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June 9, 2019

3 hours ago, mrdelmonti said:

Is that remnants of rad seal in the old water pump? Could be causing a blockage if it's built up somewhere, might be worth a flush through with a hose.

No i think just gunky rusty coolant. But will flush thru. I put a new rad in it also. All i can do now is put it all back together and see but i was hoping to be taking out a knackered pump and frayed belt to boot but both are in good shape

June 9, 2019

8 hours ago, mrbenn said:

Thermostat working ok?

Thermo is pretty new but i will test her before i refill.

Thanks all

131,104 · June 9, 2019

Just checked Galaxy.

Still taking on water.

22,342 · June 9, 2019

I have been growling about in the Chrysler, went down to West Wales to see family, the kick down acceleration is quite addictive and the noise sounds great, even in my nearly deaf state. I'm pleasantly surprised by the fuel consumption as it seems to be hovering around the 20mpg mark, with a mix of local and longer trips. Slightly better than I used to get from the petrol Land Rover. The only problem is I put it on a limited mileage policy as I didn't think I would use it much, already done over 1000 miles in it. Hopefully I will come to my senses before it bankrupts me.

18,091 · June 9, 2019

today we have mostly been to Ripon Racecourse for a classic car show, in Rodney Mini.

we even braved Sutton Bank getting there. for those who know the A170, Sutton Bank is 1 in 4 for about a mile an half going up, and 1 in 10 for about 2 miles coming back down. Rodney covered both with ease. even if there was a queue behind us.... well, we have as much right as anyone to be on the road, and we do only have 37-ish horsepower (when new) available.

and we did see some AWSUM motorcars there. Kerry's favourite was the 1970 Chevelle. mine was the Alfa Montreal, and no, it seems that ZZ Top weren't there with the Ford Model A hot rod. shame....

20,066 · June 9, 2019

Just checked Galaxy.

Still taking on water.

VAG heritage. I'm still chasing my Passat's water leaks.

14,577 · June 9, 2019

^^^^OOOF! at that Chrysler Sunbeam! Much droolage.

24,033 · June 9, 2019

I’ve just been invaded,,,

15,089 · June 9, 2019

^^

Should be easy to drift off to sleep. All ye need to do is count, er.....

24,578 · June 9, 2019

The Mazda has been leaking water. Leaning over the engine whilst blipping the throttle using the throttle cable resulted in being squirted in the face with coolant. So I decided to remove the offending pipe.

Seemingly simple... surely...

Nope it’s well buried and the bloody pinch clip is inaccessible with pliers...

It took almost an hour, but the bastard is off!!

it was so brittle it snapped. Annoyingly I thought I had some spare pipe in the garage... but no I must have used it....

Trip to the motor factors it is tomorrow, and maybe I can use it!!

Oh wait the MoT expires in 10 days... bollocks!

22,342 · June 9, 2019

3 hours ago, richardmorris said:

I’ve just been invaded,,,

Why are there all those German Army helmets around the edge of the grass, or are they Land mines?

June 10, 2019

On 6/9/2019 at 7:50 AM, 00833827 said:

Morning. Have a carina e that was getting hot so figured after a bit of diagnostics it was the water pump. So am in the middle of a belt and pump change. Pump out and to be honest it seems perfect. So now i am wondering, what else could it have been. New rad in her. Hope there is not a boockage anywhere

Checked the thermostat last night, it opened up fine.

To check for another blockage, if i was to put a hose in the pipe that feeds in to the top of the rad, leave the thermostat out, and remove the water pump and run the tap, I would expect the water to pour out there where the water pump should be, telling me the way is clear. How does that theory sound?

13,825 · June 10, 2019

2 minutes ago, 00833827 said:

Checked the thermostat last night, it opened up fine.

To check for another blockage, if i was to put a hose in the pipe that feeds in to the top of the rad, leave the thermostat out, and remove the water pump and run the tap, I would expect the water to pour out there where the water pump should be, telling me the way is clear. How does that theory sound?

shove hose in both holes and stat housing

9,748 · June 10, 2019

13 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

^^^^OOOF! at that Chrysler Sunbeam! Much droolage.

