Ghosty Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 The Cav is quite reliant on its cooling fan. It sits at 90 which is the centre of the gauge, but when stationary at temp it pretty quickly climbs up to 100, the fan kicks in then puts it back down to 90, repeat ad nauseum. Is that normal? Not had a car like that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 32 minutes ago, Ghosty said: The Cav is quite reliant on its cooling fan. It sits at 90 which is the centre of the gauge, but when stationary at temp it pretty quickly climbs up to 100, the fan kicks in then puts it back down to 90, repeat ad nauseum. Is that normal? Not had a car like that before. Yes. I remember my 1.6 16v Astra G doing similar too. Tbh a lot of cars do it. Thermostat is probably opening and closing during that time as well. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 I was supposed to be taking the EGR valve off the Hyundai today to give it a clean out, and possibly blank it off if it was still misbehaving. Much dismantling occurred. To get the scuttle panel out you not only have to take the wiper arms off but the whole wiper mechanism has to come out. Then with about a dozen 10mm bolts removed the panel can be wangled out and you can see down the back of the engine. Heat shield removed (came off pretty easily considering), but the EGR isn't going to come off without the pipe also being undone as the pipe mounting bolts at the valve end are effectively impossible to get at with the valve in situ. So I went to undo the nuts holding the pipe on at the turbo end. Oh cock. Turns out it's got "stiff nuts" fitted which have been crimped into place pretty hard, to the extent that the stud turned out to be the weakest point. Good job it's not actually the EGR that's causing the kangarooing then - I initially thought it was as when I took the car for a drive with the EGR unplugged it was a lot smoother (albeit completely gutless), but then on a subsequent drive it started kangarooing again. So I've put it all back together having wasted a chunk of what might be the last decent fettling day of the year. Oh well. Today's other main task was to dry out the rear footwell in the Toyota and see if I could see where water is getting in. Looking at the places that appeared damp, my suspicion is that it's the seal at the top of the door that isn't doing its thing properly, so water is getting in and trickling down the door frame between the seals and thence onto the footwell carpet. I had a roll of stick-on door rubber so I've stuck a length round the top of the door frame and next time we have a downpour I'll see if that's fixed it! I took the Renault 4 to a well-known local discount shop this afternoon, and when I came out of the shop there was a family poking around it. They looked slightly embarrassed when I walked up, and the dad said that a 4 had been the family car for most of his childhood so he was having a bit of a nostalgia trip. They were a pleasant enough family and we had a bit of a chat about the car. Then I loaded the shopping, got in and started it up, and when I got to the car park exit they were stood there waiting to watch me drive off... This evening I fitted a new (universal) screen wash pump to the Volvo, which should have been a 2-minute job but took bloody ages in the end because those cheapo universal pumps never seem to be able to self-prime. Then I went round the fleet with a can of glass cleaner and a roll of kitchen paper to clean the inside of the windscreens - it's the time of year when one is often driving into a low sun and a dirty screen can effectively become opaque when the sun's at the wrong angle. Of course next weekend the clocks go back and then it'll be dark all the bastarding time anyway... Rust Collector, chadders, lesapandre and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 5 hours ago, RetroShite said: I went and picked up the Rover 416 today. It's surprisingly nice to drive. That looks interesting. Which engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 27 minutes ago, High Jetter said: That looks interesting. Which engine? Didn't all the 1.6-litre R8s get the Reliable Honda Engine™? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Yes, I believe so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 R, you're probably right. It's a long way norf tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 "when I got to the car park exit they were stood there waiting to watch me drive off..." Bit spooky... I'm never too happy myself to be seen as public property - I'd make a terrible celebrity - I don't know how they stand it - the money I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 8 hours ago, Ghosty said: The Cav is quite reliant on its cooling fan. It sits at 90 which is the centre of the gauge, but when stationary at temp it pretty quickly climbs up to 100, the fan kicks in then puts it back down to 90, repeat ad nauseum. Is that normal? Not had a car like that before. Completely normal, they get hot very quickly in stationery traffic and the gauge is very active. All 3 of my Cavs did that and so did my Vectra B. Nothing to worry about. