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28,428 · June 3, 2017

I have collected my new trailer.

It fits in the shed fine in terms of length, but the width is a challenge. The Rover in the photo is tight up against the bench and shelves out of shot, and getting the trailer in and out means manoeuvring it by hand, so I can't store a car on it.

I have therefore completely fucked up my life by buying this and my storage problem has exploded.

Also, literally ten minutes after I'd shoehorned it in there, a friend rang up to say his MGB had just broken down on the way home and could I help. I couldn't deny the existence of the trailer because I'd been showing it to him about an hour before. So out it came again... and that's Saturday gone.

(MG was getting spark at the king lead but not at the plugs. Rotor arm looked ok and rotated as it should, carbon brush present and correct, so possibly condenser or something.)

9,384 · June 3, 2017

You'll be amazed how many people get in touch now you have a nice big trailer....

When we bought our 1st Iveco it was less than a week before we got asked to "just pick up a freezer for me"...

Best thing is to park the vehicle with the lowest roofline on it...and a caravan motor mover you can hide

28,428 · June 3, 2017

I didn't know a caravan mover was a thing. What an excellent idea, thank you very much

1,498 · June 3, 2017

Well the c5 has decided that it's been with me long enough to shit itself spectacularly.

Stood talking to the neighbours with it idling (got collared on my way to the shops) and there's a pop, followed by lots of orange fluid and a god awful grinding noise.

Turns out the main LDS pipe had burst off the reservoir thanks to a rotten clip and emptied the lot all over the road. Buggeration.

Refit the pipe, refill the reservoir and proceed to follow the top up procedure and it's dead- nothing from the pump at all other than a click occasionally. No warnings on the dash, just a raising message and the flashing ride height indicator lamp.

Car is now on its bump stops and I'm contemplating setting the fucker on fire and imbibing copious amounts of alcohol.

34,968 · June 3, 2017

Well the c5 has decided that it's been with me long enough to shit itself spectacularly.

Stood talking to the neighbours with it idling (got collared on my way to the shops) and there's a pop, followed by lots of orange fluid and a god awful grinding noise.

Turns out the main LDS pipe had burst off the reservoir thanks to a rotten clip and emptied the lot all over the road. Buggeration.

Refit the pipe, refill the reservoir and proceed to follow the top up procedure and it's dead- nothing from the pump at all other than a click occasionally. No warnings on the dash, just a raising message and the flashing ride height indicator lamp.

Car is now on its bump stops and I'm contemplating setting the fucker on fire and imbibing copious amounts of alcohol.

Dammit.

But please. If you do make a fire, film it landscape on your phone. I'm sick and tired of watching 'letterboxed' videos online.

Thanks in advance.

1,498 · June 3, 2017

Don't bloody tempt me!

Do you still get £200 from you've been framed? More than the bastard is worth in scrap...

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22,819 · June 3, 2017

I've polished the fiat ready for Goodwood's soft top breakfast meeting tomorrow. Anyone else going along?

8,910 · June 3, 2017

I'm sick and tired of watching 'letterboxed' videos online.

Have you got a door with a letterbox like this? I know I haven't.

Perhaps, the word you're looking for is "portrait". I'm sick of them videos too. Makes me want to go into their houses and rotate their tellies onto their sides.

37,184 · June 3, 2017

Went to see a last model Saab 9-5 this morning on the way to taking the wife to her friends hen-do. I really liked it and pretty sure it's going to be the Lagunas replacement.

As the wife was out, it gave me time to fix some small outstanding issues with the fleet.

First on the list was the Civic. When dipping the clutch the revs drop really low. It's not the EGR as that's clean as a whistle. It's actually one of the clutch switches not triggering anymore. Utter arse to get to the nut to release it. It's the switch at the top, to the right of the OBD port, with the white connector.

Got out the angle grinder to cut an old, rusty spanner in half. Managed to get the spanner in now and used brute force to release the nut.

It appears the switch has a rubber coating that's worn right down to the metal pin in the middle. I can only assume it was all rubber coated to stop noises when it triggered.

I screwed it right in and used a diagnostics tool to confirm that it's now switching and triggering.

Next on the list is the Lagunas headlight washers. These had stopped working again and I want to get it fixed before I sell the car on. Pulled the front bumper off and took the pump out.

Last time the motor spindle had seized. So I took the pump out and pulled it apart again.

Not a lot of bits in these pumps. I put 12v on the connector and it spun fine. Hmm. Put it back in and tried again. Nothing.

Checked with a multimeter to find that the connector was happily getting 12v when triggered. In doing this found the connector was suitably manky green. Gave it a clean down with a screwdriver and contact cleaner.

Tried again...

https://youtu.be/KT2xaZ6I4GQ

Working! Certainly got some pressure that pump. Oh and yes I had my phone the wrong way round.... Sorry.

Put it all back together and tried again. Looked around the front to find only one washer popping up. Damn. Luckily second hand Laguna popup washers can be had from eBay for around 20 quid a side.

Really the only job that needs doing on it before it's ready to sell.

18,261 · June 3, 2017

Not car related and not sure if it affects anyone on here directly but check breaking news for latest London bridge incident.

My wife's travelling back to a hotel from a Depeche Mode concert in that London tonight with her pal and they're totally safe but FFS.

13,073 · June 3, 2017

my missus cant get hold of her sister neither

24,196 · June 4, 2017

It's been my world for as long as I can remember

7,754 · June 4, 2017

I have collected my new trailer.

