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[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, Zelandeth said:

Have a look at the pulleys from above and see if they're properly lined up.

Cheers - it has two belts - an outer that does PAS and the inner one that does water pump and alternator which has failed twice. I wonder if the alternator has failed bearings so becomes hard to turn when under side load?

[Fumbler]

Got a birthday present from Chevronics

Installing it after lunch!

[Mr Livered]

On 2/24/2022 at 12:04 AM, wuvvum said:

the Group 40 limit on my insurance policy

I'm trying to educate myself about multi vehicle (and multi driver) insurance policies, to try and make things a bit simpler for me. May I ask what policy you have that has such a stipulation please? Thanks

[Ghosty]

14 minutes ago, Mr Livered said:

I'm trying to educate myself about multi vehicle (and multi driver) insurance policies, to try and make things a bit simpler for me. May I ask what policy you have that has such a stipulation please? Thanks

iirc it's a trader's policy.

[Bren]

Manchester united have cancelled their sponsorship with aeroflot. Maybe united airlines would be interested?

[Ghosty]

lol! 
Isn't there a football team sponsored by Gazprom, too?

[anonymous user]

I have the day off and the weather was reasonable so I have been to visit the Alvis to take it out for an hour.

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, Mr Livered said:

I'm trying to educate myself about multi vehicle (and multi driver) insurance policies, to try and make things a bit simpler for me. May I ask what policy you have that has such a stipulation please? Thanks

What Ghosty said.

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 20/02/2022 at 11:33, MrGTI6 said:

Great news! It took a bit of cranking, but the Berlingo eventually clattered into life. No Lynx required, just a set of jump leads hooked up to my trusty 306! Now running sweet after a few seconds of lumpiness. 

 

Obviously the battery was dead flat, but I'm satisfied with the condition and levels of fluid, etc., so will leave it running for an hour to get up to temp. 

@Cookiesouwest, I will report back in an hour or so on whether or not the battery will hold a charge. The date on the battery is 2005 so I'm not holding out too much hope, but you never know!

if you close your eyes you could be listening to a Class31 start up video 🤣

[Spottedlaurel]

My mum had this Mini brand new:

We got talking about it when mum visited today, I was pleased to find from DVLA that it is still around with the colour now listed as orange. Wonder what it looks like now then?......

[junkyarddog]

Quite different,but it's obviously loved.

[Sunny Jim]

@dollywobbleryou been driving over used nappies?  https://nation.cymru/news/road-to-aberystwyth-resurfaced-with-4-3-tonnes-of-used-nappies/?fbclid=IwAR0-9QzZK96-M19z7iNcu79bkd-_6jujYv1HDk_LPBZw1wHjGm25so6Tft4

[Shite Ron]

23 hours ago, Mr Livered said:

I'm trying to educate myself about multi vehicle (and multi driver) insurance policies, to try and make things a bit simpler for me. May I ask what policy you have that has such a stipulation please? Thanks

Despite always having more than one car I only recently got a multi vehicle policy, mine is with Adrian Flux, it is limited mileage and cars must be over 30 years old so I couldn’t  add the modern Rover (1996)  or Mercedes (2002) but as of next Tuesday two of the Cortina’s and the Granada will be road legal. It cost me £185 to cover three cars and each has 60 days cover on the continent included. The cover is for me and my girlfriend but does not cover driving other vehicles so the insurance on the Mercedes covers that issue.

[Split_Pin]

Easy* job changing a bulb on the Civic this morning. Halfway through:

I also tried to remove the boot side trim to get to the bumper mounts which I believe are the source of the deluge of water coming in but it wasn't for budging. I'm just going to take the rear bumper off to get to it as I've done that before. 

Still a good car this, returning around 46mpg. It would be more but my wife's work is only a mile away.

I haven't touched the Audi since the beginning of January. It passed its MOT on the 7th but the NSF caliper subsequently seized badly. I have a new one but not the smedum to go and fix it as the exhaust is blowing again which has annoyed me after all the bother I went to to sort it last time around.

75 is fine.

Saab is fine. Needs a wheel bearing and has a few suspension knocks all of which I am ignoring. 

[Fumbler]

Going to jack up the front of the BX tomorrow so I can have the front wheels spinning while I'm looking at the bottom speedometer cable. Hopefully that'll show the issue.

[Dyslexic Viking]

I will soon be off to look at and hopefully buy a slightly large and tall Frenchman who is camouflaged as a German and conceived in Spain. Will come with more later but will take some time as I reckon around 6 hours possible more with driving.

[grogee]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I will soon be off to look at and hopefully buy a slightly large and tall Frenchman who is camouflaged as a German and conceived in Spain. Will come with more later but will take some time as I reckon around 6 hours possible more with driving.

Breakfasts? Defacations? You're really keeping us in the dark here. 

[Fabergé Greggs]

 

[Yoss]

On 2/25/2022 at 4:53 PM, Noel Tidybeard said:

if you close your eyes you could be listening to a Class31 start up video 🤣

 

On 2/20/2022 at 11:33 AM, MrGTI6 said:

Great news! It took a bit of cranking, but the Berlingo eventually clattered into life. No Lynx required, just a set of jump leads hooked up to my trusty 306! Now running sweet after a few seconds of lumpiness. 

