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[320touring]

Went tae the Ignition festival at the SECC with my bro and Dome the day..

 

many much shite ade exceptionally good live show with all maner of tasty cars getting their arses handed to them- a grand day oot!

[trigger]

Whilst out galvanding about this afternoon i stumbled upon this Trident car meet at a local pub, apparently it's their 50th birthday or something.

 

The owner of this one said he's been restoring it for 10 years and only moted it a couple of days ago just to display it today, he had forgotten to do up the wheel nuts though!.

 

 

 

 

This one has been of the road 39 years.

 

 

 

 

 

I don't know much about this one.

 

 

 

And this one is probably the most known of the Tridents.

 

 

[Ghosty]

I want that Herald.

 

I want that Herald.

 

I want that Herald.

 

I want that Herald.

 

Not proving easy to leverage, even with my 21st a couple of months off.

[vulgalour]

Scaryoldcortina visited this afternoon and waved his magic wand spanner and FIXED THINGS.  Relief is had.

 

Princess' running issue was narrowed down to me being a fanny and cocking up the timing trying to fix it when it was actually a duff condensor (which has done all of maybe 1 mile).  It is now running again and I had a little back-and-forth drive just to unstick the brakes.  HAPPINESS

 

Renault running issue is timing related but... well... oops.  In my defence, I've never rebuilt the bottom end of an engine before and the book I'm using for reference is rubbish and even though my work was checked by other people, we still got it wrong.  The issue is the mechanical timing rather than the ignition timing.  We have compression and oil pressure - to (mis)quote SOC "it squirts like a horse" (I wasn't listening very closely, clearly) - but we also have 3 very slightly bent pushrods and one very bent pushrod.  Luckily the pushrods can be straightened using the SOC approved method but unluckily I now have to take the engine out of the car to get to the timing chain to reset the timing correctly.

 

Scaryoldcortina is a legend for trundling over and I am immensely grateful for him spending a few minutes of his time to get to the bottom of the engine issues.  Hugely appreciated and motivational and didn't make me feel like a complete idiot even though I probably am

[dollywobbler]

Well done SOC! Expert advice can be a massive help when you're at that 'head against wall' stage. Good luck getting the Renner sorted.

[vulgalour]

In a way, you were right too, DW, the valves weren't operating as they should.

[EssDeeWon]

Deal's quite a nice place. I grew up in a village not far from the town and my mother currently resides there.

 

Also GR9 4 FISHIN

 

Its a lovely place, enjoyed a walk along the front and up the pier, lots of people fishing there.

 

The Rover behaved impeccably well cruising down the A2/M2 this morning then back this evening. Spotted some tat too   

[scaryoldcortina]

Scaryoldcortina visited this afternoon and waved his magic wand spanner and FIXED THINGS.  Relief is had.

 

Princess' running issue was narrowed down to me being a fanny and cocking up the timing trying to fix it when it was actually a duff condensor (which has done all of maybe 1 mile).  It is now running again and I had a little back-and-forth drive just to unstick the brakes.  HAPPINESS

 

Renault running issue is timing related but... well... oops.  In my defence, I've never rebuilt the bottom end of an engine before and the book I'm using for reference is rubbish and even though my work was checked by other people, we still got it wrong.  The issue is the mechanical timing rather than the ignition timing.  We have compression and oil pressure - to quote SOC "it squirts like a horse" - but we also have 3 very slightly bent pushrods and one very bent pushrod.  Luckily the pushrods can be straightened using the SOC approved method but unluckily I now have to take the engine out of the car to get to the timing chain to reset the timing correctly.

 

Scaryoldcortina is a legend for trundling over and I am immensely grateful for him spending a few minutes of his time to get to the bottom of the engine issues.  Hugely appreciated and motivational and didn't make me feel like a complete idiot even though I probably am

You're welcome, and it was fun. I'm pretty sure I said "pissing like a horse" though - cranking the engine over with the rocker shaft off will do that!

 

I had a thought on the way home - the engine is so tight it won't turn except with the starter, even with no plugs in, and the cam timing has slipped enough to bend stuff. When you get it back out make sure the cam turns freely in the block because I've got a sneaking suspicion that it's binding and that is what caused both the stiffness and the jumped chain.

[vulgalour]

Am I correct to assume a binding cam is possibly a bent cam?

[scaryoldcortina]

Probably not, they usually snap before they bend!

 

I think either a binding bearing (maybe put back in the wrong order) or the whole cam is sitting too far in/out and catching one side of the block. It should be obvious when you get into it.

[spike60]

Not a Renault but I had a Volvo 244 which seized on the camshaft because the oilway was blocked, snapping the cambelt. It lived again and wasn't my fault, this was 21 miles after i bought it!

[vulgalour]

I've determined I'm getting the engine out tomorrow.  I know how it all comes apart so it shouldn't take too long.  Feel much more confident about it.  If I come unstuck I'll be sure to share pictures and whatnot and shout for help.  Don't feel like I'm stabbing in the dark now, which is nice.

[wuvvum]

I went into Norwich today to buy some shoes and renew my phone contract.  Took the H100 van and decided to go the long way round and give it a bit of an Italian tune-up as I've not taken it on a dual carriageway since I drove it home from Peatboghorror after buying it.  On a private stretch of bypass it hit just over 90 on the clock, which turned out to be 81 on the nav.  That was pretty much all it had - it was beginning to run out of revs by then.  I also found out that after about 5 miles cruising at 80 (i.e. foot to the floor) the temp gauge goes up to about 2/3 - as well as the fuel gauge dropping like a stone.  So it's not a fast-lane weapon, but it'll sit quite happily (and with a steady temp gauge) at a true 70, and at that speed it still picks up quite well for overtaking.

