Six-cylinder Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 Our 200TE has bust a metal pipe on the SLS (Self Levelling Suspension). I should add Mrs6C was driving it at the time! GoGently 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 51 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: I should add Mrs6C was driving it at the time! Was it carrying many tonnes of narrow gauge rolling stock at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Was it carrying many tonnes of narrow gauge rolling stock at the time? 7 1/4 inch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 This lot! Coprolalia, stendec, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Phew, at least it wasn't a weight issue stendec, anonymous user and wuvvum 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 For the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-l Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/6/2022 at 9:19 PM, Six-cylinder said: When I get it running how do you switch it off? Also what is the plastic tube thing that was loose under the topcover Decompressor lever to stop, the clutch is centrifugal so you can’t stall it (or shouldn’t be able to) the plastic tube is the carb fuel return - there’s no float bowl, instead the pump pumps continually with the excess fuel weiring over into the large return pipe. 30 mph is doable down a steep hill, 40 if you lift the engine off the wheel! But generally 18 or so on the flat Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 This evening low strong sun showed the out line of an old sticker on our XM. M & M Citroen 01484 687706 They still show as a a garage in Holmbridge with that phone number. Were they ever a Citroen dealer? Floatylight and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 Mid November and the weather is lovely but soon winter will be with us. What a good time to be donated a roller shutter door for the FoD and it was delivered today. A chance to play with the JCB. Back in May 2018 I bought a 2.5 six cylinder Triumph engine with the view to fitting it to my Vitesse from my favourite garage. A while ago I was asked if I sell it back as now the car it came from is being restored. Rather than take my money back I have requested an IOU for a Triumph engine when I am ready for one. I had to move out the BMW E3 to get the engine out of the garage and it started well and and drove fine. When I have done the Saab V4 engine I will get back to wire brushing the rust bubbles and apply rust killer. Floatylight, Shite Ron, Coprolalia and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 last pic hnnnng sploot Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Does the roller shutter fit the new barn or is it going elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said: Does the roller shutter fit the new barn or is it going elsewhere? It is intended for the main door into the barn. catsinthewelder and wuvvum 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 Today I went to view a 1987 Saab 900i Auto 5door. It is driving with no adverse noises and has 6 months MOT. @Zelandeth came with me and noted it needs a service and 4 tyres. It it a bit Autoshite, good enough to enjoy but needs a few jobs to bring the maintenance up to date. Come MOT in May it will need a couple of plates but nothing drastic. Thanks to Zel coming with me I was in a position to drive it away but could not agree a price with the seller. The seller says they have two more people who have asked to see it, but I suspect they might get back to me. Watch this space! It is not pink, but Rose Quartz! NorfolkNWeigh, RichardK, timolloyd and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 gifb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Is rose quartz a descendant of Citroen's gris rose with metal-flake added? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: Today I went to view a 1987 Saab 900i Auto 5door. It is driving with no adverse noises and has 6 months MOT. @Zelandeth came with me and noted it needs a service and 4 tyres. It it a bit Autoshite, good enough to enjoy but needs a few jobs to bring the maintenance up to date. Come MOT in May it will need a couple of plates but nothing drastic. Thanks to Zel coming with me I was in a position to drive it away but could not agree a price with the seller. The seller says they have two more people who have asked to see it, but I suspect they might get back to me. Watch this space! It is not pink, but Rose Quartz! That must have been one of the last cars to have a full length “ Webasto” type sunroof. Not including factory fabric roofs, obviously. Has anyone seen anything later than 88 with an aftermarket fabric roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: That must have been one of the last cars to have a full length “ Webasto” type sunroof. Not including factory fabric roofs, obviously. Has anyone seen anything later than 88 with an aftermarket fabric roof? I see your 88 and raise you one Panda! Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Still trying to work out if it's had a facelift at some point (swapping bumpers and lights was quite a common thing) as it's right on the changeover year between the flat and slope front. It's definitely got the older style instrument cluster and handbrake...not something the average motorist is likely to be able to spot though. LightBulbFun and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 I choose a scenic route to visit the Saab and had to cross a toll bridge that cost 60p, it must be a while since I last used it as I remembered it as 20p! JakeT, LightBulbFun and Shite Ron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: I choose a scenic route to visit the Saab and had to cross a toll bridge that cost 60p, it must be a while since I last used it as I remembered it as 20p! Eyensham way? don’t think pangbourne is as posh. What’s the history with these anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Eyensham way? don’t think pangbourne is as posh. What’s the history with these anyway? It is Pangbourne, Whitchurch Bridge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitchurch_Bridge richardmorris and stendec 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I was well and truly lost long before we got to the toll bridge and hadn't the foggiest idea where we were! Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: I was well and truly lost long before we got to the toll bridge and hadn't the foggiest idea where we were! I said you needed to memorise the route because I think there is a good chance nobody else will buy it as a 5 door Auto and we will need to go back and collect it! richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 49 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: It is Pangbourne, Whitchurch Bridge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitchurch_Bridge I don’t remember the brick shed the last time, but do recall it was 20p! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: I said you needed to memorise the route because I think there is a good chance nobody else will buy it as a 5 door Auto and we will need to go back and collect it! You just can’t get the staff these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 39 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: I said you needed to memorise the route because I think there is a good chance nobody else will buy it as a 5 door Auto and we will need to go back and collect it! so zels been forced against his will to do car stuff and its not even his 'BIATCH NIAOW!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: I said you needed to memorise the route because I think there is a good chance nobody else will buy it as a 5 door Auto and we will need to go back and collect it! That's what the satnav is for! I know full well that I have absolutely no sense of direction. Well that's not entirely true, it just takes me an awfully long time to form a mental map - and it's astonishing how much more difficult it is to learn after moving 500 miles so none of the place names you see on signs mean anything. Stick me into a random location in north east Scotland even if it's not somewhere I've specifically been and I can probably route find reasonably well - because the places on the signs will be familiar enough I can more or less triangulate my position after a couple of junctions and work out where I'm going. All too often if I lose track of my route down here I wind up not even knowing which direction I'm going, much less which town I'm aiming for. At least we know it would just be coming straight back here to be serviced anyway! 1 hour ago, hairnet said: so zels been forced against his will to do car stuff and its not even his 'BIATCH NIAOW!' He knows I enjoy it really, and it keeps me (mostly) out of trouble. ...Until he gets bored with it in the spring and I end up buying it and having to explain myself to the rest of the family. LightBulbFun, CaptainBoom and Six-cylinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Is someone still lost? Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Still trying to work out if it's had a facelift at some point (swapping bumpers and lights was quite a common thing) as it's right on the changeover year between the flat and slope front. It's definitely got the older style instrument cluster and handbrake...not something the average motorist is likely to be able to spot though. Don't think I've ever seen a flat nose on an E plate. I've seen a few slope fronts on a D though. Did it have the handbrake on the front or the back wheels? I assume front if it's the older style lever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 16 hours ago, Zelandeth said: explain myself to the rest of the family. Don't you do that regularly cos of tat purchases 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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