Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[catsinthewelder]

On my way, see you in a couple of hours

[Six-cylinder]

[Six-cylinder]

[Andyrew]

May try and get over this evening!

[Six-cylinder]

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Any dash light (bulb)s illuminated yet? 😅

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Any light (bulb)s illuminated yet? 😅

No I am afraid. 

[wuvvum]

That's a useful feature on W210s - if you ever break down on a windy day all you have to do is put the bonnet in the service position and sail home.

[mat_the_cat]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

No I am afraid. 

Actually... 😜 

Sadly that's as far as we've got. Looks like there is a fault with the injector pump, as there's diesel reaching it but not spurting out on cranking. Stop solenoid is OK, so Talbot has taken off the pump for further investigation.

Probably less than ideal conditions to be stripping it down outdoors in a field though!

[EightMegs]

On 5/7/2022 at 11:04 AM, Six-cylinder said:

2 hours 22mins.

 

Thanks to Ryanair, I arrived in Bournemouth nearly two hours late, sorry I couldn't make this one. >_<

[richardmorris]

Wot, no HOT tractor action? It’s all the rage in Westminster.

[beko1987]

 

[beko1987]

Chips! Don't eat them all @hairnet

[Crackers]

Looks lush.

FOMO = Large.

[catsinthewelder]

[chaseracer]

Sorry to miss you all, even @hairnet (slightly) - see you next time.

In other news, all the Dyane jobs are done!  I even managed to do some electrics, which apparently work...

[Six-cylinder]

4 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Any light (bulb)s illuminated yet? 😅

No I am afraid. 

[Zelandeth]

Sorry I couldn't stick around longer, but was great to see everyone again!

[mat_the_cat]

1 hour ago, Crackers said:

FOMO = Large.

Sorry...

[Six-cylinder]

[Dick Cheeseburger]

14 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

What's the story with the Samurai? It looks like it's previously had some lift attention. 

[beko1987]

Suzuki is @Andyrews

[hairnet]

Hope Dave didn't break his big lens pointing pointing it this way

[hairnet]

Hnng

Got to have a go in Ami ❤️

As a passenger and in the front thanks chris

[Crackers]

18 minutes ago, hairnet said:

Hope Dave didn't break his big lens pointing pointing it this way

It'll be OK, it survived me the other week 

[High Jetter]

7 hours ago, EightMegs said:

Thanks to Ryanair, I arrived in Bournemouth nearly two hours late, sorry I couldn't make this one. >_<

You're thanking Ryanfail for that?

[mat_the_cat]

381 miles later I'm back home again after an uneventful drive back. Nice to be behind this set of instruments for a long drive again

Thanks to @Six-cylinder and @Mrs6C for their hospitality, and the usual suspects for good company.

Illuminations were just about the only positive result with the CF:

A Saxo named Desire:

(Which rhymes with fire!)

NB, @hairnet isn't vomiting into his cup, at least as far as I know.

[Zelandeth]

I'm not experienced, and haven't had one in bits in a couple of decades, but I'll take a look at the pump if nobody else puts their hand up.  I managed to sort one for an old David Brown tractor back then and that's still going as far as I know.

The one thing which did spring to mind is if it's just a bit gummed up, that getting it spinning over faster might be enough to get it going - i.e. give it a sniff of easy start to get it up to actual running speed and see if it lights off.

Also...the fuel line was hooked up right wasn't it?  I remember when I last saw it (in like, September) right as we were running out of time, daylight and electricity we figured out we were trying to draw fuel from the return rather than feed line...was that ever corrected? 

Not sure how it's going to play out but if time permits I'll try to drop by again tomorrow.  It takes a lot of energy to get out the door but actually seeing friendly faces is really good for my mental health.

Also I have like five frames left on this film, should just have finished it today!

[406V6]

Loving the MG Metro. ❤️

[Six-cylinder]

The longest serving member of the fleet is the E-Type which I have owned 40 years this month. Strangely I have remained friends with the seller who I did not know, just answered an ad in Thames valley Trader all these years and he still has another E Type.

At the other end of the scale the Ami is the newest, just 6 weeks  ownership.

Oh and the BMW E3 11 years of ownership.