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It fits in the shed fine in terms of length, but the width is a challenge. The Rover in the photo is tight up against the bench and shelves out of shot, and getting the trailer in and out means manoeuvring it by hand, so I can't store a car on it.

I have therefore completely fucked up my life by buying this and my storage problem has exploded.

Also, literally ten minutes after I'd shoehorned it in there, a friend rang up to say his MGB had just broken down on the way home and could I help. I couldn't deny the existence of the trailer because I'd been showing it to him about an hour before. So out it came again... and that's Saturday gone.

(MG was getting spark at the king lead but not at the plugs. Rotor arm looked ok and rotated as it should, carbon brush present and correct, so possibly condenser or something.)

Skizzer, howzabout you put the rover on the trailer then you won't have to worry about scratching it when you reverse the trailer in. Low box on the disco so you can go nice and slow without melting the clutch.

7,754 · June 4, 2017

I had a puncture.

Built in jack is handy for front wheel removal.

32,930 · June 4, 2017

Not car related and not sure if it affects anyone on here directly but check breaking news for latest London bridge incident.
My wife's travelling back to a hotel from a Depeche Mode concert in that London tonight with her pal and they're totally safe but FFS.

I start work tomorrow morning a few hundred yards from there and need to get to a hotel there this evening

I'm sure that's going to be great.

Wankers.

9,421 · June 4, 2017

(MG was getting spark at the king lead but not at the plugs. Rotor arm looked ok and rotated as it should, carbon brush present and correct, so possibly condenser or something.)

That will be a crap modern rotor arm. I had it years ago with my Jensen. They look perfect but short out in the middle, find an old original one and all will be fine.

7,096 · June 4, 2017

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I had a puncture.
Built in jack is handy for front wheel removal.

Damn fine looking Davey Broon,

28,428 · June 4, 2017

Skizzer, howzabout you put the rover on the trailer then you won't have to worry about scratching it when you reverse the trailer in. Low box on the disco so you can go nice and slow without melting the clutch.

That would work very well, except I would still need to get another car alongside (because too many cars). The trailer has to go in and out of the shed by hand because the doorway is only wide enough for it to go in straight and there's too little space between mine and the shed opposite to straighten up a car and tow it in or out. Trailer also has to be manoeuvred into place indoors to get it from the centre (where the doors are) to the side. It's doable single-handed unladen, albeit a bit of a faff, but will be impossible with the weight of a car on board. There's also a three inch step up to drive out, and although I can make some ramps to help with that I don't fancy my chances of pushing a laden trailer up it.

Hence why a caravan mover (i.e. motorised jockey wheel) could really help.

Obviously I should have thought this through a lot better before I bought the trailer, but hey ho. Medium term solution is to rent the shed opposite, which has better access, but someone else is in there for a while longer.

22,819 · June 4, 2017

Just back from goodwood. Top down all morning!

Lots of lovely cars, and lots of modern stuff too. Four X1/9 in total. Didn't buy a bacon roll at £6.50 though, I'm not mad!

1,881 · June 4, 2017

That would work very well, except I would still need to get another car alongside (because too many cars). The trailer has to go in and out of the shed by hand because the doorway is only wide enough for it to go in straight and there's too little space between mine and the shed opposite to straighten up a car and tow it in or out. Trailer also has to be manoeuvred into place indoors to get it from the centre (where the doors are) to the side. It's doable single-handed unladen, albeit a bit of a faff, but will be impossible with the weight of a car on board. There's also a three inch step up to drive out, and although I can make some ramps to help with that I don't fancy my chances of pushing a laden trailer up it.

Hence why a caravan mover (i.e. motorised jockey wheel) could really help.

Obviously I should have thought this through a lot better before I bought the trailer, but hey ho. Medium term solution is to rent the shed opposite, which has better access, but someone else is in there for a while longer.

Maybe won't help your particular problem but I put a rawlbolt with an eyelet on the end into the floor so I could use the winch to help me draw the loaded trailer into one of the lock-ups I had. There was no way I could have pushed it in my hand or reversed it with the tow-car but with the winch doing the hard work I could do it.

I've got a electric motor jockey wheel but I am struggling to fit it with my particular trailers draw-bar (and it is a lot of weight to have on the draw-bar if I leave it there when towing)

so I'm thinking up a way to convert it into a tug that picks up the 50mm ball receiver and I will be able to pull/push the loaded trailer about.

HTH

8,767 · June 4, 2017

my missus cant get hold of her sister neither

Hope all okay.

32,930 · June 4, 2017

Hotel is closed but they're moving my booking to one near Tower Bridge instead

Stuboy I hope everything is OK!

June 4, 2017

Skizzer, you can also get motor movers that are two motors on arms that turn the actual tyres, and a remote control. It'll make your trailer like a giant RC toy & have a lot more grip to drive it up that 3" step.

9,384 · June 4, 2017

Yeah but those setups will affect the weight capacity of the trailer

11,682 · June 4, 2017

Skizzer, you can also get motor movers that are two motors on arms that turn the actual tyres, and a remote control. It'll make your trailer like a giant RC toy & have a lot more grip to drive it up that 3" step.

Yankie stylee

TS

126,665 · June 4, 2017

My daughter bought herself a Corsa C as a 21st birthday present. #prouddadmoment

27,303 · June 4, 2017

You've trained her well!

12,050 · June 4, 2017

Sounds like a chip off the old block cavcraft

3,773 · June 4, 2017

You're slipping, you should've sold her one of your fleet

22,819 · June 4, 2017

My daughter bought herself a Corsa C as a 21st birthday present. #prouddadmoment

Stockholm syndrome!

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