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[dean36014]

Just went down to book the xsara van in for a mot at my usual place. He had a spot to do it thereally and then. It only went and passed with no advisories! Fast pass on the diesel emissions too, not bad for 273k on the clock!

[Kiltox]

No such luck here

 

[Lacquer Peel]

RIP IN PIECES SWEET PRINCE £50CAR

 

[320touring]

RIP IN PIECES SWEET PRINCE £50CAR

 

Alwayz in ooor hartz!

[richardmorris]

Well the little X1/9 has driven further today in four hours than in the whole of the last fifteen months! Drove perfectly, although the day did start a little anxiously as there was a strong smell of petrol when I opened the garage door and it had left a puddle on the floor. Bugger. Started instantly and I backed it out and had a look. The sump was dripping fuel which was coming from the fuel pump gasket.

Spare tyre out and open the little inspection hatch - this allows you to see but not actually touch anything useful. Mope up fuel from gasket area and it's weeping back instantly. Oh hell. Go to shed and get longer screwdriver and manage to tighten all the bolts holding the pump on- most at least a half turn.

Mop up with more kitchen roll and hooray it's still dry. Start engine and leave it running for ten minutes while I stare at it. Still dry, more hoorays!

 

Got home without stopping in three and a half hours which is ok, even better fuel pump exterior still dry.

I think a new gasket is on the shopping list though.

 

On the way down near Shrewsbury I was passed by a y reg Capri 2.8 with RS wheels. I did wave but the grumpy guy didn't wave back.

[richardmorris]

question for Barry cade and other X1/9 folk.

 

The pump looks like this one.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-X1-9-X19-FUEL-PUMP-/262940607645?fits=Model%3AX+1%2F9&hash=item3d387b449d:g:QR4AAOSwr~lYorjm

Which like mine has a wide spacer between gaskets with a little hole in it.

 

But the new ones look like this.

 

Why the spacer with hole basically?

[andy18s]

I'm guessing it's a heatproof spacer,to stop heat transfer into the pump?

[richardmorris]

I'm guessing it's a heatproof spacer,to stop heat transfer into the pump?

Maybe? But why the hole?

Haynes ( book of useful information / lies) shows an exploded view with the spacer, and just calls it a spacer.

 

I'm not too worried at the moment as it drove perfectly down the motorway network, including panic inducing traffic jam on the m6 and then m40. A 29year old mid engined Italian is not the car for stop start traffic if you want the idle to remain smooth and water temp to remain below 90

 

While I'm here, does anyone have a recommendation for a proper car cover company? A guy I bought seats from the other year has recommended auto pyjama, but there are several grades.

[DodgeRover]

After replacing one front wheel bearing and buying the other I'm hoping my wheel bearing type noise has been cured by adding 1/2 a litre of oil to the diff.....

[Kiltox]

First job interview in 5 years today.... gulp

[tooSavvy]

First job interview in 5 years today.... gulp

Hmm.. I'll be considering one in the New Year

 

GLWTI

 

 

TS

[Bear]

Gonna get a needle in the eye today. It'll be fun.

[DodgyBastard]

See you later little van...

 

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[oldcars]

See you later little van...

 

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What was up with it, thought you had it as a camper?

[Kiltox]

Think that went well. Waiting game again now

[captain_70s]

What was up with it, thought you had it as a camper?

That was the red one, white one was a spares car I think

[egg]

My spot of the day folks!

 

[cort16]

I've got the Cadillac booked in for it's mot tomorrow . I don't hold out much hope.

[Barry Cade]

Spacer is to stop heat soak, hole is for the pushrod to go through..

[Craig the Princess]

Sitting in a Tesco car park waiting for a recovery truck. Think I've caught the sump bumping over a kerb earlier so only myself to blaim.

 

 

Another Multipla did park next to it though

[richardmorris]

Spacer is to stop heat soak, hole is for the pushrod to go through..

No, this is a little hole in the side, about 2mm. This isn't in the new replacements.

[Barry Cade]

Ah, ok. That's just a vent for the diaphragm, there are loads of variations on these pumps,all work perfectly well.

[HMC]

I've thrown the gauntlet down at DMB graphics to see if they can replicate a set of mid/ late 90s rover plates in a wierd font they often came in, will report back how they do....

[bramz7]

So I've already broken my promise of not buying another car.

This time i have sold one though, so I'll hopefully have a successful eBay winner collection in about an hour's time.

[DodgyBastard]

What was up with it, thought you had it as a camper?

 

 

This was the camper

 

DSC_0139 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

But is now back to being a van having decided if I'm going to make a camper I'll use something bigger like a sherpa...

 

The white one I bought solely for the axle which will eventually be fitted to this,

 

DSC_9326 by srblythe, on Flickr

[Kiltox]

Rover is fixed, tested and ready for collection tomorrow. Wallet will hurt a bit but I couldn't be arsed fixing it myself

[DodgeRover]

After replacing one front wheel bearing and buying the other I'm hoping my wheel bearing type noise has been cured by adding 1/2 a litre of oil to the diff.....

Unsuccessful - if anything bearing noise is more pronounced now diff whine is gone.

Looks like replacing a perfectly smooth, play free bearing is this weekends job.

[twosmoke300]

Sure it's not tyre noise ?

[DodgeRover]

That's a possibility I hadn't thought of will try swapping the fronts over and see if it changes side.

It goes away on harder cornering.

It's wierd, it's loud enough to notice but not got any worse over a couple of 1000 miles and the mk2 transits have a reputation for the bearings not lasting long once they start to get noisy.

[trigger]

My car club had a small breakfast meet on Easter Sunday, i completely forgot to post the few photos that i took, nice to meet you too Brodders.

 

 

 

 

The owner of this ZS bought it of a friend recently for £400, new head and gasket, 68000 miles, 1 owner and mint condition, bargain!.

 

 

 

 

 

This X1/9 belonged to a rather attractive young lady, she's had it for years as it was her first car and it's only done 28500 miles. It was lovely!

 

 

 

I wasn't convinced by the massively overwrith wheels on this, apparently it passed the not ok though.