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No car related news from me today other than I wish I had some.

 

On the way to work.

 

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1. The speedo has packed up, and 2. some more gaffa tape has come unstuck 

 

1. It's a 90's Transit so the only speed you need is 'flat out' with the front bumper 3 inches from the car in front in the outside lane with several days' worth of the Sun wedged on top of the dashboard.  

 

2. Lightweight adaptive aerodynamics.  This is because it wants to go faster (see 1).

 

Other van-related stereotypes are available.

 

On a totally random note, all being well, I'm moving house in a couple of weeks.  If only I knew someone nearby with a van... :)

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Ahhh... the 'before/after' milometer shot :)

 

I have one for MrSavvy (60k.. Out of Warranty) & I did our Mk3 Cortina (100k).

 

The Cortina is featured in "Arena - Secret life...".

 

 

TS

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Well the A35 is back up for sale, in the end I went for four new wheel cylinders as a couple were a bit dodgy. It's back on Car & Classic (I may brave ebay later) A couple of blokes did have a look at it this morning, but said it was a bit loose (?) and too much work, a shame, but, hopefully someone will want it.

It was nice to inhale the smell of old Austin when I got it out of the garage, if they sold an air-freshner with that scent I'd buy it for the Alto

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Well, the 1300's last functional exhaust manifold stud gave up this morning and dumped what was left of the downpipe on the road. Driving back from work with the exhaust in the boot I couldn't help but think it was worrying I could still hear the engine even over the no exhaust and when I got home the oil light started flickering.

 

Looks like I may well be down to 0 functional cars and a bank account that is permanently in negative figures! In retrospect this was probably foreseeable. 

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Well, the 1300's last functional exhaust manifold stud gave up this morning and dumped what was left of the downpipe on the road. Driving back from work with the exhaust in the boot I couldn't help but think it was worrying I could still hear the engine even over the no exhaust and when I got home the oil light started flickering.

 

Looks like I may well be down to 0 functional cars and a bank account that is permanently in negative figures! In retrospect this was probably foreseeable.

 

That sucks! Looks like I'm not the only one with terminal engine woes. They say shit comes in threes so I wonder who's next!!

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Dolomite: change oil and filter for the proper non-return valve equipped jobbie. Chuck in a can of the Wynn's engine oil additive stuff before you fill with oil. You might also consider changing  the oil pressure switch. 

 

This was a tip from a Triumph guy who knows these things inside out. Cured the same malady on mine. 

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Willy the welder came over to weld up Beige1100's Metro City X on its front valance and drivers floor-pan.

He also helped me set up Mrs the princess' old Clark welder with new has and wire. Will give it a try out tomorrow, an idiot learns to weld so get the fire brigade on standby.

 

Also managed to reset the 100club princess' passenger seat as the adjuster had gone a bit wrong, locking half of the seat base in the lowest position. Peter (Beige1100) managed to jam a screwdriver into the mechanism while posing the base free. Will try and fix the broken wires for the passenger seat fasten belts light then refit the interior tomorrow.

 

Then it will be worth out an exhaust solution and MOT time

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I posted the other day that the turbo on the boring was putting out a bit of smoke (and oil) well, I removed it the next day and here it is...

 

 

I have never come across a turbo anywhere near this knackered before, I was going to post this in the grin thread as it made me giggle.

 

10 minutes later ...

 

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Decision time, I can get a complete CHRA (cassette with spindle and wheel) for £95 and it should be as good as new. This is a simple bolt in job, no fiddly bearings or balancing, it's a doddle, this is the simplest way to repair a turbo.

The problem is I think I want a bigger turbo.

My dilemma is, do I do the stock rebuild, buy a bigger secondhand turbo of unknown provenance for £150ish, or a fancy rebuilt hybrid for £300 ... Not very Autoshite I know.

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Just replaced The Saab's pollen filter, as part of the annual/major service I am doing on the car this weekend. The old one and its housing were full of matter and dead leaves, indicating that it hadn't been changed for a long time, if at all:

 

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So much for a full Saab dealer/Saab specialist service history! Granted, you have to remove the glove box to get to the filter housing, but it's a five minute job and is hardly taxing if you are able-bodied.

 

As per all of the other cars I've owned, I'll be servicing The Saab on a DIY basis...

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^^Main dealer service history used to be a big plus when buying a car. Now it puts me off buying a car.

 

Lazy money grabbing gits most of them.

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When I worked at a main dealer we used to be pretty good at doing what we were paid to do but the dealer used to run a budget service menu . This would still get the stamp in the book but quite often didn't include stuff like brake fluid changes, cabin filters etc . It's not always the dealers/ techies failt

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I posted the other day that the turbo on the boring was putting out a bit of smoke (and oil) well, I removed it the next day and here it is...

 

 

I have never come across a turbo anywhere near this knackered before, I was going to post this in the grin thread as it made me giggle.

 

10 minutes later ...

 

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Decision time, I can get a complete CHRA (cassette with spindle and wheel) for £95 and it should be as good as new. This is a simple bolt in job, no fiddly bearings or balancing, it's a doddle, this is the simplest way to repair a turbo.

