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[RobT]

Three weeks ago the Xantia sprung a hydraulic leak.

I felt a bit glum as I thought it was curtains.  But £40 later I bought some compression joints and pipe.

WAFT MODE REINSTATED.

Access was a faff even though it doesn't look so in that pic (and fingers crossed the joints remain dry) but by gum I've missed the ride.  Together with the new accumulator it seems better than ever too, so I'm feeling like a right smug bastard this evening.

Just to temper such feelings, part of the rusty front wing finally fell off.  I had a dig and the sill and body seems to have escaped relatively unscathed, but will have a proper look another time.

[OwdChina]

5 hours ago, SiC said:

One thing I can't stand on cars is them smelling. Especially from Cigarette smoke, being a non smoker.

The Clio is smelling fusty from a few years of continuously being damp inside. So when a OZone fogger popped up as a black Friday deal I grabbed one.



The idea is that OZone is an unstable molecule and wants to shed one of its oxygen atoms. So anything it hits, it breaks down the chemical bond and thus making it less smelly. Or something along those lines.

Inside is surprisingly well made considering it's a random brand from China.


Turning it on makes dangerous sounds and smells that you might expect from such a thing coming from China. Certainly not something you want to be near for any length of time.

 

Going to give it a run in the Clio in a bit and see what effect it has. Probably end up burning the car to the ground. 😆

 

Be careful with that thing. I used to work in a factory that had a few "treaters" (think 8'x3'x3' size) to prepare paper prior to plastic coating. Large machine, about 120 feet from end to end, lots of rollors plus two treaters amongst all the other stuff.........Ozone was a byproduct of these treaters and the process of precoating treatment. The extraction pipework (to the outside of the building) had to be removed every year, cleaned and inspected. The ozone rotted all steel it contacted, and had a peculiar smell. Everybody knew if the extraction was getting clogged (with paper dust) because it stunk of ozone around the treaters, plus everybody was getting a headache.  

[TheIsleofShite]

36 minutes ago, stuboy said:

Few mores bits found whilst searching .. and his racing helmet

DL is an Isle of Wight number, any idea of its history? 

[yes oui si]

Wheels because I've wanted a set for twenty odd years:

[yes oui si]

And wheels for the 205:

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, stuboy said:

Few mores bits found whilst searching .. and his racing helmet

wonder what happened to the car they are off of? its still on the DVLA untaxed since 1981 but last V5 was issued in 2005 so I wonder if its still around?

 

also in the same series as this AC Acedes  (although sadly this Acedes was robbed of its mark back in the day, and now has the age related VRM BFW598B, it also had a close relative 1350KR, but I dont think that one is a survivor sadly)

 

EDIT: also worth noting that I think those plates in your picture are a pair of Homo-Hygrade plates, notable by the distinctive way they did the digit 8  (and technically a predecessor of the serck plate as the company was bought out by them IIRC!)

and before anyone gets funny with me about the name!

[N19]

Just filled up the Mondeo - 25 litres in 120 miles.... 21mpg?! OK, accepting that it's a 2l estate and many of the journeys are half an hour each way going 20-30mph... it was returning on average 29-30mpg a while ago. Last week had the same level of 'economy' but wondered if it was a one off error in filling or something. I don't know these fancy fuel injected engines with their fancy gubbins (it's a 2l zetec)... oil/filter/plugs etc all changed a few months ago. Will have to have a poke around tomorrow and maybe some fancy petrol followed by a blast up the A1?

[dean36014]

8 minutes ago, N19 said:

Just filled up the Mondeo - 25 litres in 120 miles.... 21mpg?! OK, accepting that it's a 2l estate and many of the journeys are half an hour each way going 20-30mph... it was returning on average 29-30mpg a while ago. Last week had the same level of 'economy' but wondered if it was a one off error in filling or something. I don't know these fancy fuel injected engines with their fancy gubbins (it's a 2l zetec)... oil/filter/plugs etc all changed a few months ago. Will have to have a poke around tomorrow and maybe some fancy petrol followed by a blast up the A1?

Could be worse averaged 12mpg on my last tank in the Jag😂

[N19]

Just now, dean36014 said:

Could be worse averaged 12mpg on my last tank in the Jag😂

Ouch! I did once get 17mpg on a tank for the Bluebird - but that involved spending a couple of 6hr stints in a field on a December evening sitting with the engine running purely to provide power, heat and light.

[Ghosty]

With the Civic working reliably, 205 wheels sold, some back pay due, and a decent bank balance, as well as an MX5 to get rid of as soon as someone shows up with £reasonable, I'm looking for a fun car that's not fucked, and with much more of a budget than my typical escapades... 

Oh, and I get full fat cheapo classic insurance now cause I turned 25 two weeks ago. 

