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

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, chaseracer said:

You do have several field bikes... 🙂

I also have two road bikes.

The Peugeot 103 I am ashamed to say after all the hard work Panhard65 put into it finding and fitting a replacement crankshaft, I have not got rounds to finishing the odds and sods like refitted covers and a new fuel line. 

The Aprilia Habana 125cc Scooter I loved the looks of so much I bought it as an incentive to do my CBT and it just sits in the garage. I guess it just needs a service and MOT as it was a working bike with MOT when I bought it 3 years ago.

[hairnet]

finger out obvs.

[Andyrew]

When i do any welding i like to leave a few hours cooling off before locking up.  This is the time i use to do odd jobs. 

Filter past its prime about 20 years ago. 

[Andyrew]

When i pulled the filter out the number didnt cross over to anything on the system at work.  A quick flick through some old catalogues and still nothing. 

I went with the " what old tat is in stock for a few pence"  method And opted for an old stock vauxhall nova air filter. 

A trim and a blob of glue later. Sorted

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, Andyrew said:

....Filter past its prime about 20 years ago. 

Is that a FoD filter?

[egg]

19 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

I went with the " what old tat is in stock for a few pence"  method And opted for an old stock vauxhall nova air filter. 

I like that both for the 'engineering' and also proper old school motor factor sleuthing!

[Noel Tidybeard]

i did the same for my montego- a ovlov 240 filter which is flat can be made into a cylinder shaped fiter the right size for the used on everything filter housing made by blarg

[Slowsilver]

14 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I also have two road bikes.

The Peugeot 103 I am ashamed to say after all the hard work Panhard65 put into it finding and fitting a replacement crankshaft, I have not got rounds to finishing the odds and sods like refitted covers and a new fuel line. 

The Aprilia Habana 125cc Scooter I loved the looks of so much I bought it as an incentive to do my CBT and it just sits in the garage. I guess it just needs a service and MOT as it was a working bike with MOT when I bought it 3 years ago.

At least now you have the means to transport them to the FoD for collective AS tinkerage. Another open weekend before the weather turns?
 

[chaseracer]

46 minutes ago, Slowsilver said:

Another open weekend before the weather turns?

HECK YES.

We're never in 'project groups' of greater than six, so we're golden.

👍

[Six-cylinder]

5 hours ago, Slowsilver said:

At least now you have the means to transport them to the FoD for collective AS tinkerage. Another open weekend before the weather turns?
 

Yes that would be good.

I can't find any obvious good weather spells looking at forecasts ahead, anything you have spotted?

[hairnet]

6 hours ago, Andyrew said:

When i pulled the filter out the number didnt cross over to anything on the system at work.  A quick flick through some old catalogues and still nothing. 

I went with the " what old tat is in stock for a few pence"  method And opted for an old stock vauxhall nova air filter. 

A trim and a blob of glue later. Sorted

 

glad im not the only one who used to do that :D

 

[hairnet]

5 hours ago, chaseracer said:

HECK YES.

We're never in 'project groups' of greater than six, so we're golden.

👍

david is six people all on his own :P

 

[dozeydustman]

42 minutes ago, hairnet said:

david is six people all on his own

 

You haven’t met me yet Hairnet

[SiC]

On 9/20/2020 at 9:38 PM, Six-cylinder said:

The Aprilia Habana 125cc Scooter I loved the looks of so much I bought it as an incentive to do my CBT and it just sits in the garage. I guess it just needs a service and MOT as it was a working bike with MOT when I bought it 3 years ago.

Is that not a valid reason in its own right to own a motorbike trailer?

[Noel Tidybeard]

strap the 2 bikes to the trailer, hook up to range rover, someone can sit in the boot with camera then the FOD visitors could take turns to replicate scenes of John & Poncharello in CHiPs 🤣

[Six-cylinder]

5 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

strap the 2 bikes to the trailer, hook up to range rover, someone can sit in the boot with camera then the FOD visitors could take turns to replicate scenes of John & Poncharello in CHiPs 🤣

Except our low rent version will be pulled by the Astravan!

[Six-cylinder]

After months of waiting for the DVLA I finally have the 323i log book in my name. This morning I am taking it to my favourite garage for service and MOT.

[dollywobbler]

Smart looking thing. I've been reminded that the E36 range is now 30 years old! 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

49 minutes ago, dollywobbler said:

...I've been reminded that the E36 range is now 30 years old! 

I always thought the E36 marked the point at which the 3-Series became seriously popular - it seemed that loads of people had one - the German equivalent of the Ford Escort.

[Six-cylinder]

 

1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I always thought the E36 marked the point at which the 3-Series became seriously popular - it seemed that loads of people had one - the German equivalent of the Ford Escort.

It was really the model before that started wide spread sales of BMWs. User choosers could get a low spec 316 or a Sierra 2.0i Ghia for the same price, some bought the BMW because they felt so well put together compared to the Ford, most for the badge. In 1988 my next door neighbour was one of the converts.

