Yoss Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 We're on holiday with green Favorit and Chieveley the dog. This is Caerfai Bay just south of St Davids and almost as far west as you can get in south Wales. About 220 miles from Southampton. I did let Chieveley out after this photo but it's very difficult to get him to stand still when he goes somewhere new. richardmorris, Sunny Jim, Wibble and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 The Vivaro wouldn't start in August after sitting since June and I have since left it sitting but was planning to have it transported to the garage for troubleshooting this week. So today I found out that I should charge the battery and checked the voltage as well and before charging it was under 12v and after charging for a few hours and while the charger was charging the battery it was at 14v so decided to test if it would start now and it did instantly. This is strange as the starter has cranked the engine without a problem in the past but it has not started. So do I just possibly have a bad battery? I don't know but took it for a drive and it still runs an drives perfect after all these months. The only problem is that the stereo won't work now and I need code to make it work which I don't have. I am going to change this, but I would like to have the CD that is inside it back, is there anything I can do? or do I just have to go medieval on it with an ax or something to get the cd back? GrumpiusMaximus and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 The wing has turned shiny. I've hung it back on the chair and I'm using a compact Mac as a ballast. Dyslexic Viking, artdjones, paulplom and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Article on the future of classic cars and petrol in the telegraph. Doesn’t appear to be behind a paywall. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/end-road-classic-cars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 45 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said: The Vivaro wouldn't start in August after sitting since June and I have since left it sitting but was planning to have it transported to the garage for troubleshooting this week. So today I found out that I should charge the battery and checked the voltage as well and before charging it was under 12v and after charging for a few hours and while the charger was charging the battery it was at 14v so decided to test if it would start now and it did instantly. This is strange as the starter has cranked the engine without a problem in the past but it has not started. So do I just possibly have a bad battery? I don't know but took it for a drive and it still runs an drives perfect after all these months. The only problem is that the stereo won't work now and I need code to make it work which I don't have. I am going to change this, but I would like to have the CD that is inside it back, is there anything I can do? or do I just have to go medieval on it with an ax or something to get the cd back? Stupid question but have you tried ejecting the CD in safe mode ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 10 hours ago, andy18s said: Do these still use the IRMC that was on the 2.5? V6 Cougars had the same symptoms ans it was nearly always the IRMC sticking its low speed rolling not like foot down with the imrc being called upon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 26 minutes ago, camryv6 said: Stupid question but have you tried ejecting the CD in safe mode ? Yes, I have, but it won't come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Yes, I have, but it won't come out. Get medieval with it then, or the boring answer is get the code. Just thought pull the radio out sometimes people write the code on the outer casing. AnnoyingPentium, Dyslexic Viking and bigfella2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, camryv6 said: Get medieval with it then, or the boring answer is get the code. Just thought pull the radio out sometimes people write the code on the outer casing. I'm unsure if it's possible to get hold of the code any longer, but I'll see what I will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 1 hour ago, richardmorris said: Article on the future of classic cars and petrol in the telegraph. Doesn’t appear to be behind a paywall. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/end-road-classic-cars/ They tried to get me to register to read it but they failed. https://12ft.io/proxy?ref=&q=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic/end-road-classic-cars/ (Though you will have to scroll down a bit) chaseracer, AnnoyingPentium, catsinthewelder and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 At Angmering today apparently. Screen_Recording_20221002_213804_Facebook.mp4 No idea how accurate this is. Justwatching and catsinthewelder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I had a little visitor in the shed today. And that was about the only good thing that happened today. Rust Collector, Split_Pin, GrumpiusMaximus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 1 hour ago, HillmanImp said: At Angmering today apparently. Screen_Recording_20221002_213804_Facebook.mp4 9.35 MB · 0 downloads No idea how accurate this is. No clip 🤔🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Up Marsden Moor bah'waterproof jacket. gm, Six-cylinder, wuvvum and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I realised I haven't added any fleet updates for quite some time and that's because....there isn't. Thankfully other than maintenance, which I have made sure I put in the time on, they've been well behaved. I have been incredibly busy this year and my life is basically work and family with very little time for anything else. I have managed to get a few hours on a Sunday to get to the Retroshite meet but ultimately I don't think people are ready for the mighty Cavalier yet. I managed to scrape 5 minutes to replace a brake light bulb on the Cav (as well as take apart and rebuild a diecast Mercedes!) I have booked its MOT for this Thursday. I don't think its too far away from a pass as its had a lot of new parts this year. The handbrake is high but since adjustment requires getting the whole back end in the air, I opted for 'it works' and hopefully it will be sufficient. The cost of living rises in my household are set to be absolutely out of this world, as I'm sure is the case for many. I'm putting the Cav on SORN after its MOT and I may do the same for the Saab. They'll not eat a piece in the garage/drive for the time being. GM stuff just starts right up after lying for months in my experience. Rust Collector, paulplom, Supernaut and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Hey @JimH how is my bodged