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[danthecapriman]

I've been working (playing) with my new tool (toy).

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Brilliant. I'd love to just have a field to play with stuff like that.

Infact if I won the lottery I'd buy a big field and a bulldozer! No idea why but it sounds like fun to me.

[beko1987]

Just sorted the insurance on the Xantia for Sunday, it increased the monthly payments from £86 to £115!

 

Went onto the online chat, and the nice guy pushed some buttons and got it back down to £95 a month, so only a £9 per month increase, and no admin charge.

 

Suppose it's cos I've amended it halfway through the policy, will see what I can do when the policy renews in feb with the price, Aviva are usually difficult to barter with, and I always lack the money to say fuck you and set up 2 new policies somewhere else in Feb, being skint after Christmas.

[dollywobbler]

I'm taking the 2CV to a local show at the weekend. Trying to find a trailer, as it's just the rolling chassis. However, I said it would be there, so it will be.

 

That means the RAV will have to tow it down, but I'd like the Colt to be there too, so it looks like Mrs DW will be learning to drive an auto. She's already driven a Nissan e-NV200 Combi electric thing, so it should be fine. I expect she'll be swearing about the steering, but this is entirely normal when she encounters power assisted steering. Fair to say she's not a fan.

 

So, the Colt will be attending two shows in two weekends. From Fast Car Festival, to a small agricultural show in that Welsh Wales. 

[Lord Sterling]

Will be hanging about Herefordshire until mid September, so drop round any time. I have actually half tidied the garage out, so o know exactly where they are stashed.

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Cool, I'm looking at the weekend of the 13th Sat/Sun time if that's convenient?

[RobT]

BL day is on Sunday so I dusted off the Metro yesterday evening and swapped it with the Senator.  I was interested to see the size difference so parked them side by side.

 

 

Quite a lot as you'd expect.  Despite being sat for over two months it started fine and even had a quarter tank of pez in, so I went for a 40 mile drive to act as a loosener, but also to cheer me up as I've been feeling a bit miserable lately.  Old chod is such a tonic!  I must do it more often.

[castros_bro]

Basta atravessar o jornal local e esta história sobre 422 carros consumidos em um incêndio parque de estacionamento. Então encontrou isso on-line para você se maravilhar com.

 

 

http://www.jn.pt/local/noticias/portalegre/castelo-de-vide/interior/festival-andancas-evacuado-devido-a-incendio-que-consumiu-vario-carros-5319953.html

[trigger]

BL day is on Sunday

 

I'll see you Sunday then Rob!

[oldcars]

BL day is on Sunday so I dusted off the Metro yesterday evening and swapped it with the Senator.  I was interested to see the size difference so parked them side by side.

 

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Quite a lot as you'd expect.  Despite being sat for over two months it started fine and even had a quarter tank of pez in, so I went for a 40 mile drive to act as a loosener, but also to cheer me up as I've been feeling a bit miserable lately.  Old chod is such a tonic!  I must do it more often.

Whats BL day, is it a show?

[trigger]

It's a big BL meet in Peterborough, probably one of my favorite shows of the year.

 

http://www.bmcblrally.co.uk/1.html

[fraser.innes.3]

Cool, I'm looking at the weekend of the 13th Sat/Sun time if that's convenient?

That will be ok, and as a brucie bonus, I will be taking my daughter to a pgl holiday sat morning inbetween Shrewsbury and oswestry. Would that be closer to your neck of the woods? Driving up past Ludlow etc.

 

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[Eddie Honda]

Yes, http://www.bmcblrally.co.uk/1.html Peatboghorror. Went there 2004.

[Six-cylinder]

BL day is on Sunday so I dusted off the Metro yesterday evening and swapped it with the Senator.  I was interested to see the size difference so parked them side by side.

 

20160803_203301 (00000002).jpg

 

Quite a lot as you'd expect.  Despite being sat for over two months it started fine and even had a quarter tank of pez in, so I went for a 40 mile drive to act as a loosener, but also to cheer me up as I've been feeling a bit miserable lately.  Old chod is such a tonic!  I must do it more often.

