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[BL Bloke]

After three and a quarter years I decided it was time to get the tracking done on the 205 so I took it to the local tyre place to get it sorted. While I was there I had a few people asking me about it and the usual 'I haven't seen one of those for ages' comments. It feels a lot better now that it's been done.

I also bought an oil filter for the Saxo on the off chance that I might give it an oil change. 

 

[JJ0063]

https://fb.watch/fQnDft4Z07/
 

Outside Mildenhall air base the other day. Apparently the 18 year old driver was arrested as he was on drugs.

No injuries apparently! From what I’ve heard, the car was a US one so LHD… if it had been RHD I think there could well have been a death! 

[Split_Pin]

A few years in the pokey for the tractor driver I should think. Looks like it had some kind of load distribution problem as well though, I can't tell from my armchair.

Amazingly the car driver reportedly climbed out a few moments later. I don't believe in God but I do believe in fate!

[Datsuncog]

Scammery afoot, again...

BBC News - Beware online car sale scams, consumers warned
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63047193

Seems to be another outfit cloning legitimate garages' websites to take payments for attractively priced vehicles which they'll then "deliver"...

Well, you can guess the rest.

[junkyarddog]

Prime shite spotted in North Norfolk. 

Complete with my Mondeo lurking in the background. 

[Back_For_More]

21 hours ago, stuboy said:

Who loves tools... well I don't own any stubby ratchets... do I need them probably not but I like tools so I bought theses... wernt too expensive..

I misread them as Stuboy ratchets... Posh personalised gear ftw 

[HillmanImp]

Hmmmm. 

 

 

[Low Horatio gearbox]

Finally got around to the noisy wheelbearing on the XC90.

TL/DR :  how to turn a  2 hour job into a 4 hour job  rear left still  to do.

 

A faff but not horrendous. The steering ball joint was the most faff to undo and do back up due to a burr on the nut threads, just the  usual half hours fun  slowly trying to get what grip with an 8 mm wrench on the tip and  a quarter turn  the nut with an 18 mm spanner . Everything else came apart with no real issue and re assembly is the reverse of dissasemly with the added bonus  of fighting  the now fully extended suspension.

It was just enough time for me to forget to clean up the tie rod nut and get it on 2 turns before it all  merrily locked up and spun round and round. The next 45 minutes was spent  cursing  while trying various mole grips, channel locks and small spanners to hold the stub and Jack the underside of the ball joint. Motivated by the thought of street parking the Mustang till I could unfuck the Volvo   as it was now stuck onthe garage  I zipped across the top of the stub and used a long  flat blade screwdriver jammed into the slot  to hold it  enough to get the nut off.  I cleaned the nut up  and it went back on fine.

 Just the rear left now tho that's a fair bit easier just caliper/  disc  and one bolt out of a control arm not  almost total front dissasemly. 

 

Its quieter now but the rear one is still left to do.

[Split_Pin]

5 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Hmmmm. 

 

 

Man, that doesn't bode well in light of the other issues you are having with it. I know what I'd do!

[MrDuke]

Fitting the 45 with a nice shiny 52mm throttle body resulted in the (not unknown) issue of a high/erratic idle, which while bearable, ideally needs fixing with a minor remap. Shortly afterwards, the exhaust also started blowing from somewhere in the middle section. Easy fixes both.

My dilemma is that I'm currently getting an utterly awesome-sounding muffled pop from the exhaust on over-run, and I'm worried that fixing one or both of the above issues will remove it. Such are the quandaries of a shallow twat like myself.

On the plus side, the TB's added a shocking amount of low-end torque without much effect on mpg, so no regrets in fitting it.

[HillmanImp]

52 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Man, that doesn't bode well in light of the other issues you are having with it. I know what I'd do!

Buy it off me? That's a great idea! 

I'll send you my bank details. 

[JJ0063]

Now our house purchase is finally moving forward I’m wanting to think about clearing some things we will not need once we’ve moved. Mainly garden type things that I can sort and sell before winter hits.

Other than the obvious FB/Gumtree/EBay, is there a place people would recommend selling a ride on lawnmower? I would roffle but it’d be a bit of a collection mission…

Will also have a couple of other bits like petrol strimmer/hedge cutter multi tool thing. 

 

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

Now our house purchase is finally moving forward I’m wanting to think about clearing some things we will not need once we’ve moved. Mainly garden type things that I can sort and sell before winter hits.

Other than the obvious FB/Gumtree/EBay, is there a place people would recommend selling a ride on lawnmower? I would roffle but it’d be a bit of a collection mission…

Will also have a couple of other bits like petrol strimmer/hedge cutter multi tool thing. 

 

Any machinery dealers nearby?

[juular]

On 9/28/2022 at 6:08 PM, BL Bloke said:

While I was there I had a few people asking me about it and the usual 'I haven't seen one of those for ages' comments

My 205 attracts the most interest of any car I've owned. Its one of those cars that everyone either drove or knew someone that did.

It was novel the first couple of times, but now I get people trying to talk to me when I'm rushing into Tesco for a shite. It can get old fast.

[Coprolalia]

11 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

Now our house purchase is finally moving forward I’m wanting to think about clearing some things we will not need once we’ve moved. Mainly garden type things that I can sort and sell before winter hits.

Other than the obvious FB/Gumtree/EBay, is there a place people would recommend selling a ride on lawnmower? I would roffle but it’d be a bit of a collection mission…

Will also have a couple of other bits like petrol strimmer/hedge cutter multi tool thing. 

 

Where are you and what's the ride on mower?

