Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - Progress with the Mini Mayfair, if a little slow.

[Six-cylinder]

Yesterday evening @Talbot tried to resuscitate the patient, my shitefest bound Peugeot 306. Unfortunately because of a large leak, established with vacuum all I can do is drive it topless.

Talbot did not want to end the evening on 100% fail so 10.20pm decided to tackle the only other car on my drive with non working aircon, the Alfa 156. He had heard rumours that it used to work and did the vacuum test which it pasted so went on to regas it. It now blows cold air, so now he had a 50% success rate.

Now my aircon regas list is:

Citroen Xantia Activa

Chrysler Sebring

BMW 735iSE

Maserati BiTurbo

Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe

BMW 328i Msport E36

BMW 330Ci E46

Volvo V70

1985 Range Rover

Talbot may not have time to visit Shitefest 2022!

 

 

[3VOM]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Portrait of Talbot FOD 02:40

[hairnet]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Yesterday evening @Talbot tried to resuscitate the patient, my shitefest bound Peugeot 306. Unfortunately because of a large leak, established with vacuum all I can do is drive it topless.

Talbot did not want to end the evening on 100% fail so 10.20pm decided to tackle the only other car on my drive with non working aircon, the Alfa 156. He had heard rumours that it used to work and did the vacuum test which it pasted so went on to regas it. It now blows cold air, so now he had a 50% success rate.

Now my aircon regas list is:

Citroen Xantia Activa

Chrysler Sebring

BMW 735iSE

Maserati BiTurbo

Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe

BMW 328i Msport E36

BMW 330Ci E46

Volvo V70

1985 Range Rover

Talbot may not have time to visit Shitefest 2022!

 

flash bugga

 

[mitsisigma01]

Is @Talbot living in your garage nowadays 🤔😬

[Six-cylinder]

I ordered new spark plug extensions for my Peugeot 504 from Germany they came in days with a packet of car shaped sweets!

Now my shiter friends I need help to identify the make, model, trim level, engine size and year!

There are 7 in the packet in different colours but look like the same car.

[Six-cylinder]

Due to the low take up for SAAB DAY 13^th August I thought I would move it to the 20^th August, unfortunately Adrian who I bought it from is busy 20^th.

My solution is to hold Saab Day both weekends!

That’s right FoD two consecutive weekends 13/14 AND 20/21 August.

 

This is my cunning plan:

I will buy a service kit in advance.

I will tax and insure the 95 ready for the 13^th.

I will have the Saab transported to the FoD the week before the 13^th August.

On the 13^th we can start the recommission process.

On the 13^th with can also go the Adrian’s house and collect any parts he has ready for us.

14^th Aug Test drive the Saab in the field.

14^th Aug polish it so it looks like new.

Assess what parts we need to make the car safe to use on the road.

Look out or buys spares needed.

Then for the 20^th August

Carry out any repairs necessary to make the car road useable.

Load extra people in the boot to take advantage of the rear facing seats.

Collect Fish and Chips with the Saab 95.

 

Who’s in, either weekend or both!

[Saabnut]

I am going to try and make one of them, but you know how sucessful* my planning has been this year!

[wuvvum]

I should be able to make 20th / 21st.

[Six-cylinder]

The Toledo got a run out this evening in all the heat and seemed to run better than ever.

[Cord Fourteener]

I was hoping to make it one of the weekends in August but of course its school holidays and I can't. 

I hope to come one before long though, still!

[PhilA]

On 3/29/2021 at 8:50 AM, Six-cylinder said:

NO, that 8.6HP

Old post, I know.

I must be doing something wrong. 24hp on my mower. 

725cc, just a smidge more than original Robin. Half the cylinders.

Would probably be quite sprightly as an on-road powerplant.

[richardmorris]

I’ve just realised that you seem to be missing a stag in your collection of unreliable rusty British cars.

[dozeydustman]

I’m hoping 20/21 is a goer for me.

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

I’ve just realised that you seem to be missing a stag in your collection of unreliable rusty British cars.

I used to have one.

[Six-cylinder]

2 hours ago, PhilA said:

Old post, I know.

I must be doing something wrong. 24hp on my mower. 

725cc, just a smidge more than original Robin. Half the cylinders.

Would probably be quite sprightly as an on-road powerplant.

We are up to 13HP now.

[Six-cylinder]

This is why I call them my favourite garage!

Somebody pointed out to me that there were a couple of small rust holes appearing on the underside of my Citroen DS after owning it for 13 years. I thought I had better book it in for a patch to be welded in. A poke about revealed it was far worse than a couple of patches needed. My favourite garage have repeatedly told me they do not do restorations.

