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[Jon]

18 hours ago, Tickman said:

Can you pump up the brakes with the engine running or just constant sinking?

Constant sinking when running, normal brake pedal pressure once switched back off.

18 hours ago, 320touring said:

@Jon good effort - did it the correct way. 

Pity it did not solve it.

Does the car lose fluid if you press the brake when running? It sounds much like @Tickman says - that there is fluid seeping past a seal somewhere. Key suspects would be master cyl or servo.

if you need a hand getting parts let me know.

I had a stab of the brakes today and what do you know! Fluid leaking out the NSF bleed nipple!

I also noticed that my back up trolley jack on the NSF also had some staining on the sticker, as did the tie rod area, looking like it'd dropped down from the master cylinder (likely clumsy reservoir filling).  So I gave them a clean:

Excellent shot here. Although running a European car in NZ is often tricky, at least we don't have to deal with much rust!

 

In a textbook definition of madness, I proceeded to bleed the brakes again (on my own - a baton of wood held the brake pedal down when cracking the nipples), as the sign of leaky fluid was enough to convince me that this was a new variable, so worth a shot. It's also the last nipple bled yesterday and highly likely I just didn't nip it up enough but I pretended to think I could actually fix it....

Of course, I couldn't. My cat was looking on in scathing disbelief at my delusion:

I did manage to get the NSR caliper to clamp better to the pads and actually work as brakes with a bit of piston adjustment, as a quick spin when the pedal was down showed that I could still spin the disc by hand. I also managed to get a few small bubbles out the rear calipers but I honestly don't know how many more times I can go round the car, bleeding away and not achieving.

There's a good chance I'm just shit at bleeding brakes but I do think the signs show a seal failure somewhere. I'm hoping it's the master cylinder, as I can't seem to find a servo to buy for less than £200+, before postage to NZ. Seems I can get a Brembo master cylinder delivered from Germany for £70, which seems fair.

I'm also guessing that once the master cylinder is replaced, it'll require diagnostics to bleed the ABS? Or is that Clio Sport forum folklore?

I sense a garage getting some money from us, soon...

[TheOtherStu]

10 hours ago, RichardK said:

You spend all year waiting for a classic Apple Mac and then…

I get to spend the night at TNMOC once a week. You'd be in your element 🤣

I have a feeling my folks still have at least one of those Apples too.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Recent arrival....

[somewhatfoolish]

You've incurred a debt equivalent to a small african country?

[barefoot]

18 hours ago, barefoot said:

'Susie' had new wishbones for 'her' MOT & although OK for pottering, when negotiating tight bends with a modicum of enthusiasm, it feels like the car is lifting an inside wheel. It's fucking horrible, but 'shes' booked in to be tracked up in the morning. I hope to pull some serious G's on the return home.

Naming cars is for twats.

Popped down to the garage & said, 'I've just brought Susie down to have her tracking checked & adjusted'. Chap looked at me like I was a total fucking twat & asked, 'Do you mean the silver Scirocco over there?' 

Sorted, I drove the car back from the gariage at a relatively high speed, negotiating several roundabouts with much alacrity.

Naming cars is for twats

[loserone]

11 minutes ago, barefoot said:

Susie

You're enjoying this way too much

[Zelandeth]

Today on "Things you don't want to discover aren't working half way through a journey."

Windscreen wipers.

[SiC]

Put the Bini up for sale on a R53 Facebook group for £675... Wish me luck!

If it doesn't sell or I get too much hassle, I'll keep it and it can wait it's turn for repair. Problem is that I have an ever wandering eye and a spare storage bay wouldn't go amiss. Also it sat there never really does any car any good.

Boxster is also now at the trimmers having its roof window repaired. Apparently the roof was in very good condition. So I'm pleased I went that route and kept the genuine mohair Porsche hood rather than an aftermarket (glass) replacement.

Fabia passenger door lock is doing the 2000 era VAG thing. I'll do another write up later but looks like the micro switches aren't registering the door as open or closed. Can't check the module until my metal rivets come so I can take the panel off. Yes rivets to hold the access panel on FFS. Ordered a new module for £20 but hoping it might just be a dodgy solder joint and I can send that back.

Never bloody stops sometimes.

[stuboy]

Quick trip to where they train the new recruits to help out and thought rude not to go look at the auction stock..

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, somewhatfoolish said:

You've incurred a debt equivalent to a small african country?

I believe it comes as an unavoidable part of the (Fan)Belt & Road Initiative 

[Dr_Slow]

13 hours ago, RichardK said:

System Floppies - for a proper 128 you need single sided, joy. I had some, but now - I may be able to write some using the Portable.

Thanks! If you are able to write the early Mac system files to floppies, I'd be grateful (and will of course cover the cost of the disks etc.)

The Mac in question may in fact be a 512K model (it's been in the loft a good decade, so I can't remember for sure - I'll retrieve it this weekend) but the disk format for those (single sided 400K) is the same.