[Angrydicky]

11 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

wonder what happened to the car they are off of? its still on the DVLA untaxed since 1981 but last V5 was issued in 2005 so I wonder if its still around?

 

also in the same series as this AC Acedes  (although sadly this Acedes was robbed of its mark back in the day, and now has the age related VRM BFW598B, it also had a close relative 1350KR, but I dont think that one is a survivor sadly)

 

EDIT: also worth noting that I think those plates in your picture are a pair of Homo-Hygrade plates, notable by the distinctive way they did the digit 8  (and technically a predecessor of the serck plate as the company was bought out by them IIRC!)

and before anyone gets funny with me about the name!

1964 Ford, 1498cc, MK1 Cortina I reckon?

[brownnova]

5 hours ago, Ghosty said:

With the Civic working reliably, 205 wheels sold, some back pay due, and a decent bank balance, as well as an MX5 to get rid of as soon as someone shows up with £reasonable, I'm looking for a fun car that's not fucked, and with much more of a budget than my typical escapades... 

Oh, and I get full fat cheapo classic insurance now cause I turned 25 two weeks ago. 

You’re getting rid of the MX5?

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, Angrydicky said:

1964 Ford, 1498cc, MK1 Cortina I reckon?

Yeah Initially I thought it was for the Ford Zephyr buried in there, but as you say comes back as a cortina

also quite curious because normally when you see plates on their own like that their normally from a car long gone, and if the plates are of some reg marked deemed quite valuable, then I expect to stick it into the DVLA and get some modern kitchen appliance on wheels but (thankfully) not in this case

[RobT]

7 hours ago, Ghosty said:

Oh, and I get full fat cheapo classic insurance now cause I turned 25 two weeks ago. 

Now that's something to celebrate.  Getting older has benefits!

[junkyarddog]

The elderly Ford Focus my dad owns recently failed it's test on "rusty" brake pipes,the reality was a bit of light surface rust,same with the "bulging" front brake flexi hose on the front,I could not see it bulging despite my best efforts.

Still they were duly replaced and I though I was finished with it just to book in its retest.

Test drove it yesterday all good,decided to nip down to the shop this morning and I got a huge clonk when turning the steering.....yup it's a broken spring.

FFS!!

[Zelandeth]

Changed this.

That's better.

Given that I know the gauge reads 75psi high not having a working oil pressure light wasn't something I was willing to put up with.

[rusty998]

I went treasure hunting today and I now own this 52.000 mile stunner 

 

Now I have to find a way of getting it back home,  the previous owner will get it to hard standing if it survives that ? The boot opened up okay but the arse of the car then fell off held only by the boot rubber seal

Anyone with a flat bed or trailer near The New Forest please feel free to contact me regarding movement of this pile of parts, interior shots 

Note keys still in the fully functioning ignition switch

[Christine]

I had    1600 KR , well i got the logbook..... to ring up to  a Mini Scamp  i had..

[Ghosty]

8 hours ago, brownnova said:

You’re getting rid of the MX5?

Needs a roof. 
Needs suspension all round.
Paint isn't great. 
Needs various gaskets. 
Needs driver's window regulator. 
Boot gets wet. 
Oh, and it uses a lot of water. 

It's a massive can of worms and I just really don't want to get into it when I could sell it, get my money back and buy something else in better nick. As I'm still working 5-6 days a week I don't have the time or mental capacity for a project at the moment, I just want something I can enjoy.

[stuboy]

Lada parts in the loft and a fuzz t mask in lounge..

[Supernaut]

4 minutes ago, stuboy said:

Lada parts in the loft and a fuzz t mask in lounge..

Dare you to wear that mask to the supermarket. It's still a face covering after all!

[Zelandeth]

9 minutes ago, stuboy said:

Lada parts in the loft and a fuzz t mask in lounge..

Shame it didn't turn up a couple of years earlier, I'd have had your arm off for that grill when I still had my Riva...

[Cord Fourteener]

On 11/28/2020 at 7:02 PM, camryv6 said:

Are you hiding ?

No, I had to go into our wild fruit garden to get a wide enough photo!

[Cord Fourteener]

21 hours ago, N19 said:

Just filled up the Mondeo - 25 litres in 120 miles.... 21mpg?! OK, accepting that it's a 2l estate and many of the journeys are half an hour each way going 20-30mph... it was returning on average 29-30mpg a while ago. Last week had the same level of 'economy' but wondered if it was a one off error in filling or something. I don't know these fancy fuel injected engines with their fancy gubbins (it's a 2l zetec)... oil/filter/plugs etc all changed a few months ago. Will have to have a poke around tomorrow and maybe some fancy petrol followed by a blast up the A1?

