Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, Talbot said:

It's a slow leak.

When the clutch was changed, the slave was put back together (it had spat the piston right out) but it looked ok, so the decision was made to leave it for the time being.  I've topped it up a couple of times, hoping that it was just air.  Clearly it's not, and it's weeping slightly.

I'd lob a new slave on it.  The master wasn't really affected, but the slave has been in bits so the bore may be damaged.

It is due Saturday.

[High Jetter]

Years ago, you'd have gone into town and bought a seal kit off the shelf from the (Longlife?) accessory shop. Sorted, same day.

[Six-cylinder]

Today was a failure then a success!

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I needed to change the n-s headlight on the Range Rover, turns out you need to take the bumper off, to get the bumper off you need to remove the front sections of both wheel arch liners. That was too much getting under the car for me.

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The Carlton Estate has turned over but not started even after several attempts on different days. Today IanBMW came over to see what was wrong, it started first time. The strange thing was before we even put the key in Ian said I am sure it will start fine!

[ianbmw]

It’s a 4 cylinder Carlton, it’s impossible to kill one, even when the engine has water sat in the bores!

[Six-cylinder]

Is a Renault 4 GTL an estate car?

Do we have 4 or 5 estate cars on the drive this morning.

[DSdriver]

On 21/01/2024 at 17:07, Six-cylinder said:

Today was a failure then a success!

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I needed to change the n-s headlight on the Range Rover, turns out you need to take the bumper off, to get the bumper off you need to remove the front sections of both wheel arch liners. That was too much getting under the car for me.

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The Carlton Estate has turned over but not started even after several attempts on different days. Today IanBMW came over to see what was wrong, it started first time. The strange thing was before we even put the key in Ian said I am sure it will start fine!

IanBMW is the Carlton Whisperer and I claim my £5.

When you mentioned the Royale earlier I thought "he's only gone and bought a Bugatti" 😀

[Mrs6C]

Among the three of them, @Andyrew, @Talbot and @ianbmw have done a fantastic job of keep that red Carlton estate alive. I look forward to it getting back on the road this year and turning attention to the blue saloon! 🙂

[ianbmw]

2 hours ago, Mrs6C said:

Among the three of them, @Andyrew, @Talbot and @ianbmw have done a fantastic job of keep that red Carlton estate alive. I look forward to it getting back on the road this year and turning attention to the blue saloon! 🙂

What we need to do really, is bring the blue saloon to my house in the summer so I can play with it, an hour here and an hour there 

[Six-cylinder]

Todays Transport.

[richardmorris]

4 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Todays Transport.

How much water does it need?!

[mintwth]

29 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

How much water does it need?!

The Vauxhall or the transport? 

[High Jetter]

Tower has legs, tho...

[hairnet]

Headlight yet

Or lazy

[hairnet]

does the aa know where you are cos you look lost

 

[Six-cylinder]

4 hours ago, hairnet said:

Headlight yet

Or lazy

All done with new MOT

[hairnet]

gerrorf moi laaaaand etc

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

All done with new MOT

8 years old! Amazing.

[hairnet]

On 24/01/2024 at 10:32, Mrs6C said:

Among the three of them, @Andyrew, @Talbot and @ianbmw have done a fantastic job of keep that red Carlton estate alive. 

Cake forthcoming

 

[hairnet]

4 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

8 years old! Amazing that its not shit itself more expensively sooner

 

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, hairnet said:

8 years old! Amazing that its not shit itself more expensively sooner

It was pretty good until it was 7 years old, then........... 

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

It was pretty good until it was 7 years old, then........... 

just out of warranty!

[Six-cylinder]

11 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

just out of warranty!

It only ever had 3 years and then you had to pay £1,000+ a year. I had such bad experience with selling and local Land Rover dealers I abandoned the idea of main dealer servicing it and paying for the extended warranty. I have now found a Land Rover Specialist in Milton Keynes who seem good.

[beko1987]

31 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

just out of warranty!

Time to throw it away and pcp a new one. 

[richardmorris]

21 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Time to throw it away and pcp a new one. 

They seem to start at £100k!

[hairnet]

56 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

It was pretty good until it was 7 years old, then........... 

didnt it need a rest on the way home on the initial trip?

[hairnet]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

They seem to start at £100k!

and are many fugly

[richardmorris]

44 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

It only ever had 3 years and then you had to pay £1,000+ a year. I had such bad experience with selling and local Land Rover dealers I abandoned the idea of main dealer servicing it and paying for the extended warranty. I have now found a Land Rover Specialist in Milton Keynes who seem good.

Just joking, but anything less than 10 seems new to me.

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, hairnet said:

and are many fugly

Not compared to the modern BMWs

[Six-cylinder]

10 minutes ago, hairnet said:

didnt it need a rest on the way home on the initial trip?

No that was the driver doing Autoshite meeting in Scotland.

I was embarrassed and got a lift so I didn't turn up in a young Range Rover, now it much more broken and autoshite.

[Six-cylinder]

Sunday is the annual Lancia Gamma consortium lunch and I am booked to go. It is nice to get as many Gamma's gathered together so today @Slowsilverhelped me get my Gamma out of storage. It started well enough on its own battery. 

We ran it up to temperature andstopped it to check the oil and water, after that it was difficult to start and ran poorly, misfiring. I drove it home from storage but it was not happy. I took the cap/rotor arm off but they looked good. At that point it was getting dark and Slowsilver wanted to go home for his tea so I am not sure if it is useable or not.