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[SiC]

I'm in that there London. Place is big.

Going for an interview?

[anonymous user]

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Status update:

Renault 19 departed. C15 arrived.

 

Xantia auction on going.

 

Safrane waiting in the wings.

Was it only me who remembered the registration as Breadvan 03 Exploded Bomb?

 

Pleased to see it lives on.

[anonymous user]

I read that as the Frontera had a leaky bathroom to start with....

They all do that sir.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

That does definitely sound like a dry seal...….. I'd be swapping the shock out at the least. Do you have any ready to fit or are you prepared t just pay for 'whatever' comes up?

[AlabamaShrimp]

That does definitely sound like a dry seal...….. I'd be swapping the shock out at the least. Do you have any ready to fit or are you prepared t just pay for 'whatever' comes up?

I don't have any bit but I know the guy gets stuff from Euro car parts with a good discount.

 

The other week he did two bushes on the back of the ST. He said it would be expensive. It was about £130 when he'd done. His idea of expensive is a bit off.

[wuvvum]

FoTU 2019 booking now open

 

Only concourse for now.

Rob, get yer R11 booked in!

[Split_Pin]

Having a newly-replaced thermostat on the Audi appears to be a poisoned chalice as it's unveiled a hitherto masked overheating issue

 

It isn't losing any water and the old oil that came out showed no signs of water ingress but it heats up to nearly 110c on a run and appears to be unable to cool itself down to the 90 is that it sat at for the first few days after fixing.

 

Just as well I employed the 'drive around for a bit, spend later methodology'!

 

Still a nice car though.

[MikeR]

today I employed the big spanner ....

 

 

 

swear box was not required

 

 

[New POD]

today I employed the big spanner ....

 

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swear box was not required

On your birthday too.

[New POD]

Having a newly-replaced thermostat on the Audi appears to be a poisoned chalice as it's unveiled a hitherto masked overheating issue

 

It isn't losing any water and the old oil that came out showed no signs of water ingress but it heats up to nearly 110c on a run and appears to be unable to cool itself down to the 90 is that it sat at for the first few days after fixing.

 

Just as well I employed the 'drive around for a bit, spend later methodology'!

 

Still a nice car though.

Blocked radiator ??

[richardmorris]

Frosty this morning, but spring has come this afternoon. I’ve just got home to brand new lambs and a lovely sunset.

[Hawkeyethenoo]

Small update. Seller visited 'me' today and fitted the replacement amplifier in the hope it would bring the OE stereo back to life.... Just as soon as it was fitted and connected the radio wireless burst back into life! Yah dancer! Replacement came from a LR breaker via eBay. £30 well spent by the seller. I've since tried Dark Side of the Moon on cd and it sounds pretty bloody good to me! SW controls all work with a confidence inspiring, click! Not tried the cd changer yet, but that works too, AFAIK. 

 

As of tomorrow, if anyone is looking for me? I'll be in the shed working on Ronnie the Red Range Rover, whilst listening to ma tunes.

[Split_Pin]

Blocked radiator ??

Seemed to cool itself back to 90 and stay there on this run home so whatever it is thats reducing the engine temperature (heater set to cold deliberately to test things) it can consider itself 'working'.

[SiC]

Seemed to cool itself back to 90 and stay there on this run home so whatever it is thats reducing the engine temperature (heater set to cold deliberately to test things) it can consider itself 'working'.

Does sound like a block radiator or the cooling fan isn't kicking in. Is the top hose on the radiator getting hot when up to temperature?

[Split_Pin]

I shall check that tomorrow

[320touring]

It could be the fans- god knows how long it ran without a thermostat before I got it - they could be siezed?

 

Worth 12v across the pins!

[taxi paul]

I know there is a thread for this, so please move if you need too. Just thought get more coverage here. So it's a sparkomatic c 500. Radio cassette. Found it in a charity shop today for £3.00. does anyone want it for their period shite. Don't know if it works. But I will post it for free and you can have it for free. No Dolby , Bluetooth or sat nav I'm afraid.

[SiC]

At 110C they should almost certainly be on. Probably at that temp they should be at full speed. Popping the bonnet when up to that temp will tell you quickly enough.

[SiC]

I know there is a thread for this, so please move if you need too. Just thought get more coverage here. So it's a sparkomatic c 500. Radio cassette. Found it in a charity shop today for £3.00. does anyone want it for their period shite. Don't know if it works. But I will post it for free and you can have it for free. No Dolby , Bluetooth or sat nav I'm afraid. IMG_20190215_180907.jpg IMG_20190215_180838.jpg IMG_20190215_180919.jpg

Oo yes please

[taxi paul]

Radio gone to the mentalist above. It has four wires. Even i could manage to fit it. Thought someone would be glad if it.