The problem is I think I want a bigger turbo.

My dilemma is, do I do the stock rebuild, buy a bigger secondhand turbo of unknown provenance for £150ish, or a fancy rebuilt hybrid for £300 ... Not very Autoshite I know.

 

I could do you a 2.5 TDi turbo of unknown provenance for much less than £150 if it would fit.

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Thought it was going too well, found the aircon leak on the Landcruiser, there's a pipe leaking that runs across the front of the condenser, sorted.

 

Got me big fuck off adjustables out, removed the grill for easy access and set about removing it, simples, yeah right.

 

Alloy pipe to alloy pipe both sides, left hand side the thread stripped off...the leaking pipe thread you ask?, no course not the other fucker that goes to the aircon pump.

right hand side its bloody tight, suddenly it undoes, ha bastard i'm still in business...no i bloody aint the pipe has sheared...the leaking pipe you ask?..no course not the other fucker that disappears up into the bulkhead.

 

Ah well, 4 x leccy windows that still work and a bloody great leccy sunroof will have to do.

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^^Main dealer service history used to be a big plus when buying a car. Now it puts me off buying a car.

 

Lazy money grabbing gits most of them.

 

I was going to take the car to the Saab specialist in Rayleigh for a service, in order to get a stamp in the service book, given that it hasn't yet done 90,000 miles and is still worth something, but I can do the job perfectly well on my own for less money (£60-worth of filters, oil and suchlike from Neo Brothers) and for more personal satisfaction.

 

Anything I can't do myself will - as ever - be done by my local garage/MOT place.

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I could do you a 2.5 TDi turbo of unknown provenance for much less than £150 if it would fit.

 

Cheers Richard, but it won't fit

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Cheers Richard, but it won't fit

can you not just hammer a smaller manifold over it?

 

Richard-fit it to the polo for lolz

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The Peugeot 205 auto that I bought in early April passed 3,000 miles of pleasant, trouble free motoring in my ownership a week ago.  I will therefore forgive it for springing a slight fuel leak mid last week, where the filler neck pipe goes down the offside wheelarch to the tank.  I think it's just a rubber tube to replace.  The leak is only noticeable with a full tank, so I carried on driving it.  I will also forgive it for springing a coolant leak yesterday. The metal pipe which carries coolant from the rad to the engine via connecting hoses was renewed when I got the cambelt, waterpump and tensioner done shortly after buying the car (43,000 miles, 1993, nothing had been replaced previously).  I am hoping that it's just a simple tightening of a jubilee clip to fix, though access looks awkward.  The Pug was parked up awaiting attention (Monday, probably) and the Stellar brought in to use. Really enjoyed driving it yesterday.  Today, its exhaust started blowing.  Investigation shows a split just before the backbox.  The rest of the system looks frail in places, so a new system may be the best option if I can find one.  Tomorrow, I'll bring the Tipo in to service.  If it is listening, THERE ARE LIMITS TO MY FORGIVING NATURE.  DON'T GET ANY IDEAS!!

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Put the Disastra through it's m.o.t this week and sailed through without even a single advisory. I did ask the tester if he was on drugs or if he had tested the wrong vehicle by mistake but he confirmed neither of these things have happened. So now it's on my drive with (now) 392 days of ticket. ALL VURXHURLS RNT SHIT.

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I don't know but I'm really glad it's gone,  since we've had the events tag it's been even more pointless.  I've missed a few things by never going in there.

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Still to fit the gt carb and exhaust but the cam alone has made a huge difference, it's much more pleasant to drive.

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Spent four hours rearranging the bikes in my garage, and all 7 now fit (just). Then I get offered a nice 1976 Jawa 350 which I'll have, so more messing around to come very soon (I have loads of roof space) to make room for it.

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I spent a few more hours on the Sierra yesterday, fitted new plugs and leads and gave the carb a bit of a quick clean, after some adjustment with the screw it's running much nicer now, or it was until a tappet dropped, thankfully it was because we'd jacked up the rear end and it was low on oil, topped the oil back up and it was fine again thank god!.

 

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The interior is much cleaner now but the radio doesn't power up even though there's power going to it, a mate is donating another Ford 2006 RDS radio to me which is nice of him, meaning I'll be able to listen to my NOW tapes.

 

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We also stripped down the rear brakes, there's nothing much to worry about here, it needs two wheel cylinders, a rear hose, inner & outer CV boots and one side of the brake pipes to be made up.

 

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I gave it a wire brush up and painted the rusty bits with hammerite which have make it look better.

 

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I chucked on one of the alloys i bought whilst the rear wheels were off, that didn't go quite as to plan as the rear hub nut popped the centre cap off the alloy :(, I might end up just getting part worn tyres for the steel wheels and selling the alloys back on again, but once we've fitted the new brake parts and a cambelt it should be ready for it welding and it mot.

 

I still can't help but wonder how many other people would be pissing about with a old rusty Sierra like this?!

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