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[auntiemaryscanary]

(Whatever I try the forum always puts some of my pics in Australia mode - can a mod or someone correct them please)

Drops my car off for it's MoT, this is at the back of the garage:

Nice looking Viva says I as I hand over the key. Mechanic: "That hateful thing. I've had 4 hours underneath it scraping off underseal. Got in my ears, nose...".

One of my neighbours had been doing bits to this for its owner but obviously off to pastures new:

Then I'm having lunch with the wife and spot this. I'm going to take a pic of this for Autoshite says I. Wife: "it'll be gone before we've had dinner. What, you are doing it now?"

It just cracked me up.

However best news of the day is this:

It's for my Daihatsu Sirion bought off here in Sept 20 and through its 3rd MoT. I spent a fair few quid on it to get it to a good mechanical standard 2 years ago but so far it's been v reliable. Mind I'm only doing 4k a year in it.

[richardmorris]

more wet weather.

 

 

1985 Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 Group B Works

Offered from The Gran Turismo Collection

£1,805,000 GBP | Sold

 | London, United Kingdom

 

1991 Ferrari F40

Offered from The Gran Turismo Collection

£1,411,250 GBP | Sold

 | London, United Kingdom

 

2003 Ferrari Enzo

Offered from The Gran Turismo Collection

£1,917,500 GBP | Sold

 | London, United Kingdom

 

2004 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale

£149,500 GBP | Sold

 | London, United Kingdom

 

1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL

£138,000 GBP | Sold

 | London, United Kingdom

[Split_Pin]

43 minutes ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

(Whatever I try the forum always puts some of my pics in Australia mode - can a mod or someone correct them please)

Drops my car off for it's MoT, this is at the back of the garage:

Nice looking Viva says I as I hand over the key. Mechanic: "That hateful thing. I've had 4 hours underneath it scraping off underseal. Got in my ears, nose...".

One of my neighbours had been doing bits to this for its owner but obviously off to pastures new:

Then I'm having lunch with the wife and spot this. I'm going to take a pic of this for Autoshite says I. Wife: "it'll be gone before we've had dinner. What, you are doing it now?"

It just cracked me up.

However best news of the day is this:

It's for my Daihatsu Sirion bought off here in Sept 20 and through its 3rd MoT. I spent a fair few quid on it to get it to a good mechanical standard 2 years ago but so far it's been v reliable. Mind I'm only doing 4k a year in it.

Excellent news (and spots) . I've really got to like the Sirion after seeing dollywobbler's example on his channel.

[wuvvum]

It's always reassuring* when you go to the doctor and he says "I've never seen that before, I'm not sure what it is, I'd better refer you to the hospital". 

[Split_Pin]

If it helps any, I've experienced the same and the nurse at the hospital identified it right away and it was nothing to worry about. 

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

I flashed my lights at someone, and the stalk snapped. Everything still worked, but it was floppy enough that the main beams were flashing like a strobe light at a high school disco. I rigged up a very carefully tensioned piece of duct tape, and it actually worked quite well. 

I also wasn't worried, since I'd bought a set of Marina stalks a few months ago to borrow the horn button. I'll stick them on, ten minute job. 

This is where we run into problem one. The "new" Marina stalks are, I suspect, not actually from a Marina as the indicator stalk is longer. Also the multiplug has been cut off. And the other stalk, which controls the wipers, is broken. Ah. Still, no problem, as I can make one good set from the two. 

Which I do. And after re-installation everything works perfectly - except the right hand indicator. Nothing. Now begins one of the most frustrating faults I have ever encountered on a car. The indicators work completely fine if I bridge the multiplug. They also worked fine before, so I'm quite sure the new stalks are at fault. However, the switch seems to work - a multimeter shows I have continuity on the right hand indicator circuit. I spent two days on and off dismantling and re-mantling this switch, swapping every single component of it with the broken one, one piece at a time. 

