Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[Six-cylinder]

Shock News I have sold a car, I said I would and my friends said I did not have it in me, but they were wrong!

 

The Volvo V70 XC is gone really due to over crowding.

 

I still have estate cars coming out of my ears

 

Volvo 740 x2

Volvo V70 T5

Mercedes 200TE

Citroen ZX TD

Rover 75 Touring

Alfa 156 sportswagon

[hairnet]

Can you fill in the blanks for those of us who don't know?

 

Left to right

 

Don't know

Don't know

Hairnet

David Fowler

Boaby from The Clansman

Beko the Vacuum Man.

 

 

Quicksilvers farther and quicksilver

 

me beko and the svm

[Six-cylinder]

Another swap today my CX has gone to a barn to hide from the weather and my Rover 75 V6 Touring has come out to do daily service.

 

The one step forward one back thing is annoying me, today on the LNA the guys hammered a socket onto the mixture screw of the carb that had broken its slot and was stuck and it turned, fantastic. Next the engine stopped and would not restart, it seems to have sucked a load of water from the tank so I guess that needs removing and cleaning.

 

My TD6 Range Rover has suffered water damage to the audio equipment thanks to a lousy design, I have had a Land Rover specialist look at it and they said the satnav disc reader was water damaged and replacing that might sort the band in the screen that is fuzzy, it has not and the screen now rolls as well now. Ah more money!

[Six-cylinder]

Ok I could get slung out of this group for owning an inappropriate motor vehicle but I am going to risk showing this, I have been down to Wales again this weekend and had Mrs 6C photo me crossing her parents ford! With 100% confidence that this vehicle can take a good soaking I just booted it and before Mrs 6C ran from spray I set going she took this great shot.

[Noel Tidybeard]

as soon as a rangey becomes "the previous version" it automatically becomes shiteworthy- PHACT-

[Six-cylinder]

I have had it 6 years so it was current body when I got it!

 

Before that I had a P38 4.6 HSE, before that a 1988 3.5 EFi and before that a 1985 3.5 carb. The good news is I still have the 1985 car, not on the road right now but I hope not too long.

[Noel Tidybeard]

I have had it 6 years so it was current body when I got it!

 

but you didnt confess til later! lol

[hairnet]

not quick enuff and not shonky enuff

[strangeangel]

 

And the balance is restored

[Six-cylinder]

 

And the balance is restored

Now the balance is restored!

[hairnet]

mmm shonk

 

was the rangey breaking down before or during that photo

 

moar visas!!

[hairnet]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/citreon-c15-van-/182368105098

 

tell me no

[billyboy406v6]

Love the CX, mind you the whole fleet makes me jellus !

[Six-cylinder]

I have been to the Midlands Citroen Car Club Christmas Lunch today and took my Visa 17RD, turns out I was not the only Visa in the Village!

 

The gingerbread H vans were great.

[hairnet]

mikeee LOL

[richardmorris]

I hope the heater is still working?

[Six-cylinder]

I hope the heater is still working?

The 2CV has gone away for the winter now, the Visa was standing out anyway.

[Six-cylinder]

Mrs 6C did an apple pressing at Buckingham Garden Centre yesterday, which give her the chance for this shot.

[richardmorris]

The 2CV has gone away for the winter now, the Visa was standing out anyway.

I did have a tinker with the visa control too. Wish I could fix the high pitched squeal from the merc's fan!

[Six-cylinder]

I did have a tinker with the visa control too. Wish I could fix the high pitched squeal from the merc's fan!

I think that was the Twin? That is also put away for now and I only have a 17RD out to drive.

 

I had to have the fan changed in one of my W124s, a lot of taking apart if I remember correctly.

[richardmorris]

I think that was the Twin? That is also put away for now and I only have a 17RD out to drive.I had to have the fan changed in one of my W124s, a lot of taking apart if I remember correctly.

Sorry, I am tired and didn't look at the photos nor take in the17rd reference. I also forgot that you have a fair % of the uk visa stock

 

 

The fan bearings have gone, I've reached them with a Dremel attack and wd40 straw but its not a long term solution.

[Six-cylinder]

I am not sure how far along the street the news had travelled that I was having Fat_Pirates dead Rover 75.

 

Anyway today I collected it and installed it in the field of dreams.

 

I will use it to keep my 75 V6 Touring going, the problems I have with mine are the heating is only luke warm and sometimes pulling away from rest it feels gutless, somebody told me this could be to do with the inlet manifold?

 

So if anybody needs any parts not related to my problems just ask.

[Fat_Pirate]

Nice to meet you Chris, but I don't like that last photo - he's cold and afraid  

[Six-cylinder]

I collected my Alfa 156 today with a fresh MOT today and no work required. Just a few advisories.

 

Advisory notice item(s)

offside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)

nearside front fog lamp damaged

wear and corrosion to front brake discs

corrosion to rear brake discs

 

 

The Renault 11 1.4 Broadway parked next to my Alfa at the garage belongs to a friend of mine who has taken it there for an MOT.

[Six-cylinder]

I collected my Audi Cabriolet from storage today because the agency that occasionally uses my cars in film/photo shoot/music video stuff want it.

 

Usual stuff flat battery, flat tyre and dirty where the cover blew of it. The unusual problem was when I switched the heater on, the screen steamed up and you could see the vapour coming out of the vent! It does not smell of antifreeze so I am thinking there is water laying in the heater somewhere? Just to add to the problem the heater fan has now packed up.

[beko1987]

Still looks as lovely as it did at SF15!

[chaseracer]

I'm getting that L322 Range Rover urge again...

[Six-cylinder]

I'm getting that L322 Range Rover urge again...

What a pain they are, air suspension bag, tank, pump twice! Fuel pump, AA from Carlisle. Injector seats and various suspension bushes. Now two Land Rover specials have failed to make the display screen work and given up!

 

Saying all that I love it.

[hairnet]

y mean y no buy renner 11>>

 

 

audi - tart

[Six-cylinder]

The 11 was never offered to me.