wuvvum Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 7 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: I have just found out that all the tourists visiting the Isle of Sodor bringing their cars by Motorail have MK1 Escorts! Thomas doesn't look too impressed. "Bloody scene taxed shite." richardmorris, LightBulbFun, OM646 and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Weather permitting I will be working on my dad's new car tomorrow 2 owners,first worked at the factory and bought it direct Dick Longbridge, Tickman, Austat and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Had my Covid jag today, the AstraZeneca one. Felt OK during the day but now I feel achy, skin is super sensitive and I'm generally buckled. Hope my weekend isn't scuppered as I really wanted to swap the wheels out on the Cavalier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Had my Covid jag today, the AstraZeneca one. Felt OK during the day but now I feel achy, skin is super sensitive and I'm generally buckled. Hope my weekend isn't scuppered as I really wanted to swap the wheels out on the Cavalier. If it's any use to you I was buckled to after my first AZ microchip. Was fine after a sleep, next day I was just a bit achey but fine Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Had my Covid jag today, the AstraZeneca one. Felt OK during the day but now I feel achy, skin is super sensitive and I'm generally buckled. Hope my weekend isn't scuppered as I really wanted to swap the wheels out on the Cavalier. I think you’ll be perfect again in 24hours. Same symptoms here but ok after apart from a continuing cough. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 That Charger though, I need a sit down and I'm already sat down. richardmorris, Low Horatio gearbox, Twiggy and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 21 hours ago, barefoot said: Before all this COVID shenanigans kicked off I was looking for a small car. A teeny tiny engined car with a Bader box & A/C. There were a few about, they were all Japanese, all three pot & all either rotten at the back end of the sills or they'd had their sills patched up. Then lockdown occurred and the looking slowed and I thought that I'd really be much happier keeping the cheapest car I have ever owned. I've had this Scirocco for more than ten years, it's cost me just short of fuck all over that period, so I thought it was time to show it some love. The replacement £50 Weber was worn beyond redemption so I bought it a new one and then had a new cam/auxiliary belt and also the cam timing tweaked, the car tuned properly, the fuel lines renewed and the brakes rebuilt. Today I've changed something that's been pissing me off for a decade & something that folk can see. Before After Now to have a word with those nice chaps down at PD Gough about a new tailpipe... just the number plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Horatio gearbox Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 30 minutes ago, vulgalour said: That Charger though, I need a sit down and I'm already sat down. "68 Dodge charger R/T, 440 cubic inch engine, three twin downdraft Holly Carburettors, can go from zero to 100kmh in 6.3 seconds.... and I even like the colour" dome, cort1977, crad and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 On 11/27/2020 at 6:48 AM, stuboy said: the tacuma was taking away by 'RECLAMET' for princly sum of £200.. Sigmund Fraud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Saw my first HubNut sticker in the wild on the road today. I overtook a lightly modded red C15 van on the M25, then the C15 accelerated level with me and gave me a wave! I have found a lot of people grin when they see the BX. LightBulbFun and louiepj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 10 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: I have just found out that all the tourists visiting the Isle of Sodor bringing their cars by Motorail have MK1 Escorts! Thomas doesn't like Mk1 escorts, Harry Potter never cared for Vectra estates much apparently. catsinthewelder, beko1987 and Six-cylinder 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 The Friday evening hack turns into a snack.... Six-cylinder, Yoss, Vantman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Just been to Kelso and back in eight hours with a mate to buy some slightly shit wheels off Marketplace, to replace some very shit wheels that are on my next purchase. Because why not. Cord Fourteener, LightBulbFun, Fumbler and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 New car day for me! Kollekshun happening in the afternoon. Ghosty, Low Horatio gearbox, sdkrc and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 The New Zealand Dept. of Conservation (aka the saviors of the planet) have purchased an ev for use on Stewart Island. They have nowhere to charge it so use a diesel generator for the job. Governments are the same everywhere ! dome, High Jetter, Fumbler and 30 others 3 28 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryck Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 I took the Focus to a diesel specialist last week to get the rough idle and lack of power checked out. Got a call Thursday to say they couldn’t find the issue and that I could collect it yesterday. Went down, paid my bill and waited for the chap to bring it out to me. Take a look round the corner after a few minutes and he’s in there trying to start it. It kept firing then dying. Eventually he gets it running and it’s just kicking out endless smoke. I go over to see what’s going on and he explains “it’s been doing this” pointing to the dash all my warning lights are on. Previously it was just running rough, it didn’t have any of these issues! I went back into the office to speak to them about it and they were adamant that it came in with those problems. Not sure how I would have driven it there. I left it with them for now. Either they’ll fix it and I won’t be paying the bill or they’ll decide it’s doublefucked anyway. Thinking about it overnight, they charged me for checking out my injectors, they wouldn’t have done that if it had been presenting all these electrical problems, they’d have just called me to collect it. So either they charged me for something they knew I didn’t need, or these electrical issues started while they were working on it. