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[New POD]

I considering taking the GSX to work tomorrow but I can't be bothered to fight the broken garage door (where was all that advice on replacing the cables on up n over doors?)

 

But as it's such a nice weekend coming & nearly summer temps I think I'll take it out for a day.

 

Mine turned out to be a 10 minute job. Cables obtained on ebay for £6 for a pair. If you know what brand of door you have.

[beko1987]

Last day of work this year tomorrow. Warm enough for no salt on the roads and it's been wet, so should have washed any remaining away.

You are joking aren't you? My cars been covered in more shit this week at 8 degrees than last week at 2 degrees when they were paving the roads with salt and grit! Having to pull the screenwash every 6 minutes or so! My cars gone brown from the windows down. Worse so in the morning too for some reason.

[Bren]

New shite incoming. More details in due course.

[SiC]

Didn't end well. Cut out. Runs with foot to the floor just. I think it's running rich.

[SiC]

Breakdown cover arranged. I think it may be flooded.

 

Hit the carb with a mallet (I bought some tools), didn't work. Probably need plugs out and inspect. No plug spanner. One tool I didn't bring.

[stuboy]

Breakdown cover arranged. I think it may be flooded.

 

Hit the carb with a mallet (I bought some tools), didn't work. Probably need plugs out and inspect. No plug spanner. Im the only tool I did bring.

hammers sometimes fix everything..

[clayts450]

Frantic Friday - stay safe and sane everyone.

[Rusty_Rocket]

Breakdown cover arranged. I think it may be flooded.

Hit the carb with a mallet (I bought some tools), didn't work. Probably need plugs out and inspect. No plug spanner. One tool I didn't bring.

Take the top off the float chambers and see if the needle valve is jammed. Only need a flat blade screwdriver.

[SiC]

HIF carbs. Float chamber is on the bottom.

[Rusty_Rocket]

Oh ok. They are not normally prone to sticking floats. Piston jamming in the housing?

[HMC]

Not helpful but I really like your MG!

[SiC]

Sin bin.

 

Let's try getting to work again...

 

The ever faithful spaceship. Glad I have something I can trust.

[Christine]

Mot pass !  Just...

 

[stuboy]

Find out why the horn is a single tone horn on me focus as the second time parts is rotten and full of water so it's been removed and a second hand unit ordered from the Bay of E and await delivery tween now and Millennium or two and see if it arrives for now I will just have to be to like Noddy

[egg]

One bucket wrong 'un on the base, so mild out today. Probably should be changing the stat...

 

[oldcars]

One bucket wrong 'un on the base, so mild out today. Probably should be changing the stat...

 

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Just shows the damage a 1 bucket wash does. Its taken all the paint of the rear bumper.

[SiC]

OH MY GOD!

 

After the MGB incident I took the Civic into work. Serviced just yesterday and it never lets me down.

 

Got past Colston School, exactly where the MGB started playing up, a scraping noise came from the nearside wheel on the Civic. Pulled over, had a quick look (I'd just changed after getting dirty earlier too) and couldn't see anything. Set off again and it got louder and louder.

 

Pulled in again, couldn't see anything. Gave a wiggle of the disc brake shields just in case. Annoyed at this point I pulled off aggressively.

 

*PING*

 

Scraping noise gone. I suspect it was a stone.

 

At least I hope it was.

 

I was almost at the point of dumping the car by the side of the road and ordering an Uber in.

[JeeExEll]

Autoshite enthusiast formerly known as Capree reporting under new name.

 

No real reason for name change, just fancied a change. My Capri days are in the distant past (V6s in the late 80s and early 90s) and that's not likely to change soon now. Prefer now to leave the name for those who currently own Capris.

 

Still have a strong interest in the 70s Fords, hence GXL reference.

 

 

All the best for 2018.

[puddlethumper]

I had what could be the shortest meeting with an Autoshiter today. Sitting in a queue at a red light and the driver of the chod behind leaped out and legged it round to my door.

"Hi, I saw the autoshite sticker, you must be Puddlejumper".

"Yep, that's me".

"I'm Heidelkakao"

Then he was gone coz the lights changed.

Good to meet you HD. Hopefully next time we might progress further. 

[taxi paul]

Went to Tesco in st Helens today. Police everywhere. It seems that some chap gave his Bentley to the east European valeting chaps. Upon finishing said Bentley and while parking it back up the cleaner pressed the wrong pedal and crashed into seven cars. Also knocked over an old chap putting his shopping in boot. He is ill in hospital. Hope he recovers. But insurance nightmare ensuing I think.

[BorniteIdentity]

Went to Tesco in st Helens today. Police everywhere. It seems that some chap gave his Bentley to the east European valeting chaps. Upon finishing said Bentley and while parking it back up the cleaner pressed the wrong pedal and crashed into seven cars. Also knocked over an old chap putting his shopping in boot. He is ill in hospital. Hope he recovers. But insurance nightmare ensuing I think.

Earlier this month, I had the honour of parking a Bentley S3. This is EVERYTHING I feared, all at once.

