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[Tadhg Tiogar]

Sitting in the jet wash queue outside Kings Langley. 

[loserone]

Oh my word.  Is there a thread?

[Talbot]

15 minutes ago, Amishtat said:

Error:  Peugeot not found.

</crap old joke>

[Yoss]

6 hours ago, Amishtat said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice to see snake oil is nothing new. This looks like the Slick 50 of its day. Not that I am suggesting Slick 50 is snake oil your honour but I didn't think things like that went back that far. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

26 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Nice to see snake oil is nothing new. This looks like the Slick 50 of its day..... 

Bardahl used to advertise heavily in motor racing. Think they sponsored Emerson Fittipaldi in the early part of his career. 

[Yoss]

I just googled them, still going and based in Seattle. Never heard of them but obviously bigger in the US. 

[crad]

cleaned the clio for the first time in two years today. its gone from minging to acceptable, still quite a bit of dirt in the carpets but am going to the horse everyday so cba to go that anal on it

[Tadhg Tiogar]

42 minutes ago, Yoss said:

I just googled them, still going and based in Seattle. Never heard of them but obviously bigger in the US. 

...and Latin America. If you look at old racing photos from the 1960s and 1970s - especially  Brazil - there's loads of Bardahl adverts and sponsorship 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Observed yesterday... 

[Fumbler]

Father took the BX for a spin and likes it, so that's good. However, it kept cutting out at stops if there wasn't any choke applied. I think some tuning might be in order tomorrow if the drive to the unit is a repeat of just now.

[richardmorris]

My dad informs me that when he took the fiat out yesterday for a 20mile trip to chester and back on the dual carriageway that there was a puddle of coolant on the garage floor. NSF

its obviously lost some as he said it had a couple of inches in the reservoir, and I always keep it to max. My guess is a hose clamp is loose ( they’re the really annoying Italian spring clip things ) or the rad is leaking. Easy enough if I can go up and see - but wales is still saying NO to cross border travel.

[Asimo]

 

If you mix some of this brake fluid into your lawnmower’s petrol, the exhaust smells of Castrol-R.

 

[brownnova]

39 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

but wales is still saying NO to cross border travel.

Only until the 12th April.

[richardmorris]

26 minutes ago, brownnova said:

Only until the 12th April.

Ah. When are overnight stays indoors allowed?

[Cookiesouwest]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

My dad informs me that when he took the fiat out yesterday for a 20mile trip to chester and back on the dual carriageway that there was a puddle of coolant on the garage floor. NSF

its obviously lost some as he said it had a couple of inches in the reservoir, and I always keep it to max. My guess is a hose clamp is loose ( they’re the really annoying Italian spring clip things ) or the rad is leaking. Easy enough if I can go up and see - but wales is still saying NO to cross border travel.

Support bubble? 

[richardmorris]

Just now, Cookiesouwest said:

Support bubble? 

I’m in my sister’s. And visiting at the moment. There’s no rush, the dam car has done 78 miles in the last 15 months!

[mitsisigma01]

1 hour ago, Asimo said:

exhaust smells of Castrol-R.

Heavenly 🤪

[ruffgeezer]

Still looking at wiring diagrams for the van, seems I'm missing a live somewhere... 

 

Edit; full diagram attached for anyone who fancies having a look, item 1304 seems to be missing a live, the one responsible for turning the ECU on with the ignition. Thanks.

pugexpert.pdf

[Ghosty]

On 4/1/2021 at 7:27 PM, richardmorris said:

Nissan NPT-90, 15 made. Mainly used in IMSA events. 

[Merryck]

4 hours ago, Ghosty said:

Nissan NPT-90, 15 made. Mainly used in IMSA events. 

I’d daily drive it.

Fun fact - I’ve got part of the front clamshell from a Mazda 767B hanging on my garage wall.

[Mally]

16 hours ago, Talbot said:

 

All now superceeded by the 13-pin euro plug, which is actually a lot better than 12N/12S.

I hate the 13 pin with a passion. Too many wires, too small pins, if you stick a 7 pin adaptor in they start playing up.

Never had a problem with the old type.

I'm a bit of a Luddite though, spent hours yesterday, marvelling  at my Saab floppy top working, and that's 20 years old.

[HMC]

I had to move the cars about so decided to to a Mercedes estate face off.
 

[richardmorris]

50 miles to the support bubble is the furthest the 2cv has been since 2019!

[vulgalour]

That's a first.  Came back from the shop to find the Shite Fairy had paid a visit and left a couple of things under the wiper of the Maestro.  I don't remember leaving a bowl of rust and 10mm sockets out to receive this reward.  Flasher relay is Princess compatible, not sure what the condensor is for.

[HMC]

All tastes catered for at a local village garage dead car park....

 

 

[brownnova]

Took Bonk the magic wagon out to a garden centre today.... 

 

I managed my first A-road overtake in a left hand drive car.... felt like a winner! 

Also figured out the under-reading Speedo. I think it’s been reconfigured so that 40 kmh is 20 mph, 60 is 30, 80 is 40 etc etc. This will save my phone battery! 

[Talbot]

11 hours ago, HMC said:

Mercedes estate face off.

I know the 210 is a better more modern car, but the 124 just looks more impressive.  The rounded-off jelly-mould of the 210 just doesn't have the same "presence" as the 124 does.

[stuboy]

Been round sorting the deceased uncles house and found few bits ... mini said made for Luton and some 1 size  fits all spanners

[somewhatfoolish]

3 hours ago, HMC said:

All tastes catered for at a local village garage dead car park....

 

 

Late registration madness with the X1/9?

[sofarsogood]

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/gallery/new-pictures-classic-car-museum-5252800

Not sure if its already been mentioned but a new car museum is opening up in Ambergate. Apparently you can drive some of the exhibits.