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[holbeck]

 

God bless the RAV4. It got me home from work yesterday afternoon even though it's 2WD and has road tyres that are legal, but not in their first flush of youth.

 

 

 

 

 

[dollywobbler]

I went out for a spot of sight-seeing.

 

We're pretty much snowed in at the moment though!

[Lord Sterling]

BMW broke down today. (Yes, I can hear the cheers at the back) temp shot up to bear Red so coasted down a hill and into a carpark and switched off the car. Lack of coolant hasn't done things very well, but when I added a bit more water, the bloody thing refused to start. It 'coughed' and then nothing. Sounds like the battery needs a bit of help.

 

RAC called but due to "extreme" weather conditions the call centre was busier and inwas quoted a time of a 5-hour wait, so I headed home as tyere was a conveniently placed train station and then a taxi home. Now I've got to do the same journey out again to meet the RAC patrol man who'd actually come by 2 hours after I first called the them. We rebooked it for 5pm so hopefully something will be done.

[Lord Sterling]

I went out for a spot of sight-seeing.

 

We're pretty much snowed in at the moment though!

Aren't those Renault Laguna wheels on that crashed Peugeot 206?

[Datsuncog]

I went out for a spot of sight-seeing.

 

We're pretty much snowed in at the moment though!

 

Did you get into a fight in the snow with a blue 206? Over the last loaf of Kingsmill in the shop?

 

Bloody hell. At least you won.

[FakeConcern]

I think (think) trains running off third rail have to run low power in snow due to the risk of arcing, which could cause the shoe gear to practically weld itself to the conductor rail.

This has happened in the past few days.

 

Not good on hills then.

 

Diesel probably would have been fine.

 

My grump is that the weather is trying it's best to ruin my weekend plans.

Yes after that their solution was to run a 1950s diesel engine through first. Progress.

[Lacquer Peel]

Wynn's power steering fluid stop leak, more like Wynn's power steering fluid continue leak

[Datsuncog]

^^  "Not a problem sir; just pop it all back into the bottle and bring it back to us for a full refund."

[holbeck]

Last night, we decided the best thing to do was go down to the pub until this thing blows over.

 

On the way down, we passed a couple of buses being parked up on the side of the road because they couldn't tackle the slope up to the yard where they normally park up.

 

On the way home, one of the buses had it's doors wide open and the snow was blowing in. Being an upstanding member of society I had a quick look and found the door close button gave it a press and restored normaliy.

 

This morning I got a message from a friend  - "you know the pub we were in last night?"

 

'yes'

 

"Well someone stole a couple of buses last night and crashed  one of them into it".

 

 

 

 

Apparently the only Copper in town gave chase on foot and was outrun by the two lads responsible.

[SiC]

Complete with your fresh fingerprints left on the close button!

[holbeck]

Complete with your fresh fingerprints left on the close button!

 

I'm waiting for the knock on the door!

[drum]

Thought I do some snow clearing with the Davie Broon. Started ok with some electrical boostage but the hydraulics wouldn't play ball. A valve must be stuck.

[twosmoke300]

Standard DB then

[Ghosty]

Broken something on the Volvo. Went to inflate a tyre as thought it was a bit low, cigarette lighters gone all Jake Blues. Pop it out, and there’s a couple of loose wires joined with bent spades and a spare terminal on the back of the cigarette lighter. Pop it on at Old Man’s advice and there’s a crack , the radios shut off and now it won’t start.

Good thing I’m only about 2 miles from home but I think I might need towing.

Can’t see any dead fuses except the fuel pump one which came pre-melted on the car.

It better fucking not be that.

 

With all the shit that this thing is throwing at me atm I’m seriously tempted to get shot of it.

[dollywobbler]

Alternatively, always be careful when playing with random wires... (it's a lesson we all learn at some point).

[Ghosty]

Or, just fuck fuses. Summoned a multimeter and it’s all good. Why do lighters kill ignition?

[Sigmund Fraud]

Wynn's power steering fluid stop leak, more like Wynn's power steering fluid continue leak

 

Check the metal part of the power steering pipes for pin holes, no magic gloop is going to help with that !

[vulgalour]

 Found a NOS exhaust downpipe with a proper clamp and decent flexi AND a NOS speedo cable online last night, both listed specifically for the Princess, so I did a buy.  Wish me luck they're correct/not broken this time!

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Today was a very silly day. The main event was preparing the discovery for its MOT! It's not so much of a daunting task if the car is regularly checked over, like last weekend when I checked all the lights and all were operational. I checked them this morning and BOOM! A number plate light bulb had blown, there are 2 which simply unscrew, pull down and change the bulb... Refitting is reversal of removal ​except for when someone has been there before!

What this ''someone' had done involved removing the plastic shroud housing the lights and upon re-fixing, trapped a live feed to the light between the shroud and the tailgate. This meant that I was unable to pull the lamp holder down enough to well, do anything really. Then a rotten spring clip fell off and it was reaching that point when the job is a bit of a false starter. So off with the door panel and removal of things commenced to free the trapped cable.