I am planning to take my Rover 114 SLi as I don't have an older BMC car.

[oldcars]

 why are all the best shows so far away. Would love to go to this.

[vulgalour]

I have run out of brain to figure out why the Renault won't fire.  I've got spark and fuel, I've got the timing set as per the book and the plugs in the order the book suggests. Cranking nice and happily but it won't catch.  Is there something daft I'm missing?  I just feel like I can't see the problem for looking now.

[trigger]

These are my BL day photos from last year.

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/21327-bl-day-reportage/

[panhard65]

I have run out of brain to figure out why the Renault won't fire.  I've got spark and fuel, I've got the timing set as per the book and the plugs in the order the book suggests. Cranking nice and happily but it won't catch.  Is there something daft I'm missing?  I just feel like I can't see the problem for looking now.

You have timed it with number 1 at the flywheel end ? Also check the distributor to make sure which way it rotates. These are really easy to set up and get going as there is nothing to them. Whip the rocker cover off and rotate the engine until number 1 is firing (no4 valves will be rocking) Check roughly where the rotor arm is pointing and make sure it points at number 1 plug lead. If the spark is good and you have a bit of fuel it will go. They are so easy I can normally get one thats been sat in a field for years going in about half an hour.

[Eddie Honda]

Is there something daft I'm missing?  I just feel like I can't see the problem for looking now.

Did we ever settle the matter about an taking an actual picture of the spaghetti nest of HT leads?

[Eddie Honda]

You have timed it with number 1 at the flywheel end ?

Because French.

 

check the distributor to make sure which way it rotates.

Clockwise.

 

They are so easy

Indeed. Vulg, your making a right meal of this - get it fired up now!

[vulgalour]

Hey, I'm just as frustrated as you :<  I'm baffled as to why I can't get this engine running, I'm being a right tool about it.

[dollywobbler]

I assume you've reset valve clearances?

[vulgalour]

When the engine was fitted the valve clearances were done, they should be fine.  Wouldn't hurt to recheck I suppose.

[trigger]

Your using new old stock, it's possible something has broke down from age whilst in storage?

[MarvinsMom]

i'll bet its sommat stupid like the ht leads been in the wrong order, or the cap been out of place like 90 degrees or the points not opening up.

 

why do i know this?

 

these are all thing wot i've had wrong on marvin when trying to get iot running after "servicing" having it in bits and finding that the engine won't start....

 

good luck, am also looking forward to this car starting!

 

also BL day isn't just a show, well it is along with plenty of autojumble, but the chance to see so many of BMC/BL/ARG/MGR's finest all in the same field, on the same day.

 

we are going too, and are hoping to take the Metro down, though this may, or may not be joined with the Mini depending on how we feel.

[xtriple]

Are them Renoes one of the fancy sods wot are timed from the rong end? Yu know, cyl 1 is not where it should be but down t'other end!

[danthecapriman]

Last time I had similar trouble it was the condenser, eventually found out what it was and put a new one in and that was duff straight out of the box. This initially threw me off the scent but eventually came back to it. They are absolute shit quality these days. Out of the three I had to hand, the old one and one new one were totally dead, the other worked for a little while then died. Electronic ignition got it going in the end.

[MarvinsMom]

we've had the same problems with points, the new ones are made of chocolate. in the end we ended up putting the old ones back in.

 

why, just why is everything these days just made of crap??

[dollywobbler]

Condensers are now utterly, utterly dreadful. Had one fail on the Dyane after all of about 8 miles.

[Eddie Honda]

You got 8 miles? I think I got about 28 seconds out of a Valeo one when I was last playing withe GS.

[loserone]

 I expect she'll be swearing about the steering, but this is entirely normal when she encounters power assisted steering. Fair to say she's not a fan.

 

I know just the thing, and it's not a blue AX.

[RobT]

I'll see you Sunday then Rob!

Great, glad other shiters are going! Wasn't sure if you'd be there after all that's happened Trig, but some hardcore BMC/BL action should help restore your mojo. I might treat* myself to a cheap local B&B Saturday night rather than leave at the crack Sunday, haven't decided yet.