Six-cylinder Posted November 13 Author Posted November 13 1 hour ago, ianbmw said: I’ve had a few glasses of wine tonight and I’m high on lemsip….. That looks saveable. Nobody wants another CF back on the road, it is a good reason to buy a Ford Transit. hairnet, High Jetter, Coprolalia and 2 others 2 1 2
richardmorris Posted November 13 Posted November 13 4 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Nobody wants another CF back on the road, it is a good reason to buy a Ford Transit. Who are you, and what have you done with @Six-cylinder? Stinkwheel and catsinthewelder 2
richardmorris Posted November 13 Posted November 13 A CF in the field is worth two transits in the bush. Stinkwheel, Westbay, tooSavvy and 2 others 2 3
EyesWeldedShut Posted November 13 Posted November 13 1 minute ago, richardmorris said: A CF in the field is worth two transits in the bush. .. and a Sprinter in a pear tree? wuvvum, Mrs6C, ianbmw and 1 other 4
Six-cylinder Posted November 13 Author Posted November 13 2 minutes ago, richardmorris said: A CF in the field is worth two transits in the bush. Trouble is I have driven a couple of CF's!
richardmorris Posted November 13 Posted November 13 Just now, Six-cylinder said: Trouble is I have driven a couple of CF's! Picky, picky.
High Jetter Posted November 13 Posted November 13 57 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Nobody wants another CF back on the road, it is a good reason to buy a Ford Transit. U wot m8? Transhits are common, Bedfords are speshial. Mrs6C 1
Six-cylinder Posted November 13 Author Posted November 13 13 minutes ago, High Jetter said: U wot m8? Transhits are common, Bedfords are speshial. When @ianbmw sobers up he tell how bad CF's are!
High Jetter Posted November 13 Posted November 13 Yours needs saving tho. Sorry, SWMBO's CF needs TLC. Local deliveries only, to start. Mrs6C and Stinkwheel 1 1
ianbmw Posted November 14 Posted November 14 10 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: Nobody wants another CF back on the road, it is a good reason to buy a Ford Transit. Such negativity……completely correct and factual in everything you say……but so negative. If the custodian of the Fuel pump wants to drain if from its diesel bath, we can reinstall it and see if that has brought it back into life before doing anything else. I suspect any sober assessment will render that unviable for restoration, but if it started and move, it could move stuff around the field. Assuming my addiction to lemsip has worn off by the weekend, we need to take another gander at that Carlton and put together a plan of attack……bring back the GL…….Bring back the GL…….being back the GL….i hear the AS community chant beko1987, Floatylight, richardmorris and 1 other 3 1
Six-cylinder Posted November 14 Author Posted November 14 3 hours ago, ianbmw said: Such negativity……completely correct and factual in everything you say……but so negative. If the custodian of the Fuel pump wants to drain if from its diesel bath, we can reinstall it and see if that has brought it back into life before doing anything else. I suspect any sober assessment will render that unviable for restoration, but if it started and move, it could move stuff around the field. Assuming my addiction to lemsip has worn off by the weekend, we need to take another gander at that Carlton and put together a plan of attack……bring back the GL…….Bring back the GL…….being back the GL….i hear the AS community chant You have already pushed me into driving a Carlton 2.0i as my go to car, now you want to downgrade me to a 1.8i! It was not your Cavalier CDi I popped into a ditch 30+ years ago and lost my freedom to choose my own company car. So in 1993 I ended up with a brand new Carlton 2.0i Club estate in Satin red, that was my boss's doing with the words "I think you will be safer in this!" Shite Ron, Floatylight, Wibble and 2 others 5
ianbmw Posted November 14 Posted November 14 So , set out a plan of attack for the GL, sling the carb back on the Royale and see what it does……THEN look at the CF? Wibble and Shite Ron 2
Six-cylinder Posted November 14 Author Posted November 14 9 minutes ago, ianbmw said: So , set out a plan of attack for the GL, sling the carb back on the Royale and see what it does……THEN look at the CF? Yes I need an upgrade to a Royale then all those other middle managers will know how successful I am! Shite Ron, Wibble and grogee 3
hairnet Posted November 14 Posted November 14 30 minutes ago, ianbmw said: So , set out a plan of attack for the GL, sling the carb back on the Royale and see what it does……THEN not look at the CF? fix nice cars only
ianbmw Posted November 14 Posted November 14 Thing is, I used to drive that Royale and like the Carlton’s, I feel a little sorry for it. It is also, 6 cylinder, RWD and MOT and Tax exempt……so it’s time is now! But I think a day of planning is required to establish what order things need to be done. If the GL needs major engine surgery, then I’m inclined ti focus on the Royale until the weather warms up/ I have source in my garage chaseracer, Shite Ron, AnthonyG and 1 other 4
hairnet Posted November 14 Posted November 14 55 minutes ago, ianbmw said: until the weather warms up/ I have hp sauce in my garage beko1987 and Mrs6C 2
hairnet Posted November 14 Posted November 14 10 hours ago, ianbmw said: until the weather warms up/ I have the source in my garage candi staton would be happy *nerd/old man
