Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - Auto Culture

[Six-cylinder]

18 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Nurse, nurse! He’s been at the computer again buying things.

My non-Autoshite psychologist friend says "Nurse, Nurse he is out of bed again" about me!

[Six-cylinder]

Once again the n-s front indicator of the Mercedes E320 Coupe has fallen out, after I had it hand washed yesterday. I was getting it ready to take to a local Triumph meeting and the only light unit I had was the wrong hand so I turned it upside down and taped it on.

Mrs6C was horrified and refused to be driven in the Frankenstein car and even preferred to be driven in the Morris!

A new indicator is on order.

[juular]

On 17/09/2024 at 16:38, Six-cylinder said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

It needs to be said. That is some obscenely nice welding!

[hairnet]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Once again the n-s front indicator of the Mercedes E320 Coupe has fallen out, after I had it hand washed yesterday. I was getting it ready to take to a local Triumph meeting and the only light unit I had was the wrong hand so I turned it upside down and taped it on.

Mrs6C was horrified and refused to be driven in the Frankenstein car and even preferred to be driven in the Morris!

A new indicator is on order.

 

@Mrs6C some of the knackered heaps you have and youre worried about a lamp

hand signals ffs  (youre old enuff) *runs

[richardmorris]

5 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Once again the n-s front indicator of the Mercedes E320 Coupe has fallen out, after I had it hand washed yesterday. I was getting it ready to take to a local Triumph meeting and the only light unit I had was the wrong hand so I turned it upside down and taped it on.

Mrs6C was horrified and refused to be driven in the Frankenstein car and even preferred to be driven in the Morris!

A new indicator is on order.

I think that’s number five! I lost two! I cable tied mine in. I think it’s the pattern wing not having the correct internal shape.

ps. It’s not a triumph!

[Six-cylinder]

It is Friday night and @ianbmw could have taken his girl dancing!

Instead he fitted the new rear discs to the Carlton Estate and adjusted the hand brake. Then moved on to the next MOT fail task of replacing the rear sub-frame bushes. The o-s bush came out with some effort, but then we were thwarted by not having a plate to push up the new bush into place and then somebody switched out the light.

The plan is to regroup with extra tools next week to finish the job.

[ianbmw]

One day, that Carlton will MOT.

 

when that day happens,I will still hate all cars, but I will take a huge delight in bringing the most desirable spec Carlton back to life…..

 

the 1.8GL

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 19/09/2024 at 18:41, hairnet said:

@Mrs6C some of the knackered heaps you have and youre worried about a lamp

hand signals ffs  (youre old enuff) *runs

brave or stupid? 🤣

[Six-cylinder]

3 minutes ago, ianbmw said:

One day, that Carlton will MOT. when that day happens,

I will still hate all cars, but I will take a huge delight in bringing the most desirable spec Carlton back to life…..

the 1.8GL

Of all the cars we have to play with an undernourished, low spec, damaged Carlton saloon takes your fancy! 

ME - I would love to see our Citroen CX or 1983 Alfa Giulietta 2.0 back on the road.

[Six-cylinder]

9 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

brave or stupid? 🤣

Mercedes lamp came today so weather permitting it will be fitted tomorrow.

[sutty2006]

I did those bushes on my old Carlton diesel. I seam to remember one side I fitted genuine pushed in easily. The other side was non genuine and never went in all the way, no matter how hard I pushed it….. just letting you know 🫡

[ianbmw]

8 minutes ago, sutty2006 said:

I did those bushes on my old Carlton diesel. I seam to remember one side I fitted genuine pushed in easily. The other side was non genuine and never went in all the way, no matter how hard I pushed it….. just letting you know 🫡

I’ve got hammers…….and a temper! I’m under no illusion they will be an absolute PITA!

 

[sutty2006]

9 hours ago, ianbmw said:

I’ve got hammers…….and a temper! I’m under no illusion they will be an absolute PITA!

 

I bid you good luck sir. Let us know how you get on. 

[ianbmw]

I reckon that in totally, we will spend 6 -7 hours doing all the MOT failures (two of them were questionable!)

so that would of been a morning work to proper garage, yet they quoted a obscene amount to do it.

Assuming the weather plays ball, the plan is to MOT it next week 

[Six-cylinder]

53 minutes ago, ianbmw said:

I reckon that in totally, we will spend 6 -7 hours doing all the MOT failures (two of them were questionable!)

so that would of been a morning work to proper garage, yet they quoted a obscene amount to do it.

Assuming the weather plays ball, the plan is to MOT it next week 

The garage simply said the car was not worth repairing!

[ianbmw]

Two more items to go!!! Woop woop!

 

add to that list:

Secure timing belt cover.

adjust fan belt 

add fuel

wash car 

drink coffee

Not break down on the way to the MOT.

[beko1987]

Will it be the car you drive to Rustival? 

[chaseracer]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

The garage simply said the car was not worth repairing!

They just don't get it, do they? 😉

[Six-cylinder]

On Tuesday my Rolls Royce is booked into an autosparks as it is not charging properly. After the dynamo was fitted with new brushes it does show charge, but you have to be doing 50mph. I have not been using it, today it started easily and went on a test drive in preparation for Tuesday.

[richardmorris]

7 hours ago, chaseracer said:

They just don't get it, do they? 😉

I note that the ABs lamp is now out, not necessarily the fault fixed.hahahaha 

[richardmorris]

18 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

On Tuesday my Rolls Royce is booked into an autosparks as it is not charging properly. After the dynamo was fitted with new brushes it does show charge, but you have to be doing 50mph. I have not been using it, today it started easily and went on a test drive in preparation for Tuesday.

Wasn’t the main problem with dynamos that they didn’t charge at idle? So alternators took over.

 

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Wasn’t the main problem with dynamos that they didn’t charge at idle? So alternators took over.

 

That is true, but it still used to charge when the revs raised a little. Now does not until it is spinning quite fast and these have adjustable regulators and I am hoping some adjustment will correct that.

[Six-cylinder]

The indicator is back in the Mercedes E320 and working but does not feel very secure.

I am going to ask @Mrs6C to take a look at it tomorrow.

[ianbmw]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

I note that the ABs lamp is now out, not necessarily the fault fixed.hahahaha 

The fan belt fell off during the test! But they carried on regardless.

 

but without the alternator charging, it throws an ABS light on due to not enough grunt.

[richardmorris]

31 minutes ago, ianbmw said:

The fan belt fell off during the test! But they carried on regardless.

 

but without the alternator charging, it throws an ABS light on due to not enough grunt.

Bit like my last 2cv test. No wipers, lights or headlights etc. well no the battery was dead and alternator wasn’t doing anything. Enough charge to get to the test though, and was running to do emissions .

[ianbmw]

In all honesty, with a leaking fuel pipe and the fan belt not charging the alternator, they should of stopped the test .

They also failed it on the EML light being on. However it’s a pre 2003 petrol and therefore, that’s not a failure.

 

im just going to take it to the local MOT man to me, who just does MOTs  and doesn’t pick up a spanner……or a watering can to put washer fluid in…..or a screw driver to adjust headlamps.

[Six-cylinder]

Soggy cars!

[Tommyboy12]

Bit wet everywhere really. Im glad I got time to weld on Saturday in the glorious sunshine

[ianbmw]

i Identify as a Carlton mechanic and not a diver, sod fixing it tonight!

[hairnet]

thats not funny