'93 Mondy thread - MOT pass

[sierraman]

All the signs of a messer. Quibbling over silly stuff like the colour, discussing what least you’ll take over the phone, excessive waffle, not wanting a test drive etc. Classic idiot signs. How do these people go on at work etc?

[Rave]

I've asked for a shiply quote but I'm not hopeful.

 

Come to think of it, how much does a car trailer weigh? I missed out on grandfather trailer rights by two months having waited until I was 17 1/2 to pass my car test in Feb '98 but I think I'm alright as long as my MAM doesn't exceed 3.5T. My Passat is rated to tow a braked trailer up to 1600kg I think, and this Mondy only weighs maybe 1350? The Passat itself must weigh less than 1.9T with me on board (75kg), so by definition I'm alright? Or does the plate under the bonnet saying "2: 3530kg" cock things up?

[egg]

Back from the service on the base, all seems good. These Ford 16v engines do love fresh oil, difference in noise and smoothness is noticeable straightaway. 

[egg]

Kerbweight of the GLX is 1250kg (the base is 15kg lighter )

[egg]

Rave,

 

If the cambelt job was attempted, along with the water pump and cambelt kit I also have in my extensive set of Mondy spares: rocker cover gasket kit, drive belt and some proper Ford coolant.

 

The Oil and filter could wait until after any MOT.

 

Also, in my shed I have 4 wheels and tyres. The wheels were ultimately earmarked for the base (powder coated), but they could be used on the GLX if the tyres are in better condition than what's on there. All 14 inch.

 

Do you have a battery that would fit? I have the one that was on it, but has sat in my shed as it is for year since RobT and I found it was flat, and I don't have a charger.

 

That just leaves the alignment tool - which amazingly you can still get from the Ford special equipment website (303-376B) - but cheaper ebay copies are available!

 

https://fordspecialtools.service-solutions.com/en-US/Pages/ItemDetail.aspx?SKU=303-376B

 

[sierraman]

Failing that you could just make up some pieces of flat plate to sit in the cut outs on the end of the cam when it’s locked. It’s only to hold the timing in place.

 

The gasket rarely needs replacing, just nipping up, it’s a rubber type with the metal inserts. You might find on stripping it the pump is leaking. They usually are to a greater or lesser extent.

[Rave]

I have a few batteries knocking about, one might fit. Cheapest shiply quote is £156, which isn't a huge amount, just a lot compared to the 40-odd quid's worth of diesel it would cost me to tow it back myself with a trailer. Which I can't, because it turns out the max kerb weight of the Passat is 2070kg, and it's allowed to tow 1600kg, putting the MAM at 3670, which indeed is what it says on the VIN plate under the bonnet. So although the actual train weight wouldn't be much more than 3T, the fact that it could be over 3.5T disqualifies holders of shite licences like me from doing it. What a stupid system. I haven't actually checked that my trade policy covers me to tow a trailer, to be fair, it might well not.

 

Let me see about getting my Jag through it's MOT, and maybe doing something with my Fiesta, I'll get a lot less flack from domestic management taking on another car if I can demonstrate progress on the others. It's not going anywhere right?

[egg]

Thanks Rave, I didn't get my licence until 2000 (when I was 22), so I don't have the pre-97 rights either.

 

It's not going anywhere at the mo, unless someone on the Mondeo Facebook group suddenly decides they want to save it.....or I decide to raid my savings and have it dumped at transported to my local mechanic and say here's £300 and bring it back with an MOT...

 

If either of those things happen, I'll be sure to let you know. 

[sierraman]

Fuck it. Raid the savings.

[mrbenn]

I'd suspect it'd be an easier sell at £500 with full MOT when you can just turn up and drive it away, rather than £200 and needing a trailer.

[egg]

Oh yeah, I get that. In fact, I'm probably being a bit daft, as if it did get through the test (and yeah, maybe lower arms too, maybe tyres, who knows what else) it could go up for sale at £750 and if I was really patient, it might actually go for about £600-£650. 

[mrbenn]

Sorry, didn't mean to teach you to suck eggs. No pun intended.

[sierraman]

Prices for these are all over the shop, there’s a fair few listed at over a grand but are people paying that for them? I struggled to get £400 for a low mileage Mk2 recently so it’s difficult to say. Ideally it wants to go to someone who will save it but chances are at £500 it will go to someone who will run it into the ground.

 

If I was closer I would take it on it I’ve not the time nor the inclination to trailer it across country I’m afraid.

[egg]

Sorry, didn't mean to teach you to suck eggs. No pun intended.

 

I really don't know why I chose that name....

 

Thing is, there is, if I'm honest an embarrassment factor with my mechanic - hello it's egg, the one with the old blue Mondeo - oh, and you know the one with the Mazda that the parts don't fit, the MOT failure Skoda Favorit, my dad's mk5 escort rust bucket failure and the crappy Fusion.

 

Just one more thing....(and he's a dubber so no love of Fords!)

