Dyslexic Viking
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On 14/04/2024 at 19:42, Yoss said:
He's not wrong though is he. British Leyland cars were always way ahead technologically, except the Marina obviously before anybody buts in, but that was there because they could see Ford were outselling them with their horseless carts and thought they'd have a go.
But by the early seventies BL had FWD, five speed boxes, fuel injection, 16 valves, hydraulic suspension (and proper springs on the ones that weren't hydraulic) and self levelling suspension. And not just Leyland, most of the continental manufacturers were dabbling in these things too.
Yet Ford couldn't even manage FWD until 1977. But Ford knew how to sell cars and Leyland didn't. BL came up with lots of good ideas but never developed them properly. Any problems at the start of production tended to stay throughout the life of the car. And of course they were selling cars competing with themselves. Ford were selling simple to the point of ancient technology but people liked that because they understood it.
Obviously Ford won by keeping it simple but there's no doubt everybody else was building better cars.
Ford could if they wanted, such as the rather forgotten Ford Taunus P4. V4 engine and FWD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taunus_P4
QuoteDuring 142 days in 1963 a standard specification Ford Taunus 12M travelled 356,273 kilometres (221,378 mi) round a disused race track at Miramas at an average speed of 106.48 km/h (66.18 mph).
The above and how many of these have survived here in Norway suggests that they were good cars.
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1971 Ford Taunus 26m 2,8 V6 auto 16,700 pounds
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1969 Ford Taunus 12m V4 engine and fwd 6546 pounds
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Here is another 12m.
1964 Ford Taunus 12m 2900 pounds
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1961 Magirus Deutz guess 4x4 and have V6 air cooled diesel engine 1817 pounds
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This is still for sale.
1960 Ford Taunus 12m 2545 pounds
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I have found a cheap vehicle for @hairnet to rent next time he is in Norway.
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I forgot. There is some play in the front wheel bearings and in the steering, especially on the right side. I got a comment on this at the mot, but it was within the rules then.
They then said that older Mercedes wheel bearings can have play in them because the type of bearings they have, I don't know if that is true.
So It's getting close to having to go thru the front wheel bearings and front brakes. The exhaust system is not the best either, so it will also have to be replaced in some time.
So there will be more to do in the future.
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Small update. Have now greased all the grease points and checked the oil level in the gearbox and differential both were fine and refilled oil on the diesel pump and steering box.
So then all the maintenance is done.
One small thing I do that I recommend is to take a picture of the manual with maintenance points and print it out and have it with you when working on the car and cross it off while you are working so you don't forget anything.
And since I don't have a car lift, things are done the old way by driving the car up onto blocks and crawling under it, which is not exactly good for the body.
And now with this done, all that remains is to drive it, something that will hopefully happen soon.
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10 hours ago, jim89 said:
crumple zones & crash bars innit?
A 740 has that.
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38 minutes ago, egg said:
Great work nice update. Was it meant to have a gasket to be clear?
Thanks. And I don't think so as there was only one o-ring there when I dismantled it and the way it is I think it is only the o-ring that makes the seal.
The thermostat is in that groove with the o-ring on top in the same groove and the lid goes in the same place and presses against the o-ring. Does that make sense?
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I forgot to mention that the cooling system was easy to bleed so that was nice.
And the reason I didn't change the heater hoses was that I'm not sure what to do with the heater. I don't trust this and am afraid that it will leak coolant all over the new carpets and I've never used it I think, so I'm not sure if I should disconnect it or if I can install taps on the inlet and outlet for to have the option of turning it off if i can do that. Not sure what to do so this needs some thought.
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I had some time to look at the cooling system today. And the old coolant that came out it didn't look too bad, but it's old so it's time to change it. The hoses are also very old and soft and not in good condition, so they were also replaced with the exception of the hoses for the heater they will be replaced later.
Old hoses
The 4 bolts for the thermostat housing came out without breaking which was nice and the thermostat housing has no gasket but an o ring which is great thank you Mercedes.
The cooling system looks very clean inside which is a nice surprise.
The old thermostat works but is old so I don't trust it so changed to a new one. I bought a new 79 degree thermostat which was luck as the old one was 80 degrees. And the new thermostat's box is marked with Behr, which is the same brand that made the radiator in this one. And will keep the old thermostat as a spare.
With a new thermostat fitted together with a new o-ring, I put on the new hoses.
The new hose I marked with a red arrow was a struggle to get on, but after much struggle I got it on. And I had 2 of these hoses, one from Febi bilstein and one from Gates, and the one from Gates was much thicker and seemed better quality, so this one was used.
So with the new hoses and thermostat installed, I wanted to pressure test the system but had no adapter that fit so just had to do it the old way and fill up with new coolant and check for leaks and luckily there were no leaks.
Then it was time to start it and let the engine run for a while and the new thermostat opened when it was supposed to and everything worked and there were no leaks so the cooling system is now done.
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These are rare now.
1999 Hyundai Elantra 1,5 petrol 176,000km 882 pounds
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Norwegian tat (cars for sale in Norway)
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One for the bike pervs.
Norwegian made with Sachs engine.
1971 Tempo Sprint 4500 pounds
https://www.finn.no/mc/all/ad.html?finnkode=349175173