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[R9UKE]

How the FUCK do I get the full tank of petrol out of this pissing Rover????

 

Tried today, all attempts failed. Cut the line before it meets the pressure regulator. In theory the pump should keep sending fuel that way as it isn't pressurized when it's flowing into a basin. No.... it doesn't. One quick squirt then it's done (lift your minds out of the gutter, chaps).

 

Rover have kindly fitted the neck with an anti syphon device, so the good old days of sucking on a hose are gone (seriously, grow up), and the tank is metal, so no jamming a screwdriver through the plastic. Oh and just to top it all off, the fuel pump is not accessible without removing the tank.

 

It would really bother me sending a car over the bridge with enough fuel in the tank to keep the Clio running for a month.

 

Any ideas? It's an R reg 416i Saloon.

[jonathan_dyane]

How the FUCK do I get the full tank of petrol out of this pissing Rover????

 

Tried today, all attempts failed. Cut the line before it meets the pressure regulator. In theory the pump should keep sending fuel that way as it isn't pressurized when it's flowing into a basin. No.... it doesn't. One quick squirt then it's done (lift your minds out of the gutter, chaps).

 

Rover have kindly fitted the neck with an anti syphon device, so the good old days of sucking on a hose are gone (seriously, grow up), and the tank is metal, so no jamming a screwdriver through the plastic. Oh and just to top it all off, the fuel pump is not accessible without removing the tank.

 

It would really bother me sending a car over the bridge with enough fuel in the tank to keep the Clio running for a month.

 

Any ideas? It's an R reg 416i Saloon.

 

1) Remove tank sender (usually accessable from under rear seat) and syphon from there.

 

2) Hammer screwdriver into tank.

[R9UKE]

Unfortunately not. Nothing is accessible from under the seats or boot. Bastard car.

 

The second thought did cross my mind but I have images of it going boom. Might have to go with it tho! Cheers.

[Minimad5]

How the FUCK do I get the full tank of petrol out of this pissing Rover????

Any ideas? It's an R reg 416i Saloon.

 

1) Remove tank sender (usually accessable from under rear seat) and syphon from there.

 

2) Hammer screwdriver into tank.

 

Or find the fuel relay and wire it to a nice switch and onto the battery ?

[scaryoldcortina]

^ Agreed.. find the fuel pump relay (get someone to cycle the key and follow the clicking) then bridge the power in and out terminals (usually the bigger ones) and the fuel pump will run until you switch the key off.

[R9UKE]

Perfect. Much appreciated

[eddyramrod]

Sympathies, Scoots! Hope things improve for you.

 

DW, best of luck!

[scaryoldcortina]

It would really bother me sending a car over the bridge with enough fuel in the tank to keep the Clio running for a month.

 

Any ideas? It's an R reg 416i Saloon.

 

 

hang on! Bubble shape 400 series? Going over the bridge? Is the nearside rear brake caliper still servicable?

 

I think you can guess my next question!

[Station]

MGF's have the same rear caliper as the 400's.

[R9UKE]

Yes, here's the bastard in question.

 

 

I haven't driven the car but the handbrake holds so I'm guessing it's fine.

 

You can have it for postage - all in the spirit of Autoshite! Won't get round to removing it until Friday though.

[scaryoldcortina]

Excellent! Val (and her 420D) will be very pleased. The MoT is up at the end of next month and the lack of a caliper would have put it off the road.

[dollywobbler]

GAAAAAARGH! Contact established for the Maverick. Hoping to collect on Thursday BUT it involves a trip on good ol' public transport. I'm wound up already and I've got nowhere near the first bus yet. Looking on the web trying to find costs is horrific. It looks like two bus trips, a train and a bit of walking (which is fair enough, and free!). Trying to find out how much the buses will cost has so far yielded nothing, apart from Arriva usefully telling me that it's preferable if I have the right change for the driver. I NEED TO KNOW THE FUGGIN PRICE TO DO THAT YOU MORONS!!!! Perhaps I should hitch-hike? (see clever reference to a current thread).

[HMC]

DW- A maverick! dont know when I last saw one of those! Does it have Nissan or ford power under the bonnet? A near Neighbour had a Terrano II in the 90s that put up with a lot of abuse and never went wrong. had a 2.7TD lump IIRC

 

Due to collect my own impulse buy tomorrow. Bus and train comboto get there. Seller has kindly offered to pick me up from the station. A 1993 mercedes w124 300d estate showing 370k. Appliance white with rust stains. Ridiculously cheap, it may turn out to be ridiculously crap. Got a 2hr roadtrip back home. My AA card is at the ready. I'll let u know how wise a buy it was!

[dollywobbler]

Nissan engines. This one's a petrol. I did want a diesel, but there's not that much in it mpg-wise for the mileage I'm likely to do in it. Apparently the engine shares a fair bit with the 240SX engine...

