Split_Pin Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 After waiting nearly 2 weeks for a new waterpump for my Cavalier, I received it today and IT DOESNT FUCKING FIT. The pulley mount is too small. Clearly and specifically listed for a Cavalier 1.7TD. It's from ebay thankfully it was only only tenner. Now, the gasket fits the old pump, and it is actually slightly less stiff to turn than the new one so I'm presuming it's OK. Do I just refit it? It's driven by the aux belt so I guess absolute perfect condition isn't as important than if it were driven by the timing belt. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Ghosty said: Ahhh, you missed the joke. I've repressed the memories of the film. 😜 Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 hours ago, trigger said: A reminder for those local shitters who come to out East Coast Retros meet. 😊 Hopefully see you there! wuvvum and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I'm going to try and leave off work early enough to get to Shotley, although my email has been down all morning so I've got a lot to catch up on, annoyingly. Angrydicky and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I’ll be there in the Rover. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 17 hours ago, Ghosty said: Didn't you say you were going to Sheffield? Oh dear! That's a nasty one! (At least this makes up for my complete idiocy last night and failing to understand @High Jetter's joke. I blame being tired.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Forgiven, m'lud Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 F*k me I'm busy and knackered. Having a sit down with feet up, chilling. Volvo is fine, Passat is fine. Mondeo is a bit leaky and a bit smokey and EML is on but it's running and driving fine so that's also good. Feet are sore. Tired. But happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Junior stuboy met his gf's parents... her dad has v8 jaaag.... and a renault zoe... think I need to get the dad to sign up here when I met them....what ya think?? Lol Eyersey1234 and Vantman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I tried my hardest to lease an interesting, hybrid/EV through work. They are very suitable for my needs, and I genuinely believe they're the future especially for people like me with a 9 mile commute. New car dealers and massive wait times scuppered that, so I'm driving to bristol tomorrow to have a look at this instead junkyarddog, Coprolalia, loserone and 29 others 30 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 12 hours ago, cobblers said: I tried my hardest to lease an interesting, hybrid/EV through work. They are very suitable for my needs, and I genuinely believe they're the future especially for people like me with a 9 mile commute. New car dealers and massive wait times scuppered that, so I'm driving to bristol tomorrow to have a look at this instead link or pic not working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 It's working for me... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 And me. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Just a few from our East Coast Retros meet this evening, good to see you there Dicky and Wuvvum! This Escort 1.1L with immaculate with only 12000 miles, the floor was like new, unfortunately the wheels and headlights were a bit of a let down for me. brownnova, Spottedlaurel, Steviemillar and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Nyphur, Amishtat, danthecapriman and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 vulgalour, Dyslexic Viking, brownnova and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Another thoroughly enjoyable ECR meet this evening. I'm always amazed by the variety of cars that turn up. I went down in the Toyota as it hadn't really had a run since before the first lockdown. Here it is parked between a rather nice E28 520i and a very rorty twin-cam-powered Mk1 Escort. It wasn't the only metallic turquoise '90s Toyota there - this mildly barried Corolla was also in attendance. Angrydicky was there in his Rover 620. This Badermatic Mk2 Escort was rather lovely. The brown 604 V6 was there again, parked next to a rather nice Renault 5. This Countach replica was quite convincing. Although it had competition for the title of lowest car of the show in the form of this Europa. Lovely Applejack Marina. Nice '30s Vauxhall 14/6 (I think). Sweet little AX. Trigmobile. I took more but haven't got time now to post them all. [Edit: Trigger's beaten me to it anyway while I was fannying around with my new phone.] Dyslexic Viking, RobT, brownnova and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, cobblers said: I tried my hardest to lease an interesting, hybrid/EV through work. They are very suitable for my needs, and I genuinely believe they're the future especially for people like me with a 9 mile commute. New car dealers and massive wait times scuppered that, so I'm driving to bristol tomorrow to have a look at this instead That's down a road my uni mate lived on for a year, going by that road name. Also only around the corner too from where @Six-cylinder Bristol AX lived for most of its life. (Horfields is a bit crappy and a large student population too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Also 300 yards from where my aunt and uncle used to live before they moved to Portishead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 6 hours ago, trigger said: Just a few from our East Coast Retros meet this evening, good to see you there Dicky and Wuvvum! Gah! Disappointed I couldn't make it, unfortunately I had the wrong car at work and by the time I'd have got home and swapped it wouldnt have been worth it. At least I had the pleasure of seeing a few of them heading down the A140 as I drove home. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sh'Eds Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Good news from the man from the ministry. Dyslexic Viking and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Weekly Mavericks Wales meet threw up many delights as always. I vowed only to take a few pics this week so here are the absolute highlights! My car of the night was this wonderful Commer parcel van! I got in with the off road vehicles… catsinthewelder, chaseracer, LightBulbFun and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 11 hours ago, trigger said: This Escort 1.1L with immaculate with only 12000 miles, the floor was like new, unfortunately the wheels and headlights were a bit of a let down for me. Yeah, a bit of a shame. It looked much smarter before: 11 hours ago, wuvvum said: This Badermatic Mk2 Escort was rather lovely. Stock MK2 Escrot with Serck plates. mk2_craig, adw1977, Shite Ron and 7 others 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 15 hours ago, trigger said: I want it. Cord Fourteener and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 A Norwegian truck driver had a bad day today. Cord Fourteener, Sh'Eds, Vantman and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Well at least it’s blue. Six-cylinder, Stanky and Andyrew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbridge Apologist Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 9/23/2020 at 3:25 PM, Bren said: Guy's work is good. Also he is Eastern European. The guys who did my valve stem oil seals were eastern european - they did the work for a grand while the BMW specialists ran for the hills. Was it on a N46 2.0 Per chance? Mine are clearly fucked, managed to go through the Birmingham Clean Air zone smoking like the Trotters Three wheel van earlier. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 8 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said: Was it on a N46 2.0 Per chance? Mine are clearly fucked, managed to go through the Birmingham Clean Air zone smoking like the Trotters Three wheel van earlier. I'm starting to think my 2.0 diesel mondeo mk4 is trying to turn into a steam loco giving the coal smelling smoke it's chucking out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said: Was it on a N46 2.0 Per chance? Mine are clearly fucked, managed to go through the Birmingham Clean Air zone smoking like the Trotters Three wheel van earlier. N62 V8. 32 needed replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said: Was it on a N46 2.0 Per chance? Mine are clearly fucked, managed to go through the Birmingham Clean Air zone smoking like the Trotters Three wheel van earlier. On a side note, from October it'll cost me to drive the Mondeo (fuel injected, cat, all that gubbins) through the ULEZ - but the Capri (carb, points/condenser) will be free. I intend on driving the Capri through Trafalgar Square, just to make a point. Cord Fourteener, Eyersey1234, Shite Ron and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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