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Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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Tell us more about the ST(170?) What does it need?

It’s an ST220, chief. 3.0 pez to be exact. I reckon if I put the 170 in for an MOT it’d set a new world record for failures.

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Jim Bell Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Jim Bell

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500 on a mondeo MOT?

 

I thought it wanted bulbs and an exhaust flexi?

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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*Edit:

 

O/s/f exhaust flexi (Ford part only)

O/s/f wishbone

Front discs and pads

2xbulbs

Parking brake effliciency

Possibly something else, fuck knows.

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

dollywobbler

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Don't think I'll sleep tonight. Two-car collection caper tomorrow, that'll see me drive the Subaru to Peterborough, then a train to Bolloxshire to collect something rather more refined, before driving to Birmingham where I shall leave the Bolloxwagon and jump on a train to Hinckley, there to collect an old flame to also drive to Birmingham. The Bolloxwagon will then ferry me home, and the second purchase will have to wait a bit. FUN TIMES. As long as everything goes to plan...

New POD Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

New POD

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*Edit:

 

O/s/f exhaust flexi (Ford part only)

O/s/f wishbone

Front discs and pads

2xbulbs

Parking brake effliciency

Possibly something else, fuck knows.

service items then ?
HMC Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

HMC

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Just looked out of my window.....

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To the bridge or to be fixed I wonder

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SiC Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

SiC

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Oh VAG.

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Manually triggering it up and down cleared it. At least it's not an MOT failure. I bet it'll try something on though when it's in for it's MOT Thursday.

Guest Hooli

Guest Hooli

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I was walking between offices for a meeting today (it's nearly 1/4mile down the road) when I got to laugh at some old asian giffer who pulled out a junction & his front wheel fell off his smoll pugrot estate. The reason for laughing is only one wheel bolt fell out.....

 

 

Good maintenance then. Oh & stopped (no choice really) along side a keep left bollard for maximum entertainment as the mongs driving towards a stationary car with hazards on still drove up the island & had to reverse to get round.

Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Rank: Citroen Ami

Exiled_Tat_Gatherer

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Just jumped in then Lada to move it as it's going to have to go I think. Of course, the bloody thing won't tick over and the brake pedal is softer than a pair of 40EE funbags....... bollox!

Bleeder out and carb to be stripped.... that'll look good if anyone comes to view it!

 

Panic mechanic mode on.........

Kiltox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Kiltox

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House buying is the most stressful occupation ever ! Time the government got a grip on the whole process - not that they ever will of course, the legal profession makes far too much money from property conveyancing, and the government a fortune from stamp duty. Hope it all goes well for you Kiltox.

You’re not wrong.

 

What I thought was a fairly straightforward “hello mr developer, instead of giving you £245k I want to give you £295k” is turning into a right saga

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Shep Shepherd Rank: Renault 16

Shep Shepherd

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Having successfully used it indoors as a room/boiler cupboard deodoriser, I put my recently-acquired ozone generator to work inside The Volvo and The Aero today, which despite always being kept clean, smelt a bit 'old', especially The Volvo.

 

After running the generator in each car for an hour and leaving them both to stand with all of their windows open for several hours afterwards (very important!), they smell nice and fresh inside.

 

Hopefully, as well as general funkiness, the ozone will have got rid of any bugs and bogles in the heating/ventilation systems :)

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RobT Rank: Lancia Gamma

RobT

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In keeping with a car at the bottom of its value curve (plus my increasingly empty pockets) I bought a pair of part worn Goodyears for the Merc last night, as the fronts are illegal and I need to change them ASAP.  25 quid each with 6mm of tread seemed a good deal, and my friendly tyre place will fit them for £10 a corner.  I'm wondering whether to get some new mid-range tyres for the rear, such as GT Radial Campiros for £70 each fitted.  Alternatively I'll wait until MoT time to see what else needs doing, as the rears aren't at death ring status yet.

Bren Rank: Talbot Tagora

Bren

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Just looked out of my window.....

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To the bridge or to be fixed I wonder

Or Billy's.....

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drum Rank: Renault 16

drum

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The DB has been playing up.

Firstly, it runs fine then stops for no obvious reason. New fuel filters didn't help, so I took the tank off a sluiced it out with fresh diesel about half a dozen times. Quite a lot of crap came out.

 

Second problem was the starter. It just clicked on turn of the key and needed the termimals shorted to start. Then latterly, even shorting the starter only resulted in the motor spinning but not engaging.

 

I got a new solenoid for £24 and put that on. Also took the starter apart and checked the brushes . All good so a wee clean up and reassemble.

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There's no doubt a better way to keep the brushes out the way.

 

Tractor now starts on the key, just have to see if it keeps going without conking out followed by a 10 minute bleeding session every half hour.

