HMC- XK8 Starts!

[Bazfr69]

Also, sunshine at home, pissing down at work ffs. 
 

[HMC]

I waved goodbye to the daimler today, met an old forum friend ( @Sigmund Fraud ) and  recieved an old friend in a swap (VDP 1300)

Dr Fraud took the bold step of driving away in the Daimler, i thought id cracked its reliability issues but it likes to play up when your are least expecting it- so its far from certain he will make it back under its own power- he is definitely braver than i am!

It was great to meet up with Sigmund again, and good to have the VDP 1300 back.  The Daim also now has a far more skilled and knowledgeable owner to care for it.

After the ministrations of the Dr, The VDP1300 now sits at the correct height, has working locks, has nicer carpets, a gearbox service and a bit of a tune up, amongst other things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Matty]

3 minutes ago, HMC said:

I waved goodbye to the daimler today, met an old forum friend ( @Sigmund Fraud ) and  recieved an old friend in a swap (VDP 1300)

Dr Fraud took the bold step of driving away in the Daimler, i thought id cracked its reliability issues but it likes to play up when your are least expecting it- so its far from certain he will make it back under its own power- he is definitely braver than i am!

It was great to meet up with Sigmund again, and good to have the VDP 1300 back. 

After the ministrations of the Dr, it now sits and the correct height, has nicer carpets, a gearbox service and a bit of a tune up. 

Ohh I do like that. Looks just right, proper survivor 👌

[Cookiesouwest]

Umm can I have first refusal, when the time comes?

 

 

 

[flat4alfa]

Dibs!

[bezzabsa]

luvverly real wood!!

[Sigmund Fraud]

2 hours ago, HMC said:

Dr Fraud took the bold step of driving away in the Daimler, i thought id cracked its reliability issues but it likes to play up when your are least expecting it- so its far from certain he will make it back under its own power- he is definitely braver than i am!

Breaking News : Idiot manages 120 mile Daimler collection return trip with only two breakdowns.

Full report to follow !

[Hertz]

Show me your picnic tables @HMC!

[Sigmund Fraud]

Here's the full story, I hope @HMC does not mind a brief thread highjack...

 

As mentioned earlier on in the thread, I've wanted a post-war Lanchester Fourteen for ages. But they'd always been outside my budget, and I've also been a bit unsure that I would like the 1950s driving experience they offer. The Conquest is, of course, a facelifted Fourteen and the Century model comes with an engine which allows it to (just about) keep up with modern traffic.

So when HMC's Daimler came up for sale at an affordable price, it was impossible for me to resist. Messages were exchanged and a swap with his/my ADO16 was agreed.

HMC forewarned me that the Daimler had been temperamental, and suggested it would be wise to transport rather than drive her back to Chez Fraud. Being a complete idiot, I ignored his warnings, and this morning set off for Tavistock in the ADO16 with a plan to drive the Daimler back to base.

After a most pleasant chat, meeting Duggy_HMC, and an exchange of keys and V5s, I set off. Three miles later, breakdown number 1 occurred :

The Daimler began misfiring heavily under load, the engine stopped, and couldn't be restarted. A prolonged and incredibly frustrating call to my breakdown assistance provider followed, when I was basically told that they would be doing me a favour to send someone out, and it would take at least 2-3 hours for them to come and "assess" the car.

Having nothing better to do, and with a full toolkit and some consumables in the boot, I made my own assessment and replaced the condenser with a spare. I turned the key and the Daimler fired into life instantly. I did a little dance, cancelled the breakdown call out, and set off again.

The car ran nicely and I made good progress until I somehow managed to make a wrong turn and ended up in stop-start traffic in the centre of Exeter. The Daimler performed admirably for a good half hour, then the misfire returned and I just about managed to limp it onto the pavement before it died and wouldn't restart. Splendid, breakdown number 2.

This time I rang my classic insurer, who offer their own breakdown assistance. It was a totally different experience to my "mainstream" provider, I got a most helpful call handler and 45 minutes later an AA patrol van (sub-contracted, naturally) turned up. Typically, in the AA man's presence, the Daimler started first turn of the key and settled to a nice, steady idle. Bloody thing !

I was now suspecting a failing coil, but AA man told me he was not carrying a spare (outrageous !), and by this time all local motor factors had shut. So I set off again, resigned to the fact that breakdown number 3 could well occur. Only it didn't, and the old beast got me back to base without any further issue :

Hooray ! Now time to start fixing things...

[Cookiesouwest]

15 minutes ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

Here's the full story, I hope @HMC does not mind a brief thread highjack...

 

As mentioned earlier on in the thread, I've wanted a post-war Lanchester Fourteen for ages. But they'd always been outside my budget, and I've also been a bit unsure that I would like the 1950s driving experience they offer. The Conquest is, of course, a facelifted Fourteen and the Century model comes with an engine which allows it to (just about) keep up with modern traffic.

