Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - Love for a member of the collection.

[hairnet]

the wedge in the other pic is nice

[GeorgeB]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

My Mini then mis fired on the way back to the farm shop, stalling, running like a crap and Colin said he could smell petrol. We checked it over but could not find anything wrong. I decided to limp it back and set off having trouble keeping it running.  1 mile up the road it came back to life, idling cleanly with no hint of a problem. It is just the worry now, next time I use it will it behave.

 

Muck on the float valve.

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, GeorgeB said:

Muck on the float valve.

Or muck in the carb bowl blocking jets?

[GeorgeB]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

Or muck in the carb bowl blocking jets?

Jets? It's an SU isn't it?

Bit of grit on the needle valve in the float chamber, fuel pisses out and it runs rich. Grit clears, runs fine again.

[richardmorris]

34 minutes ago, GeorgeB said:

Jets? It's an SU isn't it?

Bit of grit on the needle valve in the float chamber, fuel pisses out and it runs rich. Grit clears, runs fine again.

I’ve no idea? Just assumed an eighties carb would have jets?

[Tommyboy12]

12 hours ago, richardmorris said:

I’ve no idea? Just assumed an eighties carb would have jets?

No jets in an SU. It relies on a varying venturi piston and attached metering needle to vary the fuel flow based on load and engine speed.

[bezzabsa]

Love the mini van - My 1st ever Legal car and it was that exact colour..but had plastic full dash and Datsun 120Y coupe seats

[Six-cylinder]

It was good bye to the Toledo today.

I bought it 3 years ago because my driving school car was a Toledo. I used it a little, but somehow I didn't often choose to drive it so when a friend approached me I let him buy it.

 

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

It was good bye to the Toledo today.

I bought it 3 years ago because my driving school car was a Toledo. I used it a little, but somehow I didn't often choose to drive it so when a friend approached me I let him buy it.

 

Sad face from me, they're just so good. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

it is possible to clear a stuttering S.U carbed car by giving it a fist full of choke as you drive- i remember my dad doing it in the allegro (1500) when it fif a bit of feesing and snarting

[Six-cylinder]

13 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Sad face from me, they're just so good. 

Our Morris 1300 is better.

[High Jetter]

4 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Our Morris 1300 is better.

I had several of each, in the 80's. My vote is for Triumph, Herald, FWD & Toledo / Dollys, but ADO 16's were very capable

[Six-cylinder]

16 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

I had several of each, in the 80's. My vote is for Triumph, Herald, FWD & Toledo / Dollys, but ADO 16's were very capable

I agree with the Vitesse and to some extent with the Herald. I have a fully working Vitesse and if I could only keep one it would be high on the list. The Toledo just did not hit the spot.

New owner loves it and has been using it in the dark.

[Six-cylinder]

Our 1990 Mercedes 200TE Auto has been away for some love as some of you will have seen.

New tyres, heater fan and some body work expertly done by @Andyrew

We were given it by @Mr Livered of this parish and I bet he did not expect us to like it, use it, be maintaining it and enjoy it 11 years and 36,500 miles later. It was a very strange feeling getting off a train and being given a free car by a near stranger to drive home nearly 200 miles.

Also @Peter C most have wondered if we were ever going to fit those good used wings he sold us.

A bit more to go, but first it needs an MOT

 

[hairnet]

shonky german woop

 

[Schaefft]

With these having been quite desirable (and therefore priced accordingly) elsewhere for a while now I'm hoping to see prices catching in the UK as well. Give it a few years and people will really start to appreciate what they'd have with a solid S124. Good to see another one getting some love!