Carlosfandango Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Completely loving being back in a scruffy 90’s Mercedes. These cars are simply amazing and after owning every version over the last 20 years I’ve settled on a saloon as a keeper. This one sat for years unloved in a garden about 60 miles from my home. Went with a basic kit and got it started and drove it home.. every day I drive it, it gets better. CFD Cord Fourteener, somewhatfoolish, Supernaut and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Took the Ypsilon to Tesco earlier and interestingly, replacing the column stalks also seems to have brought the stop-start back to life. Now all I need to do is to find out how to get Multiecuscan to connect to the car so I can tell it it now has cruise control. RobT, somewhatfoolish and Cord Fourteener 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juular Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Investigating a mild hesitation and possible misfire on the C70. Pulled #5 HT lead. Well that's not bloody helping is it? Cord Fourteener, Fumbler, Stanky and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 The mystery of the abandoned Golf appears to have been solved as the owner(?) has come round to ask if it'll be OK to leave it where it is until they can get a recovery truck, which is what they were trying to do yesterday. Apparently it was involved in an accident which damaged the wheel. suspension and, from the sound of it, possibly the steering. Hopefully they'll be back to collect it later. Isopon, Cord Fourteener, Floatylight and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 hour ago, BL Bloke said: The mystery of the abandoned Golf appears to have been solved as the owner(?) has come round to ask if it'll be OK to leave it where it is until they can get a recovery truck, which is what they were trying to do yesterday. Apparently it was involved in an accident which damaged the wheel. suspension and, from the sound of it, possibly the steering. Hopefully they'll be back to collect it later. Good to know, better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 The rheostat - is that still a word? Appears to have packed up on the 944. The blower works, but only on speed 4. Porsche sent me this less than dynamic illustration, the bit I'd guess that I want appears not to be numbered, but second from the right. Does anyone know any more than me? The Parts Advisor told me that he'd never even sat in a 944... Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Rheostat to me means variable resistor. The bit between nos 11 &3 looks like a knob, no offence. The rheostat will be electrickerly connected to the blower switch, possible in the housing on the far right. (Me only once, in a LHD with lurid black and white check seats IIRC) barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 45 minutes ago, barefoot said: The rheostat - is that still a word? Appears to have packed up on the 944. The blower works, but only on speed 4. Porsche sent me this less than dynamic illustration, the bit I'd guess that I want appears not to be numbered, but second from the right. Does anyone know any more than me? The Parts Advisor told me that he'd never even sat in a 944... Can't speak for the 944 but usually the setup with heater blowers is that the switch is indeed just a multi-pole switch. The actual resistor (or resistors if there are more than two speeds available) are usually mounted elsewhere, commonly on or inside the blower housing. Maximum speed usually works by completely bypassing the resistor network, so even if the resistor fails generally full speed will still work. So given you've got off and 4, I'd tend to be looking at the resistor pack. I'd be looking for a diagram of the blower housing and seeing if it's visible there. EDIT: Just did a quick Google for photos of the blower housing...Without doing a more in-depth analysis and never having worked on one of these cars, this I would expect to be the resistor pack. Edit to the edit: Yep! Linky... barefoot and Stevebrookman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 A rheostat is a variable resistor, usually wirewound, to take a fairly high current. But is your fan speed control a rotary switch? If 2 is the knob for the fan speed, 8 would be the bulb that fits inside the knob. Follow the dotted line through the panel (with numbers for fan speed) onto the square thing with the spindle sticking out of it. That square thing would be the switch that connects to a resistor pack. If one or more of those resistors goes open circuit, the speed control goes wrong except for the fastest speed. Resistor pack: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162918455066 barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Been round deceased uncle in law place to check all ok, dodgy estate and decided I'd remove the dads weller wheels from bedroom, shame I can't find the 4th... we belive its in garage. danthecapriman, HMC, tom13 and 8 others 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, stuboy said: Been round deceased uncle in law place to check all ok, dodgy estate and decided I'd remove the dads weller wheels from bedroom, shame I can't find the 4th... we belive its in garage. You absolutely must fit those! Stanky, HarmonicCheeseburger, Cord Fourteener and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: You absolutely must fit those! Carlos Fandango w00dy, danthecapriman and Carlosfandango 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Yes, but to what? