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[grogee]

Drove past a convoy of miserable 3-wheelers; the lead BMW/Messerschmitt had broken down and blocked the road. Standard. I'm sure they'll tell you it was fun.

(Excuse my grump. I'm balls deep in a village fete and surrounded by clucking women trying to 'organise')

[17-Coffees]

Ah, feels good to road trip again...

Not doing bad for time, somewhere in the Midlands of now having left North of Abrrdeen at 6:30 this morning and had a few stops. 

[grogee]

Elite Autoshite mode: engaged

[mitsisigma01]

K11 Micra 1.0 vibe 2001 ...where tf is the heater resistor thing hidden ... It's been mentioned before but I can't find a thread .... Help please 🤞

[Stanky]

6 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

K11 Micra 1.0 vibe 2001 ...where tf is the heater resistor thing hidden ... It's been mentioned before but I can't find a thread .... Help please 🤞

Have you tried removing the glovebox? On an N15 Almera it's a credit card sized & shaped thing that lives in the fresh air duct sort of level with the passenger's right shin. Not sure if the k11 is the same, but that would be where I'd start looking. 

[MrDuke]

Well that sucks. 

[RoverFolkUs]

13 minutes ago, MrDuke said:

Well that sucks. 

I know a K Series header tank when I see one

(I think that's a K-Series header tank... You get to know what it looks like when you used to have a Rover 45!)

[MrDuke]

Yep, the very same 😟 On the positive side, at least I know why the EML's been coming on recently. And it hasn't been overheating, so the head shouldn't need any work. Probably. I hope.

Not sure what to do with it yet - MOT's up next month, and it's got a couple of other potential issues. I'm happy to attempt the HG myself, so I suppose the worst result will be that I get some spannering practice in.

[MJK 24]

Citroën spotted in Wakefield, yesterday.

[Rust Collector]

Well, I’ve tried my best.

I’ve been avoiding the eBay thread, the for sales section here, marketplace, scumtree… all the usual places where I see ropey cars that I really shouldn’t buy.

A few days ago I was walking round some units with a friend, potentially planning some yard space…

Oh dear… my mate asks if it’s something I’d want to buy. To which the answer is of course. Apparently he knows who owns it and will put the feelers out in the week once everyone is back at work. Here’s hoping they want to keep it because they’re definitely going to restore it one day or they want daft money and I won’t be able to justify it 😅

To make things worse, I was recently talking to another mate about ideal family wagons. I came up with the Audi 100 Avant as a sensible* choice. Which triggered a memory. Earlier this year I saw one advertised for not a lot of money. Convinced it was gone, I checked my bookmarks just to have a look… advert still up, still no change of keeper in a decade according to DVLA website. Only one thing for it then; I’ve contacted the seller and I’m seeing it Thursday evening 😅

 

I wonder if I’m at the point yet where my partner can’t remember what I’ve got up at the farm and wont question this appearing on the driveway!

[RoverFolkUs]

19 hours ago, MrDuke said:

Yep, the very same 😟 On the positive side, at least I know why the EML's been coming on recently. And it hasn't been overheating, so the head shouldn't need any work. Probably. I hope.

Not sure what to do with it yet - MOT's up next month, and it's got a couple of other potential issues. I'm happy to attempt the HG myself, so I suppose the worst result will be that I get some spannering practice in.

Assuming the oil has also gone creamy? 

Oil + water mixing is almost certainly OMGHGF on a K-Series. Sometimes when it's coolant consumption you're lucky and it turns out to be just the inlet manifold gasket. 

But oil and water will be HGF

Yes if it hasn't overheated, the head should be fine. 

Any history of whether it's had the head gasket done before? 

The MG Rover mobile mechanics do it mobile for about £350 iirc, might be worth getting them to do it?

It's important to do it right otherwise it'll happen again 

But I'd stick it in for a test first, if the floorpans are rotten then it's probably a lost cause 

[Fumbler]

Lolz🙃
 

Excuse the ClassicFM. I got bored of the live performances on Radio 2.

[junkyarddog]

Spotted this giffer spec MGB at a show today,it's for sale if anyone is interested....

Engine is Claterted with paint,I particularly like the screw in the radiator, a nice touch I think.

He was a nice old lad,but The giffer repairs and improvements was too good not to share.

[richardmorris]

23 hours ago, grogee said:

Elite Autoshite mode: engaged

Must be a very late B reg- it’s the only one I’ve seen without the older twisty dash disks and not rectangular buttons.

[D.E]

There was a small meeting near the local cinema today. Spoiler for more photos!

 

Spoiler

 

[wuvvum]

Ooft, that Peugeot 202!  😎

[artdjones]

2 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Spotted this giffer spec MGB at a show today,it's for sale if anyone is interested....

Engine is Claterted with paint,I particularly like the screw in the radiator, a nice touch I think.

He was a nice old lad,but The giffer repairs and improvements was too good not to share.

If it was up for sale and cheap, and not red rotten underneath it would be a nice project to get it looking decent again.

[junkyarddog]

32 minutes ago, artdjones said:

If it was up for sale and cheap, and not red rotten underneath it would be a nice project to get it looking decent again.

He mentioned €2,500 to me.

I reckon it's ropey enough underneath.

[MrDuke]

3 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Assuming the oil has also gone creamy? 