It works on a multimeter. It does not work in the car. There is NO REASON for this switch to not work. Yet it does not work. I pulled the stalks off my Mini and tried those. They work. So I need new stalks, so what? Stop complaining and buy some. Yah, sure, I will. But two things about this are infuriating me - first, this was not the fault I was fixing! The indicators worked fine with the broken stalk! Secondly, I wouldn't mind if the switch was just flat out broken, but not being able to find the fault is driving me crazy. There is no reason for this to not work!

Whatever, for now I have my right hand indicator. 

The left is controlled from the stalk. The right is controlled from this discreet under dash switch for now. 

...and if you think "that looks like bodged up shit, you should be ashamed" I fully agree. 

[JJ0063]

Mother JJ’s Corsa C is playing up

 

3 times in the last 2 weeks it’s not started, I’ve gone out to it and it’s had a flat battery, she’s convinced it’s trying to start but not catching - i haven’t been able to see it first hand but she always mentions clicking.. Whether it’s turning over so much she’s flattening the battery or what I don’t know.

 

Shes asked me to get a battery for it and I’m wondering whether to get a bigger one. She only does the school run 3 days a week for the grand kids other than that it sits from Friday - Tuesday without being touched. 
 

Standard 1.2 pez battery is this 

 

whereas the Corsa c 1.7 diesel uses this 

 

Which would fit in the tray. Wonder whether it’s worth getting one of those for a bit more beef and see if it helps.

[Stanky]

24 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Mother JJ’s Corsa C is playing up

 

3 times in the last 2 weeks it’s not started, I’ve gone out to it and it’s had a flat battery, she’s convinced it’s trying to start but not catching - i haven’t been able to see it first hand but she always mentions clicking.. Whether it’s turning over so much she’s flattening the battery or what I don’t know.

 

Shes asked me to get a battery for it and I’m wondering whether to get a bigger one. She only does the school run 3 days a week for the grand kids other than that it sits from Friday - Tuesday without being touched. 
 

Standard 1.2 pez battery is this 

 

whereas the Corsa c 1.7 diesel uses this 

 

Which would fit in the tray. Wonder whether it’s worth getting one of those for a bit more beef and see if it helps.

See what tayna.co.uk recommend, it'll be cheaper then Halfords and there is a big range of options & prices available. Delivery is quick and cheap too.

[JJ0063]

1 minute ago, Stanky said:

See what tayna.co.uk recommend, it'll be cheaper then Halfords and there is a big range of options & prices available. Delivery is quick and cheap too.

Need to go and grab it tonight unfortunately otherwise I would - I’m just going to get the bigger one for the sake of a tenner. Can’t do any harm!

[GMcD]

43 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Mother JJ’s Corsa C is playing up

 

3 times in the last 2 weeks it’s not started, I’ve gone out to it and it’s had a flat battery, she’s convinced it’s trying to start but not catching - i haven’t been able to see it first hand but she always mentions clicking.. Whether it’s turning over so much she’s flattening the battery or what I don’t know.

 

Shes asked me to get a battery for it and I’m wondering whether to get a bigger one. She only does the school run 3 days a week for the grand kids other than that it sits from Friday - Tuesday without being touched. 
 

Standard 1.2 pez battery is this 

 

whereas the Corsa c 1.7 diesel uses this 

 

Which would fit in the tray. Wonder whether it’s worth getting one of those for a bit more beef and see if it helps.

Will bigger definitely fit in the tray? It's not a different size tray because it's a plastic part?  Just incase you buy then run into a problem. 

I would go with the 063. 4 year warranty to me is fit and forget. 440CCA is plenty of oomph for that size of engine.

It's the same size as I use on my Mx-5s and they have no issue starting (I use a Yuasa  from Tanya with a lower CCA) 

 

[JJ0063]

24 minutes ago, GMcD said:

Will bigger definitely fit in the tray? It's not a different size tray because it's a plastic part?  Just incase you buy then run into a problem. 

I would go with the 063. 4 year warranty to me is fit and forget. 440CCA is plenty of oomph for that size of engine.

