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[grogee]

6 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Cinch have been proper going for it with the advertising recently.  Which probably means they're struggling.

We live in hope. It'll be nice to not be continually exposed to that Essex gimp's main-beam teeth

[SiC]

Isn't Cinch owned by the same company that owns WBAC and BCA? If so, they'll be able to bankroll them a little longer if needed as I imagine the rest of the business is doing alright. Plus they get the pick of the stock at the best prices. 

[Ghosty]

22 hours ago, vulgalour said:

I gave it another go yesterday and no dice, nothing.  Managed to flatten the battery in the attempt.  Never mind, popped the battery off and left it to charge overnight and put it back on today and what do you know the sodding thing fired up just like it had the day before the owner was due to collect.  I've no idea what was wrong with it, it didn't have a flat battery on collection day (until we flattened it trying to start it) so there's problem an intermittent issue somewhere.  This is firmly in Not My Problem territory, somehow a fully charged battery has fixed it so maybe it was simply a matter of turning it off and back on again has resolved an issue somewhere... or maybe there's a bad wire that's been jiggled just so... Not My Problem.

It's not a Honda engine perchance? Coil (in the dizzy) and ignition relay (behind centre console) can fail cause them to crank but not fire, and nobody ever thinks of it. Sometimes the coils randomly work after a load of cranking if they get hot enough. Sounds a lot like that.

[Bren]

I obtained this yesterday for the SD1.

 

New they very expensive  - £300 +. Too much for something that will be used infrequently. I have had to adjust the timing as the current lucas item is past it's best and will not start the engine with the correct timing. Just psyching myself up to fit it - lack of access means it is a ballache.

[Ged]

305 estate ive put back on the road and tidied up a bit.

 

[barefoot]

4 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Not car related but just picked this up on Freecycle.

Gas bottle is empty but the piezo sparker still works!

Did they leave all that food on it for you?

[Christine]

5 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Not car related but just picked this up on Freecycle.

Gas bottle is empty but the piezo sparker still works!

I picked this up of marketplace for 30 quid ! Sausages  will be a bit gritty though

 

 

[dozeydustman]

Just now, Christine said:

I picked this up of marketplace for 30 quid !

 

 

That’s a bargain!

[Christine]

I know ...    Went to Hastings yesterday eve to get it 

 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Christine said:

I know ...    Went to Hastings yesterday eve to get it 

 

You got out alive????

[puddlethumper]

27 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

You got out alive????

I've heard that the lucky ones do.

[vulgalour]

7 hours ago, Ghosty said:

It's not a Honda engine perchance? Coil (in the dizzy) and ignition relay (behind centre console) can fail cause them to crank but not fire, and nobody ever thinks of it. Sometimes the coils randomly work after a load of cranking if they get hot enough. Sounds a lot like that.

Nope, it's a good old K series and an early R8 that's pretty basic.  Single point injection, no immobiliser, no alarm, no electric front windows even.  Trouble is now it works fine and I can't replicate the problem so I can't diagnose it.

[gm]

i got a lift home from work tonight, and so did the car !

nothing major, just the crank pulley i should have changed months ago !

 

[MorrisItalSLX]

You find the strangest things in charity shops.

‘Anyone for an audio guide to your new Australian market Petrol 1982 Peugeot 505? It’s only $1!’

Now I need to find the car to match.

[barefoot]

And a cassette player...

[MorrisItalSLX]

5 minutes ago, barefoot said:

And a cassette player...

Got plenty of them, some even work!

[62 Austin]

7 hours ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

You find the strangest things in charity shops.

‘Anyone for an audio guide to your new Australian market Petrol 1982 Peugeot 505? It’s only $1!’

Now I need to find the car to match.

Here's a 504:

A 504 Gateway Timeout error indicates that the web server is waiting too long to respond from another server and “timing out.” There can be many reasons for this timeout: the other server is not functioning properly, overloaded, or down. The other server need not always be external (e.g. CDN, API gateway).Mar 14, 2024

[louiepj]

I picked this up of marketplace for 30 quid ! Sausages  will be a bit gritty though
 

 

Now you need some fetching PPE to go with it....

[egg]

Caley Thistle are moving? Oh where to? Fife M8. Where? Fife.

[The Vicar]

Some progress being made on my new-to-me summer runaround:

and new boots:

August 92 Mk3 8v GTI. Not the most exciting thing in the world and not exactly what I had in mind when I set out looking for something, but there was something quite appealing about it.

[Ghosty]

27 minutes ago, The Vicar said:

Not the most exciting thing in the world and not exactly what I had in mind when I set out looking for something, but there was something quite appealing about it.

In related news… 

As we know the Yaris was burning oil. I’ve not mentioned that car much because life. Explain later.

anyway yesterday I sold it.

In a bit of a blur, over the last couple of days I’ve been doing some thinking as to its replacement, and I’m not entirely sure how I’ve ended up going through with this, and it feels like a bloody big gamble, but for the first time this year…

 

I’m on a train.
Photos won’t upload from this phone FFS (still haven’t worked that one out), so watch this space. 

 

[Ghosty]

I am writing this on the Tube. There’s better signal down here than at home ffs.  

[Ghosty]

South of the river can only mean I’m visiting my aunt and uncle, or buying a car. 
 

Go figure. 

[Popsicle]

46 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

In related news… 

As we know the Yaris was burning oil. I’ve not mentioned that car much because life. Explain later.

anyway yesterday I sold it.

In a bit of a blur, over the last couple of days I’ve been doing some thinking as to its replacement, and I’m not entirely sure how I’ve ended up going through with this, and it feels like a bloody big gamble, but for the first time this year…

 

I’m on a train.
Photos won’t upload from this phone FFS (still haven’t worked that one out), so watch this space. 

 

Ooo a Friday evening bank holiday weekend collection, safe travels sir.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Ghosty said:

South of the river can only mean I’m visiting my aunt and uncle, or buying a car. 
 

Go figure. 

How far south?

[Christine]

Is a band playing Dixie double four time ? 

[Christine]

Way on down south  , London ? 

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

 

NO eye contact if you meet him!

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

or him

[Ghosty]

I’ve got from Aldershot to Birmingham so far, I’m in a McDonald’s at Star City. Bit cold - temp gauge hasn’t got past cold, no heater and the door seals are fucked. 
 

Thermostat must be stuck open or missing. 
 

I’m praying it’s not *that* but we shall see.