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 You should buy a Mk 3 Cortina just to fit those wheels. Then put some blocks between the axle and the leafs, chrome the diff cover and put a fog light above that to highlight the awesomeness after dark. eddyramrod, Sigmund Fraud, rusty998 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 31 minutes ago, cort1977 said: You should buy a Mk 3 Cortina just to fit those wheels. Then put some blocks between the axle and the leafs, chrome the diff cover and put a fog light above that to highlight the awesomeness after dark. I remember seeing Cortinas like that when I was a lad, my father would take me to the local custom car show in Staines Middlesex I think it was once a month, all jacked up at the rear with a red light as you say, epic stuff dome, Rocket88, cort1977 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I might be experiencing an FTP. Lower Damper Bracket may have sheared off. Handling may have been rather interesting* before I was able to get into a safe place to check the cause of the wallowing and knocking... Still, not my vehicle... 😎 bobdisk and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Car supplies arriving today, one set in a MyHerpes parcel. An undamaged MyHerpes parcel. I'm confused. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Been working on an aquisition for what seems like an eternity, now over to Royal Mail and world of Ceri to complete the circle Cord Fourteener, dome and puddlethumper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 54 minutes ago, cort1977 said: You should buy a Mk 3 Cortina just to fit those wheels. Then put some blocks between the axle and the leafs, chrome the diff cover and put a fog light above that to highlight the awesomeness after dark. And a chain steering wheel! brownnova, cort1977 and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, danthecapriman said: And a chain steering wheel! Don't forget the whip aerial and vinyl roof danthecapriman and cort1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 9 minutes ago, omegod said: Been working on an aquisition for what seems like an eternity, now over to Royal Mail and world of Ceri to complete the circle It's been four weeks this week that I've been waiting for my Moggie. Cord Fourteener and HMC 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Just now, SiC said: It's been four weeks this week that I've been waiting for my Moggie. Try waiting 4 years Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 minute ago, omegod said: Try waiting 4 years I don't think I'd wait that long for anything! Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Another Tuesday another Mavericks car gathering…. Star of the show… But half way through… I had to move my car so we could create this situation… However everyone suddenly starting leaving saying they needed to be home for 8… I thought the zoom might be very busy tonight… but apparently it’s some football kickabout or other… danthecapriman, wuvvum, vulgalour and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 There's a rather complete Rover 200 BRM at my local scrappy just now. Whole but scabby, rusted, smashed windows, hiab crane damage and a few plants growing in the passenger footwell sadly... Also doesn't have front seats anymore either. They were in great nick for condition of the car, I have plans for them involving the Minor. 🙃 rusty998, loserone, chaseracer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 👍 brownnova and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 32 minutes ago, chaseracer said: 👍 It had sparkly paint… it was superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 8:20 PM, cort1977 said: You should buy a Mk 3 Cortina just to fit those wheels. Then put some blocks between the axle and the leafs, chrome the diff cover and put a fog light above that to highlight the awesomeness after dark. I can't believe I'm the first to point out that the Cortina 3 didn't have leaf springs... That red Plymouth is particularly lovely... In other news... I was working on my bike this morning, and when I took the reassembled wheel to the Volvo, parked in the front street, so I could use my electric pump to inflate the tyre, a police van pulled up in the street that runs past the end of mine. Two officers got out and walked down to the far-end house on the opposite side to me. They knocked, but didn't get any more answer than some barking from her little doggy. (This is the woman with the white Audi TT convertible, with parking issues...) A couple of hours earlier, two women in a white Merc had been doing the same. They were wearing a nurse/carer-type uniform, which I've seen Sian wearing so I guessed they were from her work. So, she hasn't turned in? It seems she went out at the usual sort of time. After the police left and I had reassembled my bike, I was trying it out in the alley and came across a neighbour's mum, walking his dog for him. She was most interested, having arrived while the police were still here, especially when we noticed the back gate was open. Like, wide open. Then we noticed one of the ground-floor back windows was smashed. So mum went to try the back door, and it opened. She closed it again immediately, before Sian's dog had a chance to leap out and bother the one she was walking. Curiouser and curiouser, as Alice said. Someone has been in the house since, as the front bedroom window has been opened; but no sign of the Audi. Or of Sian. No further visits from the police either. It is, as Toyah sang, A Mystery. Right there in my street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 11 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said: I might be experiencing an FTP. Lower Damper Bracket may have sheared off. Handling may have been rather interesting* before I was able to get into a safe place to check the cause of the wallowing and knocking... Still, not my vehicle... 😎 Look at Reliant Kitten posts !! https://autoshite.com/topic/45356-reliant-kitten-watch-this-space/?tab=comments#comment-2300906 Page 1 and 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 7 hours ago, eddyramrod said: I can't believe I'm the first to point out that the Cortina 3 didn't have leaf springs... 13 hours ago, rusty998 said: And I can't believe that I'm the first to point out that that's a Jaguar IRS. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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