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[stuboy]

Collegue at work said my cars banging... its a focus mk2... I took a look s said yeah the offside trailing arm bush looks very unhappy..compared to the nearside for comparison..

[stuboy]

Random puncture on one the ambulances... moved it and dunno can't quite see the issue.... ha ha ha

[GrumpiusMaximus]

18 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Would of been more interesting if he had hit the Lambo and then found out the scooter rider didn't have business insurance for his moped 😕

Both still may be true...

[wuvvum]

We've had a couple of dry and fairly mild (if a tad* breezy) days this week so I've been doing a bit of mid-week fettling in my lunch breaks.

The Maxus now has a working heater blower, thanks to the excellent Sunny Jim of this parish who extricated one from a dead Maxus and posted it to me.  I was pleased to find that it works on all four speeds - I was half expecting the resistor to be dead which would have meant that it only worked on hurricane setting.  It'll be nice to be able to get some warm air without having to plug the inverter in, and it may also come in handy if we get a summer this year and I need to run the aircon.

The next job on the van is to try and fix the passenger window, which doesn't go down.  The motor appears to be doing something as trying to wind the window up makes the interior light dim so it's obviously drawing current, but it doesn't want to go down.  Both door switches have the same effect so I think it's a motor issue rather than a switch issue - maybe the "down" wire has broken, come loose or corroded.  I'm going to have to get the door card off and investigate at some point.

I attempted a fix on the Laguna's boost hose - I Gorilla glued the plastic back together where it had split, then ran a thick bead of Tiger Seal round the outside of the join - that way there's a minimal risk of anything getting sucked into the engine.  It's definitely made an improvement but it's not 100% - I don't think superglue or Tiger Seal were designed to cope with that sort of temperature, so I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy a repair section.  At least I now know how the thing goes together - I found that unclipping the PAS reservoir gives a bit of extra wiggle room to get the pipe in and out, which helps avoid having to bend it too far, although the replacement section is rubber so that will be less of an issue.  Still an expense I could have done without mind...

[SiC]

8 hours ago, wuvvum said:

The next job on the van is to try and fix the passenger window, which doesn't go down.  The motor appears to be doing something as trying to wind the window up makes the interior light dim so it's obviously drawing current, but it doesn't want to go down.  Both door switches have the same effect so I think it's a motor issue rather than a switch issue - maybe the "down" wire has broken, come loose or corroded.  I'm going to have to get the door card off and investigate at some point.

Don't know what's the failure point on the Maxus but I've fixed a few broken motors by hitting them with a mallet while pushing down on the open button. 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

At just over 270,500 miles, Alison passed her MOT yesterday. 

Despite my slight* misjudgement the day before. Was a fucking shit week, so that pass was good news. 

[tooSavvy]

On 17/02/2022 at 01:27, mitsisigma01 said:

Would of been more interesting if he had hit the Lambo and then found out the scooter rider didn't have business insurance for his moped 😕

What, lyke...... You sayyin the line of baldy/partworn shod Clio's n Pugz - half wheel parked along the High St pavement - dooinn Pizza/Kebab runs are....errrr NOT 😱

[brownnova]

Sat here working from home due to storm Eunice, desk is in the window, and driving past goes a Renault Wind… seems appropriate.

[GingerNuttz]

[mitsisigma01]

3 hours ago, tooSavvy said:

What, lyke...... You sayyin the line of baldy/partworn shod Clio's n Pugz - half wheel parked along the High St pavement - dooinn Pizza/Kebab runs are....errrr NOT 😱

Translation required 🤔

[grogee]

I've just been in the town's Cheap Shop. They've got everything useful eg paint, brushes, bolts, washers, buckets, plastic storage bins etc. You know the sort of place, heavily into vape stuff too. 

Anyway I went in for some electrical plugs and was grateful they were open and had some, 75p each or summat, perfect. 

Old boy walks in and shouts, "How much is your shoe polish?"

"One pound fifty" they replied. 

"That's too much! Too much! It's ninety pence in Leamington you know."

"Better go to Leamington then" I said. 

Miserable old bastard! Just comes in to moan about the prices. Which are very reasonable, and they're open Sundays. Unlike the old-timey hardware store opposite, which even shuts for lunch. lunch during the week. 

Some people are just cunts. 

[Bren]

You know things are bed when you are driving but are overtaken by an empty dorito bag.

[Split_Pin]

2 hours ago, GingerNuttz said:

In that first picture I can't see any rust free metal.

[GingerNuttz]

15 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

In that first picture I can't see any rust free metal.

Right down to the jacking point is rotten, there's a ton of corrosion on the back end but looks like it's only on the drivers side.

Rear valance from drivers side to the middle is gone too, anywhere the seam sealer failed just fell to bits. 