Oil + water mixing is almost certainly OMGHGF on a K-Series. Sometimes when it's coolant consumption you're lucky and it turns out to be just the inlet manifold gasket. 

But oil and water will be HGF

Yes if it hasn't overheated, the head should be fine. 

Any history of whether it's had the head gasket done before? 

The MG Rover mobile mechanics do it mobile for about £350 iirc, might be worth getting them to do it?

It's important to do it right otherwise it'll happen again 

But I'd stick it in for a test first, if the floorpans are rotten then it's probably a lost cause 

Didn't bother checking the oil tbh, once I saw the state of the header tank I just slammed the bonnet and marched off in disgust! I'm now worrying about whether the piston slap might have caused/been caused by wet-liner issues....

No idea whether it's been done before, there's no history with the car and I've only had it a couple of months (previous owner had it for even less time!) Judging by the 70k miles and generally cared-for condition, I doubt it.

I'll probably get a pre-MOT check done on the bodywork - anything other than welding I can attempt myself.

[wuvvum]

4 hours ago, Fumbler said:

Excuse the ClassicFM. I got bored of the live performances on Radio 2.

Nowt wrong with Classic FM.  Although the last few days it has pretty much been Jerusalem, Orb & Sceptre and Crown Imperial on a loop...

[artdjones]

1 hour ago, junkyarddog said:

He mentioned €2,500 to me.

I reckon it's ropey enough underneath.

It wouldn't be a surprise.

[Fumbler]

4 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Nowt wrong with Classic FM.  Although the last few days it has pretty much been Jerusalem, Orb & Sceptre and Crown Imperial on a loop...

Makes a change from the John Williams, Holst and Vivaldi they seemingly have on repeat.

[RoverFolkUs]

45 minutes ago, MrDuke said:

Didn't bother checking the oil tbh, once I saw the state of the header tank I just slammed the bonnet and marched off in disgust! I'm now worrying about whether the piston slap might have caused/been caused by wet-liner issues....

No idea whether it's been done before, there's no history with the car and I've only had it a couple of months (previous owner had it for even less time!) Judging by the 70k miles and generally cared-for condition, I doubt it.

I'll probably get a pre-MOT check done on the bodywork - anything other than welding I can attempt myself.

I understand the feeling! 

Yeah, if the liner heights were either not checked or the wrong headgasket fitted depending on liner protrusion, that certainly won't help

I guess it comes down to how much you like it! I never like seeing Rover's scrapped, but you can't persist with them forever if it's a lost cause. 

Although it's got to be worth a go yourself 🤷‍♂️

[brownnova]

After yesterdays epic journey I decided to stay local-ish today. Having lived in this area for 15 years or so I can’t believe I’ve never been to Wirral Transport museum before! 
 

A few buses and trams. Even short tram rides through Birkenhead! 
 

[MrDuke]

51 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

I understand the feeling! 

Yeah, if the liner heights were either not checked or the wrong headgasket fitted depending on liner protrusion, that certainly won't help

I guess it comes down to how much you like it! I never like seeing Rover's scrapped, but you can't persist with them forever if it's a lost cause. 

Although it's got to be worth a go yourself 🤷‍♂️

Yeah, at the moment it only owes me (roughly) the CarTakeBack value. Any further expenditure will incur the onset of the sunk-cost fallacy, which is a very slippery and dangerous slope.

Meh - if the engine is totally goosed, that's just an excuse to drop a 1.8VVC in there instead. WCPGW???

[stuboy]

Misses stuboy went to Laughton fair near lewes.. and sent me these pics..

[wesacosa]

44 minutes ago, brownnova said:

After yesterdays epic journey I decided to stay local-ish today. Having lived in this area for 15 years or so I can’t believe I’ve never been to Wirral Transport museum before! 
 

A few buses and trams. Even short tram rides through Birkenhead! 
 

I was there a few weeks ago.  Some nice stuff but few of the buses seemed to be off-site when I was there.  Tram ride was a nice touch

[wesacosa]

I stopped in at the Reliant National Rally on Saturday.  It seemed like a bit of a poor turn out but I think perhaps the weather put people off.  There was pretty much one of each model though aside from a Scimitar (Princess Anne edition!)

Got to see a Bond Bug close up which was nice.  I also saw a blue Kitten which was for sale in my home town last year which I was tempted to look at but never did. Looked nicer than it did in the for sale pictures so maybe I should have had a look but would prefer one in a more zingy colour if I was to have one

[stuboy]

13 hours ago, wesacosa said:

I stopped in at the Reliant National Rally on Saturday.  It seemed like a bit of a poor turn out but I think perhaps the weather put people off.  There was pretty much one of each model though aside from a Scimitar (Princess Anne edition!)

Got to see a Bond Bug close up which was nice.  I also saw a blue Kitten which was for sale in my home town last year which I was tempted to look at but never did. Looked nicer than it did in the for sale pictures so maybe I should have had a look but would prefer one in a more zingy colour if I was to have one

where was this at?

whose is the yellow kitten 'MHC'? as think my mates old one.

[wesacosa]

3 minutes ago, stuboy said:

where was this at?

whose is the yellow kitten 'MHC'? as think my mates old one.

Alcester Rugby club.   Yellow one belonged to a big chap in his 50s with a yellow cap