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Fumbler

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  1. It's a very early one, most definitely HT leads and dizzy.
  2. From the description- Marvellous.
  3. I'm fairly sure on one of these the Volvo version of the EML would light up if that were the case, but, like you say, no harm in checking.
  4. I decided to try and record what it does upon initial startup. Not touching the throttle pedal at all here- the engine's doing all this of its own accord. To complicate things, it doesn't usually do all this stuff in this order either! I suppose that's because it was cold started an hour prior to move it into the drive. Here's how it usually goes about its thing: Crank Fires, rises to 1500RPM for a second Bogs down instead of settling at idle speed, sometimes stalls here RPM rises back to normal level before bogging down again Continues surging If the engine does stall, it then takes some effort to get it going again. I also have to feather the throttle to make the car move and not stall whenever I'm parking or crawling in a queue. The above behaviour doesn't seem to change either hot or cold.
  5. While I muster the courage to write up all the bodywork shizz I've done, I've got an question for the AS hive. The Volvo has developed a habit of starting then immediately bogging down, either stalling just afterwards or quickly rising in RPM before bogging down etc. Replacing the cam position sensor hasn't helped it at all, so I'm wondering what else might be suspect. Any thoughts?
  6. And done, just before sundown. It wasn't without some difficulty - the bumper isn't secured to the wing yet because I need it on ramps. I need to find a 10mm nut from somewhere for a piece just underneath the bonnet catch. Apart from that, all is good.
  7. Lol, I install these at work (with a proper keypad though!). I was told the price of them once- £1200. They're bloody durable things however.
  8. I had a small sag in the lacquer on the wing so I cut it nearly level with the rest of the wing and polished it up. You can feel it but not really see it. Luckily it's at the very bottom of the panel, below the trim. Camera had a hard time focussing. I couldn't completely erase it because there's a dimple right next to it.
  9. You may jest, I'm fairly certain we still use some of that stuff at work- We have a few of those GPT phones hanging around still working.
  10. Without looking it up, is that the blue 1.9 you've got? Or do you now have 3?
  11. The wing has turned shiny. I've hung it back on the chair and I'm using a compact Mac as a ballast.
  12. Jings, who would attempt to steal a Maestro these days?
  13. I managed to find some red primer so I spritzed that on the bare metal patches. I've now sanded the whole panel for the final time and made everything level and smooth for paint. Hopefully I can get some colour on it tomorrow.
  14. One more can of primer gets me down to two spots. Sanded smooth, I'm now waiting for the stuff I put on them to dry up so I can sand one final time and lay some paint on the thing.
  15. Is there mileage in giving them fake bank details, telling them to fill their boots and immediately contacting the FCA with their number? Or is it equally likely they'd be successful in pulling money out of the account if the details you give out turn out not to be fake? It works well with advance fee scams if they ask for it. Because they're desperate to carry on smoothly with scamming you, they don't usually bother to check if it's actually genuine.
  16. Niiiiice all the way. I hadn't even noticed the larger wheels until you mentioned it- they look as if they were meant for the car IMO.
  17. I ran out of primer after 1 full coat, but it's allowed me to spend the rest of the day wet sanding and levelling the panel with some 240 grit paper. It's very smooth with barely any bumps or valleys. I think a coat of grey primer, a light sanding with some 600 grit paper will have me ready for paint.
  18. I've moved on to the other wing now. Fortunately this one's not attached to the car allowing me more time to do stuff. I painted two coats of Electrox with a roller but I still had issues with bumps and brush strokes as I had on the other wing. Then I discovered the magic of white spirit! It can thin out and dissolve the stuff pretty well. It's removed all the bumps and smoothed the panel out quite nicely- High build primer will do the rest. I'm well pleased.
  19. Or ignition module. Those like to go pop.
  20. Attacked the wing with a machine polisher and various shine juices. Shiny turd is shiny I reckon with time the brush strokes and orange peel will eventually disappear. Not bad for a first attempt I'd say.
  21. You could use diesel or kerosene. Being much thinner it'll show you leaks pretty quickly.
  22. Paint chip rectified. It's now the 2nd smoothest part of the car. Also rerouted the breather pipework to the airbox. No more inflated glove when I do the breather test, but I'll monitor the car for a bit longer just in case I gum up the MAF sensor or something.
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