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[dollywobbler]

16 hours ago, brownnova said:

Talking of 2CVs... 

Mine got an oil change today. Needs a new air filter (which I thought I had for some reason but turns out I was wrong) and there’s a definite oil leak from the front of the engine somewhere, but I couldn’t work or where. I’ll monitor... 

As the MoT was extended on Friday I gave it a good checkover too. Underside is amazing no rust at all, suspension needs oiling, but the knife edges looked well greased. Couple of rubber boots starting to show early signs of perishing but ok for now.  All in all a very satisfactory checkover, went through the MoT checklist and could find no reasons not to keep using it until it’s new date in November. 

Don't rush to buy a new air filter. If it's still intact, just give it a wash in petrol, give it a sprinkle of light oil and put it back.

[17-Coffees]

I've finally a lead on what caused my Golf to cut out on me a few months back (okay, alot of months back). Finally managed to throw a computer on it and 4 faults related to the fuel pump came up, all related to the relay. So fingers crossed it is just the relay itself. Huzzah.

Not done much with that, over the winter kept it covered and been starting it up and moving as well as keeping a basic check on things. 

[vulgalour]

Today, in The House That Bucknell Built, it's a visit to the kitchen.  Looks quite nice now, all things considered.  Clean, servicable, functional, if a little tired.

It was time to remove the wallpaper today, of which there are multiple layers, some of them vinyl type.  Yesterday I'd already removed some tiles (that had been painted with emulsion, naturally) which was easy in some places since they were put directly over wallpaper.  Because of course they were.  Removing the paper removed some of the plastic trim around the upvc window, because they'd put the trim over the paper, because of course they had.  Then the plastic trim came off, it took some of the tiles with it, because of course it did.  Then we found most of the tiles on the window sill were actually siliconed in place, because of course they were.  As the tiles came off, they took the upvc splash trim across the back of the sink and under that was a thick layer of polyfilla to make up the gap, because of course there was, which was trapping lots of water and making mould unseen and a lovely home for lots of silverfish.  So this job escalated a little bit.  Then we needed to remove the cupboard that holds the drawers, which meant removing the coach bolts (because of course you use coach bolts and square nuts to hold kitchen cabinets together), and the non-setting goopy white... sealant?... that was doing a sterling job of being a water trap between the sink and countertop.  Finally we got the cupboard out to deal with the tiles, etc. and... yeah.

This house keeps surprising us in new and unusual ways!  Suffice to say I did not finish removing the wallpaper today.

[RayMK]

3 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

Today, in The House That Bucknell Built, it's a visit to the kitchen.  Looks quite nice now, all things considered.  Clean, servicable, functional, if a little tired.

 

It was time to remove the wallpaper today, of which there are multiple layers, some of them vinyl type.  Yesterday I'd already removed some tiles (that had been painted with emulsion, naturally) which was easy in some places since they were put directly over wallpaper.  Because of course they were.  Removing the paper removed some of the plastic trim around the upvc window, because they'd put the trim over the paper, because of course they had.  Then the plastic trim came off, it took some of the tiles with it, because of course it did.  Then we found most of the tiles on the window sill were actually siliconed in place, because of course they were.  As the tiles came off, they took the upvc splash trim across the back of the sink and under that was a thick layer of polyfilla to make up the gap, because of course there was, which was trapping lots of water and making mould unseen and a lovely home for lots of silverfish.  So this job escalated a little bit.  Then we needed to remove the cupboard that holds the drawers, which meant removing the coach bolts (because of course you use coach bolts and square nuts to hold kitchen cabinets together), and the non-setting goopy white... sealant?... that was doing a sterling job of being a water trap between the sink and countertop.  Finally we got the cupboard out to deal with the tiles, etc. and... yeah.

 

This house keeps surprising us in new and unusual ways!  Suffice to say I did not finish removing the wallpaper today.

Liked for the entertaining words, not the extra work!

[Shep Shepherd]

The floor is really cool and definitely looks like something that Barry Bucknell would have approved of. Ever so contemporary! 

[somewhatfoolish]

1 hour ago, vulgalour said:

Words

This house keeps surprising us in new and unusual ways!  Suffice to say I did not finish removing the wallpaper today.

Guess where the cooker used to be!

[vulgalour]

Yeah, you'd think that, right?  But no, the cooker was never there.  It was like that all down the back of the cupboard next to it, like someone just tipped waste oil down the wall.  It's just an absolute joy to work on, is this house.  An absolute joy.

[richardmorris]

Second deer strike this year - I'd call this one a score-draw. Could be the same homicidal deer as February for all I know. Now off to the body shop. 

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

25 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Second deer strike this year - I'd call this one a score-draw. Could be the same homicidal deer as February for all I know. Now off to the body shop. 

 

Veni(son), vidi, vici?

[adw1977]

UK car registrations down 97%

BBC News - Coronavirus: UK car sales plunge to lowest level since 1946
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52508010

[richardmorris]

31 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Veni(son), vidi, vici?

Barry thinks it will probably all polish out. He may have a second hand mirror in stock somewhere and is going to look this afternoon.

