Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[LightBulbFun]

2 hours ago, hairnet said:

On 03/06/2024 at 23:40, AnthonyG said:

Apart from collect fish and chips in a Trabant, 

FTF/EFA (puts a new meaning to smoked kipper...)

[AnthonyG]

This arrived today in a stack purchased on EBay:

Will bring it along on Saturday. 

They like the Super! Visa. The CX buyers guide, published a mere 5 years after its debut over here, mentions ‘Early cars will be rusting in several places if they have not been looked after’ 😐. Not much better than the GS then. 

[hairnet]

feeeeeeeel the nerd

[Six-cylinder]

29 minutes ago, AnthonyG said:

This arrived today in a stack purchased on EBay:

Will bring it along on Saturday. 

They like the Super! Visa. The CX buyers guide, published a mere 5 years after its debut over here, mentions ‘Early cars will be rusting in several places if they have not been looked after’ 😐. Not much better than the GS then. 

I saw the new Fuego at the Oct 1980 Motor show and liked it so much Jan 1981 I tried to buy one. I wanted a 2.0 TX which did not have a luggage cover so I asked the dealer to throw one in, but they wouldn't so I didn't buy the car, saved me £1000s in depreciation not buying it!  

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

 saved me £1000s in depreciation not buying it!  

yeah but in longer than ive been alive (cough) you wouldnt have cared

cos hot chick magnet yes?

[High Jetter]

The Fuego was really something else, when launched. Stunning car.

[RobT]

On 07/06/2024 at 19:23, Six-cylinder said:

I noticed today the fuel has drained out of the filter by the carburettor. 

 

Can you hear the fuel pump do its thing with the ignition on?  I think I needed to whack it with a rubber mallet and wiggle the wires on a few occasions.

Also, it might be worth topping up the dashpot before stripping the carb.  I never did figure out which of the above actions (temporarily) cured the misfire.  Probably the former.

[bobdisk]

7 hours ago, RobT said:

I think I needed to whack it with a rubber mallet and wiggle the wires on a few occasions.

This brings back memories from the 70s. I had to do that to the SU pump in my Morris 1000 several times to get back home from longish journeys before I got around to dismantling  it. The contacts had burned stopping it, and the valves were filthy, stopping them closing properly. Cleaned all components, problems gone ! 

[Six-cylinder]

Just a reminder this coming weekend 15/16 June we are holding an Autoshite open weekend on our small holding (FoD). If you have not been before PM me for map to find us.

Arrive and leave as you please, camp if you wish.

We now have some covered space to keep you dry if we have a shower.

Pets welcome, children, wife's/girlfriends all welcome. 

Tea and coffee provided. Bring your own food and other drinks.

Sit around drink tea, chat. If you are Bored what can you do!

Morris 1300 - has a misfire after a roundabout/bend and needs fixing for the chip run

Saab 95 - refit fuel tank and getting it running again. Unstick brakes.

Help Mrs6C move2 foot gauge railway trucks

Vauxhall Carlton Estate - Left front indicator not working, Change Rear brake discs & check handbrake, Replace leaking fuel hose

13HP Garden Tractor – fit and adjust brake pads

Visa GT - Create a parking space for it in the FoD

Vauxhall Royale – take carb top off and free needle valve as petrol spews out

Moped, any moped – make one work for site transport

[Ghosty]

I am now unlikely to be around, I've got a rental van for the weekend and I'm going to Kent with a couple of mates to retrieve a load of Datsun parts for their new purchases.

[Weird Car]

It’s looking like I may be free so I may come up on the Saturday and have a tinker with the Saab 

[richardmorris]

Good luck with the weather and the weekend. I am up to wales.

[AnthonyG]

As an additional incentive, there will be some free books and lots of magazines up for grabs! 

Including a box of 1950s/60s Motorsport, a couple of big bags of 1990s Car, a few recent Practical Classics, some 1990s/00s Mercedes ones (the sort MB sent out to MB owners) and a some random motorcycle/cycling/aeroplane ones. 

[Zelandeth]

Will bring along my pressure washer.  Not needing a power supply and having a 30 metre hose to play with should hopefully make the lives of anyone wanting to do cleaning tasks a bit easier.

The question is how brave do I feel?  Do I attempt to bring the Rover...

[bobdisk]

Might be along......

[beko1987]

10 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Will bring along my pressure washer.  Not needing a power supply and having a 30 metre hose to play with should hopefully make the lives of anyone wanting to do cleaning tasks a bit easier.

The question is how brave do I feel?  Do I attempt to bring the Rover...

That looks fun! I'll have my toy nilfisk mostly because it seems safer for blasting the mini carpet, I have my new short lance to play with (standard quick connect if your one is the same?) and the foam gun. 

But up the top of the paddock to de-green stuff that's going to win 😂👌

[beko1987]

Of course it starts raining as I think of getting dressed and getting the car packed 🙄

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 minute ago, beko1987 said:

Of course it starts raining as I think of getting dressed and getting the car packed 🙄

 

Should see it here - sheeting down and eight degrees. The new rear discs I have to fit can wait, I'm lighting the log burner....

[beko1987]

28 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Should see it here - sheeting down and eight degrees. The new rear discs I have to fit can wait, I'm lighting the log burner....

Hopefully it stays quick and brief, and I could clean some of the mini stuff inside the barn 🤔

 

10am Chris? 

[Six-cylinder]

27 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Hopefully it stays quick and brief, and I could clean some of the mini stuff inside the barn 🤔

 

10am Chris? 

Yes 10 am

[hairnet]

Ahh now

Models were lovely but omg

Nice granny

[hairnet]

Lol that the tv showed red robbo

[hairnet]

Shame they didn't and the blue thing looks a lot like the citroen early stuff

[hairnet]

[hairnet]

Nice ferrari 🤣 why does the pic at the bottom of them modelling look a bit fiat bit daf bit nsu

[hairnet]

Eddys jag is here 😛

Shame the board said nothing about the car - just groupb etc etc

[hairnet]

Going next door now

In 5-6 times here never been in it

[Zelandeth]

Hope it's drier there than here. Just in from walking the dog and got absolutely drenched.

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

Shame they didn't and the blue thing looks a lot like the citroen early stuff

 

 

Those Trojans do look a bit like an early 5cv Citroën but they're quite a lot bigger.  Also mechanically a lot more interesting.

[Peter C]

Due to unfavourable weather conditions, the Sierra and I will not be making an appearance at FoD.

Apologies for being lame.