Six-cylinder Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 37 minutes ago, DSdriver said: Merry Christmas, your comments above about econometers kicked a few brain cells into life as I suddenly had a flashback to one of my CXs having a little strip of lights on the top of the dash pod. I taught myself economy driving as a broke student with a vacuum gauge in my Austin A30, I had to seek help to know what it was when I found this odd switch on my LNA dash! mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 56 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: I had to seek help to know what it was when I found this odd switch on my LNA dash! and... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 I'm not.on the shitter but similar.is happening Six-cylinder and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: I had to seek help to know what it was when I found this odd switch on my LNA dash! press it and serge gainsbourg comes out cool seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 11 minutes ago, hairnet said: press it and serge gainsbourg comes out ...and Jane Birkin just... 😳 RichardK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 I have been out to a small local car show today, yes it rained but was still a lovely outing in the E320 Coupe. richardmorris, Dyslexic Viking, chaseracer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 ...I totally forgot that was on. Though having relatives staying at the moment means I'd not have been able to escape for it anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 On 12/25/2021 at 12:46 PM, chaseracer said: ...and Jane Birkin just... 😳 but youre very old my grandfather told me about her richardmorris and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 What to do on a damp cool Bank Holiday Tuesday, fix your digger of course. A local agricultural engineer has done a few jobs in the past but has not been well and work stopped. Today he called me to say his son was about and the two of them could come and look at the power steering on our JCB. Mrs6C's internet research led her to believe the power steering oil strainer was blocked and she was spot on. It is a fine metal mesh and the muck was dug out with a screw driver and was given a through clean with petrol. It became very difficult to starter due to a mouse nest in the air filter being sucked into the inlet manifold. It had been cleaned out and I made inlet manifold gaskets for it. Today the inlet manifold and air cleaner were refitted. It started with ease with plenty of smoke but not the black clouds it made with a mouse's nest in the inlet. Now the steering works again, a Christmas miracle with horse power! My engineer says "I will be back"! but to service and do what he can for a worn out old machine. Dyslexic Viking, Mrs6C, Andyrew and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Noel Tidybeard Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 25/12/2021 at 09:41, Six-cylinder said: Yes, but which model? 2.0 slush-o-matic obvs 🙄 Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I'm going to try to get to that this year - will aim to be there early as both of the previous occasions I've tried to attend they were full by the time I got there. EDIT: Just been updated by one of the family on the recent climate regarding COVID. Public gathering in the context of that and not yet been able to get my booster is a hard nope from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 hour ago, hairnet said: Don't think the jcb is quite fixed enough to be drive-able to that... 😕 Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 if that has been sunday i woulda cba tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 I may have fallen out of a tree and banged my head, I want one of these! An oil drum car from Thailand seen on YouTube, we could build one at the FoD this summer, we have a spare 8HP engine! AxWomble, richardmorris, Dabooka and 16 others 13 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabooka Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 That looks like ruddy tremendous fun richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 sawadee krop vtr1000 engine ftw see comment in dave dorsons thread lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Who is in Chelmsford! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234298388744?hash=item368d45b108:g:xUUAAOSwyU5gbI-u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Sorry, closer to you than me. But in for the build. Longbridge Apologist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Sure i can obtain a few old oil barrels via work ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 6 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: I may have fallen out of a tree and banged my head, I want one of these! An oil drum car from Thailand seen on YouTube, we could build one at the FoD this summer, we have a spare 80HP engine! Ftfy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 New FoD racing series? I'd be game for that! chaseracer and Crackers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 18 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: Who is in Chelmsford! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234298388744?hash=item368d45b108:g:xUUAAOSwyU5gbI-u Cheap, but what has been in them? 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 24 minutes ago, Snake Charmer said: Cheap, but what has been in them? 🙈 I don't know, but Andyrew says he might be able to find us a couple of empty barrels so we will know and not be supplied one full of nuclear waste! Snake Charmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: I don't know, but Andyrew says he might be able to find us a couple of empty barrels so we will know and not be supplied one full of nuclear waste! Fusion is fine, it’s fission that has nasty products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 18 hours ago, Zelandeth said: New FoD racing series? I'd be game for that! Might be the first race series ever where being a competitor in an invacar is the safer, more sensible option 😂 DSdriver, Snake Charmer, timolloyd and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 12/27/2021 at 6:04 PM, hairnet said: but youre very old my grandfather told me about her You're thinking about Tim Birkin, you fool Snake Charmer and Mr Pastry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 1/15/2022 at 4:17 PM, Six-cylinder said: Who is in Chelmsford! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234298388744?hash=item368d45b108:g:xUUAAOSwyU5gbI-u Perfect excuse for you to buy a Leyland P76 as a barrel transporter NorfolkNWeigh, Snake Charmer and catsinthewelder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Just before Christmas we got our C15 Van MOTed, then it broke down and petered to a halt on the road side. Fortunately for me the garage were driving it at the time so I did not have to walk the mile back to the workshop! They towed it back to the workshop and left it to think about what had done! It turns out it had lost fuel prime and the fuel filter was only half full, they used the van's own fuel bulb pump and it filled the filter and restarted. They tested it some more and it did not happen again. For the MOT it needed a n-s front brake calliper, but as usual on a C15 the brakes are ok, not great. The C15 is looking a bit sad, but did not need welding this year and we do have a replacement bonnet for it. We have had it 7 years now, total mileage is 213,743 miles. Andyrew, BlankFrank, RichardK and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 500€ et une gauloises ce soir m huit beko1987 and Mrs6C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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