sutty2006 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Suttys 1976 manta S is almost ready to come home. wuvvum, dome, junkyarddog and 29 others 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Arse biscuits! Aux belt on the C15 let go as I was leaving work. Soonest I can get hold of one from any of the factors around here is Friday morning. Unfortunately it's booked in for an MOT on Thursday. I have to travel to Chester tomorrow for work, do @Cavcraft or @brownnova or any other shiters in that neck of the woods know of somewhere I'd be able to pick up a 6PK735 belt off the shelf tomorrow please? andyberg, Lacquer Peel, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Sunny Jim said: 6PK735 belt 6PK738 is a pretty common VAG fitment - perhaps try a VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda stealership ? Sunny Jim and CGSB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Nowt exciting but training on basic repairs on equipment, then over to ford dealer in my favourite the skoda, for a rear light for a transit ambulance, and see a sporty datsun coupe...lol SiC, Back_For_More, CGSB and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 4 hours ago, Sunny Jim said: Arse biscuits! Aux belt on the C15 let go as I was leaving work. Soonest I can get hold of one from any of the factors around here is Friday morning. Unfortunately it's booked in for an MOT on Thursday. I have to travel to Chester tomorrow for work, do @Cavcraft or @brownnova or any other shiters in that neck of the woods know of somewhere I'd be able to pick up a 6PK735 belt off the shelf tomorrow please? You could try LVW in Flint, or CarShop Pitstop in Mostyn often has random things like that in stock. They’re the only places I can think of. Sunny Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 5 hours ago, sutty2006 said: Suttys 1976 manta S is almost ready to come home. Please don't paint it!!😆😉 chaseracer and puddlethumper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 13 hours ago, junkyarddog said: Please don't paint it!!😆😉 Tempting isn’t it! chaseracer and puddlethumper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Got the Vivaro started for the first time since mid October today. The battery was flat but when it had power it started immediately. Not quite sure what the future is for this one, I don't get to use this as much as intended and the camper conversion is a failure. It also needs an mot and new tires and timing belt, service etc this spring so it needs money spent on it also. Saabnut, Wibble, Split_Pin and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 It's rare these days that I do anything more than putting petrol/screenwash/air in the tyres to a car but the stereo in the SLK was annoying me so much I gritted my teeth and set about fitting a Pioneer I had lying around. Normally when I do anything like this it involves many swear words and sometimes some blood but this was a doddle. I can now play MP3 discs and better still, have 16Gb of music on a USB stick on random shuffle so I never need to touch it again. stuboy, Split_Pin, Rust Collector and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 23/01/2024 at 18:46, Sunny Jim said: Arse biscuits! Aux belt on the C15 let go as I was leaving work. Soonest I can get hold of one from any of the factors around here is Friday morning. Unfortunately it's booked in for an MOT on Thursday. I have to travel to Chester tomorrow for work, do @Cavcraft or @brownnova or any other shiters in that neck of the woods know of somewhere I'd be able to pick up a 6PK735 belt off the shelf tomorrow please? All sorted now. Huge thanks to @Nyphur, @Sigmund Fraud, @brownnova & @Cavcraft for suggestions, checking stock and suggesting a 6PK738 - managed to get hold of one in Chester and fitted it after work. Admittedly it took me longer than it should have but I wasted about quarter of an hour following the HBOL and trying to locate the pivot bolt and adjuster as per the very low resolution picture in the book. When I got underneath and saw the tensioner pulley the penny dropped that it wasn't a pivoting alternator! Not done one of these before but soon figured out and how to loosen it off and then re-tension it once I had the belt on. Cinderalla shall go to the ball C15 shall make its MOT tomorrow - whether it passes is another matter... barefoot, brownnova, Momentary Lapse Of Reason and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 11 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said: All sorted now. Huge thanks to @Nyphur, @Sigmund Fraud, @brownnova & @Cavcraft for suggestions, checking stock and suggesting a 6PK738 - managed to get hold of one in Chester and fitted it after work. Admittedly it took me longer than it should have but I wasted about quarter of an hour following the HBOL and trying to locate the pivot bolt and adjuster as per the very low resolution picture in the book. When I got underneath and