captain_70s Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, vulgalour said: On the positive side, at least the crack is now edge to edge so unlikely to spread across the screen. This is true, and is the one glimmer of hope in the whole situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Invest 40p in a west end pay & display ticket, cover it up and ignore it. Back in the days of tax discs I may* have done something similar in a Volvo. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 Went back through photos and it's been cracked since it came out the workshop, so it passed it's MOT like that. The screen is delaminating in all four corners to varying degrees and the stress of the car being jacked up repeatedly on all four corners during welding probably didn't sit too well with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 The delaminating cloudiness around the crack would suggest it's been there for a little while. If you do manage to find someone scrapping an Acclaim/Civic2, the best way to approach matters would be to have them cut the seal to get the screen out without any drama, then remove your screen without worrying too much if you break it (more than it is). That way you then have a good screen and a good seal. Copious amounts of fairy-up lipsquid, many wooden lolly sticks and some patience will then see it fitted. Did a CX like that a while back. Worked perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 My E36 has a crack just like that in the bottom right-hand corner, you can't even see it from inside as it's on the black bit of the glass, in front of the dashboard. It's been there since before I got hold of it in 2016... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Bung a sticker over it, job jobbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 Update. Acclaim has been back in every-other-day use for several weeks now, it's running passably. There is something still not quite right with it, whether it be an ignition timing issue or some vac hose related rubbish it's still misfiring on one cylinder. I put the interior back in today, I'd been running around in it with just the front seats installed while tracing water leaks... First, seats back out. Then installed some closed cell foam pads to attempt to reduce road noise as much as possible. Then carpets and plastic trims back in place. Ingenious engineering solutions for releasing the bonnet pull surround. Seats back in. I celebrated the interior being back in by dropping a fog light when refitting. Those are £200 odd a pair. Fumbler, Stanky, GMcD and 18 others 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Multiple possible, repair/replacement options have been sourced for the fogs. Watch this space. Took the Saab to work on Friday to keep the battery charged and brakes unstuck. Came out of work and it wouldn't start, again. Spins over fine, not a cough or splutter to be had. I tried fiddling with connectors under the bonnet, wiggling the key, cleaning the ignition barrel with paper towels jammed in with a coffee stirrer, locking, unlocking, moving the immobiliser chip about etc but it wasn't having it. Battery eventually started dying and nobody had jump leads (mine are in the wrong car), so I abandoned it at work and got the train home. Thank fuck I have a spare car, thinks I. Then Saturday happened. Drove into town to collect Girlfriend_70s, stopped at the supermarket and returned to a 100% dead car. Thankfully the Acclaim's level of technology is slightly more my area of expertise and after checking the battery connections were good I discovered the main 55amp fuse had blown. Naturally I bought some of these ages ago, except they were 45amp, and I'd not put them in the car. Not to be deterred I substituted in a hex key, so it's now a 200amp slow blow. New fuses in the post. Last time I checked the fuse it did look like it'd been running hot, probably some fucking earthing problem... Dick Longbridge, vulgalour, Andyrew and 22 others 13 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 Paint on the rear bumper had reacted and gone bubbly and white. I'm a man of low standards but even for me it was too shit looking to live with. Sanded, masked and rattle canned. GingerNuttz, Andyrew, Datsuncog and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 Crackers, juular, gm and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 The way your hand jumps off the key in shock as the car starts is indicative of how much you didn't expect it to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Crank position sensor probably. The bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I know the 9-3 definitely does but I think the 9-5 also says "Key Not Recognised" if the Key can't be read and the immobiliser is not disabled. I'd put money on the crank sensor too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Looks easy to change if that manifold heat shield comes off ok. So probably a bastard then. At least you don't have to go underneath. http://saabworld.net/showthread.php?t=648 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Its a pain but doable. Don’t however be tempted to omit the pain in the