 

Still, money talks £

[egg]

Popped some osram silverstars in the base, as clock change imminent, and every little helps with the Mondy's poor headlights!

 

The ones that I pulled out were Motorcraft, so not the freshest as this last went to a Ford dealer in about 2005.

 

Mk2s had H7s.

 

[af1]

Sorry I've only just skimmed this

 

Does it just need a cambelt doing and an mot?

 

I'm not far from whitstable (canterbury)

Do you really not want this? I can do the cambelt on a fix now pay me later basis if it means it gets saved!

 

I wouldn't be looking for mega bucks just beer money (not beer though as my therapist says no drinking)

 

Its an offer from a shiter to a shiter

 

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[egg]

Jeez, that's a kind offer - it's actually the water pump at fault - which is why it's off the road in the first place. But of course, you have to change the cambelt on these anyway to do the pump (unlike the later Duratec).

 

If you are up for the pump as well, then yes please.

 

Thanks very much. 

 

I'd prefer it if you just gave me a price - I'd feel more comfortable. If you are happy to do the pump as well I'll PM you.

 

I have all the necessary bits.

[af1]

Pm me pal I'll give you my number:)

[egg]

I'm taking the 'for sale' tag off this for a bit to see if me and af1 can work something out.

[stuboy]

http://autoshite.com/topic/9566-my-spots/?p=1630722

[af1]

Hopefully can get this sorted!!!!

[dozeydustman]

God what have you let yourself in for!!!! You’ll have every chavvy wannabe banger racer from Gravesend to Romford round. I’d lose the extra £20 and take off what’s sellable and weigh it in. Anyone buying it for £200 will be racing it or running it till it collapses. In an ideal circumstance it would be saved but at £200 you will attract no end of scumbags round.

 

 

Very few banger racers in Gravesend, thank you. Loads in Strood......

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Very few banger racers in Gravesend, thank you. Loads in Strood......

 

 

I don't know.  You mean the kids down in the garages behind my parents house on Singlewell Road 14 years ago weren't vandalising the car they'd just nicked for (as they put it) 'Banger Racing'?  Why.  What toerags!

 

I did provide a statement to the Police.  I believe they served time.

[egg]

Hopefully can get this sorted!!!!

 

af1 is going to have a look over it tomorrow with me. The game is afoot.

[dozeydustman]

 

 

I don't know.  You mean the kids down in the garages behind my parents house on Singlewell Road 14 years ago weren't vandalising the car they'd just nicked for (as they put it) 'Banger Racing'?  Why.  What toerags!

 

I did provide a statement to the Police.  I believe they served time.

 

 

There was a problem with joyriders in the early-mid 2000's in Gravesend. Normally a Scrote or Ashtray that got nicked and smashed to bits or burnt out. Seem to remember the culprits were from the 'farm. 

 

You're another Singlewell lad? Mr Hever Court Rd here

[af1]

Joy riders are why kings farm is full of speed bumps. Unfortunately the Octavia vrs's in use at the time were hopeless at speed bumps resulting in multiple cracked sumps

[dozeydustman]

Don't recall many Octavia VRS being joyridden in Gravesend. Blue Ovals and Griffins, yes. Probably because easy to break into.

 

I do remember the Ital, to which someone had really badly fitted a really bad Orion bodykit, which went cruisin' down Kings Street & new road most Friday evenings.

 

Kings Farm is now much different. A lot of the problems went after Top Gear successfully* demolished half a dozen houses.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

There was a problem with joyriders in the early-mid 2000's in Gravesend. Normally a Scrote or Ashtray that got nicked and smashed to bits or burnt out. Seem to remember the culprits were from the 'farm.

 

You're another Singlewell lad? Mr Hever Court Rd here

Prince of Orange junction. House was Old Road West, garages were Singlewell Road.

[dozeydustman]

Prince of Orange junction. House was Old Road West, garages were Singlewell Road.

 

 

I know where you mean. Always thought that was a respectable area of the town.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I know where you mean. Always thought that was a respectable area of the town.

It generally was, apart from the occasional mass brawls at the pub (fun to watch from the bedroom window), the cocaine dealing at said pub and the fact the garages couldn’t be seen from the main road down the bottom.

 

One time, I walked down to my rented garage (after I’d stupidly parked it outside the garage door) to find my car’s roof had been run over by someone trying to get onto a garage roof and presumably into someone’s garden. Let it fly because my car was utterly worthless and battered.

 

Had my number plates nicked down there once too and also had a contractor threaten me with physical harm when we challenged them as to why they were down there (smoking dope on a lunch break) So we rang the Police, then his boss. We we then delighted by the follow up call from their boss to inform us that they had been sacked with immediate effect.

 

I lived there for 20 years or so. My parents moved from South Hill Road from when I was about 4, and I was in the Old Road West house until I moved out at 24-ish.

 

Anyway. Thread derail. Apologies!