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i should have stayed in bed this morning,

when we got up, it was lovely outside, so, i says, "come on, lets go for a run in that little car", Kerry had been to work in it on Tuesday, and reported that it was running "fine".

so we went and got the mini, its started up, the odd cough now and again, but nothing to worry about.

we had planned to run over to Scarborough, then up the coast to Whitby, and then along to home, just because.

well we got to Staxton roundabout outside of Scartborough, and that occasional missfire was getting worse, so we turned and started back.

cough, cough, the car would loose power, then sort itself out, only for the same thing to happen a few moments later.

so one minute it was running great, then maybe 1/2 a mile later it was stuttering to a halt, then it would be kinda ok.

this went on all the way back, and when we made it onto the drive, it was a relief, the car would tick over, but then start buggering about under load. and there was a strong smell of fuel, so i dunno what's wrong, other than its something to do with the carb, maybe some shite has gotten somewhere where it should not have!

well we headed for home, with Kerry driving, we got within 3 or 4 miles from home she drove over a speed hump which was followed by a loud crack, a scraping sound and a pop. 

yes, we had broke a spring, and popped a tyre, a good one too, a bridgestone with plenty of tread on it.

BLOOD MARVELOUS.

luckily we do have a dustbin lid spare wheel in the Toyota, and after putting that on in place of the fooked one, i was able to get my folks to come and get me, so i could get the Rover while Kerry got recovery sorted,

so now that Toyota is sat on Kerrys drive, broken, along with the mini, which is also broken.

told you i should have stopped in fookin' bed this morning!

 

 

 

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Definitely a shiter's weekend. 

Out of the house early-ish to collect a second hand shed, which put up a bit of a fight to get dismantled, loaded up and dragged home behind my father-in-law's aging C5 Estate. 

 

Then, buoyed by the fact the shed seemed to be better than I'd expected, I got on with my list of automotive alements...

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The S40 gets a front brake service and the discs de-scaling. 

The Kuga finally gets the new discs and pads it's been waiting on to cure the steering shake when braking, it's also treated to a quick wipe over with Demon Clean Pink Gloss Spunk™ ready for pictures. 

The V70 gets another engine mount as when I replaced them all years ago, I fitted a poly bush to the front mount and it made it shake like a shitting dog. D5 volvos do not like poly bush engine mounts. 

I also did an injector leak off test as the starting has gotten a bit laboured. I regard this as inconclusive, perhaps @Barry Cadecould offer an insight?

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25 minutes ago, ruffgeezer said:

Definitely a shiter's weekend. 

Out of the house early-ish to collect a second hand shed, which put up a bit of a fight to get dismantled, loaded up and dragged home behind my father-in-law's aging C5 Estate. 

 

Then, buoyed by the fact the shed seemed to be better than I'd expected, I got on with my list of automotive alements...

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The S40 gets a front brake service and the discs de-scaling. 

The Kuga finally gets the new discs and pads it's been waiting on to cure the steering shake when braking, it's also treated to a quick wipe over with Demon Clean Pink Gloss Spunk™ ready for pictures. 

The V70 gets another engine mount as when I replaced them all years ago, I fitted a poly bush to the front mount and it made it shake like a shitting dog. D5 volvos do not like poly bush engine mounts. 

I also did an injector leak off test as the starting has gotten a bit laboured. I regard this as inconclusive, perhaps @Barry Cadecould offer an insight?

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First, aging C5s have got quite appealing!

V70s and S40s have always been appealing, but I apparently don't understand how to test for injector leaks as I know* that V70s have five cylinder engines, you have six piss bottles so I assume my knowledge of testing is incomplete. I note there is piss on only five bottles though. Maybe the sixth is for Swedish monkey fart.

Anyway, I hear a certain grey German family wagon might be heading your way come January after all?

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Yes, most leak off test kits come equipped for up to 6 cylinders.

In this case we have connected to 5 cylinders and I would be expecting to see one injector with a higher level in the bottle than the others to show it is dumping fuel down the return.