saw the tensioner pulley the penny dropped that it wasn't a pivoting alternator! Not done one of these before but soon figured out and how to loosen it off and then re-tension it once I had the belt on. Cinderalla shall go to the ball C15 shall make its MOT tomorrow - whether it passes is another matter... fingers crossed Sunny Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 12 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said: All sorted now. Huge thanks to @Nyphur, @Sigmund Fraud, @brownnova & @Cavcraft for suggestions, checking stock and suggesting a 6PK738 - managed to get hold of one in Chester and fitted it after work. Admittedly it took me longer than it should have but I wasted about quarter of an hour following the HBOL and trying to locate the pivot bolt and adjuster as per the very low resolution picture in the book. When I got underneath and saw the tensioner pulley the penny dropped that it wasn't a pivoting alternator! Not done one of these before but soon figured out and how to loosen it off and then re-tension it once I had the belt on. Cinderalla shall go to the ball C15 shall make its MOT tomorrow - whether it passes is another matter... Fingers crossed chap 🤞🤞 Sunny Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 23 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said: All sorted now. Huge thanks to @Nyphur, @Sigmund Fraud, @brownnova & @Cavcraft for suggestions, checking stock and suggesting a 6PK738 - managed to get hold of one in Chester and fitted it after work. Admittedly it took me longer than it should have but I wasted about quarter of an hour following the HBOL and trying to locate the pivot bolt and adjuster as per the very low resolution picture in the book. When I got underneath and saw the tensioner pulley the penny dropped that it wasn't a pivoting alternator! Not done one of these before but soon figured out and how to loosen it off and then re-tension it once I had the belt on. Cinderalla shall go to the ball C15 shall make its MOT tomorrow - whether it passes is another matter... Ah I was right first time then when I said about the tensioner pulley. I sat thinking about it after we spoke and thought I'm sure it had a tensioner like that. Anyway glad it's fixed and fingers crossed for the MOT. Sunny Jim and chadders 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 21/01/2024 at 22:54, RoverFolkUs said: Yeah you're right, they weren't. It never used to be brilliant but this is the first time I can recall it averaging less than 30. I suppose in fairness to it, with the recent weather it's spent another 10 minutes or so warming up/defrosting on a few occasions. And now come to think of it, it had its MOT on this tank so spent at least 45 minutes idling for that. That was my thinking, 30-35 is easily achievable from something like a 1.8T TT which obviously is a bit quicker and deserves to use the extra fuel. I'm ok with anything above 30mpg but it's still disappointing for a car that isn't powerful and has few redeeming features other than being a reliable mode of transport. I wouldn't mind 20 if it was a nice enough car, despite how painful it is! Part of me wants to trial a tank of E5, but then I have to remind myself I'm probably just being a bit anal about it all! I'm beginning to think it doesn't make a lot of sense to keep it, the Xsara Picasso is more practical, but arguably less comfortable, it's still a 1.6 petrol and is roughly neck on neck in terms of running costs. Man maths says that I should get a comfortable diesel like a Rover 75 for longer journeys and running around (ULEZ/CAZ is not a problem here, yet..) and keep the Picasso as a (well looked after) workhorse. I'm sure a diesel 75 manual will easily be capable of averaging 40mpg, probably even more on a run I really hate these sort of predicaments 😂 I love the car (for what it is) and I've invested a lot into it recently, but I'm starting to struggle justify running it as I'm not sure what purpose its serving 🤔 I like the MK2 Focus platform but I'm not going to jump down the rabbit hole of the diesels. I've driven loads and never liked them, they're more suited to a petrol Ford petrol cars have never been great on fuel. Mk 1/2 Fiestas often only did 29/30 mpgs. RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/rusty-car-banned-after-being-28502123 Lankytim, catsinthewelder and Lacquer Peel 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 34 minutes ago, wesacosa said: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/rusty-car-banned-after-being-28502123 If they'd put as much effort into duct taping over the sharp bits on the door bottoms as the had installing the amplifier they might have driven home too. chodweaver and Rust Collector 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwatching Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, wesacosa said: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/rusty-car-banned-after-being-28502123 Wow, rusty door bottoms, what a danger to public safety. 