Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[chaseracer]

It WILL happen.  Oh yes.

 

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

AnthonyG in not-a-Jag.  😜

He's trying to kick the big scary service it's due down the road I think. The mx-5 probably cost the same as the bill will... 

[beko1987]

The main reason I found this thread is my mums just messaged me saying she's just got back from her little old lady walking group and they went right past the FoD! We could make a citroen h-van prosecco type stall out of the blue van, cut a hole in the side of it etc and cider and make a fortune with passing trade! 

[MrDuke]

I currently have a car big enough to sleep in without serious discomfort, so I'll definitely be making the epic journey from Hertfordshire.

[Six-cylinder]

Well that did not go to plan, this morning Mrs6c used our MX5 to run a few errands and all was fine except see reported a bit of belt squeal. Later when she was going to an appointment, 3 miles from the house she saw steam wispring from around the bonnet and pulled over. I was summonsed and took her to her appointment.

We then returned to the MX5 which had cooled down to warm and toped the water up. 2 litres went in and the car was driven the 3 miles home and left running on the drive. It sat there showing just under half way on the temp gauge and after a while a fan cut in with the temp still showing half way. Why did it reject 2 LTR of water?

The concern is it was in protest that Mrs6c did not lower the roof on a warm and dry day!

[Talbot]

Something possibly making the cooling system marginal.  It's ok cooling the heat load at idle, but as soon as you drive the car and put more demand on the cooling system, it can't cope, overheats and spits out some water.

Maybe.

Has the system had a flush at any point in recent times?  A silted up radiator can cause these exact symptoms.

[brownnova]

Mine did similar when it had a pin hole in one of the coolant hoses.

[BlankFrank]

MX5s can burn off the coolant unless bled with their nose jacked about 70 feet into the air, been there.

Maybe an air lock similar to what happens when the coolant is filled without the nose up caused the aforementioned symptoms, not sure though.

[High Jetter]

Loving the XJ recovery vehicle!

[anonymous user]

My Mx5 did that a couple of times, replacing the radiator cap cured it.

[bobdisk]

Yes, look for a rotten rubber seal under the cap. 

[Six-cylinder]

Another day another breakdown!

I was helping my friend Derek get his Mini out of storage to go the Mini show at Gaydon on Sunday and we coasted to a halt at the roadside. I called Mrs6c to the rescue, knowing the fuel was lowish we asked her to bring petrol and a tow rope. We added petrol but it would still not go. We checked and found a good fat spark, but the plugs were dry. At this time Derek decided to abandon the trip and we towed it on a rope back to storage. 

[wuvvum]

Is that one of those Mary Quant Minis?

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

Is that one of those Mary Quant Minis?

Yes and absolutely lovely, we suspect Fuel pump or blockage.

[beko1987]

One bl helping another bl... 

I hope @Mrs6C bought something bl too

[Six-cylinder]

5 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

One bl helping another bl... 

I hope @Mrs6C bought something bl too

Our BL era Range Rover won't start!

[richardmorris]

Just now, Six-cylinder said:

Our BL era Range Rover won't start!

I thought it was now, or was it an optimistic dream?

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

I thought it was now, or was it an optimistic dream?

It did start, but now won't.

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said:

It did start, but now won't.

That’s BL for you.

[beko1987]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

That’s BL for you.

It'll start again when it wants, maybe it knows summers coming, could be worth a try again

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I was helping my friend Derek get his Mini out

I'm so glad this is a motoring forum!

[Ghosty]

Regards the above, my last MX5 also had a habit of emptying its expansion tank for reasons unknown. 
Next FoD meet is looking questionable for me at the moment with my work rota. I'd love to be there and will strive to do so but likelihood is currently low. 

[Six-cylinder]

The Mini is having a ride of shame!

[Six-cylinder]

I had to move a couple of cars around in storage. The Chrysler Sebring started on the button with a jump while the BiTurbo took a bit of churning.

[richardmorris]

7 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I had to move a couple of cars around in storage. The Chrysler Sebring started on the button with a jump while the BiTurbo took a bit of churning.

Were you rallying the Maserati? It looks covered in mud.

[Six-cylinder]

7 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Were you rallying the Maserati? It looks covered in mud.

It was MOTed upto Nov 2020 but I can't remember using it last year during lockdown so I guess that is Nov 2019 mud when I have a photo of it out and about.

[phil_lihp]

Liking that Mini a lot!  I'll put my name down as a potential for 10th-11th if that's OK, will be in my camper.

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

It was MOTed upto Nov 2020 but I can't remember using it last year during lockdown so I guess that is Nov 2019 mud

So probably structural mud by now then...

[beko1987]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

The Mini is having a ride of shame!

Hope the clutch on that one is better than ians! 

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Hope the clutch on that one is better than ians! 

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