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[Kiltox]

Van MOT at 1400..... need to fit a horn before then

[SiC]

Duct tape one of these onto the wing mirror?

 

http://i1.adis.ws/i/washford/360559?$pd_main_v2$

 

 

 

 

 

.... In all seriousness, would this actually pass on an MOT? I mean it's a horn and cars used to have such things fitted.

[beko1987]

It passed! Advisory for thin rear drivers side brake pads, which is true as they are, a pair of second hand calipers are needed next year I think, as it always seizes up, I gave the piston some movement last weekend which obviously fixed the imbalance!

 

I then gave myself a deadline and booked the xantia for its mot on the 3rd December. I have alot of work to do before that...

[Lacquer Peel]

 

Philips diagnostic computer says "it's fucked mate."

[Kiltox]

Duct tape one of these onto the wing mirror?

 

http://i1.adis.ws/i/washford/360559?$pd_main_v2$

 

 

 

 

 

.... In all seriousness, would this actually pass on an MOT? I mean it's a horn and cars used to have such things fitted.

I don't think so, after a certain date it needs to emit a constant tone etc.

[Cavcraft]

Couple of tips. Either use a cut-off plastic bottle to raise the height of the head of water at the header tank, or park the car in such a way that the header tank is the highest point of the cooling system. Assume the fan is set to hot? I know heater taps aren't as common as they used to be, but may help.

 

Thanks, will try that. I think the header is the highest point anyhow, but will certainly try jacking the car up and the plastic bottle trick. It's frustrating because the car's had all the hard work one (by my son, not me!) and this is the final bit to sort out.

[cort16]

Does it's spluff it's load through the header tank if you put the cap back on?

[twosmoke300]

Van MOT at 1400..... need to fit a horn before then

Horn or airbag clock spring ? Had loads of those go recently on travagistars

[Craig the Princess]

Thanks, will try that. I think the header is the highest point anyhow, but will certainly try jacking the car up and the plastic bottle trick. It's frustrating because the car's had all the hard work one (by my son, not me!) and this is the final bit to sort out.

Being a total mechanical dunce I wouldn't take any notice of the following but...

 

When the T-series tomcat spat one of its coolant hoses off it only half bled at the petrol station. However using it until it started to overheat on the M25 where the rest of the air bled out easily.

[Cavcraft]

Being a total mechanical dunce I wouldn't take any notice of the following but...

 

When the T-series tomcat spat one of its coolant hoses off it only half bled at the petrol station. However using it until it started to overheat on the M25 where the rest of the air bled out easily.

 

 

Does it's spluff it's load through the header tank if you put the cap back on?

 

It just built up pressure, so we released it very slowly, let pressure out then tried again but it just kept on building up

 

Being a total mechanical dunce I wouldn't take any notice of the following but...

 

When the T-series tomcat spat one of its coolant hoses off it only half bled at the petrol station. However using it until it started to overheat on the M25 where the rest of the air bled out easily.

 

 

Was tempted to just leave it running with cap on and see what happened, but having just done the h/g was reluctant to do so as didn't want to cook it. The temp gauge goes up to halfway and stays there and the (interior) heater isn't getting hot.

[beko1987]

Have you flushed the heater matrix? Swmbos corsa c had stone cold heating until I took both heater pipes off in the engine bay and put a hose in both ends, loads of crap came out.

 

That may also stop the circulation too

[oldcars]

Van MOT at 1400..... need to fit a horn before then

When i first read that i though that's what it had cost to get it passed. Good luck for 1400

[Cavcraft]

YESSSSSS!

 

Got my old neighbour round as my son was at work. I'd pulled one of the matrix hoses off and managed to work out it was the 'outlet' as water was coming from the inlet manifold, so it was clearly getting round, I reckoned. Anyhow, he pulled the pipe off to the thermostat and said he thought it was closed when it shouldn't have been, so we fired it up and water came out. Connected it back up, re-started the car and the heaters went instantly hot! Let it run a while (put the expansion tank cap on first) and it's bob on. Let it run and took it for a couple of test drives and the interior fan got thermos nuclear hot, the engine fan cuts in and everything seems fine and dandy.

I'm more happy for my son because he's put a shit load of graft into this car and missed a couple of nights out with his young lady, whilst I've been not especially mechanically gifted so haven't been able to do a great deal myself.

[Kiltox]

Fitting an additional horn wasn't happening today, didn't have near enough wire. Luckily I managed to fix the OEM horn by checking the contacts on the indicator stalk - one was bent and shorting it out causing a constant horn blare with the fuse fitted. Sorted.

 

Just the rust to fret about now whilst the man from the ministry touches it up

[chodweaver]

Been offered an lt28 to aid with moving house. V short mot and £650 anyone gen me up on what horrors lie within?

 

It's a '98 S with 108k on it.