There was a fair bit of negotiation needed with them saying in the end they needed the proper repair panels and if I could get them then they would do it. Making taking the job on dependent on panels was there undoing for getting out of the job, over a million DS were made and they have always been a popular car. In less than a week they were delivered from Germany.

I popped in to see them and was pleased to see before the panels arrived they had started to repair the sill under the passenger door. That’s when the abuse started, we needed to do it in case the car broke in half on our ramp etc!

I collected it all repaired today and I am oh so happy with what they have done and wish they would take on all my cars.

[hairnet]

so much tart

[High Jetter]

Maybe offer to partner with them in some way?

[Cord Fourteener]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

This is why I call them my favourite garage!

Somebody pointed out to me that there were a couple of small rust holes appearing on the underside of my Citroen DS after owning it for 13 years. I thought I had better book it in for a patch to be welded in. A poke about revealed it was far worse than a couple of patches needed. My favourite garage have repeatedly told me they do not do restorations.

There was a fair bit of negotiation needed with them saying in the end they needed the proper repair panels and if I could get them then they would do it. Making taking the job on dependent on panels was there undoing for getting out of the job, over a million DS were made and they have always been a popular car. In less than a week they were delivered from Germany.

I popped in to see them and was pleased to see before the panels arrived they had started to repair the sill under the passenger door. That’s when the abuse started, we needed to do it in case the car broke in half on our ramp etc!

I collected it all repaired today and I am oh so happy with what they have done and wish they would take on all my cars.

More fool them. You may as well just offer to employ them all on paye.

[bobdisk]

On 7/19/2022 at 2:24 PM, Six-cylinder said:

I ordered new spark plug extensions for my Peugeot 504 from Germany they came in days with a packet of car shaped sweets!

Now my shiter friends I need help to identify the make, model, trim level, engine size and year!

There are 7 in the packet in different colours but look like the same car.

They are almost VW Beetle shaped

[Six-cylinder]

Today @Slowsilverplaced his healing hands on the bonnet of my E36 and miraculously the bonnet opened.

What's strange about that you say, well the bonnet has been stuck closed for over a week and when we inspected it after it was open found the outer cable had come out of its clamp point and therefore the inner cable had nothing to pull against.

[davidfowler2000]

Unfortunately I'm working both FoD dates again. Much sadness. I hope to get to ONE this year

[richardmorris]

22 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Maybe offer to partner with them in some way?

 Buy the company, could be cheaper. Not entirely joking - some of our customers spend enough each month to do it cheaper in-house. If I get a big enough offer I’ll retire.

[Six-cylinder]

We are still waiting for the new HT leads for the Peugeot 504 so we started on the exhaust replacement today. All off and it was really bad. Now held up as I have had to order new mounting.

E3 had it throttle pedal rebuilt and the carb linkage adjusted for a slower response to pressing the pedal to the amount the throttle butterflies open. Then it all went wrong, smoke for the heater fan. To be continued.........

To further spoil the day the fuel pump on @Mrs6C BMW330Ci is blowing fuses and not working.

The good news is I had to move the BMW 735iSE and Xantia Activa and they both started on the button having sat since November.

 

 

[bobdisk]

On 7/20/2022 at 7:29 PM, PhilA said:

Old post, I know.

I must be doing something wrong. 24hp on my mower. 

725cc, just a smidge more than original Robin. Half the cylinders.

Would probably be quite sprightly as an on-road powerplant.

Thats almost as big as the Daf 🚙

[beko1987]

I've finally looked at the calendar and 13/14 the kids are in France with Amy so I can be free and handy with an empty estate car should you need. 

20/21st Charlie's been begging me to let us camp at the field again, so barring shit weather count us in for that weekend too if that's OK? 

[Ghosty]

Work permitting (don't know my hours), 13/14 should be a doer for me, and assuming I'm not out of it I'll run down. 
Unfortunately the 20th is Radwood at Bicester Heritage, and I'll be ferrying mates so it's not really possible for me.

[Six-cylinder]

16 hours ago, Ghosty said:

Work permitting (don't know my hours), 13/14 should be a doer for me, and assuming I'm not out of it I'll run down. 
Unfortunately the 20th is Radwood at Bicester Heritage, and I'll be ferrying mates so it's not really possible for me.

13/14 great

20th a shame as you are only 14 miles away from us.

[Six-cylinder]

I have started to look for service items for our 1973 Saab 95.

Looks like Euro car parts have no interest in older vehicles!

[hairnet]

gsf only go back to the 99 too