[JJ0063]

9 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Any machinery dealers nearby?

I don’t honestly know! Will have to investigate 

7 minutes ago, Coprolalia said:

Where are you and what's the ride on mower?

It’s a Hayter, il find out the model but it looks like this - from Google it looks like it’s a 10/30.

Located in Norfolk

[JJ0063]

On 9/28/2022 at 8:50 PM, JJ0063 said:

https://fb.watch/fQnDft4Z07/
 

Outside Mildenhall air base the other day. Apparently the 18 year old driver was arrested as he was on drugs.

No injuries apparently! From what I’ve heard, the car was a US one so LHD… if it had been RHD I think there could well have been a death! 

Bloody lucky to not be dead!

[reb]

Back again.

[barefoot]

This morning I have chucked a load of fuel preserver into the 944 & the T2, took both for a blast around the new inner, outer relief ring road, brought them home & declared the Porsche SORN. There's little point doing that with the camper as it's tax free. Then I booked a Sainsbury's for next week, cancelled my 3tb dropbox & submitted a gas/electric meter reading. Apparently I'm £432 in credit. £84 used, £149 paid. That's Christmas paid for then when I ask for my annual refund at the end of November!

[reb]

That'll do.

[Cavcraft]

This has just been acquired. The wheel bearing drones more than Nigel Mansell after a disco biscuit and the (slipping) clutch is so high it'll probably have to go to rehab before being replaced.

The heater is stuck on hot (internet search says kinked pipe behind stereo) and the MOT runs out in a few weeks' time. 

[richardmorris]

If anyone is at a loose end, with access to an Italian car,  in the morning, and is near Alton in Hampshire. I’m going along in the new car as the x1/9 is in wales.

 

from the FIAT Forum .com

 

Our last bi-monthly meet of 2022 will be held on Saturday 1st October.

As with our previous meets, it will be held at The Departure Lounge Cafe, just outside Alton in northern Hampshire.

The café is a great venue for a breakfast meet, as it has a large solid field on which the owner lets us park so as to be able to display our cars all together and out of the main public car park.

The meet starts at 10am, which is when the café opens, and is not a formal event so no booking is necessary, and entry is free, so just come along if you fancy it. Some people do arrive from 9am, which is OK, and the cafe does sometimes open earlier.

It is open to any Italian car of any age, and we have had classics and supercars through to modern Alfas and Fiats and everything in between. Attendees have come from across the southern counties and as far afield as London, Kent, and Dorset, with many clubs supporting the event.

The format is simple, we park up, chat to other owners and look at the cars on show, and have some breakfast if you want to. People usually drift away after lunch. We have had close to 200 cars at some previous events, so there is plenty to see, and always lots of Fiats.

We would love to see you all again, or meet you for the first time if you haven’t been before. Please do also spread the word to other Italian marque forums or social media that you are part of.

[stuboy]

Parked the mighty mondeo up outside misses gaff and a yoof was waiting for his mate, and compliment the mighty mondeo.... 

 

sorry not a very exciting post.

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

If anyone is at a loose end, with access to an Italian car,  in the morning, and is near Alton in Hampshire. I’m going along in the new car as the x1/9 is in wales.

 

from the FIAT Forum .com

 

Our last bi-monthly meet of 2022 will be held on Saturday 1st October.

As with our previous meets, it will be held at The Departure Lounge Cafe, just outside Alton in northern Hampshire.

The café is a great venue for a breakfast meet, as it has a large solid field on which the owner lets us park so as to be able to display our cars all together and out of the main public car park.

The meet starts at 10am, which is when the café opens, and is not a formal event so no booking is necessary, and entry is free, so just come along if you fancy it. Some people do arrive from 9am, which is OK, and the cafe does sometimes open earlier.

It is open to any Italian car of any age, and we have had classics and supercars through to modern Alfas and Fiats and everything in between. Attendees have come from across the southern counties and as far afield as London, Kent, and Dorset, with many clubs supporting the event.

The format is simple, we park up, chat to other owners and look at the cars on show, and have some breakfast if you want to. People usually drift away after lunch. We have had close to 200 cars at some previous events, so there is plenty to see, and always lots of Fiats.

We would love to see you all again, or meet you for the first time if you haven’t been before. Please do also spread the word to other Italian marque forums or social media that you are part of.

Sounds good, but 86 miles just a bit far for a breakfast meet. I declared SORN for the Trevi and BiTurbo today, but still have the Seicento and have been thinking about a longer trip for it.  Then there is always the Alfa 156.

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Sounds good, but 86 miles just a bit far for a breakfast meet. I declared SORN for the Trevi and BiTurbo today, but still have the Seicento and have been thinking about a longer trip for it.  Then there is always the Alfa 156.

I’ve been ill all week following a booster vaccination last weekend. Just feeling relatively normal again today so thought id get out tomorrow - only 25 miles for me. 

[stuboy]

9 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I’ve been ill all week following a booster vaccination

got mine tommorow

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, stuboy said:

got mine tommorow

Hope you’re not as bad - previous ones have been a day or two at most, but I’ve had night sweats and a wheezy chest etc all week. 

[Matty]

7 hours ago, reb said:

That'll do.

Bloody hell Reb. Three and half hundred thousand miles? Which car?

[reb]

8 minutes ago, Matty said:

Bloody hell Reb. Three and half hundred thousand miles? Which car?

An 850 TDI with a threatening aura.

[Matty]

Just now, reb said:

An 850 TDI with a threatening aura.

Proves what I've said in the past about peak car period 👍