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[kinkersaab]

Nah, just an lpt, with a 3" jt, sounds sooo nice. I have had it a few ears now, its a 91 but only done 120, as yet, never welded.

I have some spare 16" open stud aeros for sale if you know any one who wants them, they were on this.

Im not usually one for clear indicators and the like, but i do think they suit the 900. I have them on my other one too.

[skattrd]

If anyone actually wants a set of 16" super aero's I've got a set spare, 3 of the wheels have usable tyres as well

[Shep Shepherd]

The Volvo and I made a new friend at Thurrock Tesco this morning:

 

 

Makes a change not to have had the oldest car in the car park for once

[Micrashed]

The medium that my missus had round the house last night left imparting several bits of news.

1) We would have another baby

2) We would move into a new house with stairs in the hall rather than the living room

3)There is a man about 6'2" who stands by the stairs in the corner of the living room (possibly the bloke who hung himself here years ago)

4) I would be getting a blue Hyundai 2 door low down sports car.

 

Result!

 

I can start trawling evil bay and autotrader safe in the knowledge that because the medium lady said so and my wife believes in this shit then I can buy one...

[barefoot]

The Scirocco has developed a ticking CV joint. It's the nearside front & only makes a noise when accelerating hard through a left hand bend.

 

So, the short term solution is to stop accelerating hard through left hand bends, but what is the prognosis?

 

Will it snap suddenly & leave either me or the fair lady barefoot stranded somewhere or will it clatter on for another 10,000 miles?

[STUNO]

careful micrashed, she only said that because of the way you sat there sniggering at her. If you goahead your wife will totally believe the shit, and will demand to have another baby to make it all come true

[Cavcraft]

Are you sure he didn't say you were going to buy a green, five door low rent Peugeot from a 6ft 2 man from Chester?

[Micrashed]

careful micrashed, she only said that because of the way you sat there sniggering at her. If you goahead your wife will totally believe the shit, and will demand to have another baby to make it all come true

She'll have a fecking jobon there - she had her tubes tied and I had mine chopped after number 4 sprog. I made myself scarce for the evening anyway and buggered off down the railway to do a spot of night photography.

[skattrd]

My Scirocco did similar with a cv joint, and I would say replace asap, it may last a good while, but it'll need doing sooner or later, so get it out of the way before it does collapse.

Mine was fine for a few hundred miles then suddenly got worse creating a noticeable constant vibration, but it didn't stop me driving the car back from Dorset.

[vulgalour]

I have word that BX collection is now underway!

 

[dollywobbler]

Indeed. Fortunately the snow has turned into rain. That would have livened things up a bit. Preparing myself for the final drive of the Green Tiger as I collect a rather well-known delivery driver from the train station this afternoon...

[dollywobbler]

The Green Tiger has departed...

 

Sorry about the blowing back box!

[vulgalour]

GODDAMMIT! Just once I'd like to buy a car without a blowing exhaust XD Well, as long as the wheels don't need balancing too it'll be an improvement over my usual fare.

[dollywobbler]

Wheels are fine AND it wears a nearly-new wiper blade. Every car I buy seems to have absolutely knackered wiper blades. I was considering being a cheapskate, but seeing as how your trusted driver is having to battle rain and possibly snow, it seemed only fair to make sure he could see!

[dollywobbler]

Welcome to Autoshite Live!

 

STOP PRESS. Apparently the Green Tiger is running out of power and has only made it as far as Shrewsbury so far. I'm hoping the instruction to mash the primer a bit will restore the full 71 horses...

 

I am feeling very ashamed. T'was fine this morning! Honest guv!

[vulgalour]

Well since he's made it just over the border, perhaps the car doesn't want to leave Welsh Wales?

[dollywobbler]

Well since he's made it just over the border, perhaps the car doesn't want to leave Welsh Wales?

 

That's entirely possible. Perhaps it remembers what happened to it the last time I sold it...

 

There's a tiny amount of things it can be. Something is slowing the fuel down. He's going to have a go at priming it up. I can't believe the air leak would suddenly get that bad - I had a fuel pissing out of my other BX due to a porous pipe and it still ran fine. Either the fuel filter is clagged up or there's something amiss at the sender end.

[cobblers]

When I first read about fuel problems I assumed that was what the trail of Diesel from J29A all the way into Staveley was that I passed on the way home from work, But since it's nothing to do with the BX, all I can do is wish him good luck and warn him about the trail of diesel. It's melted some of the snow, though.

[Cavcraft]

He is going to try and plod on but is worried it's dangerous due to lack of power. He can't try bleeding the injectors as he has no tools with him.

I can't help as I'm stuck at work and a fair distance from where he probably is at the moment.

[vulgalour]

I'm actually very surprised he took no tools. I feel bad for putting my curse on him, I knew something would happen if I picked up the car myself so I thought it was a safe bet entrusting it to someone else to collect it (plus it was more convenient, and a bit cheaper). At least it's not snowing sideways anymore here.

[dollywobbler]

He's trying the RAC now. Or he would be if they actually answered the phone. He's now about 2hrs from me so I can't really help either.

[barefoot]

It's been four minutes, what's happening now?

[dollywobbler]

Very little by the sound of things...

[vulgalour]

2 hours from you means he's probably about 2 hours from me too, so I hope the RAC do pick up soon for him as I can't go and get him either :/ Well, at least it'll be a good collection/delivery write up.

[dollywobbler]

Aye. I imagine the write-up will be colourful! At least the engine is still running so he can keep warm...

[Lacquer Peel]

I don't know what bleeding the injectors would achieve, the system is self-bleeding, and it won't cure the fuel starvation or air ingress at the heart of the problem.

In a similar situation I've rigged up a 5 litre can of diesel in the engine bay, the problem was a rusty fuel tank with rubbish in it.

[Cavcraft]

That was my (hopeless) suggestion, Len, after I'd suffered similar problems with a Transit Di. The RAC bloke bled the injectors (or whatever the technical term is) and this cured it.

[Lacquer Peel]

In my experience the air always finds its way out, but I've not tinkered with a DI Transit.

 

Bypassing the filter head might work, they're a common source of woe on old diesels.

[dollywobbler]

We'll see what the RAC make of it. I know it was dirt cheap, but I'd still hoped it'd have the good grace to actually work!

[Guest]

Still sat at the services on the A458 waiting for the RAC. Took over an hour to get through, and only then on a completely different number to the one Aviva gave me. They've been delayed again because despite me giving the address and postcode out for the services three times, they've managed to send their patrol out to somewhere on the A442 instead. Christ