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[chadders]

Certainly looks like a Mig 21 to me

[HillmanImp]

Hmmm.

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Broken down at a car dealers in Dewsbury.

Think its the immobiliser.

Bloke from Yorkshire Rescue came out, thought it was the battery and dragged it back to his yard.

 

Turns out the positive had come off the starter motor.

 

All sorted.

 

[dollywobbler]

I seem to be a car cleanerer now. Matiz looked filthy next to the Skoda, so I washed it. Then the Nippa looked completely minging next to the Matiz. I'm glad other cars are parked elsewhere...

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I seem to be a car cleanerer now. Matiz looked filthy next to the Skoda, so I washed it. Then the Nippa looked completely minging next to the Matiz. I'm glad other cars are parked elsewhere...

That is a stunning line up. Good job sir. Personally think the Favorit looks bang on now. Too shiny and new wouldn't work for me.

 

Tempted to do a wide shot of all the cars lined up together? Guess that would be tricky with the Reliant

 

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[Supernaut]

That is a stunning line up. Good job sir. Personally think the Favorit looks bang on now. Too shiny and new wouldn't work for me.

 

Tempted to do a wide shot of all the cars lined up together? Guess that would be tricky with the Reliant

 

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How would it be tricky with the Reliant? It's plastic and has no engine in it! Must be fairly easy to push.

[stuboy]

Well today started off gloomy with spitting with rain, trackrod end on nearside all ok, jack up offside, took wheel off to change lower arm( what a palaver with rear bolt), wheel i turned disc to get better access i noticed brake pad had seperated from its back plate, so new pads needed, only halfords was open and missus when off and got them £14.99 so three jobs all done ready for mot retest.. im fucked... ????????????

[mrbenn]

You've done well there. Glad you had a large enough clamp to push the piston back for the new pads. I didn't, had to push it with my thumbs, they hurt for days afterwards!

[problemhamster]

Six months ago I  made the financially sound decision to have the engine of my heavily pregnant wife’s family car (a previously reliable 2004  1.3l 4 door Mazda) rebuilt when it failed at 50k miles (rather than waste money buying a whole new car), but it turns out I may have made a slight miscalculation as the pregnancy resulted in yet another child, which we now struggle to get into the car. 

 

A second family car was thus needed (no point getting rid of the one I’ve spent all that money on, that’d be madness).  Ideally, it should be easier to park than the Mazda, which has front doors of such prodigious length that you struggle to open them in a normal space.  As my wife’s not working now this other child has turned up we’ve decided not to lease something which could be rather expensive, so have sensibly gone for a 12 year old low mileage car (which did all it’s miles in the first years of it’s life, then spent the last few years doing a few hundred miles a year – pretty sure that’s be best way around). 

 

The service manual has a ‘full service history’, this isn’t worth quite as much as it sounds however as having a look at the document in detail reveals that the first service apparently didn’t happen until the car was three years and 20k miles old, and was not exactly from a main dealer.  Or a garage that didn’t have wheels of it’s own.  Still, at least it was to 'maufacturers specification', and it speaks wonders to the authenticity of this document (and/or the attention to detail of the chap performing the servicing) if this spelling error on his stamp wasn't corrected over all the years he serviced this car.  

 

That doesn’t really worry me, however - as the service manual is for an estate, and ours is a saloon – so it’s likely not my problem.

 

 

 

We avoided the obvious expense of the diesel, as there’s a whole load of problems that can go wrong with those complicated beasts when they get older (not to mention the fuel is considerably more expensive).

 

Had a quick look at it today in the daylight.

 

It’s got cool looking premium branded vintage tyres

 

 

And seems in generally good condition. 

 

   

 

The unbearable wheel wobble above 60mph means speeds are kept sensible, so new disks/pads may be in it’s future, but luckily a quick look at the suspension reveals things look pretty much like they did when it left the factory!

 

 

I have made a series of financially sound decisions, and I am sure everything is going to be fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dollywobbler]

That is a stunning line up. Good job sir. Personally think the Favorit looks bang on now. Too shiny and new wouldn't work for me.

 

Tempted to do a wide shot of all the cars lined up together? Guess that would be tricky with the Reliant

 

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I want to do this, but we're out of light today. Will probably wait until the Fox gets its turn in the garage. Hopefully not too long away.