PaS pipe doing on the FRV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I only lift the bonnet to pour some oil down its throat when it gets remembered. The power steering still powers so I assume it must be holding tight. It is the first car in a long time that has impressed me and when it dies I will be very upset if I can't get another one. This is entirely down to the folding middle front seat which is a work of genuine genius. loserone and Tickman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Split_Pin said: The cost of living rises in my household are set to be absolutely out of this world, as I'm sure is the case for many. I'm putting the Cav on SORN after its MOT and I may do the same for the Saab. They'll not eat a piece in the garage/drive for the time being. GM stuff just starts right up after lying for months in my experience. There is a part of me considering putting the BMW on SORN once it's back from its welding, then just MOT it in Spring... bobdisk and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Up at dawn and down to Newgale beach. Chieveley doesn't get on well with most dogs so we thought it would be quiet. It was. Wife and dog circled. And a bit further down the road. BorniteIdentity, Back_For_More, beko1987 and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Just taken to Saab for its MoT and walked back home. Didn’t get round to changing the exhaust flexi so I left it in the boot. If that’s all it needs then the garage can swap it. Couldn’t see anything else that was an advisory or a fail underneath so it’ll be advisories onlyI I hope. Anything else and I’ll have to see what I can do at home. Rust Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Minor tinkering day yesterday. One dead glowplug on the Merc, which means removing the inlet manifold to get to the plugs. This would normally be a ballache, as there is a "bastard bolt" that can only be accessed from below, so to get the manifold off usually means having to jack up/use drive-on's for the front of the car, undertray removal etc and reach up with a hex-drive to remove the bolt in quesiton. As luck* would have it, the manifold has been off many times in the past, meaning the casting is broken and the bolt missing, so you can do everything from above. Cheeky bonus. The dead one was the second one I checked and the glowplugs were being compliant and came out without fuss, which for an OM606 is a bit of a miracle. Back to starting smoothly on six rather than knocking like a bastard on five-and-a-bit cylinders for the first 30 seconds. Also serviced my housemate's 2018 Fiat 500. Thankfully it's one of the 1.2 models, not a twin-arse model, so it was pretty straightforward. The oil it takes looks like water, and it feels very strange puting only 2.75 litres of oil in a sump (especially when the merc takes 9!). irritatingly had to make a sump key. I've got a 12mm hex-drive somewhere, but could I find it? Of course not. So an M16 bolt had a 12mm hex duley ground into the end of it, and the sump plug came out nice and easily. Changed the plugs too, and it fired straight up, which is always re-assuring. The old oil from her car is now in the fuel tank of mine, to be burned off as part of the 75 litres of fuel it currently has in it. Best place to dispose of it. Still haven't replaced the dead number-plate lamp in the Merc, so it beeps at me every time you turn the lights on. ~3 years and counting on that... Sunny Jim, chaseracer, Stanky and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Major disappointment when I picked up the hire car for our long weekend in the remote West of Ireland. Its like being back in the early 2000s inside. Having said that its quite an honest little thing. Don't get me wrong its a terrible car and the ride on these roads is baaaad, but it doesn't feel bloated and has pretty decent steering. Wouldn't have one in a million years but a definite reminder that small cars really shouldn't be fat and bloated need to resist looking at prices of Panda 100HPs....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwatching Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Passed my motorcycle CBT yesterday. Looks like the fleet will get some two-wheeled shite. Split_Pin, Popsicle, cort1977 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, wesacosa said: Major disappointment when I picked up the hire car for our long weekend in the remote West of Ireland. Its like being back in the early 2000s inside. Still more modern than the surroundings though! I love the back-in-time feeling of things over there. wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Lord knows what happened here, but it looks like it sheared off. Bet that was an arse twitcher. RoverFolkUs, bigfella2, Rust Collector and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 11 minutes ago, Cavcraft said: Lord knows what happened here, but it looks like it sheared off. Bet that was an arse twitcher. '62' comes up as an invalid plate. The car's an invalid anyway. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 That’ll do very nicely. Flexi had such an insignificant blow he said it’ll last a few months before it needs changing, so as it’s in the boot I’ll change at my leisure. Rust Collector, beko1987, AnnoyingPentium and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, wesacosa said: Major disappointment when I picked up the hire car for our long weekend in the remote West of Ireland. Its like being back in the early 2000s inside. Having said that its quite an honest little thing. Don't get me wrong its a terrible car and the ride on these roads is baaaad, but it doesn't feel bloated and has pretty decent steering. Wouldn't have one in a million years but a definite reminder that small cars really shouldn't be fat and bloated need to resist looking at prices of Panda 100HPs....... I quite like the early 2000s feel of the interior. But you're right, the ride isn't great over poor roads, the Stepway we have is rather crashy over bumps. wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said: I quite like the early 2000s feel of the interior. But you're right, the ride isn't great over poor roads, the Stepway we have is rather crashy over bumps. me too. I not a huge fan of the modern stuff myself and don't bother with any gadgets in a car aside from Bluetooth music connectivity AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 26/09/2022 at 20:18, Ged said: BX TZD Turbo obtained, could be doing with a rear bumper or atleast the red trim bit but will probably have to buy a black one and paint it. red insulation tape works well covering trip mouldings 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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