Along the way I found the 2 subs in the rear tailgate to be fucked.

 

 

I also found the washer fluid bottle bricked with ice and washers innop. Took some pipes off to clear and a heater under the washer bottle whilst I messed about elsewhere.

Washers still not working, no sound of motor... Checked fuse, blown. Anyone got a 20amp? Robbed one from out of the 635's spares collection, motor worked! Still iced up though.

 

Shot off to halfords to be robbed, which I was. I got neat screen washes for the disco and the touring ( god, I'm getting tired of having frozen washers!), some top up oil and coolant for the disco. I also bought some cheapy replacement speakers which came with tweeters things and mini crossovers...

 

 

Which will look like this...

 

 

I wasn't going to fit the Tweety ones but thought sod it, what could possibly go wrong? Drill, drill, drill, hammer, hammer... More agro than its worth... Hammer, screw...

 

They sound a lot better than what was there that's fosho! Got me tunes blaring and all fixed up and off to the test...

 

 

Sweeeet... It's a straight A for the disco! Then it snowed...

[busmansholiday]

Walking down to local 'spoons Mrs BMH rings. "Ah, I say, you've remembered the fourth thing you need from Wilco's" (next door to 'spoons). "No, there's water pouring out of the cupboard under the sink by the dish washer and the dishwasher is making funny noises".

Fuck, turn around and go back.

Eventually turns out waste pipe has split from dishwasher, I feel a bodge may be due tomorrow.

[panhard65]

Walking down to local 'spoons Mrs BMH rings. "Ah, I say, you've remembered the fourth thing you need from Wilco's" (next door to 'spoons). "No, there's water pouring out of the cupboard under the sink by the dish washer and the dishwasher is making funny noises".

Fuck, turn around and go back.

Eventually turns out waste pipe has split from dishwasher, I feel a bodge may be due tomorrow.

But did you get to 'spoons !

[coalnotdole]

Thought I do some snow clearing with the Davie Broon. Started ok with some electrical boostage but the hydraulics wouldn't play ball. A valve must be stuck.20180302_144137.jpg

 

Bonus Start charger shite in that photo!

[Essex V6]

I've been thinking about how the crap car hobby brings us together as DW said, and it reminds me of how a lot of us are so obsessed sometimes, like Hendry. My mum wrote this to me a few days ago....which kind of sums up how it starts in the cradle!

Apparently I was the same according to my folks. My sister calls me Rain Man sometimes due to my memory of car related stuff!

[Talbot]

Which will look like this...

 

[image of back door speaker grille with new speakers behind it]

Pleased to see your rear door speaker grille is just as fucked as every other D1 300 / D2 I have ever seen. Mine included.

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Yeah, was going to repaint it but it's way too cold for all that caper.

Missis rams all the kids scooters and bikes in the back too, it's not worth bothering with really. I might brush over it with shoe polish or something if I get bored one day... (Laughs out loud to self...)

[Noel Tidybeard]

Bonus Start charger shite in that photo!

 

no, no, no, no, no, that is a patented Prince of Darkness Loom Smoke Replenishing Station- often mistaken for an large battery charger

[richardmorris]

Yup it certainly is , I work with homeless so if you fancy bedding down in your garden tonight on a bit of cardboard and report back tomorrow how funny it was feel free

 

My parents are doing “feeding the roofless “in Wrexham this weekend, sat and sun. They are expecting about 50- for a sandwich ( choice of three ), cup a soup, biscuit, packet of crisps and unlimited tea or coffee, edit plus fresh fruit - banana, apple or orange. Apparently banana is favourite ( see sugar intake and teeth at the end).

 

It’s run by the Sally Army, funded by the council I think. There’s a rota for the Wrexham churches which should mean you get one weekend a quarter.

 

They buy the bread and fillings and make the sandwiches and collect the rest and trestle tables from central office in a few large boxes. I helped out the other year over Christmas, they were all so grateful and pleased to be talked with. Slight annoyance is that for health and safety reasons all sandwiches have to be used that day. How an extra day is going to turn a ham or cheese and onion sandwich toxic we don’t know.

 

It does make me angry that some tories think there is no one on the streets. Do they think people choose to be sleeping on a pavement in a sleeping bag when it’s -5?

 

The sole thing my mum doesn’t like is the amount of sugar they put in their tea. Purely for energy really as I’ve said.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I posted an advert for the maestro on retro rides . It’s like the Mary Celeste over there there’s tumble weed rolling between web pages.

What happened it used to be buzzing?

I found that as well, completely dead as a doornail! I've sold loads of tat on there in the past but now it's a total dead loss

[drum]

no, no, no, no, no, that is a patented Prince of Darkness Loom Smoke Replenishing Station- often mistaken for an large battery charger

That old starter has saved the day loads of times with my old land rovers and tractors.

[busmansholiday]

But did you get to 'spoons !

And bargain booze on the way back for 3 bottles of Titanic Brewery Captain Smith for £5.