the judge Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 That CANNOT be the dizzy drive? The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 That CANNOT be the dizzy drive?It was Sadly/happily that is what is known as a joke played by my mechanicng partner who thought it would be very funny! .. Up date in coming gadgetgricey, dome and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 So up to here Bits all put back on I let Neil fit the dizzy drive After which he made his hilarious joke by showing me the old one... More bits on Liquid And ..... https://youtu.be/3emeX0d4SUs You beauty! A water leak from the thermostat housing was sorted as gasket was slightly off Then the timing belt was retensioned about 10 times. It is designed so you tension it anti clockwise and then tighten the securing bolt clockwise - thus backing off some of the tension. Stupid flipping idea. Neil did many swears. Let it run for a bit after that Celebration turned a bit sour when the rad started pissing out water. Quick Google check shows rad are about £170 which is a touch tough at the moment. Plan B is being hatched (after Neil doing many more swears everytime someone mentioned radweld) Rover looking complete Whilst we had in the air we poked at the blowing exhaust It has got a couple of holes - which should weld. Which is lucky as this will need sparkly stick I think it is time we learnt to weld. Almost the last bit of fun was the pressure plate was rusted on clutch. Wazzed it on the lift stuck it in fourth and revved it up with a clunk it detached itself. Finally the rover got a wash before being driven back to chez puss by Neil dome, tobyd, jumpingjehovahs and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 So what is next . Fix water leak Repair the sills at the rearFix exhaust leakMOT car. Then it will be up for sale as it isn't a car I want but had to save it (at Neil's insistence.) If anyone wants a Rover 820 so project then drop me a PM before the work is done. Only done 40 ishk with giffer history, new cylinder head, headgasket, cambelt etc All electrics work including sun roof. Tickman, dome, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 auto radiators rishton for recore rad NorthernMonkey and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Great work getting it running! NorthernMonkey and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Great stuff. There's a corolla TSport rad here you can have if it'll fit? The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 Great stuff. There's a corolla TSport rad here you can have if it'll fit?Let me have a crack at plan B first. It may involve JB aqua weld. I sadly have a spreadsheet for this free car. Current running total (including all wrong bits (stop sniggering at the back) is a shade over £600. Bugger. This is why I don't keep track... Then it is all free*. I may have also just put a stupid cheeky (£15 delivered) offer on an exhaust downpipe - the one bit of exhaust it doesn't leak from. Mx5 softtop fitting confirmed for next Friday. Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Picked my box of goodies up today Shiny new headlights for the little pug. Old ones off You can see the broken lug on the old one Extra help always welcome Looks a bit naked - tools at the ready to fit the relay Kit a bit better One of the issues was that main beam wasn't working. I think it was because it had only two 4 pin relays. New relay acquiredAll fitted Still got issues with the lights - I need to check the relay kit as I am not 100% I have fitted it correctly. Then onto the horns - Mondeo dual horns At this point I was dodging showers and freezing wind. Horns were an issue. Couldn't get them to work - had 12v at leads and also checked the horns straight from the battery. I think I am going to need a relay to run it. Last thing to check before handing the keys over to Bucketeer was a sticky throttle . The throttle arm is incredibly sticky so took off the arm Bit rusty Cleaned and lubed and 100x better. Quick check of headlights and tyre pressure before the off. Also ran some dishwasher tablets in the rover to clean the cooling system out a bit. The leak seems to come and go - hopefully it might bugger off one day mrbenn, Lacquer Peel, Broadsword and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Forgot to say that unplugging the dim dip resistor in the pug meant all the warning lights were working again! The wiring is really dodgy in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 At this point I was dodging showers and freezing wind. Couldn't fix bike cos of that The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Couldn't fix car cos of that. If reincarnation is a thing I'm never being born in East lancs ever again. Ever. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Today was garage fettling day but in between I managed to fiddle a bit more on the Rover I never quite realised I had so much stuff Chucked a load of it on eBay to see if I can get some more car money . Anyway rover flush was go. Couple of dishwasher tabs and then let it idle for a bit. Pull bottom hose off and eurgh Then did some more plain water flushes After about three the water looks pretty clean. The leak has stopped although as my learned colleague said, it will be a bit of gunk stopping it which will come free at any time. I found the Rover v5 and I am the third owner. First was Rover for a year, then my friend's dad until last year and me. My cheeky exhaust bids were turned down so will look at patching the exhaust. The little pug has found a temp home with Bucketeer who I think has fallen for its charms. If he wasn't collecting his AX in a month or so, I would have thought it might be a while till I saw the pug again! Broadsword, HMC, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 That header tank looks mint (for an 800!) looking forward to seeing it on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Really struggling to update stuff. Got a brake overhaul and soemthing else to post. The boring golf has been throwing up a MIL which when scanned said diesel temp sensor New one is duly ordered Fitting AHH might have found the issue. Secondhand sensor with wiring ordered to try and fix it Shirley Knott and dome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 How to fit a new hood to an Mx5. 