[richardmorris]

Just been outside to fiddle with the damage. Have covered the mirror in wide tape to stop it falling apart and managed to clip the motor arrangement back together. Still works! Can't see much out of the smashed glass but better than it was before.

Have wiped down the side too and it looks better without the fur too.

For a laugh did an ebay search for the mirror part number - just the heated glass is £65 +post!

[somewhatfoolish]

1 hour ago, adw1977 said:

UK car registrations down 97%

BBC News - Coronavirus: UK car sales plunge to lowest level since 1946
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52508010

Rush out and pre-order your Jowett Javelin now(essential workers only)!

[supermellowman]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Veni(son), vidi, vici?

The benefits of a classical education? Liked for wit, not the original deer strike obvs

[N19]

Something tells me that this heat duct on the Bluebird is a little* past its prime... 

New one has been painted and ready to go on, stubborn 9mm bolts holding the current one on though. I've soaked them in WD, will use the engine for a little heat application, and ordered up a 9mm six point socket. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

59 minutes ago, supermellowman said:

The benefits of a classical education? Liked for wit, not the original deer strike obvs

I did go to a private school, yes. The Government paid for most of it.

[Zelandeth]

19 hours ago, vulgalour said:

This house keeps surprising us in new and unusual ways!  Suffice to say I did not finish removing the wallpaper today.

Yep...Sounds like the same folks owned your house as ours!

I think my favourite so far has been the old wiring for the lights in the bathroom left live, exposed, neatly coiled up underneath the loft insulation.  Oh, or the duct tape repair to the gas leak on the fire in the lounge.

[SRi05]

Took my newly acquired slk out for a spin this afternoon, drives great. 

[richardmorris]

Quite an improvement already, just with a clay bar. Small dent near the handle and the mirror housing is cracked but the rest should polish out professionally.

[Broadsword]

That SLK really looks very smart!

[NorfolkNWeigh]

34 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Quite an improvement already, just with a clay bar. Small dent near the handle and the mirror housing is cracked but the rest should polish out professionally.

I’d definitely rather be hitting Bambi’s mum I your 124 rather than anything else in your fleet.

[Split_Pin]

Aye it is a bonny motor indeed, the design has aged well like a lot of Mercedes.

[richardmorris]

2 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

I’d definitely rather be hitting Bambi’s mum I your 124 rather than anything else in your fleet.

I’ve been thinking that myself. Solid thing to drive.

[Craig the Princess]

10 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

I’d definitely rather be hitting Bambi’s mum I your 124 rather than anything else in your fleet.

Is that a euphemism?

[richardmorris]

Found an electric heated mirror in Latvia for £17 on eBay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RHD-Convex-Side-Mirror-Glass-Nearside-Fits-MERCEDES-W201-C124-W124-1982-1997-OEM/161975973299?epid=1958064638&hash=item25b68535b3:g:cXkAAOSwNDdbYqrj

 

Will wait to to see if Multitech coach works have a complete one in their store.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

45 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

I’d definitely rather be hitting Bambi’s mum I your 124 rather than anything else in your fleet.

Sure there have been a few Fiat 124s that have seen that type of action....

[Shep Shepherd]

Spotted this very sad-looking TVR Cerbera on an industrial estate near Chichester today. I wonder what its story is?

According to the DVLA, the car's last MOT ran out in June 2008. Poor thing.

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

This all reminds me of going out to Woburn to recover a Mark2 Escort that had hit one of The Duke of Bedford’s  very fresh venison, I was in a LWB S2a LandRover with a Harvey Frost crane. The driver came in to the body shop one Saturday morning, he’d got a lot of facial bruising and a few cuts from the toughened screen coming in.

When we got to the car , the inside looked like Vincent Vega and Jules should have been cleaning it, the deer had come through the screen and had still been alive flailing about when the driver jumped out and ran away, somebody had helped themselves to the carcass overnight but I remember the smell and the trail it left going down the road. Needless to say it went straight to the crusher, nobody wanted any bits off it!

[NorfolkNWeigh]

9 minutes ago, Shep Shepherd said:

Spotted this very sad-looking TVR Cerbera on an industrial estate near Chichester today. I wonder what its story is?

According to the DVLA, the car's last MOT ran out in June 2008. Poor thing.

 

Wasn’t the Cerbera the first car that they made their own engine for?  Can’t imagine it’s quite as cheap as fixing a Rover V8 .

[richardmorris]

15 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

This all reminds me of going out to Woburn to recover a Mark2 Escort that had hit one of The Duke of Bedford’s  very fresh venison, I was in a LWB S2a LandRover with a Harvey Frost crane. The driver came in to the body shop one Saturday morning, he’d got a lot of facial bruising and a few cuts from the toughened screen coming in.

When we got to the car , the inside looked like Vincent Vega and Jules should have been cleaning it, the deer had come through the screen and had still been alive flailing about when the driver jumped out and ran away, somebody had helped themselves to the carcass overnight but I remember the smell and the trail it left going down the road. Needless to say it went straight to the crusher, nobody wanted any bits off it!

Yes, I suppose it could have been worse.