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[HMC]

Glad you got back ok rob! As you say, these always seemed to be quite well badged up. I remember ( in fact to this day) never being quite sure what " lamda sond" or whatever these earlier ones had stuck to the grill actually meant. On my paper round I couldn't decide whether the one parked at no 12 had some sort of emission system or maybe a swanky stereo?!

[Shep Shepherd]

^

Lambda Sond is Swedish for lambda sensor, apparently:

 

https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/5249

 

The Volvo is equipped with a catalytic convertor (which although a bit rattly still works perfectly after 25 years!) and thus has both a Lamba Sond badge on its grille and a 'Catalyser' badge on its tailgate

[Six-cylinder]

I sold these new and had a couple as company cars the pre cat cars were 107/109 bhp in 1.7 form and had a fair zing but the cats were 102 bhp but felt like 90 bhp and they did a few less mpg as well. 

[DVee8]

This place was on the tv yesterday.Has anyone been,seen or used before?

 

http://www.mod-sales.com/

[twosmoke300]

I've been informed that the wife is 3cm dilated to it's off to the maternity ward we go. This should be interesting

[cort16]

Good Luck!

[cms206]

The Council Estate's triumphant return to the road is constantly marred by the Council Estate being a grumpy blue arsed bastard.

 

Went to McDonalds earlier and the electric windows stopped working. Last night I had no headlights or wipers. Occasionally I have no lights or wipers or electric windows.

That would normally be in the grumpy thread but (touch wood) the gauges all work accurately, possibly a first ever.

[dollywobbler]

I'm driving to Devon tomorrow. I'm not yet sure what in. Plan is to leave here in the Ami, stop off in Hereford and switch to the XM, but that does depend on it being ready. No word from my pal yet. I'm hoping the XM hasn't drowned him in various fluids. 

 

In other news, the air filter for the Nippa has arrived. As has a fuel filter. The latter is more faff to change (I might actually need some tools) so hasn't been done as yet. I reckon the air filter probably needed changing.

 

I have to say. I'm not sure the Nippa is winning me over like the Sirion did. It's just a bit too tinny, and the interior plastics are a bit too awful. But, it's Mrs DW's motor really and she has very low standards. Not sure what that says about me...

[fordperv]

I popped out about an hour or so ago to get some stuff, on the exit of a roundabout there was an old boy broken down in a red 2014 suzuki alto, people were just driving around him no one stopped just beeping at him so I pulled up in a safe place and walked up to him to see if he was OK and he told me he had just lost drive low and behold the clutch appeared to be buggered, so I pushed it to a safe place further up the road a lovely girl on a 125 bike stopped to help as well, i am shocked that something that is only a year old with no miles can break so easily, new cars are Shit.

[trigger]

He's probably done every journey in that car with his foot on the clutch, I used to know a old lady with a Dolomite 1300, in 15 years and 40000 miles she'd gone through 4 clutches!

[dollywobbler]

My Nippa had a new clutch at 10,000 miles...

[dave21478]

never underestimate old people and their ability to kill clutches.

 

"Dave, can you look at the car, its really down on power and needs to be revved a lot to get anywhere" turned out the clutch was massively slipping and she just reckoned giving it more beans would help matters. I put in a new clutch but since she insists on doing every slow manoeuvre like parking or reversing or turning round at 4000rpm and slipping the clutch, I reckon it will be gassed again in less than 10k.

[fordperv]

True im instantly presuming mechanical failure, could well be down to misuse

[John F]

Fitted some 'pair o' bollocks' cart springs to my Land Rover Series 2a today. I suspect the old ones have been on it since 1966.

 

Utter bastard of a job.

[trigger]

I went out for my first proper drive this afternoon in the Cortina, It's great fun, It keeps up surprisingly well with modern traffic and it's every easy to drive, I've never driven a car that old before so It takes a bit of getting used to, especially that long gear change between 1st and 2nd as well as the 5 footlong gear lever!

 

The last owner fitted a modern stereo inside the glovebox which is a nice touch, The only really faults I've found are that the brakes are rubbish, you need to stand on them to stop (it doesn't have a servo), I'll take a look at them soon but I might either fit a remote servo or look into upgrading the calipers/discs, This is all new territory for me so I've got a lot to learn, and the carb is a bit spultterly while cruising although it's fine underload, I might looking into a carb upgrade there as well.

 

Other than that I'm happy with it, it needs a good polish at some point and it has a few little leaks (the front crank seals gone but i have a replacement to fit), Looking through the history it had only done 23000 miles back in 1996, it's only just turned 25700 miles today.

 

I also let Mrs Trigger take it for a run around the block and she got on surprisingly well with it too, It goes to show what an easy car there were to live with when they were new.

 

[HillmanImp]

Just sent a message to buy another car as none of mine work.

