Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[hairnet]

40 minutes ago, mat_the_cat said:

For the next 20 years!

longer

[Six-cylinder]

An experiment for @Talbot!

The Sigma had MOT failure headlight internal reflectors. Talbot tried to separate the glass off the plastic case to try and chrome paint the reflectors but no amount of prizing would separate the glass. In the end with the help of @MorrisItalSLX I bought new headlights from Australia.  The question is would heat separate the glass, Talbot was reluctant to try heat with the original headlights, but the Sigma has new headlight so I had nothing to lose.

I popped a headlight in the oven this afternoon and the glass just peeled off. The only thing is I think 175° C for 15 mins was too much and I melted the case beyond saving!

[hairnet]

lol oops

but yer roasties were perfect

[Zelandeth]

Oops...yeah I think the recommendation last time I read about doing similar (Saab 9000 lights I think) was 75C...so just a little warmer than target!

At least you've got a spare lens now though.

[Talbot]

47 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

An experiment for @Talbot!

The Sigma had MOT failure headlight internal reflectors. Talbot tried to separate the glass off the plastic case to try and chrome paint the reflectors but no amount of prizing would separate the glass. In the end with the help of @MorrisItalSLX I bought new headlights from Australia.  The question is would heat separate the glass, Talbot was reluctant to try heat with the original headlights, but the Sigma has new headlight so I had nothing to lose.

I popped a headlight in the oven this afternoon and the glass just peeled off. The only thing is I think 175° C for 15 mins was too much and I melted the case beyond saving!

Definitely a tad more than needed.  Bet that smelled good* too.

[vulgalour]

On 01/12/2023 at 21:50, richardmorris said:

How does headlamp alignment change unless it’s been replaced or rammed into a passing wall?

Sometimes, Citroen headlight adjusters self destruct, which is a fun thing to learn on an unlit narrow road in the depths of Lincolnshire during the Unaliving Season for Pheasants.

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

An experiment for @Talbot!

The Sigma had MOT failure headlight internal reflectors. Talbot tried to separate the glass off the plastic case to try and chrome paint the reflectors but no amount of prizing would separate the glass. In the end with the help of @MorrisItalSLX I bought new headlights from Australia.  The question is would heat separate the glass, Talbot was reluctant to try heat with the original headlights, but the Sigma has new headlight so I had nothing to lose.

I popped a headlight in the oven this afternoon and the glass just peeled off. The only thing is I think 175° C for 15 mins was too much and I melted the case beyond saving!

banned from ever using the range again

[Six-cylinder]

29 minutes ago, hairnet said:

banned from ever using the range again

It did smell of burning plastic for a while!

[Zelandeth]

5 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

It did smell of burning plastic for a while!

I *definitely* didn't do something similar a number of years ago - and forget it was in the oven.

...Then turn the oven on several hours later to preheat to 220C.

Oops.

Only took a month or so for the smell to totally leave the kitchen.

[beko1987]

Should have tried the slow cooker

[wuvvum]

I'm disappointed that page 504 doesn't feature the 504...

[Six-cylinder]

24 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I'm disappointed that page 504 doesn't feature the 504...

I will correct that when I get home.

Right now I am broken down in Tesco car park! 

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I will correct that when I get home.

Right now I am broken down in Tesco car park! 

Failed to proceed surely. 

[Six-cylinder]

31 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I'm disappointed that page 504 doesn't feature the 504...

Then I suppose you will want me to buy a 505 when I start page 505 in my thread! 

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Failed to proceed surely. 

Turns over but won't start. Mrs6C says it has happened to her after a short journey it will not start again until it is properly cold. 

[wuvvum]

10 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Then I suppose you will want me to buy a 505 when I start page 505 in my thread! 

Well seeing as you offered...

I'm looking forward to page 512.

[Six-cylinder]

Still here, still won't start! 

Send food, oh wait I am in Tesco car park! 

[beko1987]

It's freezing today, hopefully it won't take long for it to cool. 

Buy some packs of ice to put over whatever needs to be cold before it starts again? 

[Saabnut]

Your own fault for using a modern!

[Talbot]

That sounds like something electrical failing, which needs sorting before it leaves you completely stranded...

[Six-cylinder]

As Mrs6C suggested 40mins later it just started. 

[Mrs6C]

The 504 picture...

[beko1987]

So you just needed to take longer shopping and you'd have been alright! 

Looks like talbots volunteered to fix it though so no worries there 👌

[Talbot]

18 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Looks like talbots volunteered to fix it though so no worries there 👌

Is that the definition of "volunteered" that I'm not familiar with?

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

As Mrs6C suggested 40mins later it just started. 

If it's the green fuel pump relay there's a spare in the boot of the coupe. 

[Six-cylinder]

An excessively large ham roll later and the brain is working again.

There had been some stray pops while cranking and that suggested the spark was going astray, distributor cap, rotor arm or HT leads so I took the cap off. The HT leads and cap look very dirty outside but ok inside. When I took the cap off the culprit was staring me in the face, the rotor arm has tracking lines and a burnt end.

[Six-cylinder]

Now the reason I was driving the 200TE to go shopping rather than the Volvo V70 T5 as planned. The Volvo had a flat battery and seems to have a fault where sometimes it leaves it's footwell light on. It has been ok lateley and only sat unused for a week.

[Six-cylinder]

On the subject of flat batteries I drove the 480 into our garage Friday and now that has a flat battery as well.

[Six-cylinder]

4 hours ago, Saabnut said:

Your own fault for using a modern!

It feels that way I have been driving W124s on & off since 1999. This one is now 33 years old.

[chaseracer]

4 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Buy some packs of ice to put over whatever needs to be cold before it starts again? 

Sounds familiar!