So when HMC's Daimler came up for sale at an affordable price, it was impossible for me to resist. Messages were exchanged and a swap with his/my ADO16 was agreed.

HMC forewarned me that the Daimler had been temperamental, and suggested it would be wise to transport rather than drive her back to Chez Fraud. Being a complete idiot, I ignored his warnings, and this morning set off for Tavistock in the ADO16 with a plan to drive the Daimler back to base.

After a most pleasant chat, meeting Duggy_HMC, and an exchange of keys and V5s, I set off. Three miles later, breakdown number 1 occurred :

The Daimler began misfiring heavily under load, the engine stopped, and couldn't be restarted. A prolonged and incredibly frustrating call to my breakdown assistance provider followed, when I was basically told that they would be doing me a favour to send someone out, and it would take at least 2-3 hours for them to come and "assess" the car.

Having nothing better to do, and with a full toolkit and some consumables in the boot, I made my own assessment and replaced the condenser with a spare. I turned the key and the Daimler fired into life instantly. I did a little dance, cancelled the breakdown call out, and set off again.

The car ran nicely and I made good progress until I somehow managed to make a wrong turn and ended up in stop-start traffic in the centre of Exeter. The Daimler performed admirably for a good half hour, then the misfire returned and I just about managed to limp it onto the pavement before it died and wouldn't restart. Splendid, breakdown number 2.

This time I rang my classic insurer, who offer their own breakdown assistance. It was a totally different experience to my "mainstream" provider, I got a most helpful call handler and 45 minutes later an AA patrol van (sub-contracted, naturally) turned up. Typically, in the AA man's presence, the Daimler started first turn of the key and settled to a nice, steady idle. Bloody thing !

I was now suspecting a failing coil, but AA man told me he was not carrying a spare (outrageous !), and by this time all local motor factors had shut. So I set off again, resigned to the fact that breakdown number 3 could well occur. Only it didn't, and the old beast got me back to base without any further issue :

Hooray ! Now time to start fixing things...

Brave and also in the finest traditions of AS.

Well done. May it bring you much happiness.

[Matty]

46 minutes ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

Here's the full story, I hope @HMC does not mind a brief thread highjack...

 

As mentioned earlier on in the thread, I've wanted a post-war Lanchester Fourteen for ages. But they'd always been outside my budget, and I've also been a bit unsure that I would like the 1950s driving experience they offer. The Conquest is, of course, a facelifted Fourteen and the Century model comes with an engine which allows it to (just about) keep up with modern traffic.

So when HMC's Daimler came up for sale at an affordable price, it was impossible for me to resist. Messages were exchanged and a swap with his/my ADO16 was agreed.

HMC forewarned me that the Daimler had been temperamental, and suggested it would be wise to transport rather than drive her back to Chez Fraud. Being a complete idiot, I ignored his warnings, and this morning set off for Tavistock in the ADO16 with a plan to drive the Daimler back to base.

After a most pleasant chat, meeting Duggy_HMC, and an exchange of keys and V5s, I set off. Three miles later, breakdown number 1 occurred :

The Daimler began misfiring heavily under load, the engine stopped, and couldn't be restarted. A prolonged and incredibly frustrating call to my breakdown assistance provider followed, when I was basically told that they would be doing me a favour to send someone out, and it would take at least 2-3 hours for them to come and "assess" the car.

Having nothing better to do, and with a full toolkit and some consumables in the boot, I made my own assessment and replaced the condenser with a spare. I turned the key and the Daimler fired into life instantly. I did a little dance, cancelled the breakdown call out, and set off again.

The car ran nicely and I made good progress until I somehow managed to make a wrong turn and ended up in stop-start traffic in the centre of Exeter. The Daimler performed admirably for a good half hour, then the misfire returned and I just about managed to limp it onto the pavement before it died and wouldn't restart. Splendid, breakdown number 2.

This time I rang my classic insurer, who offer their own breakdown assistance. It was a totally different experience to my "mainstream" provider, I got a most helpful call handler and 45 minutes later an AA patrol van (sub-contracted, naturally) turned up. Typically, in the AA man's presence, the Daimler started first turn of the key and settled to a nice, steady idle. Bloody thing !

I was now suspecting a failing coil, but AA man told me he was not carrying a spare (outrageous !), and by this time all local motor factors had shut. So I set off again, resigned to the fact that breakdown number 3 could well occur. Only it didn't, and the old beast got me back to base without any further issue :

Hooray ! Now time to start fixing things...

Excellent. Exactly how things should be done!

[Vantman]

12 hours ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

Here's the full story, I hope @HMC does not mind a brief thread highjack...

 

As mentioned earlier on in the thread, I've wanted a post-war Lanchester Fourteen for ages. But they'd always been outside my budget, and I've also been a bit unsure that I would like the 1950s driving experience they offer. The Conquest is, of course, a facelifted Fourteen and the Century model comes with an engine which allows it to (just about) keep up with modern traffic.

So when HMC's Daimler came up for sale at an affordable price, it was impossible for me to resist. Messages were exchanged and a swap with his/my ADO16 was agreed.