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 The wife and I are going to visit some Bluebell Woods. Because Bluebells are fucking pretty! 🤩🤩🤩🌺🌺🌺😁😁😁 Cord Fourteener, richardmorris and Twiggy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 That's the Cavalier on the Tigra wheels. They're a bit shit but it means someone is coming for the Speedlines tonight. Ghosty, puntopaul, Burnside and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 5 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said: The wife and I are going to visit some Bluebell Woods. Because Bluebells are fucking pretty! 🤩🤩🤩🌺🌺🌺😁😁😁 Just make sure you only look at the English bluebells not the Johnny Foreigner Spanish ones. Cord Fourteener and Leyland Worldmaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 36 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: That's the Cavalier on the Tigra wheels. They're a bit shit but it means someone is coming for the Speedlines tonight. They look a bit small - is that the diameter, or the tyre profile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, richardmorris said: They look a bit small - is that the diameter, or the tyre profile? Needs slammed m9 BorniteIdentity and richardmorris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Lovely weather today. Shite Ron, Six-cylinder and Cord Fourteener 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Found these under the carpet of the Manta while stripping it down. Guess Hans dropped his lunch money whilst putting the carpet in... BeEP, Leyland Worldmaster, HMC and 18 others 19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Nice twenty mile amble through the Nith valley this morning to go to the Post office, then home for a Sctsh lunch. Yoss, Burnside, brownnova and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 28 minutes ago, richardmorris said: They look a bit small - is that the diameter, or the tyre profile? Haven't a clue, those were just the tyres that came on them. It's not moving from my garage any time soon so I don't have to look at them. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 I think I've found the cause of last week's FTP at the Shiteisteddfod. The two lower posts in the dizzy cap have worn away to almost nothing. I'll replace it and the rotor arm but I'm left wondering what's caused such uneven wear. Is it just the effect of gravity (those two posts are orientated at the bottom of the cap when it's in place) or does it point to a more serious issue with the distributor drive? Would folks advise I replace just the cap and arm or should I replace the whole distributor? I guess I could replace just the cap and arm for now and see if it happens again although the cap doesn't look that old so maybe this has happened before? After cleaning everything up with contact cleaner and an old toothbrush I put it all back together so I won't lose anything while I wait for parts to arrive. Having got that far I thought I might as well try and start it and to my surprise and delight it fired straight up and sounds like it's running ok. VID_20210515_124952[1].mp4 Given how worn those contacts are I guess it wouldn't have taken much moisture getting into the dizzy cap to cause the engine not to start. richardmorris, brownnova, Cord Fourteener and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 My Cavalier had exactly the same wear pattern on the lower posts. New cap and arm and its running a lot better. Burnside and Sunny Jim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 The Mercedes 300 distributor was almost a yearly service item. Cord Fourteener, chaseracer and Sunny Jim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRat Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 After a week of phoning round, a very nice bloke from the mg6 owners club (yes, that's a thing!) dropped me off a used full passenger side strut and spring assembly along with 2 genuine SAIC air filters, 2 rear coil springs and 2 rover 75 droplinks (they fit a 6 but need about 5mm taking off the top to clear the spring cup.). All for the princely sum of £50. The job is a total twat for me to do at the roadside, but I've got a mobile mechanic coming on Monday to swap the strut over for another £60. Then it's a replacement tyre and it's roadworthy again. Until then, it's doing it's 3 legged dog impression on axle stands, cos the wheel won't fit back over the broken spring. SiC and sdkrc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Bluebell Woods are so fucking pretty! Simple pleasures are the best. The sight and smell are so good for the soul. Birdsong and a stream provided a perfect soundtrack for our visit today. 😍😍😍 Amishtat, wuvvum, Vantman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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