🙄 horriblemercedes, chodweaver, Joey spud and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, artdjones said: Ford petrol cars have never been great on fuel. Mk 1/2 Fiestas often only did 29/30 mpgs. My Focus ST running 280 bhp is returning around 33mpg👀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3 hours ago, wesacosa said: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/rusty-car-banned-after-being-28502123 That hero should be on here😁 catsinthewelder, dozeydustman and lesapandre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 hours ago, dome said: My Focus ST running 280 bhp is returning around 33mpg👀 70s Fords would only have had a 4 speed box compared to mainly 6 these days, so they were handicapped a bit by that. Mk 1 Fiestas were mainly 1 and 1.1 litre and did about 40 mpg. (I had an 1982 1.1L). Only the XR2 would have been as low as 30. I also had a 1984 1.6 Orion GL and a 1989 1.6 Escort LX. Both averaged around 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 5 hours ago, Metal Guru said: 70s Fords would only have had a 4 speed box compared to mainly 6 these days, so they were handicapped a bit by that. Mk 1 Fiestas were mainly 1 and 1.1 litre and did about 40 mpg. (I had an 1982 1.1L). Only the XR2 would have been as low as 30. I also had a 1984 1.6 Orion GL and a 1989 1.6 Escort LX. Both averaged around 35. The Bordeaux auto in the 70s Fords was actually only 3 speed wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 hours ago, wesacosa said: The Bordeaux auto in the 70s Fords was actually only 3 speed wasn't it? I was talking about manuals but yes my Dad had a couple of automatic Cortinas and a Granada between 79-85 and they were definitely 3 speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 There weren't many automatics at that time with more than 3 speeds. I'd have been very surprised if Ford had used a four speed automatic then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Ford 4 speed automatics first appeared in the Sierra in 1984, they weren't put in the Granada until the Mark 3 was launched in 1985. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 29 minutes ago, Metal Guru said: I was talking about manuals but yes my Dad had a couple of automatic Cortinas and a Granada between 79-85 and they were definitely 3 speed. ah yes sorry I was half asleep when I read that.No idea why I mentioned autos ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 12 minutes ago, adw1977 said: Ford 4 speed automatics first appeared in the Sierra in 1984, they weren't put in the Granada until the Mark 3 was launched in 1985. Yes, Dad’s Granada was a late Mk2 2.3 GL estate. Definitely 3 speed auto . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 14 hours ago, wesacosa said: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/rusty-car-banned-after-being-28502123 I can’t quite see much that would prevent that from being roadworthy, sills looks good, frilly door bottoms isn’t much of a big deal really as long as tyres/brakes etc are all good. I suspect that this is another click bait wales online article (they are particularly bad for it) chodweaver, grogee and horriblemercedes 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 12 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said: I can’t quite see much that would prevent that from being roadworthy, sills looks good, frilly door bottoms isn’t much of a big deal really as long as tyres/brakes etc are all good. I suspect that this is another click bait wales online article (they are particularly bad for it) We can't see the underside which could have a few holes in. That doesn't make good photos for the general public though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 20 minutes ago, SiC said: We can't see the underside which could have a few holes in. That doesn't make good photos for the general public though. As the ‘motor trade’ thread here backs up, I’ve never had much faith in the ‘general publics’ opinion on what may or may not be roadworthy. But point taken on what may or may not also be wrong with it. I’ve known a few of the high vis types in the pictures be somewhat (or completely) wrong on what constitutes ‘unroadworthy’ over the years as well though chaseracer and catsinthewelder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 45 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said: I can’t quite see much that would prevent that from being roadworthy, sills looks good, frilly door bottoms isn’t much of a big deal really as long as tyres/brakes etc are all good. I suspect that this is another click bait wales online article (they are particularly bad for it) Someone points out elsewhere that it's missing an exhaust and a wiper. Door bottoms are going to attract attention certainly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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