 

Beautiful car. Terrifying ownership proposition. Worse still when it’s not yours!

[richardmorris]

Good news is that the woodlands lane bridge over the m3 is now finished and open after 14months! I felt like driving back and forth over it to make a point. The bad news is I came home from work at lunchtime as I was feeling sick and dizzy. Have had a cold all week with a temperature and now I seem to have flu. Just got up from 9hours in bed and do feel better. I wouldn’t mind feeling rotten after partying at Christmas, but the last drink was a sole pint on Monday.

[meshking]

Good news is that the woodlands lane bridge over the m3 is now finished and open after 14months! I felt like driving back and forth over it to make a point. The bad news is I came home from work at lunchtime as I was feeling sick and dizzy. Have had a cold all week with a temperature and now I seem to have flu. Just got up from 9hours in bed and do feel better. I wouldn’t mind feeling rotten after partying at Christmas, but the last drink was a sole pint on Monday.

I saw the news it was to reopen and was going to ask if you'd ensured you were the first to cross

 

Get well soon!

 

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[richardmorris]

I saw the news it was to reopen and was going to ask if you'd ensured you were the first to cross

Get well soon!

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Thanks. Not dead yet! Slight headache today bt not too bad. I think it was a non-visual migraine. Nothing else ever knocks me out like that.

[oldcars]

Not really autoshite at all but i have just been a run in a Tesla model X. That thing is quick off the mark in ludicrous mode. You can move it with your iphone. Open and close doors from the tablet thing in the dash. Back to reality in a bit away out in the Reliant.

[wuvvum]

The Audi made it the 250 miles to Somerset yesterday. It didn't do its weird throttle thing until I was climbing the long hill to my parents' place, despite getting stuck in an almighty traffic jam near Oxford when the M40 was closed so all the traffic coming from Bucks and Northants got directed down the B something-or-other through Middleton Stoney, which has as its only apparent interesting feature a set of traffic lights which let through half a dozen cars at a time. The M5 was clear though, greatly to my surprise given the omgtrafficchaos everyone was predicting yesterday.

[tooSavvy]

...which has as its only apparent interesting feature a set of traffic lights which let through half a dozen cars at a time.

We used to have a magnificent* roundabout, at the bottom [coast end] of the Coast road - here on North Tyneside.

 

The Coast rd is a dual carriage/expressway (Mway straight & fast!) and traffic piled into this roundabout like a RealWorld braketest!!

 

After much consideration [*rounds of golf freebies from Lodge M8s] an assessment came up with LIGHTS!! of course

 

TBH joining from 'other' access roads [with rushhour flow priority around the old rbt] was 'life in your hands' diving in.

 

NOW.. otoh.. Everyone sits for like hours whilst a 'one side at a time' lights routine works through + Green Man for prams/bikes/horses

 

Progress

 

 

TS

[richardmorris]

The Audi made it the 250 miles to Somerset yesterday. It didn't do its weird throttle thing until I was climbing the long hill to my parents' place, despite getting stuck in an almighty traffic jam near Oxford when the M40 was closed so all the traffic coming from Bucks and Northants got directed down the B something-or-other through Middleton Stoney, which has as its only apparent interesting feature a set of traffic lights which let through half a dozen cars at a time. The M5 was clear though, greatly to my surprise given the omgtrafficchaos everyone was predicting yesterday.

 

I often go that way avoiding traffic at the oxford junction on the motorway. It’s not too bad usually and a good way up to the m40 from oxford avoiding the a34/m40 roundabout.

[spike60]

OH MY GOD!

 

After the MGB incident I took the Civic into work. Serviced just yesterday and it never lets me down.

 

Got past Colston School, exactly where the MGB started playing up, a scraping noise came from the nearside wheel on the Civic. Pulled over, had a quick look (I'd just changed after getting dirty earlier too) and couldn't see anything. Set off again and it got louder and louder.

 

Pulled in again, couldn't see anything. Gave a wiggle of the disc brake shields just in case. Annoyed at this point I pulled off aggressively.

 

*PING*

 

Scraping noise gone. I suspect it was a stone.

 

At least I hope it was.

 

I was almost at the point of dumping the car by the side of the road and ordering an Uber in.

My son has a 2006 Accord Tourer and it's in the process of shedding the rear brake dust shields, can get noisy. The backplates seem to be a kinda 2 part thing with a flimsy dust sheild spot welded onto a stronger inner section the handbrake shoes mount on. At £196 a pair they're not getting replaced anytime soon.

[Noel Tidybeard]

I had what could be the shortest meeting with an Autoshiter today. Sitting in a queue at a red light and the driver of the chod behind leaped out and legged it round to my door.

"Hi, I saw the autoshite sticker, you must be Puddlejumper".

"Yep, that's me".

"I'm Heidelkakao"

Then he was gone coz the lights changed.

Good to meet you HD. Hopefully next time we might progress further. 

 

yep that's the kind of crazy f00! that is HK!