Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, RobT said:

If I decide to bring my Metro it's not to be used as a parts donor!  I imagine you've checked all sorts, but just wondering if it's a dodgy condensor.  I've got a spare NOS one you can have.

I have had a go with new points and condenser today but I think I may have stretched the clip that holds the points in so have not been able to try it. Ours has a Ducellier distributor.

[RobT]

Do you still have the old points?  I replaced mine a few years back, thinking I'd be good and do some maintenance, but I couldn't get it to start.  Put the old ones back in that are at least 20 years old and it's still fine!

Maybe that can be my job for Saturday.  No guarantees of success though...

[RobT]

I should say my car was laid up for years and is low millage, so when I got it all the points needed were a clean and remain in OK condition.

[Six-cylinder]

I do have the old points but I went to change mine as it would not start after I retarded the distributor a couple of degrees because it was pinking badly.

[RobT]

Must admit mine was prone to pinking too.  Trial and error with tweaking the timing, plus only using decent super plus unleaded with Castrol additive seems to have created a happy situation.  It does 40mpg+ so the extra expense doesn't matter!

[Six-cylinder]

I had been using premium fuel and an octane booster but it still pinked. It felt lively and good to drive, but in the end I just needed to cure the pinking so like you a bit of trial and error a 5 minute job of backing the timing off a fraction. It has never run since and has lost its spark. I had removed the distributor cap and rotor arm while I was marking the dist position and I have replaced them as they did not look great but still no spark.

This is all particularly annoying as I have just had the gas in the spheres redone and have not even driven it yet.

[RobT]

That is odd.  I'm running out of ideas but as a random thought is it worth tweaking it to the original position?  Obviously doesn't solve the pinking but I imagine you just want it to start now!

[beko1987]

Slight change of plan for me, I'm coming tomorrow with just Charlie! Will get there early and leave at 3.

[richardmorris]

6 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Slight change of plan for me, I'm coming tomorrow with just Charlie! Will get there early and leave at 3.

Looks a bit windy

 

 

[hairnet]

hairnet fail.

youve seen the weather - and ^^ that isnt helping

enjoy

[Six-cylinder]

Daimler S2 has now gone for service but this morning one last go so I took it shopping.

At the Earls Barton show on Wednesday some brave bodyshop put a card in it!

[beko1987]

Be rude not to let them quote it then! 

Charlie wants to bring his Frisbee, we tried on the big green by home but it's not big enough and the wind kept catching it 

[LightBulbFun]

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Daimler S2 has now gone for service but this morning one last go so I took it shopping.

At the Earls Barton show on Wednesday some brave bodyshop put a card in it!

give them a call get negotiating, with them thinking you want the Daimler done up

then drop off the Model 70?

(its like those free oil change gags but in reverse! LOL)

[Six-cylinder]

In 1986 I had this Triumph Herald Convertible painted all over for £100, I wonder if they would do that deal for me!

 

[Six-cylinder]

I collected my Visa Twin pot freshly from service and MOT today and then it rained on my parade!

[hairnet]

its that bad I can hear it with the window shut

[hairnet]

and 90 secs later its stopped and the suns out

fk it

[Six-cylinder]

3 minutes ago, hairnet said:

and 90 secs later its stopped and the suns out

fk it

Same here in truth I had to be quick out with the umbrella to catch the rain shower.

[hairnet]

Fk sake

Not travelling if it's gonna do that (apparently worse)

[Mrs6C]

The weather is a bit mixed at the moment, but the Met. Office shows Saturday as dry and sunny, with Sunday due just a short rainshower at around 4pm.

[wuvvum]

Bit* of a breeze tomorrow though.

[hairnet]

youse dont live in the north where its mostly shite all the time

workage then bike tinkerage tomorrow - and cake

 

[Mrs6C]

Model 70 fettling planned...

1 x 10" Mini wheel with tyre that holds air - tick

2 x 6m of marine grade fuel pipe - tick

2 x inline fuel filters - tick

1 x marine grade (temporary) fuel tank - tick

Hopefully some decent sunshine and a day of pleasant tinkering with a couple of Model 70s...

Big thanks to @Zelandeth @LightBulbFun and @Six-cylinder for the various items and arrangements!

Possibly also a short @hairnet collection thread if he is still planning to head down by train and join in the fun!

[hairnet]

29 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I collected my Visa Twin pot freshly from service and MOT today and then it rained on my parade!

can i get a HNNNGGGGNGNGGGNGNGNGGNGNGGNG

i have been chaufferred by hubnut in this car

[LightBulbFun]

2 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

Model 70 fettling planned...

1 x 10" Mini wheel with tyre that holds air - tick

2 x 6m of marine grade fuel pipe - tick

2 x inline fuel filters - tick

1 x marine grade (temporary) fuel tank - tick

Hopefully some decent sunshine and a day of pleasant tinkering with a couple of Model 70s...

Big thanks to @Zelandeth @LightBulbFun and @Six-cylinder for the various items and arrangements!

 

Ah awesome to see everything's arrived/in place  (I did realise a few days ago that the fuel filters had fallen off the "bits to order" list somewhat happy to see you remembered to order them ) 

very much looking forward to tomorrow and sunday  

dont forget to bring tools!  (and a new throttle grip for REV from the spare parts stash, ill also  bring my spare parts sheet with me that tells me what parts are in what box incase we need to run to the parts stash and raid it like last time)

[egg]

If you ever want to sell that twin pot Visa....?....

I expect there is a queue.

 

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, beko1987 said:

Be rude not to let them quote it then! 

Charlie wants to bring his Frisbee, we tried on the big green by home but it's not big enough and the wind kept catching it 

Has he got a kite?

[Six-cylinder]

When I told the headmaster of the Visa forum I had found a Visa Twin pot I particularly liked because it was the updated front with the satellite switch gear he told me there were only three left in the UK like that and I had better get it bought!

I am not planning to sell it.

[egg]

Quite right. French ones with CT seem to be between €750-€2000. 

[Mrs6C]

This twin-pot has a stylised outline of Concorde down each side as well, which is an unusual decal. I would like to find out more about that.

Citroen and Air France had a special tie-in with Concorde for the CX and started to build a special edition of the GTi Turbo to commemorate 10 years of supersonic flight... but the order was cancelled part-way through and only a few were completed...

https://www.artebellum.com/en/articles/6929-citroen-cx-gti-turbo-concorde-auction-highlight