 

Yes the grey wonder wagon may still find itself heading this way, we shall see what the tide brings! 

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53 minutes ago, ruffgeezer said:

Yes, most leak off test kits come equipped for up to 6 cylinders.

In this case we have connected to 5 cylinders and I would be expecting to see one injector with a higher level in the bottle than the others to show it is dumping fuel down the return.

 

Yes the grey wonder wagon may still find itself heading this way, we shall see what the tide brings! 

In this pic the first on the left has the most, but I'm sure you have actual data!

If you can save the old veedub from its next mot then fantastic.

Prevois owner will look for a Vivaro or sibling to convert to a live-in, she was hoping to take an 11,000 kg test or whatever that class is (I can't remember the exactities) and get a lorry but covid lockdown means she can't do that just now. Either way the Touran has been a faithful companion on her travels. 

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With the BMW E28 now sold, my Mini search is in full swing.

It seems that Classic Minis around at the moment is either priced correctly and disappears quickly or overpriced and hangs around with owners not wanting to budge. Went to message someone that listed a car earlier to view tomorrow, to find it had sold a few hours later.

Because of this, I'm having to be relatively un-picky on what I want now. Main criteria now is not another big welding project for this year and road legal (MOT or exempt)! Ideally carb and not SPI or MPI though as I'll miss not having a choke or carb to tinker with. Also ideally not ages away from MOT/tax exemption, as it would be nice to be able to drive into the Bristol CAZ for free.

In other news, the MGB is hesitating when accelerating. Pretty sure it didn't do this before I gave it to the classic MG specialist for a service. But can't say for sure. 

Going to have a fiddle with the carbs on it tomorrow and see if I can improve it. Hopefully just needs thicker dampener oil or something straightforward. Especially want to get it sorted as I'm all planned and looking forward to go to the Haynes Museum pre-80s Breakfast Meet next weekend. It's an hours drive and I don't want to miss it!

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2 hours ago, ruffgeezer said:

......I also did an injector leak off test as the starting has gotten a bit laboured. I regard this as inconclusive, perhaps @Barry Cadecould offer an insight?

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Numbers 2 and 3 look like they're not getting enough. Alternatively, 1, 4 and 5 are getting too much.

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1 hour ago, STUNO said:

Saw this from my front door a couple of hours ago. Was a lovely and immaculate 1956 Chev Bel Aire coupe

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Doesn't look to be from the engine bay. Possibly electrical fire in the cabin?

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8 hours ago, Barry Cade said:

 How did you do the test, and do you have any fault codes?  From a glance too much leak off and I'd have hoped the levels were a bit closer, quite an uneven feed of fuel over the 5 cyls.. 40ml a minute seems to be the max for the D5.

I'd try some quite concentrated injector cleaner for a week then test again.

I haven't scanned it for fault codes, but no engine light.

When I was last using it. I had noticed a drop in fuel economy and a bit of smoke on start/ cold idle. 

It's also getting a bit harder to start from cold, which when I bought it was down to one of the injectors leaking off too much and dumping the fuel pressure. 

We ended up going on holiday in it with a spare battery in the boot and a can of hairspray on hand to help get it going each day, Katy's Berlingo having been written off the week before!

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32 minutes ago, ruffgeezer said:

I haven't scanned it for fault codes, but no engine light.

When I was last using it. I had noticed a drop in fuel economy and a bit of smoke on start/ cold idle. 

It's also getting a bit harder to start from cold, which when I bought it was down to one of the injectors leaking off too much and dumping the fuel pressure. 

We ended up going on holiday in it with a spare battery in the boot and a can of hairspray on hand to help get it going each day, Katy's Berlingo having been written off the week before!

I'd get a diagnostic on it  check wanted and actual fuel pressure. Might be a dribbling injector, which is putting fuel into the cylinder when shut off, which would maybe give the harder starting and the smoke? Check rail pressure before starting to see if its holding.