ass heat shield unless you want to do it again next month. Also make sure the old O ring comes off the block and you don’t end up with two which would be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 Last night the Saab fired up and drove home with no problems at all. Shall investigate in the future. Today I must get the train to work so I can drive the Acclaim home. Fumbler, Split_Pin and Coprolalia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 On 4/20/2021 at 10:08 PM, captain_70s said: Those are £200 odd a pair. I may have a solution. This Daimler has come into my local scrappers. Wait, what’s this......? That looks the same as yours? The other one is more shafted than Robert Kilroy-Silk. vulgalour, Fumbler, SiC and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 For a terrifying second there I thought you were suggesting the entire Daimler as the solution and Captain being unable to stop himself from doing something unbelievably heroic*. Essex V6, phil_lihp, catsinthewelder and 7 others 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Daimler engine in the green Dolly !!! Get that asthmatic single carb donkey scrapped 😂 timolloyd, greengartside and dome 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said: Daimler engine in the green Dolly !!! Get that asthmatic single carb donkey scrapped 😂 5.3 V12 for the ultimate WIN. GingerNuttz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, vulgalour said: For a terrifying second there I thought you were suggesting the entire Daimler as the solution and Captain being unable to stop himself from doing something unbelievably heroic*. That makes perfect sense. There’s still one mint condition lamp on the Acclaim, so Capn has everything required to get that Daimler shipshape again. rainagain, puddlethumper, mat_the_cat and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, mk2_craig said: That makes perfect sense. There’s still one mint condition lamp on the Acclaim, so Capn has everything required to get that Daimler shipshape again. Buy a foglamp, get a Daimler free! 🤣🤣 Might have been worth it because of the mileage, not so much the horrendous rot. It’s a flintstones special underneath. mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 22 hours ago, greengartside said: I may have a solution. 21 hours ago, GingerNuttz said: Daimler engine in the green Dolly !!! Get that asthmatic single carb donkey scrapped 😂 T1300 lump, it's only got a design life of 50,000 miles, it'll scrap itself before you know it. Fumbler and somewhatfoolish 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 1 hour ago, captain_70s said: T1300 lump, it's only got a design life of 50,000 miles, it'll scrap itself before you know it. Well when the big ends rattle and you drive it down south with hee haw oil pressure 50k would be the limit 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Mine has just cleared 150,000. It was on 46,000 when I bought it a mere 26 years ago. I have rebuilt it twice. So I'd say you are pretty much spot on the money there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Plugging away with random stuff on the old Acclaim. Bought a knock-off Cibie fog light for £30 on eBay, it's slightly bigger in all dimensions but in person you don't notice. Mostly because it's so much shinier... Did a proof on concept with heat shrink wrap to see if I liked yellow fogs. I didn't. The exhaust rattle was also doing my nut in. Seemingly Mk2 Acclaims (as mine is) have an additional bracket at the downpipe to address issues with excess vibration and stress cracking at the flange (ooh er). Mine has been in the boot ever since I bought the car, so today I had a rummage through my box of random nuts and bolts and lashed it up. Utilising nature's ramps... Bracket. Where bracket go. Bracket go'd. You'll note it's not actually tight, when tight the downpipe blows. It's a cheap steel exhaust from the only supplier that makes them, so likely isn't the most amazing fit. So I backed off the bolts until it stopped blowing with the car running, it certainly seems to rattle less. I shall test it proper on the commute tomorrow. Still to do (in no particular order): Replace radiator Replace rear light seals Reattach door rubbing strips with better tape Mudflaps Work out why the heater fan no longer runs at slow speed Respray the car BorniteIdentity, Datsuncog, JeeExEll and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Shim the clamp with precision* shim stock obtained at the offy = Tronda replicating Rolls Royce refinement, probably. captain_70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 8 hours ago, captain_70s said: Respray the car Hasn't that just been done? LightBulbFun and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jikovron Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Are the bracket holes quite big, just the large washers on the engine block bolts look to be stopping the bracket sliding over and meeting the downpipe? Maybe trim them to a D shape and elongate the holes in the bracket for another BL production line tactic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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