I had a 1.0 ls in the same colour way back the...engine and box got hoofed out for a ti spec setup tho

9,748 · June 10, 2019

In other news, €69,000 can get you this

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1444216189200311/permalink/2322939444661310/?sale_post_id=2322939444661310

Nothing to do with me....but not far from me

5,941 · June 10, 2019

On 6/6/2019 at 10:30 PM, gm said:

do you have a cousin in the north ?

a couple saw me taking photos and laughed, I laughed too until I realised that they thought it was my car !

I'd love to alter that 3 on the reg plate to a g...

16,898 · June 10, 2019

It's all gone a bit two bucket wrong 'un at the farm today.

Rather it did, until I discovered the manky veg/derv stain behind the filler neck wouldn't shift.

I never thought I'd see the day I'd unflinchingly rub down a panel on my own car with a rag soaked in unleaded. It works though!

16,898 · June 10, 2019

2 hours ago, andy18s said:

In other news, €69,000 can get you this

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1444216189200311/permalink/2322939444661310/?sale_post_id=2322939444661310

Nothing to do with me....but not far from me

Bulgaria keeps popping up in my pipe dream future plans. One day.

24,033 · June 10, 2019

12 hours ago, anonymous user said:

Why are there all those German Army helmets around the edge of the grass, or are they Land mines?

Mines to keep the sheep away - they don't work!

63,076 · June 10, 2019

Message from Jean Hammond at the RumCar register. Let me know if you are interested.

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Do any of your AS members have an interest in American Motorcycles(Harley-Davison etc.) ? If so one of our members has some interesting magazines etc. he wishes sell if you do, tell them to get in touch with me and I will them know how to contact my member.

15,089 · June 10, 2019

3 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I'd love to alter that 3 on the reg plate to a g...

Changing it to "6" should do it.

1.4k · June 10, 2019

Wonder if the 19 is dropping oil? Keep meaning to have a look.

Yup. Not the weather for doing owt though.

22,342 · June 10, 2019

3 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Mines to keep the sheep away - they don't work!

But immediate roast mutton delivered to your door (front wall, windows, roof, neighbours, etc.)

8,858 · June 10, 2019

On 6/8/2019 at 6:44 PM, clayts450 said:

15 quid off Gumtree just now, local in Nottingham.

No bullshit, no pissing about.

It's an Ikea Kallax https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/storage-furniture/shelving-units-systems/kallax-shelving-unit-black-brown-art-20275885/

Seller getting rid of all her old furniture for design/colour reasons.

Good job it was an Ikea as it didn't quite fit in the 620 much to my embarrassment. Cue fumbling around in the pissing rain for an allen key. Which, naturally, were all at home. Luckily seller had one.

Ultimately, all my old vinyl collection of albums and 12 inch whoppers will slide into the eight cubes therein quite nicely - easily hold 50 or more per cube.

For now it's re-erected and currently hosting random tat in the living room.

Oh...

That's the plan to get the records in there any time soon thwarted. Squatters' rights and all that bollox...

32,451 · June 10, 2019

Lifes been a bit busy lately, back in the beginning of November we agreed to buy a new home just outside of town, the house we were in wasn't in the best area, we had a pot head next door, my car was stolen of the drive a couple of years back and the school's don't have a good reputation so we decided to bite the bullet and up our mortgage.

A couple of weeks ago we eventually moved in after a lot of stress and worry!

I've never had anything so posh! Unfortunately we are on the old A12 but you can't have everything and it's great for car spotting! On Saturday I managed to even dig the Marina out of its hibernation and get it back to the new house.

Hopefully next week I'll even be able to get the van back too.

The next day I took it to the Aldham Rally in Colchester, I've been going to this for years and there's always something of interest that I haven't seen before.

Namely this Maestro Van, it is the very one which was stolen last year and used in a ram raid, still looks good though apart from the plastic plates!

i quite fancied this Minor for Mrs Trigger (the van will probably be going at some point as I never use it), paint work was a bit ropey, seats different colours and generally just needed a bit of love, I later saw the owner, expecting the price to be around £1500 - 2000 and nearly had a stroke when he said £4400! I'm so out of touch with MM prices!

87,903 · June 10, 2019

Looks nice trigger, which part is the servants quarters? ?

32,451 · June 10, 2019

A few more from the show.

I rather liked this Fiesta.

Wide wheels

Even wider wheels (which looked shit in my opinion)

This Transit was amazing, it's literally been painted with a brush and was just covered in runs and brush strokes, but the filler over the rust repairs were remarkable.