The brickyard forum is a beacon of sense in a sea of VW Transporter stupidity - you will find that they like to rust on the load floor around the fuel filler tunnel, rear scuttle and around the arches, front and back - the seam just aft of the cab doors, the cab step and around the screen are all prone to rust. BUT I believe you can get all panels from an enterprising gentleman who may or may not be from eastern Europe - link should be on above forum.

I don't know about the 2.8 pez (?) engine. The 2.4 td is a lovely, torquey 6 pot though.

 

ANOTHER BUT - don't think, buy it. That's a cracking price for what, if it can get through it's next test, is the only (and by my reckoning, best) way of getting into VW vans affordabley. It will be slow and fairly thirsty, but they really are great load luggers and make good stealth campers - they're wide enough that you can make a bed across them.

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[Kiltox]

It passed

 

Advisory notice item(s)

offside front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

front tyres worn on inner edges

offside rear Brake pipe slightly corroded pipe before hose (3.6.B.2c)

nearside rear Brake pipe slightly corroded pipe before hose (3.6.B.2c)

nearside front Brake pipe slightly corroded to rear (3.6.B.2c)

nearside rear Brake pipe slightly corroded pipe from load sensing valve (3.6.B.2c)

offside front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Coolant leak rad ()

nearside front Tyre worn close to the legal limit approx. 2mm on inner of tread (4.1.E.1)

offside front Tyre worn close to the legal limit approx. 3mm on inner of tread (4.1.E.1)

 

 

[tooSavvy]

load of old landies around Yarm I see today - and a ww2 jeep!

 

Making a good (but slowww) ascent of Sutton Bank

 

 

TS

[Ghosty]

Been offered an lt28 to aid with moving house. V short mot and £650 anyone gen me up on what horrors lie within?

 

It's a '98 S with 108k on it.

 

LT on a 98S is a Merc Sprinter with a VW engine. Don't know what the engines are like, but an S-plate Sprinter doesn't appeal.

[drum]

I caught the last half hour if an auction of autojumble today.

Still managed to buy half a dozen lots but only spent £23 which is a record for me.

 

Stuff wasn't even making £2 so the auctioneer often added it onto the next lot.

 

A box of car spares was added to the 100 motor sport magazines I bought for £4.

I had no idea what was in the box so it's like Christmas when you get these things home.

Turns out it's spares for what I think is a moskvitch.

[richardmorris]

Duct tape one of these onto the wing mirror?http://i1.adis.ws/i/washford/360559?$pd_main_v2$

.... In all seriousness, would this actually pass on an MOT? I mean it's a horn and cars used to have such things fitted.

I have heard of a 2cv passing its mot with a bicycle bell attached to the wing mirror ( and non functioning horn) as the audible warning.

[drum]

Could be from one of these.

 

Edit

The tail lights from one of these

[Guest Hooli]

Only on Autoshite would anyone know that!

[Ghosty]

I was just looking at pictures of 412s on Google and I think you're right, those hole things match up.

[drum]

Only on Autoshite would anyone know that!

There were clues! Like CCCP stamped on the lenses. And the Russian name plate starting with M.

 

Dip switch?

[Ghosty]

That badge indeed reads 'Moskvich' in Cyrillic. 'ch' is one letter, there aren't any bits missing.

[drum]

Any ideas what this is from? Made in England interior light.

[wuvvum]

LT on a 98S is a Merc Sprinter with a VW engine. Don't know what the engines are like, but an S-plate Sprinter doesn't appeal.

SDIs are slow as feck, TDIs go quite well.  None are particularly economical.  They all sound nice though being 5-pots (the 4-pot 2.8 didn't come along until later).  Bonus with an LT28 is that it's sub-3 tonne GVW so only needs a car MOT.

 

They're generally a decent enough drive, ride isn't too bad, although they're not the last word in cornering ability.  They're a lot more comfortable long distance than an LDV or Iveco of the same age.  They can rust, but no worse than any other van the same age, and seem to survive better than Sprinters for some reason.  And Transits, but that goes without saying. 

[Guest Hooli]

I'm sure I've seen those before, I think in something expensive & 60s.

 

 

 

Today's news from here is I've fitted the other exhaust mount on the goona, lets see how it repays me.

Oh & stopped for a sign that said 'free scrap wood' got a nice hardwood front door with one broken panel. It's now trimmed to size & will get hung tomorrow. It looks crap with poor paintwork but it's only to fill the hole while we sand & paint our existing door with it's big stained glass panel. Bet I can sell the temp door on ebay afterwards if I don't think of anywhere to use it.

[richardmorris]

Presumably something before the uk of gb and northern island was formed?

[scruff]

Been winterising some of the toys today. Covered in soot and mud but a beer or two is helping the satisfying feeling of a "job jobbed".

 

Another day at the office by Kevin Mills, on Flickr