 

She is going to kill me but I fucking hate cycling on the road. 

 

Mentioned the car I was going to look at to Volksy and it turns out he went to look at the same car a couple of weeks ago and it was a right shed. I seem to remember him telling me now, so that idea has been put to bed. Seller never got back to me anyhow. 

 

However, I have agreed to buy another car. One that I have wanted for YEARS. I hope it lives up to expectations and its not a 'never meet your heroes' moment. Volksy went and had a quick look round it today and said it looked pretty honest so I rang up the vendor and agreed to buy it. Fingers crossed. 

[cort16]

 

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[HillmanImp]

^^^ Right colour

[Keymaster]

MOT success for the camper! Excellent. Not so excellent was the short journey home as it stubbornly refused to do 50mph and kangaroo'd most of the way down the M57. And then I notice a brake light had blown too. C- could do better :-/

[bub2006]

He's probably done every journey in that car with his foot on the clutch, I used to know a old lady with a Dolomite 1300, in 15 years and 40000 miles she'd gone through 4 clutches!

Grandma's husband who passed away last year had a j plate 940 manual. In 10 months it 8 clutches. I really don't know what the hell he was doing to it. Grandma told him he had to have an auto after that. He had a habit of starting car up then getting in,foot on pedal then engage drive. Problem was the pedal was usually the throttle. Toyota carina died at top of Huthwaite after he filled up, did this trick and fucked off over the road into the hedge,mondeo after that he did the same trick in Huthwaite again and wrote off the mondeo,2 parked cars in front of him,one behind parked up,3 coming down hill and 1 coming up. The proton after that met it's maker being wrapped around a market stall in Sutton-in-Ashfield then the vectra after that ended up in someone's front room. Grandma told him he couldn't have an auto again so bought a cavalier manual. After owning it for 3 weeks it was off the road needing a clutch and was broke into so the insurer gave him a courtesy car Which was a mondeo auto with about 400 mile on the Clock. Titanium trim and I think it was the 3.0 v6. He used that to go to Skegness and got pulled up on Newark/Lincoln bypass for doing 25mph. He managed then to rip front bumper off in Skegness. On the way home he killed the car completely by driving from skeg and got as far as Southwell before the car died. He had driven all the way with his foot on the throttle and brake. Blew engine,gearbox and I think it fucked the brakes too. He blamed the police who stopped him for the damage as they said he had to speed up and the car was too fast and this was the only way he could control speed........ Words honestly defeated me. If anyone here was ever held up in Mansfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby or surrounding areas by a 10mph car than I apologise for him.

[Richard]

When we bought the V70 I was unconcerned about the limp mode and SRS light because I had the diagnostic software and cable. Except I didn't, what I had only covers up to 1998.

 

I ordered a knock-off kit from eBay, which arrived earlier in the week. It took all evening but I've got it installed now and the SRS light is no more.

[alf892]

He's probably done every journey in that car with his foot on the clutch, I used to know a old lady with a Dolomite 1300, in 15 years and 40000 miles she'd gone through 4 clutches!

We used to have an old farmer near us (Known as Floppit for some reason)who drove his Hillman Hunter everywhere in third........some wags used to shout 'open the door' as he revved past. Apparently it was a reminder to let the clutch out.........

 

boom tish

[twosmoke300]

Missus done good . Baby girl born at 5 am . 7lb 14oz . She only used gas and air , what a trooper . No name sorted yet cos 9 months just ain't long enough to decide 😄.

Over emotional dad over and out

[fordperv]

Congratulations twosmoke300

[twosmoke300]

I only had a small part in it !

[Six-cylinder]

Missus done good . Baby girl born at 5 am . 7lb 14oz . She only used gas and air , what a trooper . No name sorted yet cos 9 months just ain't long enough to decide .

Over emotional dad over and out

 

Congratulations twosmoke300, but the joy wears off when they are 26 and 34 and still both want to borrow cars from you!

[fordperv]

I only had a small part in it !

That's what she said, ba boom tish

[dollywobbler]

I only had a small part in it !

There's no need to be so hard on yourself. They say size doesn't matter...

 

Trig - regarding brakes. Has it actually got disc front brakes? I can't recall what they had. I personally don't have a problem with having to give the pedal a good shove IF the car can actually stop quickly when you do. When my wife first drove the 2CV, she just shouted "she won't stop!" as we went down a hill. Now, she hates servos and prefers a pedal you actually have to press.

[twosmoke300]

I was always told that where it doesn't reach it will spit !

And that it's big enough to fill a pram

[derskine]

Trig, I fitted mk3 Capri front brakes to my mk1 and it made a world of difference, I didn't fit a servo but they're fine.

All you need is mk3 capri calipers, lotus cortina discs and rs2000 caliper bolts (they have a metric shank and imperial thread).

Your's will have discs, as only early ones had drums on the front.