Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Zelandeth]

Where's the Dash at Night post then?

 

I'd completely forgotten that meet was going on this evening.  Oops.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Mostly Fords, then.

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Mostly Fords, then.

Yes, but a Delorean and an Imp!

[AnthonyG]

I am sure several forum members would be happy to take that van off your hands and return it to the road.

What condemned it for the MoT?

[wuvvum]

Maybe that could be the challenge this time around.  Get the van fixed and MOT'd in time to go for fish and chips on Saturday evening.

[DoctorRetro]

7 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Maybe that could be the challenge this time around.  Get the van fixed and MOT'd in time to go for fish and chips on Saturday evening.

And cleaned/ fumigated! 

[beko1987]

Just fit the invacar plates to it! Mot exempt then and still blue... 

[Six-cylinder]

11 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Where's the Dash at Night post then?

It needs some bulb replacement first, as lots of things don't light up.

[Six-cylinder]

10 hours ago, AnthonyG said:

What condemned it for the MoT?

I don't think they can remember as it was Dec 2019 when it was checked over. Ball joint and charging were two things they remembered. They also said windscreen but I can't see anything wrong with that. I am sure several critical eyes will look over it at FoD and we can decide if it has a future.

[beko1987]

Be ironic wouldn't it! All you want is a watertight lockable shed on wheels to live out its days on the farm, costing you nothing more than diesel and a part worn tyre every few decades and halfway through the first fod day it'll be ready for its mot and needing taxing and insuring... 

I'd go cut all the wires to the rear lights then set fire to the loom a bit so no one can sneakily fix it... 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I suppose the next FoD project would be to dig an inspection pit for future chodMoT assessment purposes 

[chaseracer]

28 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I suppose the next FoD project would be to dig an inspection pit for future chodMoT assessment purposes 

Where's @Bucketeerwhen you need him? ?

[mitsisigma01]

Got a jcb for digging the pit, 

How about a little something for Mrs6?

Some help in the orchard.... 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133507978278

 

[puddlethumper]

Has Mrs 6cyl got cherries as well ?

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, puddlethumper said:

Has Mrs 6cyl got cherries as well ?

Yes as it happens!

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, puddlethumper said:

Has Mrs 6cyl got cherries as well ?

Joke about cars not inserted here

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Yes as it happens!

*Edit

No mustn't.......mustn't

*Smashes keyboard

 

[Six-cylinder]

BL Autumn Rally 27^th Sep 2020

I has been bought to my attention due to Covid-19 this year only certain models will be allowed in and therefore will exclude our two Daimler Sovereigns, MGB GT and Triumph Vitesse so I will only have my Metro and VP1500 if it repaired in time.

Quote from Tom Morley  Metro Owners Club.

"Pleased to announce I have been given the go ahead for the show. However, due to Covid-19 restrictions for the event to happen it will only be Club/model areas this year so just 1100’s, Allegros, Maxis, Marinas, Landcrabs, Metros, Maestros, Montegos and Rover 200/400/600/800’s. No individual entries. You don’t need to be a club member but all vehicles will have to be parked in their model specific area so track and trace can be completed by a club official, the museum will be closed apart from the toilets and the cafe will be takeaway tea and cake with card payment only"

[LightBulbFun]

time to quickly go and buy the models that they do allow in?  

on a slightly more serious note

will the MGB GT and others still be at the FoD weekend? id quite like to have a go in the MGB especially if possible   (and the others would be a nice bonus!)

[Ghosty]

So it's the Austin Rally then

 

[catsinthewelder]

Anyone think they can fix the 220 in time??

Anyway how can you have a BL rally without a Sherpa? ?

[Six-cylinder]

22 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Where's the Dash at Night post then?

So I went out at dusk tonight when the tigers roam North Bucks, but as I suspected the dash lights are not very impressive. The rheostat seems to control the brightness of the instrument lights but not the back illumination for the switches which is faint.

The Voltmeter and fuel gauge seem to have a failed bulb. The big red light is described as the general warning light in the handbook. The bulb warning system says I have a tail light out but they both work fine.

[beko1987]

Makes saab's night mode look really bright does that... 

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

Anyone think they can fix the 220 in time??

 

You have to A-frame it over for the team to fix it before fish and chips!

[Six-cylinder]

6 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Makes saab's night mode look really bright does that... 

I had one of those buttons on my 9-3 convertible but I only used it when I was shooting down Russian cars!

 

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

So I went out at dusk tonight when the tigers roam North Bucks, but as I suspected the dash lights are not very impressive. The rheostat seems to control the brightness of the instrument lights but not the back illumination for the switches which is faint.

The Voltmeter and fuel gauge seem to have a failed bulb. The big red light is described as the general warning light in the handbook. The bulb warning system says I have a tail light out but they both work fine.

...

I think it might be worth replacing the lot with decent LEDs, as the backlighting bulbs are probably well burnt glass by now, blotting out anything the filaments can produce...

[Zelandeth]

It's not doing too bad all things considered!

I imagine the switchgear may well be lit from a single source via fibre optics depending how much Fiat parts bin raiding was going on, that was something Fiat seemed to be very in to about that sort of time period.

One of those jobs which while fiddly as all hell, I find really satisfying to do.

[Six-cylinder]

10 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

It's not doing too bad all things considered!

I imagine the switchgear may well be lit from a single source via fibre optics depending how much Fiat parts bin raiding was going on, that was something Fiat seemed to be very in to about that sort of time period.

One of those jobs which while fiddly as all hell, I find really satisfying to do.

If you fancy a play I would welcome it.

Especially the bulb fail light that is lying as I think that is what is bringing on the big red light.

My place or we could get it over to yours for a few days so you can play with it when your feel like it and have your tools around you.

I am still in love, I took it out first thing this morning on a fix it mission and then to Tesco shopping.

[Six-cylinder]

Our Metro has dropped some coolant on the floor while parked in storage so this morning I went over there to check why.

Turns out it is the bottom hose, a wiggle, clean and tighten has resealed it including when running. I am a bit concerned if the hose is ok as it seems a bit loose so my friend is going to see if he can buy one at the Mini/metro show tomorrow at Gaydon. 

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

If you fancy a play I would welcome it.

Especially the bulb fail light that is lying as I think that is what is bringing on the big red light.

My place or we could get it over to yours for a few days so you can play with it when your feel like it and have your tools around you.

I am still in love, I took it out first thing this morning on a fix it mission and then to Tesco shopping.

More than happy to have it here for a couple of days - actually have a bit of room for a change as the Activa is still sitting at a friend's place waiting for an MOT slot.

Depending how the bulb failure system works just changing the brake light bulbs for a matched pair may well sort it.  Some systems work by measuring the resistance of the bulbs and look for an imbalance between them - so if the bulbs are a bit different nor there is a less than perfect connection (or ground...because Lancia) it can interpret that as a failed bulb.

The earlier offer to tackle the 2CV greasing regime remains open too.