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[Jmac]

@stuboy when they fill up with fuel the crankcase fills up also on a 2stroke , with the plug in its scooping up more fuel from the crankcase and hydro locking . Has it got a fuel tap ? If it's a on demand tap (vacum) type it might be stuck open filling the crankcase with fuel . Clamp the petrol pipe or tap off , plug out , full throttle and kick it over 20/30 times or crank on the starter . It's the fuel tap and or the float valve in the carb in my experience. I have been wrong before though ! . But the excess fuel is causing the lock up hopefully.

[Spottedlaurel]

Sunny Saturday skip filling lockdown activity resulted in this, with assistance from the kids:

The two Skyline 240K engines (same basic straight-six lump as in my Laurel) have been sat there for a while, but buried under bags of kindling, old carpet and assorted dead domestic rammle. The other boxes of car parts were scattered elsewhere and getting in the way.

Knocked-up a rather crude timber frame and top with various old cast-off bits of timber I'd got, does the job nicely. The effect is now sullied slightly by the return of the kindling, but I need that more than I do the engines.

The engine crane is with me on what appears to be a permanent loan, from someone who hasn't got room to store it himself.

Looks like I still have some Acclaim parts from 20+ years ago, if only we knew someone who'd got one.......

Moving-on to insurance news, no refunds for me on my Ageas policy through FJ, but next year's renewal has dropped significantly. Was around £850 last time for modern Lexus plus four oldies, this year it's down to less than £660 (again with Ageas). The benefit of reaching the dark side of 50?

With the cat theft issue on Lexus/Toyota hybrids I was expecting a rise if anything.

[stuboy]

9 minutes ago, Jmac said:

@stuboy when they fill up with fuel the crankcase fills up also on a 2stroke , with the plug in its scooping up more fuel from the crankcase and hydro locking . Has it got a fuel tap ? If it's a on demand tap (vacum) type it might be stuck open filling the crankcase with fuel . Clamp the petrol pipe or tap off , plug out , full throttle and kick it over 20/30 times or crank on the starter . It's the fuel tap and or the float valve in the carb in my experience. I have been wrong before though ! . But the excess fuel is causing the lock up hopefully.

seems only to be oil in exhaust

[Jmac]

@stuboy ....Oil? Interesting .... Most of the auto scooters I know don't run gear oil , the variomatic belt runs on the end of the crankshaft and run dry . It might have a small transfer case with oil in it , the crank seal might be leaking . 

has it got a autolube tank ? Is that empty ? . 

What make and model is it ?

 

[stuboy]

16 minutes ago, Jmac said:

has it got a autolube tank ? Is that empty ? . 

What make and model is it ?

yes autolube and no

 

peugeout looxor 50cc

[somewhatfoolish]

2 hours ago, stuboy said:

#quick rest on the sofa I went out removed the exhaust and was quite lot oil in it, but still wont turn over with spark plug fitted but will turn over minus the spark plug, any suggestions???

Is it the right plug? A long reach plug in a engine needing a standard or short reach plug may well contact the piston and stop it turning over.

[N19]

I may or may not be slightly crazy, but I (virtually) signed to move to a new flat in 2 months' time. Only a smidgeon more expensive rent,  and much quieter and bigger.

I have booked a hire van from the hire firm for the move - an X-reg banana engine transit - is that in keeping with this site enough?

[Jmac]

@stuboy well I'm at a loss then . I can't find a manual for it . Was going to check if it had a transfer case with oil in it / filler plug /level screw / drain plug . If it hasn't got oil in a gear / transfer case the only oil going near the engine is 2stroke oil ? . I'm puzzled now . If you know of online manual post up a link . I will keep looking . What year is it ?

[stuboy]

40 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Is it the right plug? A long reach plug in a engine needing a standard or short reach plug may well contact the piston and stop it turning over.

ran before with it

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Sunny Saturday skip filling lockdown activity resulted in this, with assistance from the kids:

The two Skyline 240K engines (same basic straight-six lump as in my Laurel) have been sat there for a while, but buried under bags of kindling, old carpet and assorted dead domestic rammle. The other boxes of car parts were scattered elsewhere and getting in the way.

Knocked-up a rather crude timber frame and top with various old cast-off bits of timber I'd got, does the job nicely. The effect is now sullied slightly by the return of the kindling, but I need that more than I do the engines.

The engine crane is with me on what appears to be a permanent loan, from someone who hasn't got room to store it himself.

Ooh, an engine crane.  Interesting...

[wuvvum]

Got most of the way through fitting the new exhaust to the 75 this afternoon.  Didn't quite manage to finish the job as annoyingly the old exhaust clamp holding the front and centre sections together snapped when I tried to undo it, so I had to nick one of the new clamps for that bit, which means I need to order another clamp to hold the rear section on.  It's all on the car though, it's just loosely fitted together at the moment.  Waiting until next weekend to finish it won't make a lot of difference - the car's not going anywhere in the near future anyway.

I also need to do the rear brake pads at some point soon as they were an advisory on the last test, and a heavy old automatic like the 75 does get through pads.

