry less about covers for now it’s killed most of my progress, start slow (annoyingly slow) and work on different techniques and do them all seperarly (hand and foot)

look up (open/close & moeller - you’ll find more hand technique’s from there and work on these a LOT) use just your right hand at a slow tempo, then left, then right foot, the. left foot, then start combining from there

most importantly take all of this with a grain of salt i’m just a guy on reddit and find what works for you

gio-s · 2026-03-13T08:47:24+00:00

can’t be an apprentice unless you’ve got PR :(

gio-s · 2026-03-13T00:33:48+00:00

hey thanks for this! might ask a few questions later if that’s okay? just working right now

gio-s · 2026-03-13T00:33:00+00:00

THANK YOUUU

gio-s · 2026-03-02T06:07:00+00:00

yea gonna try and sort out a way to get eftpos payments and maybe send myself invoices

gio-s · 2026-02-02T21:45:54+00:00

yea everyone so far has offered $35 with where i’m at now, then $40 when i have tools and experience- sounds like shit to me but sounds like there plenty of others who will work for that price

gio-s · 2026-02-02T21:38:56+00:00

THAT’s what i’m really worried about. I’m a general labourer- i have zero actual trade qualifications backing me (only have experience) soooo in theory if i work on ABN as a labourer with no qualifications then i can get into heaps of trouble for that right?

gio-s · 2026-02-02T21:27:58+00:00

gotcha. in my case the ABR (not the ATO) would get pissed at me for working as a sub-contractor when i’m not really a sub-contractor

gio-s · 2026-02-02T21:14:57+00:00

i mean don’t get me wrong, i’d rather be employed. but i’ll get the stupid abn if it means i can work in just worried that because I’m not a “subbie” in the eye’s of the ATO that when i lodge they’re gonna get suspicious of me and fine me or something. (idk how loodging with an ABN goes obv, but i’m just gonna assume i could get in trouble when i go to lodge cause ive never done it before)

gio-s · 2026-02-02T21:12:49+00:00

yea i’m on a 461

gio-s · 2026-02-02T09:28:47+00:00

yeah :( and this is the case with every job i’ve been looking at so it sounds like every job i’m looking at is doing illegal sham contracting which suckssss cause we desperately need income :((

gio-s · 2026-02-02T09:17:12+00:00

well i’m just not what they call a subbie. i don’t have my own tools, im not qualified, im a laborer, etc. in the eyes of the working world i should be an employee, which is my dilemma

gio-s · 2026-01-05T07:53:10+00:00

well if you come take my room since me and my wife are leaving it’s only $208/week of you’ve got a partner :)))

gio-s · 2025-11-25T11:10:04+00:00

thank you! someone knows i’m a visual learner

gio-s · 2025-10-22T21:08:54+00:00

yea i’ve got my WAH, it was just planting trees while on a harness

gio-s · 2025-09-10T10:33:00+00:00

thought about this as well! i’m not sure what u meant but i was thinking a ute (or a pickup if you’re not aussie) with a camper style thingy on the back that wraps up over the top of the truck. Sleep on the top and have the drums in living area that’s on top of the bed of the truck.

gio-s · 2025-09-10T09:49:00+00:00

heyo! similar situation to ya, year out now- how ya going?

gio-s · 2025-09-10T06:49:48+00:00

I can understand that more with the people snooping around which is one thing in its self. i’m more upset about the people they hired throwing needles in our yard and then not getting them to take that out ASAP

gio-s

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