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[RayMK]

14 minutes ago, stuboy said:

L on the selecta?

My Mitsubishi Mirage Juro has a similar CVT set-up and has an L.  I don't think I've ever used it though in 44K miles.  Are the Selecta transmissions reasonably reliable? The Mirage has been fine so far.  I have also owned two Volvo 66s with a more primitive CVT set-up using the DAF system.  They worked well enough but I did have to rebuild one of the cone assemblies when the spider spring broke.  It was a surprisingly straightforward unit to work on, unlike the later metal belt types.

[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, stuboy said:

Popped up too Gillingham to get few bits from a doomed ambulance to keep others going..

My God that’s a rough area! Not only nick your wheels, they stick your car on top of a container for fun!

[RoverFolkUs]

1 minute ago, Metal Guru said:

My God that’s a rough area! Not only nick your wheels, they stick your car on top of a container for fun!

Can't have shit in Gillingham

[Lankytim]

Camskill never responded to my email about the 20 month old tyres so I took that as a big middle finger to the idea of getting them replaced. 

As the tyres were cluttering the place up I decided to fit them. Getting the old tyres on and off by hand was pretty easy once I’d broken the bead in a suitably padded vice. Soap was used to pop the new tyres on but no matter what I did I couldn’t get the first tyre to bead properly so I could inflate it. A quick YouTube tutorial later and I discovered that the tyre could be pushed onto the bead with suitable support (in this case part of the towing dolly)and the other side could then be massaged onto the opposite wheel bead enough to take air. Soon all tyres were fitted and the 2cv is now sporting a set of new(ish) hoops! 

 

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, Lankytim said:

Camskill never responded to my email about the 20 month old tyres so I took that as a big middle finger to the idea of getting them replaced. 

As the tyres were cluttering the place up I decided to fit them. Getting the old tyres on and off by hand was pretty easy once I’d broken the bead in a suitably padded vice. Soap was used to pop the new tyres on but no matter what I did I couldn’t get the first tyre to bead properly so I could inflate it. A quick YouTube tutorial later and I discovered that the tyre could be pushed onto the bead with suitable support (in this case part of the towing dolly)and the other side could then be massaged onto the opposite wheel bead enough to take air. Soon all tyres were fitted and the 2cv is now sporting a set of new(ish) hoops! 

 

Now you've fitted them, you'll obviously receive a reply offering newer replacements 🤣

[RoverFolkUs]

Didn't think this was worth starting a whole thread in the ask a shiter section, but could anyone remind me of which main dealer it is that tends to stock Daihatsu parts and what the 3rd party website is that frequently gets mentioned on here who do a lot of the bits for them? Thanks

[Stanky]

2 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Didn't think this was worth starting a whole thread in the ask a shiter section, but could anyone remind me of which main dealer it is that tends to stock Daihatsu parts and what the 3rd party website is that frequently gets mentioned on here who do a lot of the bits for them? Thanks

Toyota stock dai parts, or at least they are interchangeable. 3rd party website is amayama.com - though you need to know the corresponding Toyota model

[RoverFolkUs]

25 minutes ago, Stanky said:

Toyota stock dai parts, or at least they are interchangeable. 3rd party website is amayama.com - though you need to know the corresponding Toyota model

Excellent, thank you

[egg]

I've heard wobbler talk about how useful these red scotchbrite pads are.

Got some, and they did a good job on these aging garden tools

[EyesWeldedShut]

57 minutes ago, egg said:

I've heard wobbler talk about how useful these red scotchbrite pads are.

...

Got some, and they did a good job on these aging garden tools

Got an aging bedroom tool around here someplace - reckon they'd work on that?

[egg]

42 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Got an aging bedroom tool around here someplace - reckon they'd work on that?

at your own risk! 😄

[SiC]

Yonk!

[High Jetter]

20 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Didn't think this was worth starting a whole thread in the ask a shiter section, but could anyone remind me of which main dealer it is that tends to stock Daihatsu parts and what the 3rd party website is that frequently gets mentioned on here who do a lot of the bits for them? Thanks

Woodford might be worth a try (womoco). Parts dept have been very helpful in the past.

[trigger]

Dolly looks a bit salty! Swapping the 2.0 16v for something a bit more reliable?

[Split_Pin]

Excellent work. Did the front panel just come off in your hands?

[17-Coffees]

I always forget how much room the Spaceship Civic has,  but has more than enough room to fit a pallet in  with the rear seats down...