It's the same size as I use on my Mx-5s and they have no issue starting (I use a Yuasa  from Tanya with a lower CCA) 

 

I googled it and according to the Corsa C forum it seems a popular upgrade to fit the diesel size battery to the 1.2’s so for the sake of an extra tenner I think it’s worth it if it holds a bit more juice. We’ll give it a try!

[richardmorris]

063 is in the x1/9 and 2cv. I think I’ve got the Bosch five year ones.

[stuboy]

5 hours ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

(Whatever I try the forum always puts some of my pics in Australia mode - can a mod or someone correct them please)

Drops my car off for it's MoT, this is at the back of the garage:

Nice looking Viva says I as I hand over the key. Mechanic: "That hateful thing. I've had 4 hours underneath it scraping off underseal. Got in my ears, nose...".

One of my neighbours had been doing bits to this for its owner but obviously off to pastures new:

 

turn your phone up the other way....lol

[auntiemaryscanary]

30 minutes ago, stuboy said:

turn your phone up the other way....lol

Yeah but as I'm taking em I can never remember that at the time!

[wuvvum]

Well my body is doing great today.  After the visit to the doctor this afternoon, earlier this evening coming out of the bathroom I passed out and faceplanted down the stairs.  Fortunately no real damage done apart from bending my glasses (which have more or less straightened out) but a bit worrying.  I'm going for a blood test on Wednesday anyway so I'll mention it then.

It's odd, other than for my Covid jabs I haven't needed to see a doctor in over 10 years, but it seems now everything's going wrong at once...

[AnnoyingPentium]

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

Well my body is doing great today.  After the visit to the doctor this afternoon, earlier this evening coming out of the bathroom I passed out and faceplanted down the stairs.  Fortunately no real damage done apart from bending my glasses (which have more or less straightened out) but a bit worrying.  I'm going for a blood test on Wednesday anyway so I'll mention it then.

It's odd, other than for my Covid jabs I haven't needed to see a doctor in over 10 years, but it seems now everything's going wrong at once...

Sorry to hear about all that. Take it easy man.

[Barry Cade]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

063 is in the x1/9 and 2cv. I think I’ve got the Bosch five year ones.

I always put a Xantia diesel battery in my X1/9's. Fitted perfectly and gave the starter a bit more oomph, especially after sorting the earths and the brown wire mod..

[Barry Cade]

6 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Well my body is doing great today.  After the visit to the doctor this afternoon, earlier this evening coming out of the bathroom I passed out and faceplanted down the stairs.  Fortunately no real damage done apart from bending my glasses (which have more or less straightened out) but a bit worrying.  I'm going for a blood test on Wednesday anyway so I'll mention it then.

It's odd, other than for my Covid jabs I haven't needed to see a doctor in over 10 years, but it seems now everything's going wrong at once...

Just been reading that fatigue and fainting are the newest covid symptoms now.. I was certainly weak but never actually flaked out. I suppose they ruled this out first?

[wuvvum]

Just now, Barry Cade said:

Just been reading that fatigue and fainting are the newest covid symptoms now.. I was certainly weak but never actually flaked out. I suppose they ruled this out first?

Thing is, up to then I was feeling fine.  I wasn't tired this morning, it just came on all of a sudden and passed just as quickly.  I will ask the question though on Wednesday.

[Split_Pin]

11 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Well my body is doing great today.  After the visit to the doctor this afternoon, earlier this evening coming out of the bathroom I passed out and faceplanted down the stairs.  Fortunately no real damage done apart from bending my glasses (which have more or less straightened out) but a bit worrying.  I'm going for a blood test on Wednesday anyway so I'll mention it then.

It's odd, other than for my Covid jabs I haven't needed to see a doctor in over 10 years, but it seems now everything's going wrong at once...

Had you been in the bath or a hot shower? That can aggravate things if you're already feeling light headed. 

As BC says it could be the symptoms of a virus. I know there's a nasty lurgy going around at the moment.

[wuvvum]

1 minute ago, Split_Pin said:

Had you been in the bath or a hot shower?

