Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[hairnet]

23 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

I am a reformed character, no more random car buying from me.

 

this week

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, Crackers said:

Plate tectonics are quicker than your C15 van!

 

39 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

It needs to be driven like a 2CV...!

Any excuse to post this video...

 

[Eyersey1234]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

I am a reformed character, no more random car buying from me.

Ooowwwwww your nose just poked me in the eye 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[hairnet]

oh and @Six-cylinder c15 van

faster than @wuvvum peeling beets

 

[Six-cylinder]

Yesterday we collected a smallish pine dresser for our house  for free from Freecycle, as we loaded it into the Mercedes 230TE estate we were asked if we were antique dealers!

In the afternoon we went to visit a lady who has three Bond Equipes, unfortunately very rusty and vandalised after standing 30 years. 100 miles round trip what a lovely car that W123 is.

[Six-cylinder]

Remember the Saab 95!

Today I planned to spend some time working on the Saab 95 to try and diagnose why it rattled when we first started it.

I was talking to my friend Andrew from the TSSC (Triumph Sports Six Club) last night and he said he would come over and work with me.

We started by taking the valves out of the heads but could see nothing to rattle.

We took off the front timing cover and could not see anything to cause rattling.

We took the clutch off, part worn but useable and again we couldn’t see any reason for rattling.

We then took out the pistons and there are several stuck piston rings. All the big end bearings look good and the small ends felt good so no reason to rattle.

In order to get the cam out to inspect it we had to withdraw the cam followers and this is when we found the rattle. 6 of the 8 were difficult to remove and in the process of trying to work them free we reproduced the noise Mrs6C had videoed on the day of the start-up. Yes by hand we got the tap, tap noise and I think it was the follower did not gets pushed down by the value springs because several were so stuck and then the cam came round and gave them another little tap.

So all I have to do is clean everything and pop it back together. We won’t know for sure until that is done!

[hairnet]

20 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Yesterday we collected a smallish pine dresser for our house  for free from Freecycle, as we loaded it into the Mercedes 230TE estate we were asked if we were antique dealers!

In the afternoon we went to visit a lady who has three Bond Equipes, unfortunately very rust and vandalised after standing 30 years. 100 miles round trip what a lovely car that W123 is.

anteek lovers more like (see driveway )

 

[barrett]

25 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Yesterday we collected a smallish pine dresser for our house  for free from Freecycle, as we loaded it into the Mercedes 230TE estate we were asked if we were antique dealers!

In the afternoon we went to visit a lady who has three Bond Equipes, unfortunately very rust and vandalised after standing 30 years. 100 miles round trip what a lovely car that W123 is.

Did you get any more pics of the Equipes? Would be good to add those to my register, as I'm certain they won't be on there if they've been sitting for 30 years! I'm sure there are more of them in this sort of condition than on the road these days, sadly

[richardmorris]

5 minutes ago, hairnet said:

anteek lovers more like (see driveway )

 

Yes, dealers need to sell occasionally.

[Zelandeth]

Good detective work there, it definitely would fit with the symptoms described.  Hopefully will run perfectly once it's back together!

[hairnet]

12 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Yes, dealers need to sell occasionally.

no crack on his driveway only gravel

 

[Mrs6C]

26 minutes ago, barrett said:

Did you get any more pics of the Equipes? Would be good to add those to my register, as I'm certain they won't be on there if they've been sitting for 30 years! I'm sure there are more of them in this sort of condition than on the road these days, sadly

Yes. Will send a PM.

I looked at the Bond Owners' Club website earlier and had a nice surprise - the two GT4S cars they are using to illustrate that model are mine!
https://www.bondownersclub.co.uk/equipe

[Six-cylinder]

On the Saab 95 today:

I cut down a 20Ltr container to form a soaking bath for the pistons today because quite a few rings were stuck. I like diesel as my soaking agent but found I only had a pint at home so I ended up brushing it all round the rings and left them to soak.

