theorganist Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Regular members may remember that I aquired this Maestro instead of a Maxi I purchased from an elderly Devon farmer at the end of last year. I decided to keep it as I do love Maestro's and I was looking to purchase a caravan and being as this car was a diesel with a towbar it seemed ideal. However I have decided against the caravan idea and I do not really need this car. To be honest I prefer the petrol models. I have spent a little over £600 getting it on the road. For the MOT it required: 1) Two tyres2) New rear brake shoes3) Handbrake Cable4) Couple of bulbs I also had the following done: 1) New cambelt2) Brand new battery3) New alternator4) Oil and filter change It is good mechanically. It clatters on start and could wake the dead but soon settles down. It drives well and pulls well. The power steering is nice and light and responsive and the gearbox is also light and all gears select easily. It needs the fanbelt adjusting and I think maybe the tracking done. I will try and sort the fanbelt. The heater does not get particularly hot, there are no water leaks from what I can see and the heater pipes to and from the matrix are hot so it may be the matrix is blocked. From what I have read these are not uncommon problems. The interior is tidy but could do with a valet. The dashboard has cracks and the top of the binnacle has raised up. It appears to have not been welded and there is no mention of any on the recent MOT's. My mechanic was impressed with it underneath. It does have grot on the rear arches and rust on most of the doors. The bumpers are pitted and the front is a little bent. There is a dent on the front offside wheel arch. I have a full set of wheeltrims. The rear hatch need adjusting as it bangs over bumps. I would be open to swaps or PX depending. I would be happy to discuss the price, I have not advertised it elsewhere yet but will do over the next week. The photo's are from the original thread about the car but I can take bespoke ones. KruJoe, The Moog, Wilko220 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Absolutely ace, the ultimate Autoshite car. GLWTS, not that you'll need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Crikey, there is a real crop of belting cars on here at the moment. If I had enough money I'd have 'em all. theorganist and stephen01 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Crikey, there is a real crop of belting cars on here at the moment. If I had enough money I'd have 'em all.Just thinking the same myself! Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 When I met the current Lady Sward, I binned my Alfa Spyder and bought a Maestro instead. She was from Stourbridge. She loved that Maestro. It did the weekly run to Wollaston a treat. BorniteIdentity and theorganist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Ooh, a Bosch pump too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Ooh, a Bosch pump too...All Perkins Primas use Bosch pumps, direct injection though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Clatters on start up? Hate to use cliches but.......... They all do that sir! Nothing to worry about. theorganist and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 That is pure autoshite, paired with the bASe sierra it's a win forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo135 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 All Perkins Primas use Bosch pumps, direct injection though.Does that mean these are no good on veg oil? What about the L series? I quite fancy a 600 diesel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Primas and L series will both run on veg. aldo135 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman5 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Yup, fine on veg, they just struggle with it a bit if the weathers cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I had an L series run away on veg. The car had been on its side in a ditch before I owned it and the engine was never right however. Some direct injection diesels are fine on veg, keep an eye on the oil level though as the veg can contaminate the sump and lead to engine run away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I had an L series run away on veg.The car had been on its side in a ditch before I owned it and the engine was never right however.Some direct injection diesels are fine on veg, keep an eye on the oil level though as the veg can contaminate the sump and lead to engine run awayWhat do you do if you get a run away? Stick it in a high gear and put the brakes on to stop it? Is it certain death? I remember seeing somebody abandon one at the side of the motorway and the amount of smoke was unbelievable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 What do you do if you get a run away? Stick it in a high gear and put the brakes on to stop it? Is it certain death? I remember seeing somebody abandon one at the side of the motorway and the amount of smoke was unbelievable... If you can stick a rag in the air intake that can stop it, sticking it in high gear just melts the clutch, funny enough I was watching the 'top 10 diesel runaways' or something like that on youtube last night! Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 If you can stick a rag in the air intake that can stop it, sticking it in high gear just melts the clutch, funny enough I was watching the 'top 10 diesel runaways' or something like that on youtube last night!So you can't stall it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I saw a toymota run away on it's side in a ditch. The best thing to do is stand behind something solid as when the bits come out they are travelling rather fast. saucedoctor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I managed to stop a runaway 3.1 Isuzu Trooper engine from 5,000 rpm by sticking it in 5th and dumping the clutch. Depends on the health of your clutch really. Lacquer Peel and saucedoctor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I once lost a rubber glove in the intake of a turbo diesel, it just sucked it straight off my hand. I can't imagine how hard it would be to stop one at full throttle without it resulting in something massive/noisy/broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I once lost a rubber glove in the intake of a turbo diesel, it just sucked it straight off my hand. I can't imagine how hard it would be to stop one at full throttle without it resulting in something massive/noisy/broken.But if you don't stop it its fucked anyway no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I once witnessed someone trying to stop a Petter single cylinder diesel running away by the rag in the inlet method. The first rag was swallowed whole. The second did the trick. It must be said that balls the size of a small Cheshire town are required as explosion could have been imminent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 It must be said that balls the size of a small Cheshire town are required as explosion could have been imminent.I'd say it's rarely balls and more blind panic; I've only seen it on an Audi 80 tdi; that was managed to be stopped in 5th, but on hard loose stones; terrifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I've a feeling this includes a runaway, dealt with by blocking the airflow. Not with a rag though. sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 oh a maestro with a perkins prima, a turbo and PAS, now that is the king of maestro's! now if only i had somewhere to keep it. something like that would be king of the works carpark. well i think it would be. but i am odd..... oman5, garethj and theorganist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I love this mainly for the sheer Irishness of it all. Never heard of this phenomenon. I'd stick to cherry pop rather than veg if I was in Ireland. blackbart, timolloyd and saucedoctor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 But if you don't stop it its fucked anyway no?Until it runs out of fuel source. The common ones are blown seals on turbos which fills the intercooler with oil.Stopping an engine doing 7000 rpm abruptly and mechanically with the clutch just sounds horrible. A rag stuffing it up sounds more gradual than putting something hard over the inlet. Keep your hands clear as it will suck it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 The Master Tech I work with once used his overalls to stop a runaway bin motor engine. BorniteIdentity, saucedoctor and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Fiats Sake Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 What have they been using that tailgate for?! I remember with my first Maestro clubfoot the front valance had got a bit rusty so I ran into a plastic garden chair against a wall. Come to think of it it may have had to have a new bumper too, anyway it got fixed up nicely for £50 excess and the insurance didn't go up either. I did put that I thought the chair was at fault cos it really shouldn't have been in my parking space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Don't diesels have a stop solenoid you can use to halt a runaway?On my Seat it was just a plunger you could push down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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