 

I've also treated it to a new rear foglight and a new rear wiper motor - the foglight is now fitted and working, the wiper motor isn't as I can't work out the bloody wiring (someone's been messing with the wiring loom inside the tailgate and I can't find a wiring diagram anywhere).

 

Anyway, the main reason for taking the van was to bring the Mobylette home from the garage - I'm determined to get the bloody thing running again this summer, and even to take it for a (highly illegal cos not registered) buzz down the road, for the first time in 18 years.  Last time I tried it it had a spark and fuel but wouldn't fire - I reckon the carb has got gunged up.  I couldn't get it off at the time, but I've now invested in a rather better set of Allen keys than I had before, so I'm hopeful I'll be able to sort it.

 

In other news, I've just won an MOT'd and running Fiat Bravo diesel on eBay for 45 quid.  Thus far the seller is being rather quiet...

[cort1977]

Did the first part of the Texas motorcycle course today. Like the driving test the required standard is low but the course materials are good and the instructor knew what he was about. Test tomorrow and then I can ride the not shite at all bmw in the garage.

[vulgalour]

Crikey, it's windy out today!  Hope I don't get blown away later this afternoon trying to do the engine.

[DeeJay]

Crikey, it's windy out today!  Hope I don't get blown away later this afternoon trying to do the engine.

You are Mary Poppins AICMFP

[dollywobbler]

Crikey, it's windy out today!  Hope I don't get blown away later this afternoon trying to do the engine.

 

Could be worse. You could be FPB7, driving a double-decker bus down the M6 from Scotland. Can you get stabilisers for buses?

[Bear]

Could be worse. You could be FPB7, driving a double-decker bus down the M6 from Scotland. Can you get stabilisers for buses?

 

 

Just drive alongside an HGV so it has something to lean on?

[Richard]

Subframe change on the Punto today. The old one was pretty crusty, I couldn't really argue with the MOT tester.

 

 

 

 

I meant to take more pictures but my wife reminded me at 10am that she was going out at lunchtime so I had to get a move on. It didn't help that everything kept blowing away.

 

Like everything else I've done on the Punto it was reasonably easy to do. Undo the ball joint pinch bolts, remove an engine steady, split the exhaust (which joins at just the right place), two bolts out of the steering rack then it's just a case of undoing the six bolts that hold the subframe to the car. No engine mounts or drop links to worry about and all the bits attached to the new subframe were better than the ones on the old one. Retest tomorrow, all being well.

[bub2006]

The Luton body sprinter I drive is horrendous for crosswinds. It's probably taller than it is wide and weighs 3.5ton laden or 2560 unladen so it don't half dance about

[purplebargeken]

I sold a Mobylette to someone on here (can't recall who). Turns out the carb was full of what actually looked like porridge. Ran nicely after it was all cleaned out.

[dean36014]

I used to go up the m1 to leeds with a double deck curtain side to pick up pallets of pasta. Next to no weight on it even fully loaded, had many an arse twitching moment between Sheffield and Leeds on the hills.

[Inspector Morose]

Could be worse. You could be FPB7, driving a double-decker bus down the M6 from Scotland. Can you get stabilisers for buses?

A68 from Edinburgh to Newcastle. "Interesting" was one way of describing the journey.

[AMC Rebel]

Think I've stopped the fuel leaking out of the Carb on my AMC by using most of a rebuild kit I got from the US.

 

Also put a new fuel filter in the bowl below the fuel pump - it didn't have one fitted at all.

 

Along with that and various bits of bodgery in the carb (power valve had 2 gaskets fitted for no apparent reason) I am hopeful it will run a bit better now.

[dollywobbler]

For utterly pointless reasons, I thought I'd see if I could get the 2CV running. My ignition wiring bodge was clearly failing though because, even though I got it drawing fuel from a 5l can, I got not one sniff of a fire up. Must concede, I've utterly forgotten how the wiring should work for the points-assisted ignition that was fitted in 2009. Oh well.

[tooSavvy]

A68 from Edinburgh to Newcastle. "Interesting" [& scenic] was one way of describing the journey.

EFA

 

TS

[Bear]

"I just saw your new car driving around. It goes Vrrrrrrrrrrr"

The amusing coincidences of your next car purchase being practically next door to a friends' house even if it is over 3 hours away.

[tooSavvy]

"I just saw your new car driving around. It goes Vrrrrrrrrrrr"

The amusing coincidences of your next car purchase being practically next door to a friends' house even if it is over 3 hours away.

"You talkinn to me?"

 

TS

[dollywobbler]

The brakes in the RAV feel soft and horrible. The clutch pedal in the RAV feels soft and horrible. I'm actually thinking about changing the fluid in both, as it strikes me as the sort of car where this has probably never been done. (I'm also replacing the transmission fluid). 

 

To my shame, and because I've mostly clocked up miles in LHM-equipped cars, I've never done a full brake or clutch fluid change. Is it just a case of feeding new fluid in while opening a bleed nipple and letting the old stuff out? Do you reckon a litre is enough for both systems? Clutch in particular can't be much capacity. 

[Skizzer]

You need a bit of pressure in the system to push the old fluid out. It's either a two person job - one to pump the pedal and another to apply fluid and/or watch to see if the waste is running clear - or if (like me) you don't have any of the right sort of friends/wives then an Eezibleed kit will be your friend instead. Eezibleed is easy.

 

I got about 80% of the benefit of a fluid change on the Jag after I boiled the brakes by siphoning off the brake fluid reservoir with a plastic tube and a squeezy Volvic bottle, then refilling it. Not as good as a proper job but buys you a bit of time in an emergency and no bleeding required.