[mrbenn]

I want to do this, but we're out of light today. Will probably wait until the Fox gets its turn in the garage. Hopefully not too long away.

 

You need moar garages. You're not alone in that, actually.

[Bren]

Saab built planes you know....

Not this plane, but just so you know what a plane looks like...

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Nice day for breakfast at the local airfield cafe.

Good photo. Aircraft look like SU 22 fitter.

[Skizzer]

Made some very slight progress today; I wrestled the failed fuel pump off the Audi 80.

 

I started this last weekend but got nowhere as everything was rusted up to buggery, so I sprayed it with the outstandingly good Screwfix No Nonsense fuck-you juice and left it to think about its behaviour until today.

 

 

Take that ya bastad.

 

Quite liking those blue plastic hose clamps, by the way - set of three from Machine Mart, easy to use and effective.

 

 

That clamp bolt is toast, too. BFO bolt cutters soon persuaded it to let go and I’ll replace it with a stainless one, with some nylon washers to prevent galvanic corrosion.

 

I ended up having to cut the fuel hose as there was no way it was coming off the banjo fitting and the banjo itself was going nowhere. It’s impossible to get a spanner on the locknut properly because the terminals are too close. I’ll get a new banjo fitting.

 

 

The fuel pump and filter are mounted on a bracket that’s fixed to the car by three rubber mounts. The tiddly M4 bolts through two of these mounts have sheared, so they’ll have to be replaced (although I have to admit cable ties flashed into my mind).

 

 

So another round of penetrating oil and another instalment next week.

 

The correct Bosch pump is NLA so I’ve procured an ersatz replacement made of finest Chinesium. At least it’s a similar weight.

 

 

And so the sun sets on another unfinished job...

 

[cobblers]

The service manual has a ‘full service history’, this isn’t worth quite as much as it sounds however as having a look at the document in detail reveals that the first service apparently didn’t happen until the car was three years and 20k miles old, and was not exactly from a main dealer.  Or a garage that didn’t have wheels of it’s own.  Still, at least it was to 'maufacturers specification', and it speaks wonders to the authenticity of this document (and/or the attention to detail of the chap performing the servicing) if this spelling error on his stamp wasn't corrected over all the years he serviced this car.  

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If "Mark Davies Specialist mobile servicing" has ever existed, he's never once advertised his name or phone number on the internet, nor registered as a company and had any of his details scraped. But he did remember to swap to a blue pen for one of the services at least so it does show some willing. I wonder what was in the real service book which made this seem better?

[spike60]

Some of you good folk may have seen my thread of when I acquired a Merc SEC just after Christmas so here's a uneventful update. It cut and refused to restart about halfway home from collection, not entirely unexpected as it was last taxed in 2002. Unfortunately it fired up instantly when brought home so I decided to replace the fuel pump ( not really likely cause),fuel filter, pump relay (possible) and over voltage protection relay which seem to get blamed for must things on old Mercs. The OVP relay supplied was the wrong one and I shit out  decided to do pump and filter when the tank wasn't 1/2 full, think of a petrol tank holding 50L with an 8" piece of 34 year old garden hose straight from the bottom going directly into the pump. Hmm.  The pump relay had been previously repaired and smells a touch burnt, hopeful but not a certain cause.

So, I had to man up and just use it to see what happens next. And the answer so far is nothing, it's done about 80 local miles with a cheapo Chinese pump relay so I may step up and take it to work tomorrow, not far but dark and busy.Wish me luck!

It's also had fresh oil, anti freeze a central locking pump and a light coat of tlc. 

It pulls to the left, the coolant temp fluctuates and it smells like a museum inside. I love it! 

Have an unwashed pic from Asda this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[beko1987]

It probably just needs a good run! Get a few filters in and run expensive petrol/snake oil through.

[stuboy]

@Stu - that looked relatively easy!

except for theses lil feckers

[ruffgeezer]

I am going to attempt getting the v70 to work tomorrow. The brakes are better, but rather digital.

[wuvvum]

except for theses lil feckers

I hate those clips with a fucking passion.