My hatchback 2.0 Mondeo tells me I'm doing 33, which is disappointing considering my 2.5 6 cylinder BMW was doing 31, and I verified that.

I've not yet done a real test on the Mondy, I'm a bit scared I might not like the result.

I'm doing a motorway trip on Friday, I might reset the mpg guage to make me feel better.

[Cord Fourteener]

16 hours ago, Ghosty said:

With the Civic working reliably, 205 wheels sold, some back pay due, and a decent bank balance, as well as an MX5 to get rid of as soon as someone shows up with £reasonable, I'm looking for a fun car that's not fucked, and with much more of a budget than my typical escapades... 

Oh, and I get full fat cheapo classic insurance now cause I turned 25 two weeks ago. 

Porsche 924?

I happen to have one that's decent but tatty as hell that I'm looking to move on...

[Cord Fourteener]

4 hours ago, rusty998 said:

I went treasure hunting today and I now own this 52.000 mile stunner 

 

Now I have to find a way of getting it back home,  the previous owner will get it to hard standing if it survives that ? The boot opened up okay but the arse of the car then fell off held only by the boot rubber seal

Anyone with a flat bed or trailer near The New Forest please feel free to contact me regarding movement of this pile of parts, interior shots 

Note keys still in the fully functioning ignition switch

Barn find, good runner, spares and repairs. No test pilots please.

[wuvvum]

I managed to read the transmission fault codes from the Granvia today.  It's coming up as a fault on both No.1 solenoid and the torque converter lockup solenoid.  Which makes sense.  I think the No.1 solenoid is an intermittent fault and the lockup solenoid is permanently buggered, as even when the gears are all working properly the torque converter doesn't seem to ever lock up.

There are a couple more tests I can do to test the resistance of the solenoids etc.  It took me a while to track down the ECU - seems to be just one for engine and gearbox.  I found a diagram online showing which wires do the solenoids - it's for a 4-runner so a different engine but the plug layout looks the same so I'm going to go with the assumption that the wires will be the same too.  It's nothing helpful like a separate plug for the transmission either - the transmission-related wires are spread out across the three plugs and 64 pins of the ECU.

I'm not sure how how much use all that is going to be though TBH.  If it is knackered solenoids then repair would involve taking the gearbox to bits, and given that the inside of an auto 'box is basically black magic that's not something I feel comfortable doing.  On the other hand if it is a broken wire I really don't fancy trying to trace that back through the wiring loom either.  I'll dig out my multimeter and do the tests next weekend and then consider my options.

The good thing is that the codes didn't show a fault with the speed sensor, so I don't think it's related to the MPH conversion chip - so that's saved me having to take the clocks out, which is a good thing because I bloody hate pulling dashboards to bits.

In non-Toyota-related news I also made a start on the gearbox mount on the Renault 6.  I didn't have time to complete the job due to running out of daylight, but I've (hopefully) got everything lined up so that I can get it done in under an hour in the next bit of dry daylight fettling time I get.  The car continues to amaze me - it's a really quite rusty, nearly-50-year-old Renault, but yet in 13 years of ownership I have yet to encounter a seized bolt...

[stuboy]

One for the older honda luvvers

[N19]

1 hour ago, Tim_E said:

My hatchback 2.0 Mondeo tells me I'm doing 33, which is disappointing considering my 2.5 6 cylinder BMW was doing 31, and I verified that.

I've not yet done a real test on the Mondy, I'm a bit scared I might not like the result.

I'm doing a motorway trip on Friday, I might reset the mpg guage to make me feel better.

Is there a way of resetting the mpg gauge? It would be useful to know what the car thinks it's doing. It is showing 32mpg average which until recently was near enough right. Slightly lower is reasonable given the lack of long runs at the moment, but 21mpg is surely way out. Although could be the petrol pump cutting out before the tank is full and throwing calculations off...?

Trying to read up on the mysterious world of EGR the like.

[Cord Fourteener]

47 minutes ago, N19 said:

Is there a way of resetting the mpg gauge? It would be useful to know what the car thinks it's doing. It is showing 32mpg average which until recently was near enough right. Slightly lower is reasonable given the lack of long runs at the moment, but 21mpg is surely way out. Although could be the petrol pump cutting out before the tank is full and throwing calculations off...?

Trying to read up on the mysterious world of EGR the like.

I think that using the petrol pump click-off to measure when the tank is full is not accurate, though an error of 33% is huge, maybe it did cut out too early.

Is yours a mk2? Mine is a 2.0 Duratec so it's the Mazda engine, I think first used in the MK3, which mine is. I think Zetec engines were earlier? I know the name remained as a trim level in the mk3, ford are the ultimate intellectual asset recyclers.

Anyway, on mine there is a little button to reset the calculations next to the mpg etc read out. It's the same set up as the trip milage reset next to the odometer.