Bren

I am sorry. My condolences.

Had a trip to Asda. Needed some bits - saw some decent alloy wheel cleaner for £7. However I then thought about when I would get chance to use it - it is passing down here. I put the wheel cleaner back and bought three bottles of lager instead.

Sometime last year some travellers stole a cat in broad daylight near me in Warrington. Outside a shop. A brave member of the public approached them but has a cordless grinder waved in his direction. The police were on them pretty quick to be fair.

I am very sorry. Thoughts are with you.

I loved my SRi. Even these are expensive in 2022.

Very honest ad. Sadly it sounds like it needs putting out of it's misery.

A an ex work colleague asked me if I would be interested in welding up a ka? No.

The BMW has developed a squeaky aux belt. New one duly purchased. Sadly somebody has been there before me - they have broken part of the tensioner off where you locate your star bit.

I remember Farnworth post office in Widnes - they had a superfast display in the window like the one I have - it was hammered by the sun and yellower than a spicehead's teeth. It was filled with obsolete 1-75. I used to pass by on the bus from school wishing I could have MB55 - the cortina.

Reading this blast from the past

11.5 v suggests to me that battery is heavily discharged - likewise the cranking voltage. You may find the first cold snap will see it off. At least the alternator appears to be OK.

I used to watch videos on YouTube about ghe northstar's foibles. No expensive rebuilds just a bottle of blue devil poured into the expansion bottle.

Might be worth cleaning the connections on the starter.

Traders will literally sell anything nowadays. At one time they were a bit picky - but not now.

When looking at a project that is a non runner but described as fine when it was running point out that the RMS Titanic was hunky dory when it departed Southampton. Insist on a discount because you have spent money on petrol to view said shite. Insist on full history, spare / master key and warranty on the £350 deathtrap that will never get another ticket.