[wuvvum]

Well the Rover 75 now has working trailer electrics.  I took as much of the centre console to bits as I could to try and see if I could spot the elusive red wire, but no luck.  So then it was out with the climate control and the ashtray unit to see if it was lurking behind the dash anywhere.  Again, no sign.  So it was on to Plan B - run a replacement wire from another live source and join it up to the existing wire half way down the car.  So I nipped down to Roys of Wroxham for a roll of 17 amp cable and an inline fuse holder.

 

I couldn't find a permanent live behind the dash which looked man enough to power the towbar electrics, so as a temporary* fix I took a live feed from the passenger side heated seat wiring - that is only live when the ignition is on, but I can't think of many circumstances where I'd have to have trailer lights on with the key out of the car, and if I did find myself in such a situation I'd just use my magnetic flashy red beacon thingy.  So it'll do for now.  Getting all the trim back on was as fun as it always is, but it's more or less all back together now.

 

Now if only I could get the poxy front wheel off...

[dollywobbler]

It may just be me, being used to single pin, but why do towing electrics need a constant 12v?

[stuboy]

The missus fiddling with her ball joints...lol

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[brownnova]

^Mig 21?

 

does anyone know where that picture was taken?

Photo was taken at Hawarden Airfield in Flintshire, North Wales. There are a few interesting planes dotted about. This one (no idea what it is sorry) was the most accessible for photos with cars.

[beko1987]

I hate those clips with a fucking passion.

I find them quite easy, because I've got a set of the proper pliers for them. The twat comes before that, when you need to spin the clip around 180 degrees with screwdrivers, pliers etc so you can get any sort of purchase on it.

 

Because I presume they would have been installed out of the car, they inevitable face the opposite way to you leaning over the engine from the top, buried under shit.

 

Bastards. I bought the tool to do the pumas thermostat housing, and it was still a cunt of a job

[NorthernMonkey]

It may just be me, being used to single pin, but why do towing electrics need a constant 12v?

For the fridge in the caravan, I believe.

[wuvvum]

It may just be me, being used to single pin, but why do towing electrics need a constant 12v?

'Cos modern Canbus bollocks.  If you plug an extra set of bulbs directly into the wiring circuit, the ECU will see that double the expected current is being drawn and will throw a wobbly.  The way around it is to run the wiring through a 7-way bypass relay, which is powered by a direct live feed which bypasses the lighting circuit - that way the wiring from the lights is only switching the relay, the lights themselves are being powered by the main feed.

 

You could probably get around it by fitting (resistorless) LED bulbs in your trailer light board I suppose.

[catsinthewelder]

I imagine it would roll down the hill to the garage with little difficulty. Getting it back up would be somewhat more hassle.

[Floatylight]

Well the Rover 75 now has working trailer electrics. I took as much of the centre console to bits as I could to try and see if I could spot the elusive red wire, but no luck. So then it was out with the climate control and the ashtray unit to see if it was lurking behind the dash anywhere. Again, no sign. So it was on to Plan B - run a replacement wire from another live source and join it up to the existing wire half way down the car. So I nipped down to Roys of Wroxham for a roll of 17 amp cable and an inline fuse holder.

 

I couldn't find a permanent live behind the dash which looked man enough to power the towbar electrics, so as a temporary* fix I took a live feed from the passenger side heated seat wiring - that is only live when the ignition is on, but I can't think of many circumstances where I'd have to have trailer lights on with the key out of the car, and if I did find myself in such a situation I'd just use my magnetic flashy red beacon thingy. So it'll do for now. Getting all the trim back on was as fun as it always is, but it's more or less all back together now.

 

Now if only I could get the poxy front wheel off...

Didn't a recent change to MOT regs mean that trailer electrics are tested if fitted? This might cause you a problem if the sidelights and hazards don't work with the ignition off..

 

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[Guest Hooli]

Didn't a recent change to MOT regs mean that trailer electrics are tested if fitted? This might cause you a problem if the sidelights and hazards don't work with the ignition off..

 

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Depends. EU 13-pin socket strangeness is tested. Proper 7-pin UK trailer electrics aren't.

[stuboy]

I hate those clips with a fucking passion.

ive ordered some pliers

[MorrisItalSLX]

except for theses lil feckers

 

I use mole grips to lock them open.