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[scdan4]

Getting motorbike.

 

Much excitement.

 

drz400 acquired. reasonable nick and pretty original. happy days.

[Bear]

Put the ZT on mongtree and just been offered a 2001 Laguna v6 auto. I hate the ZT with it's endless desire to rape my wallet but really a Laguna !. I bet that will be a wonderful ownership experience. I would rather take an xbox.

 

That'd be an early Laguna II then? That would surely be a truly wonderful ownership experience.

 

Honda brakes reassembled. Checked, checked, checked again. Took for a test drive. Noticed the offside front is hot. Again. I may hate that car as much as you hate the ZT at the moment, though most of it is down to the stupid clipped-in relays and trying to make the reversing lights work. Suspect the caliper needs more than just the sliders stripped & greased and the piston that needed mega effort to wind back is the problem there.

[scdan4]

is there a non return type valve in the end of the flexi?

 

i've had that and it caused similar symptoms.

[dollywobbler]

Aye. Give the brake pedal and good shove, then release. Then crack the bleed nipple on the problem caliper and see if fluid comes out under pressure. If it does, that'd suggest a flexi issue.

[HH-R]

There is something attractive about Laguna IIs, even knowing that they're EVEN shitter than a Vectra.

[spike60]

is there a non return type valve in the end of the flexi?

 

i've had that and it caused similar symptoms.

Surely if it had a non return valve the brakes would never come off?

[spike60]

A lot of dragging brakes can be caused by general corrosion and crud on the piston and caliper bore, particularly behind the main seal. I recently finally admitted defeat and stripped,  cleaned and resealed the NSR caliper on me auld Polio, the wheel has run hot for 2 years. Only 2 more to do.....

[Bear]

I'm pretty sure its a duff piston - three retracted as I'd expect, one needed the same force that I deployed for the caliper bolts. Have run out of fucks and parts washer stuff. Mostly the former. Will deal with it when things are less crazy...

[320touring]

Fucking ebay!
 

 

Had the 20% off code yesterday, and bought new suspension for the Octavia.

 

Apparently the payment never completed successfully - as a result I have neither the parts or the discount code to use.

 

utter pish

[fred]

Fucking ebay!

 

 

Had the 20% off code yesterday, and bought new suspension for the Octavia.

 

Apparently the payment never completed successfully - as a result I have neither the parts or the discount code to use.

 

utter pish

Oddly enough ordered a water pump and Cambelt and entered my discount code - and that failed to go through too ??? First time in over 15 years a payment failed - I call Phooey

[320touring]

Oddly enough ordered a water pump and Cambelt and entered my discount code - and that failed to go through too ??? First time in over 15 years a payment failed - I call Phooey

I don't know if it was the "Basket" function or them just failing to process.

[fred]

I don't know if it was the "Basket" function or them just failing to process.

Dunno - Never had a problem till today - wankers!

[HMC]

Can haz new Pirelli and tracking sorted.

[Lacquer Peel]

166, tell us more!

[Richard]

He has done, keep up! http://autoshite.com/topic/22094-new-wbod-alfa-v6-content-who-has-nicked-my-seats/

[Bren]

Put the ZT on mongtree and just been offered a 2001 Laguna v6 auto. I hate the ZT with it's endless desire to rape my wallet but really a Laguna !. I bet that will be a wonderful ownership experience. I would rather take an xbox.

I hope you replied along the lines of "I would sooner insert my penis into a blender than take your Laguna".

 

He's obviously getting rid of his Laguna because it is an A1 example.

[dollywobbler]

I've waved goodbye to ClassicHub today. It's now HubNut for LESS CHARACTERS=WIN. Gives me free rein to talk sh*t about anything with wheels now. Excellent. For the time being though, the URL is still www.classichub.wordpress.com but I have plans. Similar to the plans I've had for the past four years mind...

[xtriple]

I am famous! Well, actually, Chester and I are famous as we are both featured in a pictorial for Photoshop in the new edition of 'Photoshop for beginners' we are also in the new Black and white mag coming out.

 

I (we) are models! No wonder I've got a Bentley and coke habit!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only diet though, can't handle full fat....

[UltraWomble]

Currently enjoying hospital food thanks to a flair up of blood poisoning.

On my third bag of saline with potassium added and pissing like a horse.

Sleep deprivation should be turned into an Olympic sport as our hospitals would win hands down

 

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[Coprolalia]

Gotta love that hospital crockery.

Get well soon bud.

[Bear]

SLK up in the air for servicing/checkover.

 

That car is astounding. 18 years, barely any rust underneath. When I've taken the wheels off and cleaned properly it'll get some new clear waxoyl (which will look manky as hell after a few drives, but keep it rust free and yellow). Starting simple with a differential oil change.

[Arthur Foxhake]

ZX is at home now. M25 was an absolute ballache.

 

Thanks very much Castros Bro. Nice to meet you.

Made it back without a hitch. (from the car.)

[Jim Bell]

Currently enjoying hospital food thanks to a flair up of blood poisoning.

On my third bag of saline with potassium added and pissing like a horse.

Sleep deprivation should be turned into an Olympic sport as our hospitals would win hands down

 

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Heal up fast dude.

[fordperv]

Get well soon ultrawomble

 

After moaning at mrs fp's mum for a while she crumbled and let me go and get her corsa shod in new rubber on all 4 corners, the tyres that were on were perished to buggery and had the consistency of plastic, it drives decent again now and I am happy

[beko1987]

ZX is at home now. M25 was an absolute ballache.

 

Thanks very much Castros Bro. Nice to meet you.

Made it back without a hitch. (from the car.)

Excellent! I look forward to seeing it!

[meshking]

Finally got lights and power in my garage, should I fill the nonexistent space with an engineless 1971 citroen dyane?

 

 

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[purplebargeken]

UW, don't be telling the nurses how to do their job otherwise you will end up being given Picolax just for fun and no access to bedpan, bucket, anything. 

 

That doesn't look too bad food wise, could be a lot worse.

 

Get the fuck better quickly, your Almera is missing you. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

Thanks all, just popped round and suggested that it might just be the battery, he said its been on since he had it so.....

 

Good sense to check basics first eh?!

 

He's going to try a borrow a mates battery tomorrow.

 

Thanks all

one more thing to be mindful of with modernish pertrels if they dont start straight off the ecu may adopt the flooded "carb" routine where you need to crank the engine with FULL throttle until if fires and runs right

 

this can happen if you start up and switch off straight away- nissan primera i'm looking at you

[twosmoke300]

I ended up getting my 84 quid civic for 20 quid but head gasket badly blown . Anyone have a d14z4 cheap ? Or whole car ?

[HMC]

Despite being left for over a week the Range Rover started first turn of the key. Hopefully the starting issues are behind it, although IIRC the present battery dates from

My first ownership stint and is around 8 years old now.

 

Took it for a drive with Essexman_jr this evening......

 

Fossil fuel combustion at dusk