 

 

[cobblers]

2 hours ago, grogee said:

I've just been in the town's Cheap Shop. They've got everything useful eg paint, brushes, bolts, washers, buckets, plastic storage bins etc. You know the sort of place, heavily into vape stuff too. 

Anyway I went in for some electrical plugs and was grateful they were open and had some, 75p each or summat, perfect. 

Old boy walks in and shouts, "How much is your shoe polish?"

"One pound fifty" they replied. 

"That's too much! Too much! It's ninety pence in Leamington you know."

"Better go to Leamington then" I said. 

Miserable old bastard! Just comes in to moan about the prices. Which are very reasonable, and they're open Sundays. Unlike the old-timey hardware store opposite, which even shuts for lunch. lunch during the week. 

Some people are just cunts. 

I repair a particular gear ECU for a truck, it's a lot of work and materials. We charge £880. They're £3500 new, or £400 for a 2nd hand one that's usually knackered.

Had one in the other day, tested it, confirmed it was fucked, phoned the guy with a quote "Yep, we can recondition it, it'll be ready in 3 days. £880 please"

"HOW MUCH? I can get a 2nd hand one for £400"

"OK then you'll have to do that instead, our prices are what they are and we think they're very good value, especially compared to a new unit with a warranty"

"But I've already bought three 2nd hand ones and none of them worked"

[sdkrc]

@GingerNuttz, is this the Mustang or is it something new? 

[cort1977]

1 hour ago, GingerNuttz said:

Right down to the jacking point is rotten, there's a ton of corrosion on the back end but looks like it's only on the drivers side.

Rear valance from drivers side to the middle is gone too, anywhere the seam sealer failed just fell to bits. 

 

 

I liked this, but probably shouldn't as I'm paying the bill...

[GingerNuttz]

30 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

@GingerNuttz, is this the Mustang or is it something new? 

Still the Mustang fella, not even finished poking it 😂

[somewhatfoolish]

7 hours ago, GingerNuttz said:

That's an extensive weight-saving programme.

[Bren]

42 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

That's an extensive weight-saving programme.

What car?

[horriblemercedes]

5 minutes ago, Bren said:

What car?

57 plate Mustang I think? Somewhere further up the thread 

[Bren]

57 plate? Oh dear.

[GingerNuttz]

Belongs to @cort1977

It's a cracking motor with a couple of little issues but nothing that can't be fixed.

[Zelandeth]

3 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said:

Belongs to @cort1977

It's a cracking motor with a couple of little issues but nothing that can't be fixed.

I really need to drop you a line, got a couple of jobs lined up which need your special set of skills.  Couple of bits on the Caddy and eventually swapping out the windscreen scuttle on the camper...though that's on the "sometime in the next few years" list.

They're both vehicles which I think are worth investigating a bit of time and money into (he says still not having had a proper crawl under the Caddy).  I'd rather have things done right rather than someone just throwing a bit of filler at it, hence why I'm looking your way!

[Fumbler]

1 hour ago, GingerNuttz said:

Belongs to @cort1977

It's a cracking motor with a couple of little issues but nothing that can't be fixed.

I've just remembered I somehow need to procure this pylon paint you drowned the Tronda and Dolly in. You still getting cans of it?

[brownnova]

Text my tame MoT tester last night to see which days he is testing currently (he only does two days a week). Friday and Saturday he says. “Grand I’ll call and book the 2CV in for next Friday then.”

”I do have a slot tomorrow at 9am”

So (as long as I can get it started as it hasn’t run in 3 months) looks like I’m taking the Deux for a test this morning! 

[GingerNuttz]

8 hours ago, Fumbler said:

I've just remembered I somehow need to procure this pylon paint you drowned the Tronda and Dolly in. You still getting cans of it?

Aye I've still got a gallon of it in the shed for you, I got 6 last time I saw him. 

[GingerNuttz]

9 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

I really need to drop you a line, got a couple of jobs lined up which need your special set of skills.  Couple of bits on the Caddy and eventually swapping out the windscreen scuttle on the camper...though that's on the "sometime in the next few years" list.

They're both vehicles which I think are worth investigating a bit of time and money into (he says still not having had a proper crawl under the Caddy).  I'd rather have things done right rather than someone just throwing a bit of filler at it, hence why I'm looking your way!

Aye no worries, just give me a shout when the time comes. 

[brownnova]

8AM

Its the Yellow one I need out for its 9am appointment… 

Good news was I got it out, and running by 8.20. Checked everything over had a brief test run up the lane and declared myself happy to take it for test.

Best bit? 

The man from the ministry has passed his seal of approval upon the faithful Deux Chevaux for another year!

 

[HillmanImp]

Yay, guess who sold their 4 wheel drive the other day!