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Apparently I didn't take any pictures of the coolant.  It was as grim as you hope.

 

Oh, and despite copious electrical tape round the completely split vacuum hose it still stalls coming up to junctions.  Could still be ICV, but it idles fine otherwise.  Perhaps fuel filter? I would guess it's never been changed.

 

After all of that, the clutch then slipped for me.. though I couldn't reproduce it.  Hmmm.

 

New owner is still pretty pleased with it, which is good.  And despite 13 year old tyres it handles really well and pulls nearly as well as my 205.

 

205 managed the 2 hours each way no bother at all, at an indicated 90, at least until the Barnard Castle turn off.  I knocked 15 minutes off the Google maps ETA, which I was pretty impressed by.  It's an absolute joy to keep a decent pace along the Tees valley and then over the top at Langdon Beck, great steering, good lights, adequate brakes, and a beautifully revving engine.

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  • loserone changed the title to L1's pug shenanigans - red 206 fettling
16 hours ago, loserone said:

 

Thanks to @task for rocking up and helping, by which I mean doing all the fucking work.

It was a proper team effort! 😍

Was good to catchup with you guys and gave me an excuse to give the leisure batteries a good  charge in the van.

Both the pugs look like nice tidy motors

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  • loserone changed the title to L1's pug shenanigans - 406 MOT time

Oh, the stalling on the red 206 was cured with a cheap AliExpress ICV, and the coolant level appears to be remaining static.   Not sure about the terrible glugging noises in the heater matrix though.

 

Soaking the 12v socket in diet coke did the trick too.  

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  • 2 weeks later...

205 failed a test last week - a hopeless drum on one side despite looking like new parts, and excessive CO.  Neither of which I'm likely to be able to resolve myself.

 

Here's the drum being stripped down for not the first time.

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Afterwards Jimbob was happy with the drum but not with the handbrake cable, so one side was replaced yesterday, and we have a result.

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WIN.  Looking forward to it!

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  • loserone changed the title to L1's pug shenanigans - 205 MOT time

So, a little mission out today.

 

First of all, CHIPS

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Then Jim Bell tortoise about this fella

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and we went for a socially distant walk with Bally

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Somehow we ended up bringing another SMOLL LION CAR home.

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It has stupid wheels and needs some work, but is a hoot and can nearly keep up with the 206 in a straight line.  No chance on the corners at the minute mind!

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  • loserone changed the title to L1's pug shenanigans - ANOTHER LION FOLLOWED ME HOME

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