[Timewaster]

6 hours ago, abelw44 said:

I don't like all those dull, run-of-the-mill flaring tools...


Prefer mine to have a bit of something about them!

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Call it Richard.

[LightBulbFun]

4 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Legacy is playing silly buggers running out of electric

have you tried dropping 50p between the seat and the transmission tunnel to top it up?

[Austat]

On 4/21/2020 at 8:17 AM, RobT said:

I've done a buy.

Having been floored by the poxy virus for two weeks and finally having some energy again, I felt like treating myself.  It's the one that appeared in the tat thread, and despite being a bit ropey is perfect for bombing around in locally (seeing as that's all we can do at the moment).

I had it delivered this morning so I didn't have unnecessary contact with people, and feeling bold I took it on an essential run to Sainsbury's.  Paintwork is flat, but for an ADO16 it's mostly solid, and despite only doing 800 miles in 14 years the engine runs really well.  Makes me realise the Metro could do with a tune up.  Plus it should keep me busy for a while.

Very nice, I had my eye on that for a while. The door cards look quite unusual, are they standard?:

[Spottedlaurel]

8 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Ooh, an engine crane.  Interesting...

You're welcome to borrow it.

[HillmanImp]

8 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

have you tried dropping 50p between the seat and the transmission tunnel to top it up?

That only works on Peugeot 405s when you put 20p in the handbrake. 

#veryoldreference

[BorniteIdentity]

Inherited the FIL’s Grill yesterday. Like most things he’s had it a long time but even I was surprised when the wife dated it as 1990/91. 

Butane too for added shite points - oh and the ignition is broken so you get to dice with death every time you want a dirty burger. I prefer cooking on real fire myself but it was free and it’s SuperShite®️ so what’s a girl to do? 
 

[mitsisigma01]

Fold your own Nissan! 

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/build-a-370z-papercraft-3449535

[HillmanImp]

Just found this in the garage. Topical. 

[HillmanImp]

In other news, despite being sat idle for several months Meg started on the first turn of the key. 

[N19]

Decisions decisions. Today's commute is less Bluebird but more blue. 

[Split_Pin]

There has been chipping on the Audi's sill for a time and any attempt at touching it in has been thwarted by the bottom rubber strip rubbing the paint off before it dried.

I found some masking tape and have cans and cans of Hammerite which I originally bought for the now departed Clio.

So I decided to have a proper go today.

Rubbed down the chipped areas.

Masked off.

Cardboard rally flaps

First coat done, followed by another 5.

And done.

It's a bit blacker than it's meant to be but I reckon a few drives to the shops in next week's rain will weather it down.

[somewhatfoolish]

Have the SVM have carried out a black op to retrieve 'All Teh Volvos' from North Korea, which has gone a bit Pete Tong?

[HillmanImp]

Taken the cars out for a shakedown. 

944s ABS light is on, no doubt something I've done when being heavy handed removing the wing. Will have to look at that but its driveable. 

Meg also driving well, stuttered a couple of times going up a hill but I think its fine. 

Not looked at the Legacy yet. Will do that in a bit. 

[junkyarddog]

I spent a while yesterday chopping lumps out of this poor old thing.

This was one of the bits needed,spare wheel well it has a bracket underneath that a also supports the fuel tank strap.

Mine was rusty,and also the bolt broke off inside.

Chop it out and a session with the welder later,we have this.

Happy enough with that,

fuel filler neck tomorrow, not looking forward to that one.

 

[holbeck]

On 4/20/2020 at 11:17 PM, RobT said:

I've done a buy.

Having been floored by the poxy virus for two weeks and finally having some energy again, I felt like treating myself.  It's the one that appeared in the tat thread, and despite being a bit ropey is perfect for bombing around in locally (seeing as that's all we can do at the moment).

I had it delivered this morning so I didn't have unnecessary contact with people, and feeling bold I took it on an essential run to Sainsbury's.  Paintwork is flat, but for an ADO16 it's mostly solid, and despite only doing 800 miles in 14 years the engine runs really well.  Makes me realise the Metro could do with a tune up.  Plus it should keep me busy for a while.

That is amazing Rob. Well done. I do like an ADO16. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Hacked to the pub. It was closed. 

[wuvvum]

F***ing finally!! 

[xtriple]

I love 1100s, never had one though. I have tried to buy one (or a 1300) a few times and every time the deal went flat. Once travelled into te wilds of Cornwall for one and the chap wanted good money for what he said was a 'mint' car. It wasn't mint by any stretch but still worth buying but he wouldn't move on the price which was a couple of thousand or maybe more (memory - senile).

I would love one sometime though.

I have had an 1800 and a 2200 which are just 1100s on steroids so pretty much the same!

[stuboy]

Bit more on scooter tooke everything off and still was locked up when spark plug in, was going to remove Reed valve but has security bolt I could get at, so fill with wd40 and forced compressed air, and noticed whilst cranking it over notice oil pumping out of where oil pump fitted, once this slowed down I thought I'd put spark plug in and I could crank over.. so quickly put it all back together and fire up..