2 hours ago, dollywobbler said:

Smart looking thing. I've been reminded that the E36 range is now 30 years old! 

In 1991 I started working for a Vauxhall dealer and the guy I had replaced had started work for a BMW dealer. He visited with his new E36 325i and I gave it a run up the road and was seriously impressed.

I also have a blue E36 328i Msport coupe that I have had for the last 9 years, Very Autoshite, yes tatty but still great fun to drive.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

It was really the model before that started wide spread sales of BMWs. User choosers could get a low spec 316 or a Sierra 2.0i Ghia for the same price, some bought the BMW because they felt so well put together compared to the Ford, most for the badge. In 1988 my next door neighbour was one of the converts.

I didn't see that many E30s being sold outside of London and the South-East, whereas the E36's popularity seemed to be much more widespread.

[Six-cylinder]

How much power does a clock consume? 

This morning I got into the Gamma with everything switched off and there was a loud whirring sound, turned out to be the clock. How long will it take to flatten my battery?

Last Monday I went to take the Gamma to storage and a red light came up in the coolant level gauge so I checked the coolant level and it was a little down but not much. The light was still on so I drove it the 2 miles to the house to investigate. A quick read of the handbook today reveals I was looking at the fuel gauge and its warning light, why red and not yellow.

Anyway if anybody has a spare brain they could donate or failing that a gallon of petrol! 

[LightBulbFun]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

How much power does a clock consume? 

This morning I got into the Gamma with everything switched off and there was a loud whirring sound, turned out to be the clock. How long will it take to flatten my battery?

funnily enough this subject sort of came up in my thread  a while back, as REV also has a clock fitted , in theory a clock should draw as little power as possible to avoid flattening the battery, I know the one in REV draws about 200 Microamps which is 0.0002A or 0.0024 watts, 2.4 miliwatts so  basically negligible, however at some point in the future I can always try measure it, if your still unsure (I have a fluke 87 Multimeter thats sensitive down to the Microamp range) I will say when your just sat alone in the car the ticking of the clock is surprisingly noticeable!

 

On 26/10/2019 at 19:48, Mrs6C said:

Your clock is made by Kienzle:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kienzle_Uhren

It's the same as this one:
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/JAGUAR-KIENZLE-N-L-XJ-6-12-SERIES-3-2-DASH-TIME-CLOCK-OR-A-CLASSIC-CAR/233376003379?hash=item36564b3533:g:UuIAAOSwcf1drcMW

Kienzle made car clocks for many manufacturers and many years!
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1968/46/kienzle-car-clocks-0
 

 

On 26/10/2019 at 20:14, LightBulbFun said:

ah very cool, that motor magazine article was a very interesting read  

happy to know what the current draw is! I noticed that it runs continuously in REV even with the ignition off and I was wondering how much current it was drawing, but at 200 Microamps thats sweet FA so it should not be a problem for battery drain  

(so the clock really is from/used in a Jag,.. "2 Door Convertible designed by AC fastest in its class, upgraded with components from Jaguar"  )

 

or to answer this question directly

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

How long will it take to flatten my battery?

it would take about 17 years for the clock in my Car to flatten its battery (assuming a 30Ah battery is fitted, i dont actually know whats in REV! LOL)

 

 

obviously this is all assuming everything is functioning properly...

[hairnet]

LULZ etc

stronger glasses for you - you said dentist - go to the optician instead :P

how big is your handbag for the girly beemer you have there :P

 

[Six-cylinder]

34 minutes ago, hairnet said:

LULZ etc

stronger glasses for you - you said dentist - go to the optician instead

how big is your handbag for the girly beemer you have there

 

Don't understand.

Don't understand.

We have seven BMWs, two at 170 bhp, a 180 bhp, 193 bhp, 210 bhp, 231 bhp and 321 bhp, which one is girly?

[hairnet]

not talking about the better bmws you have

just that one

 

[Six-cylinder]

I am going to British Leyland Day at Milton Keynes Museum on Sunday in the Metro.

It is a closed event but I do have a spare passenger seat if anybody wants to come with me?

 

[hairnet]

48 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I am going to British Leyland Day at Milton Keynes Museum on Sunday in the Metro.

It is a closed event but I do have a spare passenger seat if anybody wants to come with me?

 

 

here sunday

[Six-cylinder]

10 hours ago, hairnet said:

 

here sunday

Porsche Museum.

I have never been, but would love to have a look round there.

In the mid 1970s when I was an engineering student the 917 was held up as an example of how computers were helping in car design.

I have not been a big fan of Porsches but that latest 911 Turbo has something about it. Straight forward to to drive, easy to live with and with a button to make sure you can launch 0-60 every time in 2.5 secs! 

[hairnet]

Closest I've got to a 917