I have cleaned the majority of the carbon deposits on the valves, they were rock hard and stuck on. I ended up giving up on a bit of light hand scraping and put them in the pillar drill and used an old wood chisel to curve it off. Straight forward just hard work.

I then returned to the pistons and with a bit of gentle squeezing and twisting I managed to release all rings without breaking any, hooray! I made a start at cleaning the piston but didn’t get far before tea.

[Six-cylinder]

First full day using the black stealth Astra today, I got a call from the owner @Andyrew and thought he had spotted it speeding on his tracker!

Thanks to @Zelandeth for fettling my MGB GT and bringing it to storage. All cars look the same under a cover.

I spent the evening cleaning piston and now they are all ready to refit.

[hairnet]

oh no he'll turn into a gm perv

 

[Six-cylinder]

8 hours ago, hairnet said:

oh no he'll turn into a gm perv

 

Too late, I started in 1984 with an Opel Kadett Caravan!

[GoGently]

On 10/27/2022 at 6:43 PM, hairnet said:

this week

Can I interest you in a . . .. .  .  ....

[AnthonyG]

How is the 4 dr Toledo? Is it tucked up nice and warm for the winter now? I do like that car. Good to see you managed to move on the project one as well. 

[hairnet]

11 minutes ago, AnthonyG said:

How is the 4 dr Toledo? Is it tucked up nice and warm for the winter now? I do like that car. Good to see you managed to move on the project one as well. 

no ya cant buy it to replace your bl tat

 

[Six-cylinder]

29 minutes ago, AnthonyG said:

How is the 4 dr Toledo? Is it tucked up nice and warm for the winter now? I do like that car. Good to see you managed to move on the project one as well. 

The 4 door Toledo has worked out great, a service from my favourite garage and it runs beautifully. Yes it is now tucked up for the winter.

[Six-cylinder]

Another year ahead for our ZX TD estate, yes a fresh MOT. It is lucky that they don't fail cars on flat faded paint!

[Six-cylinder]

I had forgotten how much work keeping a black car clean is.

I should have taken a full service contract instead of the cheap skate one! @Andyrew

[Six-cylinder]

Tomorrow 10am Saturday 5th Nov is a breakfast gathering for MK Modern Classic Cars at the Rose and Crown, Ridgemont, MK43 OTY. Coffee/tea and/or breakfast will be available. All cars welcome old and new (well except maybe not my Chelsea tractor). 

10am Sunday 6th Nov is a breakfast gathering for Milton Keynes Classic Cars at the Giffard Park, MK14 5QN. Coffee/tea and/or breakfast will be available in the pub. All classic and nearly classic cars welcome, there is plenty of room to park to one side if you bring your modern.

As winter has started I am going to use our XM this weekend as a blend of classic and normal with a good heater! I have given it a wash and vac this afternoon. 

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Tomorrow 10am Saturday 5th Nov is a breakfast gathering for MK Modern Classic Cars at the Rose and Crown, Ridgemont, MK43 OTY. Coffee/tea and/or breakfast will be available. All cars welcome old and new (well except maybe not my Chelsea tractor). 

10am Sunday 6th Nov is a breakfast gathering for Milton Keynes Classic Cars at the Giffard Park, MK14 5QN. Coffee/tea and/or breakfast will be available in the pub. All classic and nearly classic cars welcome, there is plenty of room to park to one side if you bring your modern.

As winter has started I am going to use our XM this weekend as a blend of classic and normal with a good heater! I have given it a wash and vac this afternoon. 

Have you sorted the gearchange cables ?

[Six-cylinder]

5 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Have you sorted the gearchange cables ?

Not really, it has been off and is freed up a bit and useable. I need a new cable for it.

[Six-cylinder]

[Andyrew]

What is/ was it?

[hairnet]

36 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

this a dream?

or a bad trip

 

[Mrs6C]

It looks like he appropriated some small child's bicycle...

[LightBulbFun]

46 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Great shot! 

but halloween was 4 days ago! (it honestly looks like its died LOL)