[barefoot]

2 hours ago, loserone said:

You're enjoying this way too much

I just rang up the garage to book Billy in for an MOT.

Chap says, 'Oh, it's you again, you twat'. Much to my chagrin, I heard him yell across to his mates, 'It's that soft fuck on the phone again'.

And do you know, he hung up on me!

[Floatylight]

2 hours ago, stuboy said:

Quick trip to where they train the new recruits to help out and thought rude not to go look at the auction stock..

Hobbs Parker? Salvage Rebuilds YouTube channel did a walk around the other day.

 

[Ghosty]

The saloon Civic's been to the bodyshop.

 

 

 

fucking sideways photos

[Tadhg Tiogar]

The Free Assange circus is in town again. I r confused 'cos nobody seems to know where we can claim our free Assange from....

[goosey]

Unknowingly Been using this for the last half hour to wipe my hands on, think we going to have to change the bulk rag supplier

[somewhatfoolish]

You've soiled your gusset.

[andy18s]

There's at least another 3 good wipes left in those!

[mintwth]

Rags for high speed cars. They arrive with skid marks. 

 

Could have been worse. At least there's more there to wipe your hands on than there would have been with a g-string. 

[Zelandeth]

Slightly better.

Have I mentioned I bloody hate having to park 50% of the cars by trees?

I was planning on cleaning the van too as it's also turning green, but the pressure washer just exploded so that's the end of that plan for now.  Hopefully I can reattach the bit which decided to eject itself.

[Stanky]

55 minutes ago, goosey said:

Unknowingly Been using this for the last half hour to wipe my hands on, think we going to have to change the bulk rag supplier

Ah, I wondered where they'd gone. If I PM you my address can you send them back please? They're my favourite pair.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

13 minutes ago, Stanky said:

Ah, I wondered where they'd gone. If I PM you my address can you send them back please? They're my favourite pair.

Your real name is Stinky AICMFP

[vulgalour]

This is an odd one, I'm not sure what's caused it.  Heard an unravelling noise inside the welder and found the wire seems to have burned out inside the plastic wire guide.  I'm guessing it's worn through the guide tube and shorted on the casing, basically welding itself in place.  Can't get the bit of wire out, so I also can't thread fresh wire in.  Happened mid-weld too and the welder has been behaving really well today, laying down some lovely welds.  Puts the brakes on progress somewhat until I can figure out what I need to get to fix the welder, hopefully I can just get a spare part and don't have to replace the whole machine.

What's extra annoying is it meant I couldn't finish the inner arch repair which had been going really rather well today.

[Lankytim]

Spotted this quality front door yesterday…

 

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, goosey said:

Unknowingly Been using this for the last half hour to wipe my hands on, think we going to have to change the bulk rag supplier

Using your own old pants as an oil rag is normal, using a strangers is just urghhh.

[New POD]

3 hours ago, barefoot said:

I just rang up the garage to book Billy in for an MOT.

Chap says, 'Oh, it's you again, you twat'. Much to my chagrin, I heard him yell across to his mates, 'It's that soft fuck on the phone again'.

And do you know, he hung up on me!

I would pop down and ask him to book me in for an MOT in person and ask him to say it again to my face. I'd take "Danny"* to film him.  If he repeats it, I'd pass the film on to VOSA who won't be happy. 

 

Danny being a generic stereo typical hard man that doesn't like his weird friends abused verbally or otherwise. 

[anonymous user]

3 hours ago, goosey said:

Unknowingly Been using this for the last half hour to wipe my hands on, think we going to have to change the bulk rag supplier

That's just pants.

My brother always had a deal with the local church jumble sale that he would give them a few quid for anything left over to use as rags for the workshop. Unfortunately this often ended up with the mechanics dressing up my sister's dog with stuff. (it could have been worse, they could have been dressing each other up)

It was not unusual to see the dog wandering around wearing a dress. Somewhere I have a photo of her out at the petrol pumps wearing a vest and shorts (they did cut a hole for her tail)

[HillmanImp]

4 hours ago, goosey said:

Unknowingly Been using this for the last half hour to wipe my hands on, think we going to have to change the bulk rag supplier

Your rag supplier didn't own @cms206's Council Estate once did they? 

[SiC]

8 hours ago, SiC said:

Put the Bini up for sale on a R53 Facebook group for £675... Wish me luck!

Turns out FB messenger has a Spam folder and I've missed a whole load of people messaged me. Who knew 🤷

Anyway got someone coming tomorrow morning to view it. Four other people after it, including one that is a breaker. Rather it didn't go to a breaker but cash is cash. It's straight and clean but not exactly a super rare car. 

[High Jetter]

6 hours ago, goosey said:

Unknowingly Been using this for the last half hour to wipe my hands on, think we going to have to change the bulk rag supplier

That's pants. Not that bulky either.