Yoss Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 19 minutes ago, Steve79 said: Ok let's not criticise my poor parking. Plenty of space to reverse to fit if we're nit picking Sorry, I like nitpicking. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 7 hours ago, JJ0063 said: Sound it makes towards the end of them dropping, make sure your volume is up Smashing. Y tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 25 minutes ago, Steve79 said: Ok let's not criticise my poor parking. Plenty of space to reverse to fit if we're nit picking So you don't want it pointed out that is wasn't straight, then? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 7:19 PM, Gerrymcd said: Unless it's a ballast feed or something? Yeah Dolomites and Toledos have a bypass for the coil. 12v straight to the coil on starting. Once started then 12v through a resistor. Coil needs to be a ballast resistor coil. Or connect the two up on the coil, removing the resistor and run a 12v coil. Ballast resistor could well be on the blink if original too. The main battery feed to starter should be showing full battery voltage. Likewise don't forget the engine earths too. GMcD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 12 hours ago, wesacosa said: when I had it (circa 2003) That's lovely! Glad it's still alive and well. wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 33 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said: That's lovely! Glad it's still alive and well. yes it wasn't due to live past 60k /2003. A bloke bought it for a kit car project but decided it was too nice and put it for sale in Loot for the princely sum of £325 Cord Fourteener and Lankytim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: So you don't want it pointed out that is wasn't straight, then? 🤣 My drive, i'll park it how I want AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 45 minutes ago, Steve79 said: My drive, i'll park it how I want Fair. Your choice, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 This evening after work I spent an hour trying and failing to get the headlights working on the 121. I replaced both relays, but one of them doesn't seem to do anything at all and one has no live feed to the common terminal - I tried running a feed direct from the battery live but that didn't work either. The positive coil terminal is showing 12v with the lights switched on, but obviously with no feed to the com it's not actually switching anything. The other relay has 12v to the com but doesn't do anything whatever position the switch is in. I think I'm going to give up and just wire in a separate 3-position switch with a permanent live from the battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Highlights of the local car night! There were also a shed load of MX5s driven by what appeared to be teenagers (although I think that just means I’m old now), and at least 4 pimped Zafiras… wuvvum, RayMK, Supernaut and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 3 hours ago, SiC said: Yeah Dolomites and Toledos have a bypass for the coil. 12v straight to the coil on starting. Once started then 12v through a resistor. Coil needs to be a ballast resistor coil. Or connect the two up on the coil, removing the resistor and run a 12v coil. Ballast resistor could well be on the blink if original too. The main battery feed to starter should be showing full battery voltage. Likewise don't forget the engine earths too. Cheers 👍. Works been crazy and to be honest I was fed up looking at it so I rolled it to the back of the garage and threw a (cat piss?) tarp over it to give it time to sit in the corner in the dark and think about why it's being a bastard. I'm going to dig a little deeper again at the weekend. I suspect it's running a uprated coil. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Pepper Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 40 minutes ago, brownnova said: Highlights of the local car night! Lovely, a Series E Morris Eight. I want it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 5:17 PM, Lankytim said: I had two left, along with a single “blade” that’s used to scrape old glue from the glass. I’ve just chucked them in the post to you. Got them, thanks! Will try fitting when it's a bit cooler out... Lankytim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 10:49 AM, barefoot said: Fucksticks! Double Fucksticks - Driveshaft has separated & flung the linkage rod off. Recovered to garage where it was already booked in today for a gearbox mount to be replaced. Update; the gariage have repaired / re-connected the drive shaft, but were struggling to even find, never mind get hold of the missing bit of gearbox linkage. It hadn't occurred to me that it was actually MIA, so I drove round again & there it was lying in the gutter. Bobbed over to Melbourne, the linkage was snapped back into place & he can now make a start on the gearbox mounting & the other oddments it was originally booked in for. I can now downgrade this post from fuck-sticks to arse- biscuits. Yoss, Saabnut, Back_For_More and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I was at The Motorist on Sunday. Few interesting things there but the best was the Audi Quattro. Lovely. Otherwise the heat was baking and I didn't stay for long. JakeT and Cookiesouwest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Spurious said: I had one of them in 94 and the then gf hated it..... I know which one I should've sided with! Lovely motors..