Six-cylinder Posted November 16 Author Posted November 16 Today another new fuel pump was fitted to the Citroen DS and this time it was successful with no leaks. I guessed the fuel was low but had no idea how low. I decided to test run the car aiming for Tesco petrol 3 miles away. Luckily I did not get off the drive when the engine stopped and the pump run loud and fast so I guess it is out of petrol. I did not have time to add petrol so that is a job for tomorrow. @ianbmw volunteered to meet me at the FoD to discuss a plan for the Vauxhalls. First success to Ian because with the Citroen out of action I had to jump in the Carlton estate which he fixed. Next he suspected the fuel leak I had reported from the carburetor was I was using an auxiliary electric pump that was pushing in petrol at too high a pressure so he reconnected the mechanical pump. The fuel line under the car is hanging down and broken. The fuel tank has not been used for many years so he rigged up a bottle. It started, did not leak petrol but roared from the blown exhaust. Next was a plugs out and compression test on the blue Carlton saloon. No.3 plug was sooted up but the compression was good on all four cylinders. We started it and it still smokes. Ian did an inspection of the Bedford CF but never reported the result! The other win for the day is while Ian won't sell me his car washing daughter she did volunteered to wash another couple of cars today. The blue Carlton saloon got a good going over as it was so bad last time and it needed a second wash. The white Sigma also got a wash in preparation for it returning to the road. Vantman, Shite Ron, IronStar and 12 others 15
ianbmw Posted November 16 Posted November 16 I’d just like to point out my jumper is very baggy and I haven’t put in 30 stone! Wibble, High Jetter, LightBulbFun and 4 others 2 5
ianbmw Posted November 16 Posted November 16 Thing is, I used to drive that Royale and like the Carlton’s, I feel a little sorry for it. It is also, 6 cylinder, RWD and MOT and Tax exempt……so it’s time is now! When it came off the road, there wasn’t anything wrong with it bar a bit crunchy on the back sill. So it’s really a case of reassembling, finding the missing bits and seeing what it does. I will slide under it, address the exhaust and plumb it’s fuel lines back up and let’s go from there. We can certainly promote it from….shed, to ………drivable shed! Before conquering the heights of…..road legal! It’s a massive blow to my Carlton domination plans. 1,2,4 have a beautiful burn on the plug, all cylinders have good compression when cold, but plug 3 was wet with oil, so somethings not right and that’s a cylinder head off job, that will need to wait until I can get it back to mine really or warmer weathered……it will be fixed @Mrs6C!!! I’m not giving up! Bedford CF……I am in no way suggesting any form of restoration, but it’s not as bad as the ones I see now getting done. The front wings , steps are holy, but it’s actually better than i remember……it still slower than a snail and a monster task……I’d still be interested to see what it does with the fuel pump back on, I wouldn’t want to spend any money on it! car washing duties, it’s the Astra next I’m told! When she runs out of blue Vauxhalls, she may venture into others Wibble, LightBulbFun, grogee and 6 others 9
Minimad5 Posted November 16 Posted November 16 That Disco 1 looks pretty clean, hope she's on the save list. Well done @ianbmw for getting that Carlton back on the road.
Six-cylinder Posted November 16 Author Posted November 16 54 minutes ago, ianbmw said: car washing duties, it’s the Astra next I’m told! When she runs out of blue Vauxhalls, she may venture into others For a girl to wash all the blue Vauxhalls we have to wake it up as it has not been run for a year now! LightBulbFun 1
ianbmw Posted November 16 Posted November 16 45 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: For a girl to wash all the blue Vauxhalls we have to wake it up as it has not been run for a year now! Give the success rate of successfully get Vauxhalls to run again in the FOD…….im confident!
Six-cylinder Posted November 17 Author Posted November 17 1 hour ago, ianbmw said: Give the success rate of successfully get Vauxhalls to run again in the FOD…….im confident! It is the how much mould question!
ianbmw Posted November 17 Posted November 17 8 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: It is the how much mould question! That’s the cleaning department problem, I just make them road legal, not shiny!
ianbmw Posted November 17 Posted November 17 Look @Six-cylinder, you can buy the repair panels now for a CF!! just imagine coughing those 4 aging cylinders into life, before building up the RPMs for a snail pace start, creating your own smoke screen so the pedestrians and passing traffic are left in utter disbelief and questioning if they have time travelled back to the 80s. IronStar, LightBulbFun, richardmorris and 3 others 1 3 2
Mrs6C Posted November 17 Posted November 17 2 hours ago, ianbmw said: you can buy the repair panels now for a CF!! The arches would be handy. ianbmw 1
ianbmw Posted November 17 Posted November 17 1 hour ago, Mrs6C said: The arches would be handy. Let’s not limit the panel replacement to just the arches AnthonyG 1
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