mrdelmonti

Could just mean they lost the original, I wouldn't read too much into it, just do it!

So my new project arrived at the weekend, first job will be to drop the engine and pull out the gear set.

Anyone fancy a trip a bit closer to Scotland from Swindon with a 205.

@Unclefester is interested in my 205 but struggling with the logistics.

It's got test on it but is currently Sorn.

You might find a Landcruiser Colorado in budget, not as big as a full size 80series etc but you'd never get one of those in budget.

Lwb has plenty enough space and are very capable off road when needed, I used to compete very successfully in one in off road competitions.

The 1kzte has a reputation for blowing head gaskets but it's normally down to owner neglect. 

If you want to know any more then feel free to ask.

5 minutes ago, warch said:

Welsh borders unfortunately.  Is it worth putting it back together and flogging as a cheap runaround then? The reason I hesitate is because most bikes I see are mint, or very lightly badgered. I'd sort of rather let it go for a song if anyone wanted it as a shitebike.

It will definitely be worth something just maybe not a lot, tidy ones have been climbing in price but the rest have stayed reasonably low. 

You'd probably get a 3/4 hundred out of it as a spares/project sale.

Don't worry, it's not my first rodeo, I'm fully prepared for a world of pain and drilling snapped bolts.

So depending on just how bad it is, as soon as a mate has taken the exhaust and luggage it looks like I'm going to be sticking a gearbox in this and running it as a winter hack.

I think it might even be vaguely presentable with a good clean.

Loved my TD5 discovery, it's a fantastic engine and they're brilliant cars.

Used to make a living working on TD5 defenders and disco's alongside various landcruisers. Did all sorts, overland prep, competition prep. They're so versatile.

Thought you all deserved a better photo of the new bike

Still love it, just need a bit more seat time.

1 hour ago, Fat_Pirate said:

I've got a serious hankering for a scooter, I don't know why,  It seems I've sold my MX5 (to another member on here), so thinking about a Lexmoto Milano - £1600 new.  Anyone have any Lexmoto experience?  I believe they're not too terrible, at least for a Chinese bike but stand to be corrected.

I've no direct experience of Lexmoto, but I honestly think you'd be better off getting an older Japanese or European equivalent. 

Even if the build quality isn't too bad you've then got the issue of "can I get spares, and where from", the other thing from my (albeit small) experience of Chinese bikes is you'll have to strip the whole thing down the moment you get it to make sure there's grease packed in everywhere there should be.

It is indeed a 750. 

Picked this up on Wednesday

There's a few bits and pieces that need tidying but for the most part it's a good honest bike, rides well enough, but me on the other hand... I can tell I've had 4 years off.

I've had a couple of years without a bike, I've now started looking again, what is going on with prices!

The same bikes I saw 5 years ago are the same price now!

22 minutes ago, BeEP said:

This.  Is there still an underlying problem to be fixed, or was the belt really fitted by Stevie Wonder in a blackout?  One tooth out seems plausible as simply bad mechanicing, but three......

There's a lot more Stevie Wonders out there than you might think, I've seen brake pads fitted with the metal backing against the disc, a water pump housing fitted with no impeller in it, I could go on.

It's obviously worth giving everything a proper check over but it wouldn't suprise me if it's just been fitted by a blind man with no fingers.

Replacement buckles have arrived but I'm not going to get chance to fit them until tomorrow. I'll lose the middle belt but I'm not bothered about that.

Fingers crossed

They are both OSR buckles from a Citroen DS3

I've now ordered some belt buckles that I'm hoping will work, if not I'll probably be giving FOTU a miss.

I will update when they arrive. Fingers crossed!

Hope that makes sense. I'm not the greatest at technical explanations.

Becm falls out of sync with the immobiliser causing a non start. It's not a faulty part, there is a sequential code that moves back and forth between the immobiliser and becm to tell the car you have the correct key, on occasion the code won't reach one or the other, they keep on counting up and fall out of sequence with each other, making each one think the key is incorrect.

It's a case of resetting the codes which normally requires either dealer level diag kit or the correct "sync mate" tool.

It's a reasonably common problem, I used to fix a 3 or 4 a year with the same fault.

20 minutes ago, skattrd said:

P38 coolant hoses replaced.
It now won't start. The dash lights come on, but it's not turning over, nothing, I'm guessing immobiliser. I shall start googling this later, but it's at the garage and not going anywhere any time soon, so no rush

Becm has probably fallen out of sync. I've got a syncmate for gems type ecu here that I'd let go for significantly less than new, if you require it of course.

Well that saved me a discussion with Mrs Delmonti over parking arrangements.

That means it's super eco friendly, it's now reached the point in its life where it only emits lovely fluffy clouds

I also travelled (albeit a short distance) in said deathtrap. I will be taking this up with even lesser b grade complaint celebs.

I'm in it for the Mazda, how can anyone say no to a chance in that.

Although being honest the galaxy might be more useful

I'll have 2 randoms please. 

Nice to see another Inca on the forum, I'm loving mine.