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Back_For_More said: I had one of them in 94 and the then gf hated it..... I know which one I should've sided with! Lovely motors..... Bet you they were a lot cheaper in 1994. Then again, it probably wasn't that old at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 replica dealer plates made up for the XM by Prestige plates. really pleased with them Split_Pin, RoverFolkUs, Pat Earrings and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 As I was moving the cars off the drive to power wash it, I thought the Saab looked good from this angle. Horrible job but we got there in the end. Just a bit more brushing in of sharp sand required after it settled a bit. The Fusion is not mine. AnnoyingPentium, Jamie and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I got towbarred! Now i can use the Volvo as a daily and as my work car for my gardening for a little while. Awesome! wuvvum, Fumbler, Split_Pin and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Having cast aside my annoyance at the windscreen crack to the E60 (new one scheduled for Saturday) I managed to source a proper space saver spare wheel and kit rather than the compressor stuff which never works. £80 and tbh, not bad considering I couldn’t see them cheaper elsewhere. Stanky, Cord Fourteener and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I changed the coolant on the 75 today. It was fairly easy, just lower the undertray and take off the bottom hose. I fucked up on the coolant though as I accidentally diluted stuff that I'd already mixed 50/50 but the pen I'd marked the bottle with had faded. As you can see I only had protection down to -7. I figured after a short drive the coolant would need topping off so I could just use neat stuff. I entered diagnostic mode to check the real engine running temperature. The heaters stayed stone cold and the temperature rose to 95 which is not normal for this car. Shit. Suddenly though the heaters got hot and the temperature went down to 75 degrees. A further quick drive showed a steady 85 which is what I'd expect . I topped it up with neat antifreeze once it had cooled for a couple of hours. Cord Fourteener, davehedgehog31, Coprolalia and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Goodbye, Mégane. It doesn't look very damaged, but I fear it's going to be written off. Two headlights @ at least €250 each, probably a bumper at €4-500, plus all the various bits attached to it, slam panel as well, a foglamp, and the bonnet damaged and moved back and sideways an inch, and one wing damaged, also the washer bottle smashed, plus paint and labour. I'd like to see it back, but AXA write them off if the damage is more than 50%of the value. Which means write-off if it's going to cost more than 3k. So I'm not very hopeful. BL Bloke, Cord Fourteener, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, artdjones said: Goodbye, Mégane. It doesn't look very damaged, but I fear it's going to be written off. Two headlights @ at least €250 each, probably a bumper at €4-500, plus all the various bits attached to it, slam panel as well, a foglamp, and the bonnet damaged and moved back and sideways an inch, and one wing damaged, also the washer bottle smashed, plus paint and labour. I'd like to see it back, but AXA write them off if the damage is more than 50%of the value. Which means write-off if it's going to cost more than 3k. So I'm not very hopeful. Can you buy it back? And fix it yourself cheaply with used parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbridge Apologist Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Suddenly have come into a newer car. I don't want it though. At all. It's not because I'm ungrateful, but because it was my Dad's retirement 'last car'. Sadly it now is, we lost him after 2 weeks ill in hospital on Sunday morning. Life can be really quite 'shite sometimes, can't it? NorthernMonkey, GrumpiusMaximus, BeEP and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Can you buy it back? And fix it yourself cheaply with used parts? I haven't asked. But I already have 2 car projects that aren't making progress, so it might be a bit too much time pressure. I'll think about it when the insurance company get back to me. Dyslexic Viking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 TIL this is even a thing https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133817633652 Cord Fourteener, Stanky and RayMK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, SiC said: TIL this is even a thing https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133817633652 how bloody much!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Glasgow - - > Manchester Airport and back (with a holiday inbetween ) in the Civic. That's not bad for a 1.8 Pez! 320touring, Jim Bell, Tickman and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, stuboy said: how bloody much!!!!!!!! Someone’s actually bought one😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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