Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[beko1987]

38 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

Not in front of the Carlton saloon!

Agreed! 

Would make a nice train station/local pottering car I imagine for a while? And as Chris won't like it it'll be all yours 😂

[ianbmw]

10 hours ago, Mrs6C said:

Not in front of the Carlton saloon!

I have a cunning plan to fix that for the cost of a gasket set and a days work! I really want to have that going by the spring 

[Six-cylinder]

Today did not go well!

It started with the V70 not starting and having a totally flat battery so the dead locks are stuck and I cannot just pull the bonnet catch. It has an intermittent battery drain somewhere as it had only been  2 days  since it was used.

Phil the mobile mech came to finish putting the manifold etc back on the Sigma. The really bad news is when he got it back together he found the engine was locked and would not free. Before we took the heads off it had a sticky spot but then freed up and we spun the engine on the starter motor. We ran out of daylight and gave up to ponder the problem.

I tried to get the bonnet open on the Saab 95 but just could not release it. I think I need a 90˚ pick and 90˚ screwdriver to try again.

On a happy note I sat in the Carlton Saloon for a bit and found there are 5 cassettes in the cars storage draws.

 

[Mrs6C]

39 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Today did not go well!

Ah well, have a photo of the ZXmas sprout collection service instead...

[High Jetter]

Stalky! (Is that a recognized term anymore?)

[Zelandeth]

2 hours ago, Mrs6C said:

Ah well, have a photo of the ZXmas sprout collection service instead...

I need to have a rummage in my garage...I *think* there's still a pair of ZX indicators in there somewhere which came with a bunch of Xantia bits years ago, which when I realised weren't Xantia just got chucked in the "misc" corner.  I don't remember getting rid of them...if I can find them they're yours.  It has been a few years since I saw that box though!

[hairnet]

https://vintagestony.co.uk/

not looking good for next week  

[Six-cylinder]

A nice little car gathering for Lunch today at the Dukes Heath & Reach. It is so nice when the pub welcomes you. A special low cost light lunch menu for our group was provided, as our leader has pushed back the start time from a breakfast meet because it is really rather cold to stand outside and admire cars at this time of year.

It is a joint meeting with the Jaguar Enthusiasts club hence the bias to Jaguar. Usually there are a good spread of cars but today some people choose not to run there cars on dirty damp roads.  Not us the V70 was already dirty and went to the ball.

The Volvo V70 had a flat battery Thursday so I charged it but it did not start so I tried another charger yesterday and still it would not turn the engine, just a clicking noise. I put my high load battery tester on the battery and it is giving 6v just off charge. For a short term fix I borrowed the battery from the Carlton as it was blocked in by the Volvo anyway.

 

[Six-cylinder]

Tomorrow I am planning to go the Brackley town classic car show. A decent weather forecast for this time of year has temped me to get out the Rolls Royce for the show tomorrow. 

The fuel gauge has now been repaired and was showing approx 7 gals petrol. I added 5 gals  of petrol and the gauge now shows 12 gals so I am very hopeful it is working properly.

[LightBulbFun]

21 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

it does tickle me quite a bit that "almost empty" on your fuel gage (4 gallons) is almost a full tank on my car (4.5 Gallon tank)  

 

[Six-cylinder]

3 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

it does tickle me quite a bit that "almost empty" on your fuel gage (4 gallons) is almost a full tank on my car (4.5 Gallon tank)  

 

4 gals gives approx 56 miles!

[hairnet]

6 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

4 gals gives approx 56 miles!

🤣

i cant put 4 gallons in the bike (3.1) but at 75 mpg id collect you when you ran out if you needed a lift to padbury

 

[Six-cylinder]

3 hours ago, hairnet said:

🤣

i cant put 4 gallons in the bike (3.1) but at 75 mpg id collect you when you ran out if you needed a lift to padbury

 

The petrol garage in Padbury closed some years ago and we have the Esso sign in our garage.

[beko1987]

14 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

4 gals gives approx 56 miles!

Probably gives @LightBulbFunthe same milage but it's a weeks driving at tickover to him 🤣 Rather than a trip out of storage, to a car show, back home and back to storage. Wallop £80 please ⛽⛽

[hairnet]

On 23/12/2024 at 21:19, Mrs6C said:

Ah well, have a photo of the ZXmas sprout collection service instead...

Liked not for the sprouts obvs 

[hairnet]

Brackley

No this is as far as i got

Via lidl

(Looking at hong kong ferry now)

[wuvvum]

17 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I'm slightly surprised that the temperature gauge is graduated in those Johnny Foreigner Celsius things.

[hairnet]

centigrade dave

you have to remember

empire

imperial

 

[Six-cylinder]

I made it there and back today.

[hairnet]

16 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I made it there and back today.

1981 no?

 

[hairnet]

Persisting down and wind here

Expect it later ( till tomoorow eve)

[Six-cylinder]

I am disappointed Stony Stratford event tomorrow has been cancelled. I had geared myself up to go even if it was raining.

I had considered keeping the Rolls Royce out for the weekend but Saturday has already been cancelled due to the pub kitchen being worked on. That still leaves the Sunday Breakfast with the Milton Keynes Classic cars at the Giffard Park. trouble is the weather forecast is very cold and I fear the roads will be salted.

I took the decision to put the Rolls Royce away before the storm started and then the roads got salted.

[hairnet]

i think you should buy one of them suzuki scooters theyre doing the cracking deal on

 

[Six-cylinder]

It is 11am and I haven't bought any new cars this year!

[beko1987]

11 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

It is 11am and I haven't bought any new cars this year!

I'm sure the "we/i/Mrs6C agreed to buy this in 2022 and it's finally arrived" excuses will begin soon 🤣

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, beko1987 said:

I'm sure the "we/i/Mrs6C agreed to buy this in 2022 and it's finally arrived" excuses will begin soon 🤣

100%

[MAF260]

I was going to go to Stony for the first time today, so am also disappointed. I’m glad I checked timings last night and found out beforehand. I was going to take my Bentley out for a spin as it hasn’t been driven in weeks. Looks like it’ll stay mothballed for a while longer!

[hairnet]

5 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

It is 11am and I haven't bought any new cars this year! because i cant type with a cake in my face