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hairnet Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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On 9/12/2022 at 9:34 AM, Six-cylinder said:

 

Yes the Trevi (somewhere at the back) is a Beta

 

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hairnet Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

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pervert!!!

how long do the belts take on that - its no exactly a marina or a pinto

BL Bloke Rank: BL Wedge

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I won't be able to make it to the FOD this weekend as I'm going away which is a bit of a shame as I do have some wood in the garage that would be useful for the shelving that you're after.

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High Jetter Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

The Toledo is now on charge getting ready for a Triumph meeting on Tuesday

Is that the new FOD tongue-twister entry password?

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Floatylight Rank: Renault 16

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12 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Today's extra joy is the Carlton saloon is running, sort of! 

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Definately sort of...

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High Jetter Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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11 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Definately sort of...

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Smoking is a flithy habit!

beko1987 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Just now, hairnet said:

@beko1987 - BUY THIS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!

I would love to, but my current car doesn't make its own cloud... 

juular Rank: Renault 16

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Dissatisfied with earlier attempts at pollution, here's round 2.

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Floatylight Rank: Renault 16

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Thanks for the hospitality Mr & Mrs 6C lovely day as always.

Great to chill out, faff about amd drink coffee😃

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mat_the_cat Rank: Lancia Gamma

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We've arrived, sorry if I woke anyone with the van - I thought I saw lights showing people still awake.

catsinthewelder Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Thank you very much for another ace weekend @Mrs6C and @Six-cylinder.  It was ace to catch up with everyone even if I was the most disorganised person in the world.

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Always great to start the day with a geometric Scottish breakfast and a go in the Toledo was lovely.

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Made it home in one piece despite driving though Bridgnorth.  Lots of interesting things on the motorway presumably on the way back from Goodwood.  Had an ace moment where a MK1 Transit beavertail with a Triumph 2000 racing car on the back and a early 80s 300ZX were passing me and an Edsel with a 60s caravan, we were almost outnumbering the modern cars.

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Great to see the Carlton now running - was it just that leaky pipe that needed sorting in the end?  I reckon it would have gone last time but I stopped when I could smell stale petrol!  Hopefully the smoke will clear once it's been run for a bit, unless it has other issues.   It's a smart old thing, dents aside, and deserves to go again.

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2 hours ago, phil_lihp said:

Great to see the Carlton now running - was it just that leaky pipe that needed sorting in the end?  I reckon it would have gone last time but I stopped when I could smell stale petrol!  Hopefully the smoke will clear once it's been run for a bit, unless it has other issues.   It's a smart old thing, dents aside, and deserves to go again.

I replaced the leaking fuel pipe but it still didn't want to start. Then I found a wire with a connector on it which wasn't plugged in to anything. Consulting with@Andyrew, our resident Vauxhall guru, who fortunately was at the FoD and actually used to own this beast, produced the matching loom and connector, which apparently goes to the crankshaft sensor. This was plugged in and after a fair bit of cranking it fired up. The clutch was a bit sticky but eventually it was mobile. The initial blue smoke turned more to grey as it warmed up. It was a bit tricky to drive as it refused to idle and kept stalling. We did discover that number 3 plug was actually loose, but tightening it up did not seem to improve matters much. The oil in it looked very clean, but also very thin. Maybe a change to some thicker stuff will reduce the smoke output. More investigation required I think.

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LightBulbFun Rank: Talbot Tagora

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many thanks thanks to @Six-cylinder and @Mrs6C for another awesome weekend! :) 

twas quite interesting to see into the depths of a Saab's V4 Ford engine!

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the Carlton only had a minor* smoking problem, Mmm burnt engine oil and stale fuel...

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I noticed this interesting throttle pedal arrangement on the J suffix BMW, I find quite amusing how despite being floor hinged, it still is just a regular throttle "pedal" underneath swung from above

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@Six-cylinder pinched my idea on how I use REV when she is at the FoD, and showed up with his own motorised chair! only slightly incongruous :mrgreen:

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@davidfowler2000's 205 was helpfully labelled under the bonnet incase you completely forgot what it was...

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then it got quite photogenic!

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need a wider angle lens LOL 

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and many thanks to @mat_the_cat for the not-a-fluorescent tube :) a fine addition to my collection just have to find a way to light and observe it without sun tanning my eye balls (IE I need to find a piece of regular glass large enough to cover it entirely only problem is its 18 inches long)

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Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

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So how did the Saab 95 engine end up?

We got it out on Saturday even though it was surprisingly heavy for a 1500cc engine. There was gunge in the bottom of the sump that we cleaned out. We took it in the new barn and took a main and big end bearing cap off furthest away from the oil supply and all looked well. We took the oil pump apart and that seemed just fine.

Sunday we put a bore scope in the plug holes to reveal some light scratching but nothing to make it rattle. I then took the decision as we had found nothing to lift the cylinder heads. Yes we had a husband v wife race to see who could get there bank apart first!

All we found were heavy carbon deposits but still nothing to make it rattle. I think I will take the pistons out next.

 

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Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

Six-cylinder

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What a wonderful weekend!

Thank you everybody who came along.

Sunday evening we were treated to a fantastic display of golden hour light with a rainbow.

Just a selection of photos from my camera of the weekend.

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wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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16 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

What a wonderful weekend!

Thank you everybody who came along.

Sunday evening we were treated to a fantastic display of golden hour light with a rainbow.

Just a selection of photos from my camera of the weekend.

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Wow, some impressive skies in that batch!

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