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cobblers Rank: Isuzu Florian

cobblers

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Having successfully used it indoors as a room/boiler cupboard deodoriser, I put my recently-acquired ozone generator to work inside The Volvo and The Aero today, which despite always being kept clean, smelt a bit 'old', especially The Volvo.

 

After running the generator in each car for an hour and leaving them both to stand with all of their windows open for several hours afterwards (very important!), they smell nice and fresh inside.

 

Hopefully, as well as general funkiness, the ozone will have got rid of any bugs and bogles in the heating/ventilation systems :)

 

 

I've fancied one of these for a while, my van smells a bit off and one of the wardrobes in my house has an unshiftable fustyness.

Which one did you buy?

Richard Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

Richard

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I was looking at something called Clobberizer to de-dog the new 850 but that might be a better option. Will you let us know if the treatment lasts?

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fordperv Rank: Lancia Gamma

fordperv

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O/s/f exhaust flexi (Ford part only)

 

What about cut out and weld universal one in??

Shep Shepherd Rank: Renault 16

Shep Shepherd

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I was looking at something called Clobberizer to de-dog the new 850 but that might be a better option. Will you let us know if the treatment lasts?

 

I blasted my damp and musty boiler cupboard last Wednesday night with the ozone generator (easily the smelliest space I've used it in) and it still smells nice. So far, so good ^^

 

Pawnote: an ozone generator has the advantage over Clobberizer, as it can be used again and again :)

AlabamaShrimp Rank: Lancia Gamma

AlabamaShrimp

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The ST has been driving OK since it said it had a fault with the EGR last week but as I had the time today I thought I'd try and take it off for a clean.

 

It's buried in this mess

 

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After a lot of messing with some rigid pipes that do who knows what I manged to get to the thing.

 

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Absolutely no chance of getting it off though. You just can't get any tools in as a junction for the water system is right in front of it.

 

Rebuilt the whole thing and sent it off to the garage. Said to them to have a loo at its mystery oil leak and change the auxiliary belt too as that'd mega tight on the other side.

 

Sometimes it's just better to pay someone that spend the next 5 days dicking about getting nowhere.

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MikeR Rank: Lancia Gamma

MikeR

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being a very cheeky bro in law and asking for my sis in law to have a ride in a chaps  old rag top ..

 

which was not just a run around the park , but a whizz around the countryside good style

 

the owner deserves a medal for being so sporty  :-) and really making her day :-)

 

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egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

egg

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The ST has been driving OK since it said it had a fault with the EGR last week but as I had the time today I thought I'd try and take it off for a clean.

 

It's buried in this mess

 

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After a lot of messing with some rigid pipes that do who knows what I manged to get to the thing.

 

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Absolutely no chance of getting it off though. You just can't get any tools in as a junction for the water system is right in front of it.

 

Rebuilt the whole thing and sent it off to the garage. Said to them to have a loo at its mystery oil leak and change the auxiliary belt too as that'd mega tight on the other side.

 

Sometimes it's just better to pay someone that spend the next 5 days dicking about getting nowhere.

 

Yeah, looks like you can't get at the two bolts that hold it on without removing that large coolant hose. Which probably means at least a partial system drain?

 

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AlabamaShrimp Rank: Lancia Gamma

AlabamaShrimp

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^^thanks and bugger.

 

If it were my old Fiesta I would have just started pulling bits off but when it's used by Mrs Shrimp nearly everyday it's not a car I want to break.

 

While more work hopefully it won't be a million pound bill from the garage.

puddlethumper Rank: Renault 16

puddlethumper

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Yay ! Mot on my heap. Couple of advisories. Ball joint and top strut mount.

Getting ball joint tomorrow. Any body know where I can get a top strut mount for a 305 ?

egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

egg

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So, the Fusion will be leaving next week for a new life in St Ives on a very different part of coastline. At 3 years, 9 months it's the car I've owned 2nd longest ever, and also the only car that I bought for more than £1k (I won't be making that mistake again!). Overall it has always had niggles, and I have never enjoyed owning it. I will not miss it. 

 

22-23k miles in that time (117k total)

 

However, it doesn't really have any rust, cambelt was less than four years ago, Clutch this year. It should soldier on for a couple more years. 

 

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RobT Rank: Lancia Gamma

RobT

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So, the Fusion will be leaving next week for a new life in St Ives on a very different part of coastline...

 

What's next, some LBC French chod?

egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

egg

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Ha, Rob - do you know that Mondeo we pushed into a garage 7 months ago....

 

:-)

 

I really want to sort that one way or another next!

 

Mrs Egg has clearly failed to give a sob story to the Car SOS boys...

 

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