'93 Mondy thread - clock bulb fixed (the little things)

[egg]

The fact that this exists and I don't own one is clearly a travesty .

It sold on eBay to another Mondy-man.

[Eyersey1234]

I'm jealous I want one now, how much did it sell for? 

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2 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said:

I'm jealous I want one now, how much did it sell for? 

£20 + P&P

[greengartside]

On 7/12/2020 at 12:05 PM, KWhite said:

Ah, Thank You!

Congratulations on your purchase ?

[egg]

I did the essential prep, i.e. gave it a two bucket job and then remembered I needed to wax the tailgate where the paint is thinning

I sent it to my normal tester, with some OEM bits;

So an oil change and a good result:

Pair of ditchfinders on the front already wearing, maybe because I think the alignment is set toe-in to avoid the pulling to the left issue. I think. Was going to get new rear tyres anyway, so looks like it will be all four at some point.

Should take it through to its 28th birthday in March now. That's its 5th MOT on my watch.

[egg]

A couple of K-reg's have passed by my eyeballs recently...

This 1.6 GLX, a bit like the one I had, was registered May 93, and hasn't had an MOT for a year, but should live on I believe.

And then there is this, March 93 registered 1.8 LX - looks fantastic - and has done similar mileage to mine. It's obv on a private plate, if @LightBulbFun has some spare credit, would like to know the original reg please!

Fantastic.

[LightBulbFun]

2 minutes ago, egg said:

A couple of K-reg's have passed by my eyeballs recently...

This 1.6 GLX, a bit like the one I had, was registered May 93, and hasn't had an MOT for a year, but should live on I believe.

And then there is this, March 93 registered 1.8 LX - looks fantastic - and has done similar mileage to mine. It's obv on a private plate, if @LightBulbFun has some spare credit, would like to know the original reg please!

Fantastic.

here ya go  

[egg]

Great, thanks Kent (Maidstone) registered then, cool.

I'm getting a little tempted to start a Mondeo K-reg-register, a bit like the Mini Y register for early Binis...

But the world of UK Ford car clubs is probably crowded enough already.

 

[Eyersey1234]

On 8/6/2020 at 4:43 PM, egg said:

I did the essential prep, i.e. gave it a two bucket job and then remembered I needed to wax the tailgate where the paint is thinning

I sent it to my normal tester, with some OEM bits;

So an oil change and a good result:

Pair of ditchfinders on the front already wearing, maybe because I think the alignment is set toe-in to avoid the pulling to the left issue. I think. Was going to get new rear tyres anyway, so looks like it will be all four at some point.

Should take it through to its 28th birthday in March now. That's its 5th MOT on my watch.

Chodtastic news about the MOT 

[Steve79]

Bloke on the relaxed retro group on facebook bought this last week. Under 31k on the clock

 

[KWhite]

I've bought this March 1993 GLX from a few pages back...

It's got a cracked head but it was either going to be bangered or sold to a breakers yard so I thought I had to step in

[egg]

@KWhite - great, what's your plan for it?

[KWhite]

@egg My local bodywork man  has put me in touch with somebody who hopefully  sort the head and then it needs the rear arches doing, the drivers side rear door is bubbling too

[sierraman]

3 hours ago, KWhite said:

@egg My local bodywork man  has put me in touch with somebody who hopefully  sort the head and then it needs the rear arches doing, the drivers side rear door is bubbling too

Head isn’t a bad job on those, labour intensive but not difficult. Surprises me the head has cracked I’ve never known a Zetec to crack a head. I’d just pick a head up from the breakers, not be expensive. Stick a new belt on and away you go. Be interesting to know why it’s overheated though, I’m going for either the lower rear coolant pipe rotted through or the thermostat housing O ring had slowly pissed all the fluid out. 

[Dan302]

https://youtu.be/-a6343A-WDc

[holbeck]

I can't remember if I've posted this before but I started a new job in May 93 and it came with a Mondeo 1.6LX. 

