Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Mrs6C]

Four Alfas in the household would be excellent!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

Four Alfas in the household would be excellent!

And where there is Alfa, should there not also be (an) Omega?

[Six-cylinder]

But I have a Gamma.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

8 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

But I have a Gamma.

....which also means you need a Beta and a Delta, and quite possibly an Ypsilon and Kappa.

[Justin Case]

24 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

....which also means you need a Beta and a Delta, and quite possibly an Ypsilon and Kappa.

I'm lost, this is all Greek to me

[Zelandeth]

The show is creeping up on me...still quite a few things to do before I'm comfortable taking the Invacar that far from home...imagine I'll do similar to last year though...attend show, head home, catch my breath for a bit then drop by the gathering at your place for a while.  In which vehicle remains to be seen.

[hairnet]

On 5/15/2019 at 8:37 PM, Six-cylinder said:

It has been MOTed and the mileage has lept from 52K to 72K on the MOT website.

I average 150 miles a year with this car.

24 heures du mans  then 200 laps of reims

[hairnet]

On 6/18/2019 at 4:44 PM, Six-cylinder said:

Our Metro is back from the paintshop this afternoon, but it started to rain so inside quickly and no photos.

I have the decals on order, but I still need weather strips for the doors.

im catching up leave the stickers off and put 1.3 badges on it

[hairnet]

On 6/20/2019 at 8:07 AM, Six-cylinder said:

It was starting but cutting out soon after

that means the reg rec if it has one is dead - happened to me on a cb400 on way back from holme moss - sis brought out a tow rope and towed me home

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, Mrs6C said:

Four Alfas in the household would be excellent!

please keep telling him this

ps did yis pick a date..........

[Six-cylinder]

Now sat in the field waiting for Mrs6C, mower broken and VP broken!

[Noel Tidybeard]

you really can't be trusted with that Plah can you?

[richardmorris]

Nor the mower. Belt again?

[Six-cylinder]

6 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Nor the mower. Belt again?

Yes I went to get one today and they did not have a reinforced one so I ordered the correct belt and took a std V belt, but that only lasted 40 minutes.

[hairnet]

walk ffs its only round the corner

 

[SiC]

Is that float valve likely what caused your cutting out previously?

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, SiC said:

Is that float valve likely what caused your cutting out previously?

It won't shut off now and is pouring fuel over the hot bits!

[Six-cylinder]

It is sad to report after all the help I received from Eddie Honda getting a radio code for my Blaupunkt Boston in the AX it is a broken unit. We tried new speakers but no sound from it.

For now I have fitted an old Sony unit I had laying around but it does not really fit properly as it is too deep to push right back.

I had already tried replacing it with one of the cheap Chinese units but the USB will not work and my ipod works fine with a similar unit in the VP1500.

[Six-cylinder]

Should I trade the Daimler in now it has done 50,000 miles!

Yes our 1973 Sovereign has only done 50,000 miles in 46 years and has a full history to go with it.

Ok 9 miles over by the time I reached my destination this evening. 

[Six-cylinder]

I have had little response to the Festival of the Unexceptional prep day so I am setting it a Saturday 13th July.

It can carry over into Sunday and camping is available.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I have dad little response to the Festival of the Unexceptional prep day so I am setting it a Saturday 13th July....

I could probably pop round for that. Think I know where the FoD is......despite never having visited before.

[Six-cylinder]

7 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I could probably pop round for that. Think I know where the FoD is......despite never having visited before.

PM with address and map sent.

Anybody else need the secret how to find us instructions please PM me?

[beko1987]

It's amys working weekend that, so if it's not as hot as today I might swing over during the day with the kids, but I can't promise so don't put me down for a definate. 

[Mrs6C]

1 hour ago, beko1987 said:

It's amys working weekend that, so if it's not as hot as today I might swing over during the day with the kids, but I can't promise so don't put me down for a definate. 

If it's as hot as today then this will be waiting...

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

If it's as hot as today then this will be waiting...

 

Extra bonus shite points for going in the nip?

[beko1987]

Oh fab, I'll bring my cossie! 

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, Mrs6C said:

If it's as hot as today then this will be waiting...

 

i have images now i dont want

[purplebargeken]

If it's tyhis hot I'll be going in fully clothed.  I changed the outdoor tap today, Mrs PBK didn't turn the water off. I was drenched, I may have stayed in the water flow for a while. I dried off in about 45 mins, tempted to do it again.

Chuck me the map to Narnia and I see yez all on the 13th.  I'll be Rover 45'ing.

I may bring some valeting shite. 

Mrs 6C, do you do a nice sweet still cider?

[beko1987]

19 minutes ago, purplebargeken said:

If it's tyhis hot I'll be going in fully clothed.  I changed the outdoor tap today, Mrs PBK didn't turn the water off. I was drenched, I may have stayed in the water flow for a while. I dried off in about 45 mins, tempted to do it again.

Chuck me the map to Narnia and I see yez all on the 13th.  I'll be Rover 45'ing.

I may bring some valeting shite. 

Mrs 6C, do you do a nice sweet still cider?

@purplebargeken are you near Lightbulbfun? (London isn't that big is it? 

[LightBulbFun]

55 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

@purplebargeken are you near Lightbulbfun? (London isn't that big is it? 

thats an idea, but best save that Idea for the 20th maybe

as I have alternative plans afoot to make it to the FoD on the 13th