chodweaver Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 DO NOT LOSE the contact details of the lake lads that collecterised this! They're obviously diamond geezers. Enabling you Sir, to be a winnah! Looking forward to hearing more about this car. Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk doubleyeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleyeller Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 DO NOT LOSE the contact details of the lake lads that collecterised this! They're obviously diamond geezers. Enabling you Sir, to be a winnah! Looking forward to hearing more about this car. Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk Oh, couldn't agree more, £250 for all that aggro and 300 miles drive once loaded - and that's before the bitch of a job we had getting it in the lockup with seized rear wheels! I've got plenty of cards the guy gave me if anyone has a job for them, they're certainly recommended! Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 YEah! Braddon81 and Christine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 kooop ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 "Horsey type attempts Cleon engine tappet adjustment" That was one of the undoubted highlights of "A View To A Kill". Bonus Renault 11 content, too. Eddie Honda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Oh, couldn't agree more, £250 for all that aggro and 300 miles drive once loaded - and that's before the bitch of a job we had getting it in the lockup with seized rear wheels! I've got plenty of cards the guy gave me if anyone has a job for them, they're certainly recommended! That is ridiculously good value, they must just enjoy their job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Anyway, since nobody else sees it fit to update this thread, I'll take the liberty to go ahead. Yesterday a delegation from the GGG and the Northern Powerhouse, comprising Cleon Fonte, Mr Conelrad and my humble self invadedDoubleyeller's turf to have a poke around and do some deriding and tauntage. Actually, the goal was to get it running, but it's sadly a bit further away from that than anticipated.In order to get it out of the garage, the rear wheels had to be unseized, which I did by removing the rear calipers, which were well and trulystuck on.Once outside, we did a few attempts, but it won't even as much as turn the starter, in fact, it does nothing at all.The oil light comes on when you switch on the ignition, also the oil level meter seems to work, but no other control lights come on.However, most of the electric gadgets and the head and taillights work, also the indicators and wipers.I was able to measure electrickery arriving at the ignition coil once the ignition is switched on, so this works.But when trying to actually start it, nothing arrives at the starter solenoid.I assume the entire starting circuit, which appears to be switched on by a series of relays, is dead. The Haynes did not mention where theserelays are located, so we depend on froum help with this. Also, the fuel pump doesn't come on. The carburetter is IMO well and truly fucked, even the butterflies are seized. So I recommended to not even bother with it but try to geta good used one. Apart from this, the car is remarkably solid, which I have to say I expected. Fuegos aren't overly prone to rust.The rear portions of the sills need a bit of non oxidised tinplate letting in, there is a hole in the nearside front wing, the offside rear wheelarchhas seen better days and the driver's door is a bit fucked, but otherwise the car is fairly solid. Floors and longerons appear to be good,the boot floor is like new and the always critical front girders where the driveshafts go through all seem to be healthy. So altogether it does need very little welding, the brakes overhauled, a new exhaust, new tyres, a carburetter and the electrics sorted.The engine isn't seized and it engages most of its gears, the clutch appears to be not stuck on. Cleon-Fonte, cobblers, somewhatfoolish and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon-Fonte Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 And to illustrate the above: The Fuego as found. It was clear at this point it wasn't moving anywhere. So work began on freeing off the rear brakes. Then the Fuego entered the light. One Renault A-type engine, which surprisingly still spins freely. To start the car we'd need power, so naturally we called upon a car with a completely fucked alternator to help. No dice unfortunately. Now you see the carburettor... ...and now you don't. Other Renaults were also attended to. And then the Fuego was returned to its slumber, until next time. egg, johngarty, Dick Longbridge and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Like those amber fog lights. Very period. I remember my dad painting the fogs amber on his Sierra with some Holts Amber Lamp, came in a little 30ml touch up pen. mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Edit: wait until later danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Ooh Peter, you tease...! Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 That carb may free up if put in a pan of anti freeze and left to heat up/boil. This is a common way to get Model Aircraft (glow engines) freed up from castor oil (because fuel has it in - even 4stroke model engines) if they've been left around too long. Do it outside and away from food though as the fumes are particularly noxious. I do it on one of those cheapy gas camping stove that has disposable cartridges and an old pan. Alternatively in an oven or gas BBQ for a bit may help too. However that'll likely bugger up any rubber seals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Love these- well in! Is carb and turbo quite an unusual combo? Does it have a particular setup to manage on and off boost or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 "Horsey type attempts Cleon engine tappet adjustment"Mmmmmm horsey.....Put a couple of stone in weight and id be happy. Eddie Honda and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Both of my old Fuego turbos lunched their starter motors. It's too close to the exhaust and gently cooks. Symptoms on mine were an increasing reluctance to spin up when hot, fine when cold, deteriorating until unreliable/ unusable. Sticky carbs has been ' a thing' too, from memory. Fun old things though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatdaft Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 This is the aforementioned scrappage fuego Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 That carb may free up... No, it won't. It's fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 yeah... but he offered a solution that involves fire and noxious gasses. It'd be rude to not at least try. Slartibartfast, Junkman, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon-Fonte Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 The carb's in a state where, if you scraped it with a wire brush for 10 minutes, you'd be left with nothing but a pile of aluminium dust. I'd hate to think what heat and stuff would do to it. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 It's too close to the exhaust and gently cooks. Some exhaust wrap around the manifold might sort this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 The carb's in a state where, if you scraped it with a wire brush for 10 minutes, you'd be left with nothing but a pile of aluminium dust. I'd hate to think what heat and stuff would do to it.I know a man who might like the challenge, but he's away the weekend. He doesn't attack things with a wire brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 The carb's in a state where, if you scraped it with a wire brush for 10 minutes, you'd be left with nothing but a pile of aluminium dust. I'd hate to think what heat and stuff would do to it. Thermite be some excitement. Do you see what I did there? Junkman, DeeJay, Ghosty and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleyeller Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 My thanks to those who helped - a curse on the cat which sprayed my Audi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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