1) put the kettle on 2) make a coffee 3) take a seat 4) let the expert do it egg, mrbenn, dome and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Skiving fek and hope you made him a drink The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 17 minutes ago, snagglepuss said: How to fit a new hood to an Mx5. Poor little thing. It’s like watching an episode of Supervet where Noel Fitzpatrick gives a worming tablet to a stray. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 them wheels need seeing to....................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 is he taking a blowtorch to it in one of those pics ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 no thats the getz dont tell the missus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 1 hour ago, gm said: is he taking a blowtorch to it in one of those pics ? Yep. Don't know why - whether it was to loosen up the joints or get the old glue off. Some more pics of it being finished Comes with 2 year warranty - need to keep it up for a week to stretch it. On way a mysterious squeaking developed. I think the gearbox is maybe a bit kanckered. A fair bit of pinion whine and now this squeak. Also there are some electrical gremlins - the pop up headlights won't unless the manual override is pushed, the alarm light is always dim and on which it shouldn't be. One issue this morning was an odd sensation like something up with the back end - quick trip to my friendly northern monkey and we found a missing propshaft bolt. Luckily a cheap easy fix Lacquer Peel, egg and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Today has been most enjoyable - I love tinkering with cars. Still having issues with forum so will do words then upload all the pics. Golfs turn today. Firstly the secondhand sensor turned up for the diesel temp sensor. The old one had sheared off so ordered a whole sensor off eBay. There are two wires to the sensor and I wanted to connect it for now to check I have got them right way round so waygos applied for now. MIL is out so will see how I get on and solder/heat shrink them later if they are the right ones. Next up was the door locks. The rear passenger door didn't lock and the drivers side would lock on the remote but not unlock. Door locks are cheap at £18 each which were delivered during the week. Interestingly you take the door skin off rather than the interior. The first door took over an hour with fiddling. One of the door bolts holding on the lock rounded so I ended up getting tools on it. Sadly I had just bought a new aldi angle grinder (it was cheaper than a 5amh battery for my Ryobi one) so that got thrust into action. Finally got it out and need to get a new one. Put all the door back together then found some missing bits so had to take it apart again, then I couldn't get the weather proof cover on so had to take the window bolts off. Driver's side one took 15 minutes - even with one of the bolts rounding (used chiesel and hammer this time) anyone want a hand doing a Mk5 door lock I am your man. They are a piece of piss! Then took the rover for a quick spin to bleed the system - it is a lovely car. Argghh too many cars and not enough time. Ohdearme, Shirley Knott, catsinthewelder and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 You take the door skin off?? Wow. That’s almost Citroen levels of weirdness. stonedagain, wuvvum, Ohdearme and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, Skizzer said: You take the door skin off?? Wow. That’s almost Citroen levels of weirdness. It's odd but in lots of ways it works well. You aren't trying to get things through small sharp openings. Now I have got the knack it is a pretty quick thing to do. Ohdearme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 News to me that you can remove a door skin like that. It looks kind of creepy with the door closed like that with the skin off! Very interesting!! The Moog and Ohdearme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 As above, that's really weird but at the same time looks to make things a lot easier. Need to get the Rover 200 door lock fixed this weekend or next, sure there will be blood involved. Ohdearme and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 No blood at all - so we'll impressed :-). So far the golf has been a joy to work on. On my test drive in the golf I did a 0-60 - it was uphill but fairly slow mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 thats nuts were the german borrowing the frenchmans weed that week looks dead handy tho The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewd Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 It looks like the cover of a Haynes manual! If it works it can't be too bad, and it looks better that feeding your hand through an apature in the door from the door card side, and contorting to reach something that's obscured by a reinforcment beam or window regulator. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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