Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[mitsisigma01]

Are you stuck in the mud 🤔

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Wish you were here! 

youve invented 4wd xm now? :P

 

[Six-cylinder]

Mrs6C was concerned I had gone too far as I was just over the edge of the hardstanding! 

[Six-cylinder]

Thanks to @loserone and @Talbot we now have a replacement tyre for the JCB.

[Six-cylinder]

Poo!

We had a problem with a blocked drain under the public road to our septic tank the other side and the last manhole is under our garage floor. Parked over the cover was our Peugeot 504 Cabriolet that lost a wheel then failed to start, which had not been touched since September.

The 504 started easily and drove in and out of the garage with 2 wheel nuts without a problem. I remember the last owner telling me the 504 would cut out when hot and not restart until it had cooled down properly. The last owner worked on the ignition, but Kugelfischer injection has always been problematical. We also need to work out why the wheel fell off!

And yes we got the drain unblocked!

[loserone]

If you need someone to take away that'd horrible poo-y silver car there do just let me know, I'll be there in 6 hours

[Six-cylinder]

11 minutes ago, loserone said:

If you need someone to take away that'd horrible poo-y silver car there do just let me know, I'll be there in 6 hours

You can't be that keen, google maps says 4 hours 16 mins!

[hairnet]

hour and half

 

[hairnet]

33 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

hnnng

and thats just teh  garage

 

[loserone]

8 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

You can't be that keen, google maps says 4 hours 16 mins!

Giving myself leeway, don't want to make promises I can't keep!

[High Jetter]

That is a lush Pug

[Six-cylinder]

The webbing on our Citroen XM driver's seat belt is fraying away and I need a replacement. Anybody got one they want to sell me?

[hairnet]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-XM-Right-Front-O-S-F-Drivers-Seat-Belt-8973CE/184532481286?hash=item2af6fe3506:g:y3MAAOSwVJJfrQmG

[artdjones]

https://www.eurocarcare.net/interior/8973ce-seat-belt-right-front.html

[Six-cylinder]

11 minutes ago, hairnet said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-XM-Right-Front-O-S-F-Drivers-Seat-Belt-8973CE/184532481286?hash=item2af6fe3506:g:y3MAAOSwVJJfrQmG

Yes I have seen that but have you seen the price £60.10 , for that I would expect the whole car in working order and no rust!

And now Mrs6C has broken the front passenger one so I need one of those as well.

 

[hairnet]

One thing I wouldnt diss the price on...,.........

 

[Six-cylinder]

9 minutes ago, artdjones said:

https://www.eurocarcare.net/interior/8973ce-seat-belt-right-front.html

That price is excluding postage and +VAT so £44.40 total

[Slowsilver]

19 hours ago, loserone said:

If you need someone to take away that'd horrible poo-y silver car there do just let me know, I'll be there in 6 hours

No chance. I can be there in 10 minutes.
 

[barrett]

Jaymic over in Norfolk are the only people in the country I know of who can set up the Kugelfischer correctly. I ended up going to France to get mine sorted (actually nearer than Norfolk) and once it's sorted it should run spot-on with a minimum of upkeep. It's an irritatingly complex system, but once set-up properly it should theoretically be much more reliable than a carb

[hairnet]

3 hours ago, Slowsilver said:

No chance. I can be there in 10 minutes.
 

Fastest ever movement?

[hairnet]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

And now Mrs6C has broken the front passenger one so I need one of those as well.

 

@Mrs6C clumsy bint 😛

[Talbot]

6 hours ago, hairnet said:

@Mrs6C clumsy bint 😛

Bit harsh?

There are often xm's being broken on various FB groups. I'll see ifI can find one.  Assume they are all black? No different colours for different interiors?

[Lankytim]

I know someone who was breaking an XM over in Telford, i'll ask him, but he might've weighed it in by now.

 

[ruffgeezer]

Try Philip at bullwinkles garage, there used to be an Xm in the yard there. 01507 578252 

[Floatylight]

Quite a few xM's in bits at Chevron in stafford last time I went past, happy to collect and forward on if needed

[wuvvum]

11 hours ago, barrett said:

Jaymic over in Norfolk are the only people in the country I know of who can set up the Kugelfischer correctly. I ended up going to France to get mine sorted (actually nearer than Norfolk) and once it's sorted it should run spot-on with a minimum of upkeep. It's an irritatingly complex system, but once set-up properly it should theoretically be much more reliable than a carb

Are they the BMW people?  I think I bought some bits off them once years ago.

[Six-cylinder]

On 11/24/2020 at 1:50 PM, barrett said:

Jaymic over in Norfolk are the only people in the country I know of who can set up the Kugelfischer correctly. I ended up going to France to get mine sorted (actually nearer than Norfolk) and once it's sorted it should run spot-on with a minimum of upkeep. It's an irritatingly complex system, but once set-up properly it should theoretically be much more reliable than a carb

There is a plan "A".  Our local Auto sparks Mike ended up working for a Porsche specialist and Porsche along with BMW  also use Kugelfischer injection and he has some experience.  In fact enough as it was Mike (now semi retired)  who got the 504 running for me to start with. I will ask him to have another look, but at the moment there is so much stuff in the garage he couldn't get to it. The problem with it cutting out and not restarting when very hot has been with this car for many years as. I got the car from a friend who always reported a problem. If Mike is unable to solve the problem then I guess Plan B is Jaymic. 

[Zelandeth]

(Probably) Silly question: Are you absolutely sure it's a fuelling issue?  Ignition system breaking down when hot could also be a factor.  Just guessing that's probably less of a pain to check/diagnose.

[Six-cylinder]

I have  been offered a pair of seat belts for the XM that I have agreed to and now I am waiting for the guy to confirm.

[Six-cylinder]

A pair of new rear Tyres for the 200TE today.

The ones on the car were not quite worn out but we did not like the cracking between the treads.