Day 1 I was given a fuel card for K420UDX however the car was nowhere to be seen.  By the end of the day it became apparent that the car would not arrive and a hastily arranged hire car was sorted out (a cavalier 1.8LS).

Spin forward a few days and we are told the Mondeo has failed it's PDI and an alternative car is  to be arranged.  

Two weeks later I had K439UDX and for the next 2 years I had mostly good service out of it. 

[greengartside]

1 hour ago, Dan302 said:

https://youtu.be/-a6343A-WDc

Funnily enough, that popped up on my YouTube algorithm. Very informative.

[Burnside]

Not a K reg, but was pleased to see this M reg Mondeo this week. It was at a local body shop, having a repair to the n/s front dr and rear arch. 

Thought of @egg so had to come back on foot for a sneaky photo. Sorry it's poor, but I was being watched with suspecision by the garage next door! 

Reg is M455 UEH and comes back as a 94 Diesel. 

 

[Dan302]

32 minutes ago, greengartside said:

Funnily enough, that popped up on my YouTube algorithm. Very informative.

There's some interesting videos on the channel, worth a look on a rainy afternoon.

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47 minutes ago, Burnside said:

Reg is M455 UEH and comes back as a 94 Diesel. 

Thanks for that, nice to see a Diesel being worked on, given their relative rarity, and general shiteness!

I'll watch the video Dan posted later, looks like prime time viewing!

@holbeck - K439UDX last taxed 2003 - only a 10 year life....

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On 8/16/2020 at 3:20 PM, Dan302 said:

https://youtu.be/-a6343A-WDc

Thanks Dan, really good watch that! It explains a lot of the Mondeo features really well. Some things I didn't know - because I don't have ABS/traction control on mine for example. Makes the car seem very advanced! Definitely lots of pre-production cars in the video, I reckon.

[Slowsilver]

1 hour ago, egg said:

Thanks Dan, really good watch that! It explains a lot of the Mondeo features really well. Some things I didn't know - because I don't have ABS/traction control on mine for example. Makes the car seem very advanced! Definitely lots of pre-production cars in the video, I reckon.

Count yourself lucky ?.
Yeah, a very informative video.
 

[egg]

32 minutes ago, Slowsilver said:

Yeah, a very informative video.

What I'd love to know is whether there are any Ford specialists around with a working FDS 2000 - I've never come across one. Would be massively useful for those of us with early 90's Fords.

edit - oh hello - this place in Southampton does explicitly say it does.

http://www.tremonagarage.com/service.html

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With over 30 years experience of the ford range we can cater for all your needs,  from servicing to mots to fault diagnostics carried out using fords own equipment FDS2000 and WDS through to full engine rebuilds.

 

[Yoss]

Mrs Yoss, who is also a postie, delivers to that garage. They have all sorts of old Fords in there. Lorraine takes the odd picture to show me when they have something really fancy in. Unfortunately old Mondeos don't come in to that category in her mind, it's usually mk1/2 Escorts and Cortinas she takes pictures of. 

Anyway, I just asked her and she says they are friendly. Seems a long way to come but if you do (or anybody else here) let me know and you're welcome to pop in for tea and biscuits. 

[Eyersey1234]

I saw a L reg Mondy on the a63 earlier, sorry no photo as I was driving. It was a silver saloon. 

[egg]

I've just spent 2 hours cleaning the engine bay a bit. What do you mean it looks no different?!! Kind of job that eats time.

 

[Yoss]

Looks good to me. That's one of those jobs that only you will appreciate because only you know what it looked like before. I do find engine bay cleaning very satisfying. 

[stuboy]

rarely i cleaned mine

[sierraman]

I used to give the various tanks and reservoirs a clean. How you’d be supposed to top the brake fluid up on some cars when there’s bloody cobwebs and detritus all round the cap let alone see how much fluids in there. 

Wasn’t going to go scrubbing the crank case with a toothbrush though. 

[egg]

Here we go again, the job I've been putting off, replacing the broken cowling with the one bought from eBay and @greengartside. If the windscreen cracks again, it won't be good for the ole mental health, so taking my time. 'strip down' now, new parts to be added after lunch!