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2 hours ago, SiC said:

Doesn't look to be from the engine bay. Possibly electrical fire in the cabin?

There was no sign of fire in the engine bay, the brigade opened the bonnet but shut it again to work in the interior.

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15 hours ago, MarvinsMom said:

i should have stayed in bed this morning,

when we got up, it was lovely outside, so, i says, "come on, lets go for a run in that little car", Kerry had been to work in it on Tuesday, and reported that it was running "fine".

so we went and got the mini, its started up, the odd cough now and again, but nothing to worry about.

we had planned to run over to Scarborough, then up the coast to Whitby, and then along to home, just because.

well we got to Staxton roundabout outside of Scartborough, and that occasional missfire was getting worse, so we turned and started back.

cough, cough, the car would loose power, then sort itself out, only for the same thing to happen a few moments later.

so one minute it was running great, then maybe 1/2 a mile later it was stuttering to a halt, then it would be kinda ok.

this went on all the way back, and when we made it onto the drive, it was a relief, the car would tick over, but then start buggering about under load. and there was a strong smell of fuel, so i dunno what's wrong, other than its something to do with the carb, maybe some shite has gotten somewhere where it should not have!

well we headed for home, with Kerry driving, we got within 3 or 4 miles from home she drove over a speed hump which was followed by a loud crack, a scraping sound and a pop. 

yes, we had broke a spring, and popped a tyre, a good one too, a bridgestone with plenty of tread on it.

BLOOD MARVELOUS.

luckily we do have a dustbin lid spare wheel in the Toyota, and after putting that on in place of the fooked one, i was able to get my folks to come and get me, so i could get the Rover while Kerry got recovery sorted,

so now that Toyota is sat on Kerrys drive, broken, along with the mini, which is also broken.

told you i should have stopped in fookin' bed this morning!

 

 

 

Dirt in the fuel causing the float chamber valve to stick open and over fill the chamber. Leads to over fuelling. 

 

Usually accompanied by fuel pouring out of the overflow.

If the fuel usage can't drain the chamber quick enough it starts to bog down.

 

That's my guess anyway.

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4 hours ago, Egrvalve said:

Dirt in the fuel causing the float chamber valve to stick open and over fill the chamber. Leads to over fuelling. 

 

Usually accompanied by fuel pouring out of the overflow.

If the fuel usage can't drain the chamber quick enough it starts to bog down.

 

That's my guess anyway.

that was Kerry's thinking, so, this afternoon we have had the top of the float chamber off, in bits and cleaned.

it WAS sticking cos it was all furred up, but having got it spotless, and functioning properly, the car if anything runs even worse.

it is spluttering underload, clearing its self, and then spluttering again.

it could be any damn thing, could it be the coil breaking down?

or that new condenser fooking up after maybe 2 or 3 hours running?

ot the inside of the carb all bunged up?

or the fuel pump failing?

or something else completely different, place bets now......

what i should do is just sell the ungrateful little fucker to Mr SiC and let him deal with it send it somewhere where they know what they are doing.

frankly at the ,moment setting it on fire or pushing it off a cliff are on the cards cos i couldn't feel any more hate for it!

 

 

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2 hours ago, MarvinsMom said:

Mini problems...

 

 

It's never the coil. (Unless it's the coil) if you get my drift. 

My money is on the condenser as DW suggested. 

Just double check the float chamber valve. See if you can blow through the fuel inlet with the valve closed. You shouldn't be able to.

 

 

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A colleague at work has one of the Saabillac things at work, an estate. Looks ok but it’d look better as a Saab 9-3. That said, for less than a grand with a year’s ticket it’s not a bad deal.

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2 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

From my News Feed:

https://www.autocar.co.uk/slideshow/21st-century-cars-already-vanishing-our-roads#2

I know of two cars from this list on one road! There were three at one point; the Dodge and two of the Cadillac Saloons in the list; incidentally. 😎

Cadillac XLR? I'm surprised it even reached here. LHD only?

I once saw a BLR coupé. Not bad.

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