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 10 hours ago, High Jetter said: That looks interesting. Which engine? High Jetter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodders Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Completely normal, they get hot very quickly in stationery traffic and the gauge is very active. All 3 of my Cavs did that and so did my Vectra B. Nothing to worry about. Same here, my Omega does exactly the same. Nothing to worry about from my experience (even if a little alarming at first.) Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 This one was around for a while although looks to have been weighed in a couple of years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 I seem to recall 'Project Nigel' had one on his channel but I stopped following him about 6 months ago so couldn't confirm. He kept saying he'd never sell this one but did in the end. Edit: It's not the same one at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Yesterday... £2 spent at the boot fair.... record Stilton things.. brake spanner cause it has my surname....and obligatory 10mm... Six-cylinder, artdjones, richardmorris and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 18 hours ago, wuvvum said: Didn't all the 1.6-litre R8s get the Reliable Honda Engine™? No. Bubble dash cars have a K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 18 hours ago, wuvvum said: Didn't all the 1.6-litre R8s get the Reliable Honda Engine™? My R reg convertible was K series. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 If you went to either of the last two shitefest you might have seen this near the campsite on a driveway. Here it is in all its glory… (Not spotted by me sadly…) dome, HillmanImp, LightBulbFun and 13 others 14 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 I may be late to the party on this, but the rather good classic.retro.modern mag is (now?) on Readly HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vicar Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Picked this up today brand new off the forecourt on behalf of my employer. 1.0 petrol 7 seater; €24,000 out the door with a bottle of wine and air freshener on the passenger seat. No negotiations, no trade ins. There were about 5 other people picking up identical examples at the same time as me. Not very shite but an interesting experience all the same. I never would have guessed that it was a 1.0, I initially thought it to be a 1.5/1.6 by how it drove. Feels surprisingly well put together too GMcD, brownnova, artdjones and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 3 hours ago, stuboy said: brake spanner cause it has my surname Superslim? horriblemercedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Just now, SiC said: Superslim? off course.. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 3 hours ago, stuboy said: record Stilton things.. Made of cheese? Jenson Velcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Good news today, galaxy passed mot with only handful of advisories.. RoverFolkUs, Rust Collector, Lacquer Peel and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Beautiful morning so decided to take the Saab to work. Probably coming of the road at the end of the week so I can start taking it to bits. Then I went home and finished what I started yesterday and lobbed sand on the now clean drive. Put far too much on, took ages to brush off. But done. Now burst. Saabnut, Coprolalia, Popsicle and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGTI6 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 29 minutes ago, stuboy said: Good news today, galaxy passed mot with only handful of advisories.. Good news! I'm assuming either the rules have been changed or a very lenient tester based on the spacing on the plates! 🤣 RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 4 hours ago, stuboy said: Yesterday... £2 spent at the boot fair.... record Stilton things.. brake spanner cause it has my surname....and obligatory 10mm... Nice 10mm, a good deep jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 hour ago, The Vicar said: Picked this up today brand new off the forecourt on behalf of my employer. 1.0 petrol 7 seater; €24,000 out the door with a bottle of wine and air freshener on the passenger seat. No negotiations, no trade ins. There were about 5 other people picking up identical examples at the same time as me. Not very shite but an interesting experience all the same. I never would have guessed that it was a 1.0, I initially thought it to be a 1.5/1.6 by how it drove. Feels surprisingly well put together too Does it have a spare wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 3 hours ago, The Vicar said: Picked this up today brand new off the forecourt on behalf of my employer. New popemobile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vicar Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 8 hours ago, wuvvum said: New popemobile? The Holy Father prefers a much more humble Fiat 500X in a fetching shade of doom blue two of these will eventually permanently replace a 98 t4 minibus belonging to a college. Two of them are about half the price of a new Transporter bus apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 14 hours ago, The Vicar said: Picked this up today brand new off the forecourt on behalf of my employer. I too had visions of His Holiness scanning donedeal.ie and going "That's a f***king bargain, who have we got in the area who can pick one up for me?" The Vicar, wesacosa, Coprolalia and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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