[Jazoli]

Dropped the XJ6 off at my old mate mechanic's today, good job really as the n/s silencer fell off on the way to work today  , I went back to get it as I need the trim for the new silencer that is in the boot, it will have lots of nice new shiny bits underneath when I pick it up this time next week and hopefully no more exhaust blows, I also pissed off an insignia driver that had been tailgating me for a few miles down the 40mph 'c' road on the way there, he was most upset that his crappy 68 plate 1.6 diesel got left for dead by a 23 year old jaguar bike when we got to the NSL dual carriageway and must have passed me at well over a ton when I'd settled into a nice 80mph canter 

[Split_Pin]

It could be the fans- god knows how long it ran without a thermostat before I got it - they could be siezed?

 

Worth 12v across the pins!

I have a bit wire in the Corsa from its 'old engine' days for just that job!

[DodgeRover]

I'm in that there London. Place is a big shit hole

Edited for accuracy.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

The Audi has spent a week in heated luxury with a couple of its distant cousins, when I took the DB11 for wheel repair. Interestingly the bill for repairing ( small scrape, no dent or gouge) was exactly what we paid Bramz for the Audi!

 

A bit of experimenting with the hunting issue after the mechanic I left it with for a couple of days did nothing because he hadn't got a tool to time the pump , even though he saw what engine it was and agreed to swap the pump, when I left it!

Anyway, seems that applying the brakes makes it worse, pointing to a servo vacuum issue, maybe.

 

Getting out of the Aston and into the Audi, driving home then taking the Passat to Heathrow, reminds me that variety is what it's all about when it comes to cars and even if my numbers come up on the Euromillions, I could never be happy with just one car, no matter how flash or expensive.

[richardmorris]

I know there is a thread for this, so please move if you need too. Just thought get more coverage here. So it's a sparkomatic c 500. Radio cassette. Found it in a charity shop today for £3.00. does anyone want it for their period shite. Don't know if it works. But I will post it for free and you can have it for free. No Dolby , Bluetooth or sat nav I'm afraid.IMG_20190215_180907.jpgIMG_20190215_180838.jpgIMG_20190215_180919.jpg

A sparkomatic sounds like a Wallace and gromit radio.

[RobT]

Rob, get yer R11 booked in!

Concours it most definitely ain't though! Especially if they parked me next to that mintola TXE...

[spike60]

Four years and 36000 miles after being bought as a stop gap with a grenaded box the 530d has gone. It was smooth, comfy, powerful and economical and scruffy in equal measures and was the pool car of choice for friends and family but I wasn't prepared to change the exhaust manifold to give it yet another reprieve at 269000 miles. The replacement Merc has big shoes to fill.

 

Here it is on the Rotterdam ferry demonstrating why it isn't good to buy cheap tat suspension air bags from Ebay after it went bang on the motorway near Eindhoven last May.

 

 

[Broadsword]

Dropped the XJ6 off at my old mate mechanic's today, good job really as the n/s silencer fell off on the way to work today  , I went back to get it as I need the trim for the new silencer that is in the boot, it will have lots of nice new shiny bits underneath when I pick it up this time next week and hopefully no more exhaust blows, I also pissed off an insignia driver that had been tailgating me for a few miles down the 40mph 'c' road on the way there, he was most upset that his crappy 68 plate 1.6 diesel got left for dead by a 23 year old jaguar bike when we got to the NSL dual carriageway and must have passed me at well over a ton when I'd settled into a nice 80mph canter 

 

Good to hear that the Red Bike is getting it's only real issue (i.e. the blowing exhaust) sorted out. It seems that people driving their shiny new PCP jobs think that some of us driving older cars don't have a right to be on the roads, hence you get tailgating and really forceful overtaking. It happens to us in the Xantia all the time, but the Xantia holds it's ground really well on the big roads and particularly the twisty bits. I've had some many brand new 2.0 TDI Audis get shamed by the Xantia, then they get the red mist and come past absolutely flat out just to show who's the big boy/girl with more money here.

[Timewaster]

The Audi has spent a week in heated luxury with a couple of its distant cousins, when I took the DB11 for wheel repair.

You took the WHAT? A DB11?!

 

How have I missed this? You have a DB11?!

 

I don't fawn over expensive stuff usually but I would make an exception for an Aston.

 

I missed the boat to buy one for my mid life crisis. Maybe I'll have a 3/4 life crisis later.

[Six-cylinder]

The Audi has spent a week in heated luxury with a couple of its distant cousins, when I took the DB11 for wheel repair. Interestingly the bill for repairing ( small scrape, no dent or gouge) was exactly what we paid Bramz for the Audi!image.jpeg

 

A bit of experimenting with the hunting issue after the mechanic I left it with for a couple of days did nothing because he hadn't got a tool to time the pump , even though he saw what engine it was and agreed to swap the pump, when I left it!

Anyway, seems that applying the brakes makes it worse, pointing to a servo vacuum issue, maybe.

 

Getting out of the Aston and into the Audi, driving home then taking the Passat to Heathrow, reminds me that variety is what it's all about when it comes to cars and even if my numbers come up on the Euromillions, I could never be happy with just one car, no matter how flash or expensive.

 

DB11! I was wondering the same as Time waster, owned or moving it for work/friend?

 

Either way I totally agree with the sentiment of variety regardless of value.