[artdjones]

This may be a bit new, but I spent the afternoon replacing the front shocks on the Doblo. Why?

The ARB link ripped itself out of the shock. Which was put on the car by the previous owner in July 2021. As the other side did the same thing, and got welded back together last summer I decided to replace both sides with new. The old ones were JapanParts in case you're wondering.

It gave me a chance to try out the new spring compressors I bought 18 months ago and never used 

I have to say they felt safer than any other compressors I've used, although I usually borrow a spring station.

[brownnova]

On 10/02/2023 at 18:22, Lankytim said:

Camskill never responded to my email about the 20 month old tyres so I took that as a big middle finger to the idea of getting them replaced. 

As the tyres were cluttering the place up I decided to fit them. Getting the old tyres on and off by hand was pretty easy once I’d broken the bead in a suitably padded vice. Soap was used to pop the new tyres on but no matter what I did I couldn’t get the first tyre to bead properly so I could inflate it. A quick YouTube tutorial later and I discovered that the tyre could be pushed onto the bead with suitable support (in this case part of the towing dolly)and the other side could then be massaged onto the opposite wheel bead enough to take air. Soon all tyres were fitted and the 2cv is now sporting a set of new(ish) hoops! 

 

20 months old would be a big improvement on the ones on my 2CV! 😂

[SiC]

3 hours ago, trigger said:

Dolly looks a bit salty! Swapping the 2.0 16v for something a bit more reliable?

Ha! Nah this parts car is having its engine off to a new home northwards. I had to take some panel cuts but it's really too rotten on bits that I need. 

As this is a very late car (registered 1982!) I guess the factory workers CBA. There is literally no rustproofing on the inside of this front piece I cut off.

 

3 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Excellent work. Did the front panel just come off in your hands?

Pretty much! It was only really being held on by the welds on the wings. I cut along there and the front left fell off, with the right hand side just needing a bit of back and forth action to snap it off. 

[Ged]

Wonder if anyone can guess the car from this photo, MOT pass!

[richardmorris]

KA.

[junkyarddog]

2 hours ago, artdjones said:

new spring compressors

What make are they?

[artdjones]

7 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

What make are they?

They are just Neilsen ones from Amazon, so they got a careful look over when bought to make sure the bolt and nut had no play and that the jaws were properly finished off. But, so far, so good. They were really bought for my Saab 96, which has rather frightening springs, but that hasn't made any progress for a while.

They are a copy of a Laser item, but that's about 5 times the price.

[chancer]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

KA.

I also shouted KA when i seen that 🤣

[dozeydustman]

Booked in to see a potential new car for stepdaughter tomorrow. 

[High Jetter]

Fair swap? 🤣

[Ghosty]

 

Yesterday was one hell of a day. Sold the green MX5 to a lad from Portsmouth who met me in Northampton and had a handshake so firm I'm pretty sure it dislocated my little finger. 

Then bought a Civic, go figure. 

It's had a lot spent on it, the girl selling it was working in a technical role for the Mercedes F1 team and pretty hands on, she's done the cambelt, all the servicing etc for it to need nothing for a long time. The owner before her had had it since 1994... 

It supposedly had a fault where it didn't like starting when it was cold, but was fine when it warmed up - it would turn freely and had spark etc, but wouldn't fire. She suspected it was the coil and had rebuilt the whole distributor. 

Jumping it off another car didn't help, while we tried to work out what was up we left it connected to the other car. There was a non-zero chance that the cambelt had jumped teeth - but it'd have to have been a big jump for it to not fire at all, and that didn't make sense if it was turning freely. Despondent, gave the key one last turn and it just started instantly. 

There was one thing she hadn't replaced. 

 

 

A fucking Lion battery. 

 

Got the car home as it's far too good to pass up - going to change the battery and see what happens. It can't be much. 

[dozeydustman]

13 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Booked in to see a potential new car for stepdaughter tomorrow. 

Turned out to be some wannabe car trader on F*cebook muppetplace. No history, short MoT. C3 up for £1200. Clutch rattling, big dent in a door. Drove ok but better out there for the same money.

Gutted I missed out on Stanky’s Skoda - only saw the post after it was sold.

[Ged]

16 hours ago, richardmorris said:

KA.

It's a 306 attempting to rival a KA I guess.

[Ghosty]

Surprisingly, the Lion battery was not at fault - the distributor igniter had failed.
Car now runs perfectly.