 

Let's hope it's a good week for silly roadtrips!

[eddyramrod]

Don't forget the cameras, either of you! IIRC, the Maverick is all Nissan apart from the badges, but it is slightly possible I could be incorrect. I looked at one a few years ago in Blackpool, but failed to win it; same thing then happened with one in Skelmersdale. They get about, these things! I remember getting under the Blackpool one and finding they are built on a proper chassis which can't be bad!

[HMC]

Agreed! All the best with yours DW. Hope the Seller getsa his act together!!

 

Oh, good point, ill put the camera in my bag now. You'll all have a good view of whatever happens!

[trigger]

 

Sorry, I failed slightly as there's no Lexarse lights or gash 'M3' lookalike rims...BUT it has a 'factory fitted' M3 bodykit (yeah, right ] and absolutely frigging hideous M3 replica mirrors. Being a 4 cylinder (1.8 I think) it's heavier (at least I'd think it was being a convertable) and painfully slower then the 2.5.

 

I like that Does it owe you much?, I still class those as a pretty expensive car.

[sporty-shite]

 

Sorry, I failed slightly as there's no Lexarse lights or gash 'M3' lookalike rims...BUT it has a 'factory fitted' M3 bodykit (yeah, right ] and absolutely frigging hideous M3 replica mirrors. Being a 4 cylinder (1.8 I think) it's heavier (at least I'd think it was being a convertable) and painfully slower then the 2.5.

 

I like that Does it owe you much?, I still class those as a pretty expensive car.

 

I was just thinking the same thing. However, if I buy anything without selling at least two others first, I WILL be castrated.

[Cavcraft]

'Will part-ex for 156, cash my way'

[sporty-shite]

'Will part-ex for 156, cash my way'

 

I'll bet you will.

 

Second thoughts, yes, I'll give you £1.56 for it!

[Cavcraft]

The car doesn't owe me huge money, less than they usually go for I would think. If anyone wants to take it on I'll listen to offers/swaps/cheaper part-exchanges.

 

 

 

*Incidentally talking of dosh, you're due a pm anytime soon Chris, probably tomorrow

[Cavcraft]

[trigger]

I really like that, I'd say it's one of your better swaps, you can tell I'm from Essex can't you!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Just got 2 new Firestones on the front of the Rover in preparation for this weekend’s road trip to Stuttgart, lovely job! The old tyres were ‘UK legal’, but would not have got me very far with a German copper.

[cort16]

The BMW's no Mondeo but they look good with the roof down. It's something to do with that constant horizontal line from the screen back to the boot.

They tend to get badly chavved up but this one doesn't seem to bad at all other than the ERM3 mirrors.

[Lankytim]

Changed the front passenger door on the 240 for a nice undented one from my spares car. The original looked like someone had kicked it in with golf shoes on or something. Removal and refitting went well, although I found the central locking on the new door didn't work- it worked fine when I removed it! Off with the door card again! The wires had somehow been severed by the electric window, stuck the original solenoid back in and everythings working again.. well, I say everything, I seem to have lost the plug for the speaker behind the dash somehow. I'll try to find it again on the weekend.

 

I ended up with a red car with a pink door, but a bit of elbow grease, cutting compound and posh wax resulted in a lovely deep shine. Now I have a red car and a slightly darker red, shiny door. I'm quite pleased all the same though, those little dents really really got on my nerves!

[Pete-M]

Just got 2 new Firestones on the front of the Rover in preparation for this weekend’s road trip to Stuttgart, lovely job! The old tyres were ‘UK legal’, but would not have got me very far with a German copper.

 

Good man. Pics of road trip are required. You know this.

[dollywobbler]

I clocked up about 230 miles in a Delica L400 yesterday. Quite surprising in that it felt very car like bar the bouncy ride. They handle far better than they look! This one had some great features, like a cork replacing the overdrive switch...

 

I'll do a full write up when I can. For now, I'm drinking tea before heading off to Swansea to see whether this Maverick is any good. Two 4x4 road trip reports to follow!

[cort16]

I've been having major problems with my welding mask as I can't see a fuggin thing through it. Trying to weld upside down in the dark while looking through darkened cataract isn't easy.

Last night after months of struggling with it I discovered I'd left the plastic film on the inside of the lense, which over time had went opaque. I peeled it off and I can now see perfectly through it.

I've had that helmet for over a year. What a dooshbag.

[wuvvum]

The Ligier is on eBay at the moment, finishes tonight. So far I've had two detailed questions, one from a chap who wanted to drive it back to Dover, and one who was buying it as a first car for his 17-year-old son ( ) and wanted to see photos of the rear seats (despite me saying in the description box that it only has two seats). Worryingly, both were from the (then) high bidders. I have a feeling that this could be one of those fun experiences that make eBay such a great place to sell chod...