No, I was just having a piss.  I'd been downstairs to close the curtains and back up again just a couple of minutes earlier and I was fine.  It's most odd.

[Barry Cade]

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

No, I was just having a piss.  I'd been downstairs to close the curtains and back up again just a couple of minutes earlier and I was fine.  It's most odd.

You weren't reading the daily mail on the toilet were you?  This can raise your blood pressure to dangerous levels..

[JJ0063]

13 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

No, I was just having a piss.  I'd been downstairs to close the curtains and back up again just a couple of minutes earlier and I was fine.  It's most odd.

Get checked out ASAP mate, please. Appreciate what you mentioned earlier about the doc having not seen whatever you’d shown him before and although this may be unrelated, you don’t want to miss something urgent.

Do you live with someone? Not being nosey, genuinely concerned - if you live alone then make sure you post regularly on here, or message me your number/address or something. I’d sooner waste a tenner in diesel coming to check you’re alright if we don’t hear from you for a while than you be ill and alone.

[stuboy]

27 minutes ago, Barry Cade said:

Just been reading that fatigue and fainting are the newest covid symptoms now.. I was certainly weak but never actually flaked out. I suppose they ruled this out first?

and the tom tit's too..

[stuboy]

first day off of this week.. many ideas and plans... but mother nature stuck 2 fingers up too me..

 

[wuvvum]

Thanks JJ.  I'm going back to the doctor on Wednesday for a blood test so if there is something wrong then it should get picked up then - I will mention the "episode" to them though of course.  I do live alone, but I'm on here pretty much every day and also if I don't log in to my work laptop my colleagues would pick up on it pretty quickly so I'm not too worried about a serious mishap going undetected.

[JJ0063]

3 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

I googled it and according to the Corsa C forum it seems a popular upgrade to fit the diesel size battery to the 1.2’s so for the sake of an extra tenner I think it’s worth it if it holds a bit more juice. We’ll give it a try!

Update

Fitted the big boy battery and it starts like a beast now. 

However, when I was making sure it starts I noticed the stereo was on.. when I took the key out… with the volume off..

Turns out the radio must be knackered (it’s the original stereo) so it doesn’t go off with the ignition anymore. Hence battery being flat when she doesn’t use it I guess!

Removed the fuse as she said she never uses the stereo hence volume being right down. 
 

Probably didn’t even need a battery but now it’s got a decent new one along with the radio fuse removed so we can at least rule that out if it plays up again!

[AndyIggs]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

Well my body is doing great today.  After the visit to the doctor this afternoon, earlier this evening coming out of the bathroom I passed out and faceplanted down the stairs.  Fortunately no real damage done apart from bending my glasses (which have more or less straightened out) but a bit worrying.  I'm going for a blood test on Wednesday anyway so I'll mention it then.

It's odd, other than for my Covid jabs I haven't needed to see a doctor in over 10 years, but it seems now everything's going wrong at once...

Good luck and fingers crossed, similar with me after so long of not going to a doctor I feel like I'm falling to bits. I know something isn't right with me, I just can't pinpoint what it is.

[Barry Cade]

47 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Update

Fitted the big boy battery and it starts like a beast now. 

However, when I was making sure it starts I noticed the stereo was on.. when I took the key out… with the volume off..

Turns out the radio must be knackered (it’s the original stereo) so it doesn’t go off with the ignition anymore. Hence battery being flat when she doesn’t use it I guess!

Removed the fuse as she said she never uses the stereo hence volume being right down. 
 

Probably didn’t even need a battery but now it’s got a decent new one along with the radio fuse removed so we can at least rule that out if it plays up again!

I think you press button 1 and 3, and you can have it off with ignition or not..? Now you've removed the fuse you'll need the code to put it on again?

[JJ0063]

7 minutes ago, Barry Cade said:

I think you press button 1 and 3, and you can have it off with ignition or not..? Now you've removed the fuse you'll need the code to put it on again?

Cheers. Will take a look next time I visit. She’s had the car since it was a year or so old and it’s on its last legs so just keeping it going is enough - she never listens to the radio anyway!