 

Obviously the battery was dead flat, but I'm satisfied with the condition and levels of fluid, etc., so will leave it running for an hour to get up to temp. 

@Cookiesouwest, I will report back in an hour or so on whether or not the battery will hold a charge. The date on the battery is 2005 so I'm not holding out too much hope, but you never know!

Oddly enough my YouTube algorithm threw this up afterwards. 

It's a 50 year old East German class 120 with a two stroke V12. Actually built in Luhansk in what is now Ukraine and used all over the Eastern Bloc. 

Needless to say it started much easier and ran far smoother than your Pug. 

[MrGTI6]

I forgot to update about the Berlingo and it's 16-year-old battery!

Having been left running for a couple of hours last weekend, it had enough in it to fire up again after being switched off for an hour or so, which showed that it was at least holding some charge.

The real test came yesterday, to see if it would fire up after sitting for a week. Remarkably, it started on the first turn of the key. Despite my doubts, the battery still has some life left in it! I'll stick a voltmeter on it at some point. Very curious to see what it's putting out.

Thankfully the van was left in gear with the handbrake off. Nonetheless, both rear brakes were seized. The nearside rear released with a clunk after a bit of back and forth but the offside rear was a stubborn sod. It soon changed its tune when attacked with a hammer. I've only driven it around my mate's yard but it feels spot on, aside from the excessive travel on the brake pedal. Hopefully some brake fluid will cure that, as the reservoir is empty.

Both front discs have a lot of surface corrosion and the pads are wearing very thin. A set of discs and pads costs next to nothing so that will be the first job on the list. It will also need both front tyres replacing too, as the existing ones look old enough to vote. Then it'll be going in for an MOT!

Another added bonus is that the markings on the cam belt cover suggest that it was replaced less than 2,000 miles ago, albeit in 2015. And the best bit? It has a fully-functioning bright orange rotating beacon on the roof!

If only it was a C15...

[Dyslexic Viking]

9 hours ago, grogee said:

Breakfasts? Defacations? You're really keeping us in the dark here. 

It becomes too much for me to make a collection thread and pick up/buy cars at once. But if that makes you happy, I had pancakes for breakfast and pooped 3 times before I left (my stomach has been temperamental the last few days).

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

10 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I will soon be off to look at and hopefully buy a slightly large and tall Frenchman who is camouflaged as a German and conceived in Spain. Will come with more later but will take some time as I reckon around 6 hours possible more with driving.

It was a purchase and came home just before dark. And i am  completely worn out and broken, was a long day.

Will come more about this tomorrow I think.

[grogee]

7 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

It was a purchase and came home just before dark. And i am  completely worn out and broken, was a long day.

Will come more about this tomorrow I think.

Is that one with back seats or a camper van? Either way I love it!

[Dyslexic Viking]

2 minutes ago, grogee said:

Is that one with back seats or a camper van? Either way I love it!

 

It is a 3 seater van and I will convert it into a camper.

[320touring]

A better choice than the Sprinters you were looking at - hope you enjoy it!

[Dyslexic Viking]

Yes I also think this is a better choice than the Sprinters I looked at. Is so far very happy with the purchase, the history of this one is very good and just 2 owners since new. And the last owner owned it for 6 years and it was clear that he was sad to see it go. Which is a good sign.

[loserone]

Great work @Dyslexic Viking!

 

mine currently has no back seats.

Cause they're in the house

[Yoss]

The man (actually, I don't know if it's a man, I shouldn't jump to conclusions) on my delivery with the three matching Swifts has been busy the last week or so. For the first three weeks none of them moved and I was convinced they were abandoned. But the last week or so they seem to be in different formations every day with work obviously going on. Culminating yesterday in two being jacked up at once. 

Despite all the work obviously going on, it's never going on when I get there so I've still not met the illustrious owner. It can only be a matter of time with this amount of activity going on. 

[grogee]

19 minutes ago, Yoss said:

The man (actually, I don't know if it's a man, I shouldn't jump to conclusions) on my delivery with the three matching Swifts has been busy the last week or so. For the first three weeks none of them moved and I was convinced they were abandoned. But the last week or so they seem to be in different formations every day with work obviously going on. Culminating yesterday in two being jacked up at once. 

Despite all the work obviously going on, it's never going on when I get there so I've still not met the illustrious owner. It can only be a matter of time with this amount of activity going on. 

Please keep us updated, it's just the sort of shitey nonsense that tickles our fancy. So many questions!

[D.E]

23 minutes ago, Yoss said:

The man (actually, I don't know if it's a man, I shouldn't jump to conclusions) on my delivery with the three matching Swifts has been busy the last week or so. For the first three weeks none of them moved and I was convinced they were abandoned. But the last week or so they seem to be in different formations every day with work obviously going on. Culminating yesterday in two being jacked up at once. 

Despite all the work obviously going on, it's never going on when I get there so I've still not met the illustrious owner. It can only be a matter of time with this amount of activity going on. 

Maybe this bloke would fancy a fourth blue Swift? 😁@DoctorRetro