HMC forewarned me that the Daimler had been temperamental, and suggested it would be wise to transport rather than drive her back to Chez Fraud. Being a complete idiot, I ignored his warnings, and this morning set off for Tavistock in the ADO16 with a plan to drive the Daimler back to base.

After a most pleasant chat, meeting Duggy_HMC, and an exchange of keys and V5s, I set off. Three miles later, breakdown number 1 occurred :

The Daimler began misfiring heavily under load, the engine stopped, and couldn't be restarted. A prolonged and incredibly frustrating call to my breakdown assistance provider followed, when I was basically told that they would be doing me a favour to send someone out, and it would take at least 2-3 hours for them to come and "assess" the car.

Having nothing better to do, and with a full toolkit and some consumables in the boot, I made my own assessment and replaced the condenser with a spare. I turned the key and the Daimler fired into life instantly. I did a little dance, cancelled the breakdown call out, and set off again.

The car ran nicely and I made good progress until I somehow managed to make a wrong turn and ended up in stop-start traffic in the centre of Exeter. The Daimler performed admirably for a good half hour, then the misfire returned and I just about managed to limp it onto the pavement before it died and wouldn't restart. Splendid, breakdown number 2.

This time I rang my classic insurer, who offer their own breakdown assistance. It was a totally different experience to my "mainstream" provider, I got a most helpful call handler and 45 minutes later an AA patrol van (sub-contracted, naturally) turned up. Typically, in the AA man's presence, the Daimler started first turn of the key and settled to a nice, steady idle. Bloody thing !

I was now suspecting a failing coil, but AA man told me he was not carrying a spare (outrageous !), and by this time all local motor factors had shut. So I set off again, resigned to the fact that breakdown number 3 could well occur. Only it didn't, and the old beast got me back to base without any further issue :

Hooray ! Now time to start fixing things...

What a lovely old motor to sit in and wait for the recovery man!

[Zelandeth]

Wouldn't discount vapour lock as a suspect under those conditions either.  Remember that modern fuels boil off a lot more readily than ones from when this was made.  

[HMC]

Works car park today with ADO16 being used as intended…

1. smol car is smol

2. OAP perving over it

[2flags]

17 minutes ago, HMC said:

Works car park today with ADO16 being used as intended…

1. smol car is smol

2. OAP perving over it

He's possibly recapturing his youth. Perhaps one of his kids was conceived in the back of one!

[Matty]

Or he's thinking that's where I usually park 😁

[barefoot]

If that's a SMART in front of the VDP it doesn't look quite as small as it purports to be - different angle next time in the office please!

On a slight tangent, what's the gearbox like in this? I'm assuming it's one of those AP auto things with four speeds and all the numbers in the wrong order on the selector? Is it smooth, slurry, jerky, does it react & kick down promptly etc - ta

[HMC]

UMMM

Unintended slammage has happened !

[Soundwave]

Quick, post it on the blue forum, you'll be an instant hero!

[tom13]

[High Jetter]

2 minutes ago, HMC said:

UMMM

Unintended slammage has happened !

That looks like both sides though, how come?

[HMC]

3 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

That looks like both sides though, how come?

its just the side nearest the camera. I drove it to work and by lunchtime one side had sagged down 

[wuvvum]

21 hours ago, barefoot said:

AP auto ... does it react & kick down promptly

🤣🤣🤣

[Sigmund Fraud]

11 minutes ago, HMC said:

Unintended slammage has happened !

Oh, FFS !

I recall the front-rear hydrolastic pipes had been replaced on one side but not the other - IIRC the nearside were new, so it may be time for the offside line to be renewed. I don't recall the hydrolastic unit flexible pipes looking too bad, so it should hopefully not need that.

Or, maybe it's just the Schrader valve (buy a lottery ticket if it is !).

[Saabnut]

I am away from home for a bit, but I do have a pump and fluid if you are stuck when I get home.

[Bazfr69]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

UMMM

Unintended slammage has happened !

Looks sweet. I’d add a little rake myself but other than that, nice. 😄😎

[cort16]

Deploy the Hydragas Terminator T-1000. It absolutely will not stop until your suspension has been pumped back up. 

 

 

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

  

[HMC]

i cant see any obvious leaks, ive got a little hand help pump i got off e bay years ago, maybe i should just get pumping to the correct height and see what happens? (iirc you can use antifreeze/distilled water for fluid)

#hydrolasticclueless

[N Dentressangle]

1 minute ago, HMC said:

i cant see any obvious leaks, ive got a little hand help pump i got off e bay years ago, maybe i should just get pumping to the correct height and see what happens? (iirc you can use antifreeze/distilled water for fluid)

#hydrolasticclueless

50/50 antifreeze water mix works fine, yes.

Might be worth picking up a spare Schrader valve innards before you begin, too - easily liberated from a spare wheel with a valve key.

Just pump it up and see where it squirts out!