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[Richard]

I think I must have been about the only 2WD driver to make it over the Cairn o' Mount this afternoon.

 

 

 

I'm not actually on the road here, I'm in the Viewpoint car park. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@56.9145966,-2.575967,3a,75y,194.8h,71.54t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s1EJSxaZLaxA5UgesA5jibw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D1EJSxaZLaxA5UgesA5jibw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D30.828192%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

 

The driver of that Hyundai has either been massively overconfident with their 4WD on the corner or they have failed to notice the corner at all.

 

[320touring]

Does this look fuck3d to you?

[Hertz]

Didn't know Bub was up in Scotland?

 

[dave21478]

I think I must have been about the only 2WD driver to make it over the Cairn o' Mount this afternoon.

 

 

 

I'm not actually on the road here, I'm in the Viewpoint car park. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@56.9145966,-2.575967,3a,75y,194.8h,71.54t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s1EJSxaZLaxA5UgesA5jibw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D1EJSxaZLaxA5UgesA5jibw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D30.828192%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

 

The driver of that Hyundai has either been massively overconfident with their 4WD on the corner or they have failed to notice the corner at all.

 

 

I used to cycle up Cairn O Mount in the good ol days before I got fat and lazy.

[barrett]

Fucks sake. Definitely don't need another car. Collecting tomorrow! Here's a teaser

[Six-cylinder]

Fucks sake. Definitely don't need another car. Collecting tomorrow! Here's a teaser

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I recognise that but can't place it!

 

Citroen GS?

[Lacquer Peel]

Does this look fuck3d to you?

What are we looking at, the timing belt cover?

[320touring]

Timing belt cover pulled back a touch to show a very stationary fuel pump pully I think..

[Lacquer Peel]

The pulley should still move even if the pump is fucked I think, not sure what's going on there - snapped/stripped belt?

[For Fiats Sake]

Another 4 hours of faffing about results in the middle exhaust mount falling off (how was I to know it was held on by the rear lap belt bolt?), the dog shivering and new rear seat fitted.

 

On the plus side I did find 2 impact sockets after much rummaging in the garage they were hidden on the coffee table in the lounge.

 

Pictures tomorrow

[dave21478]

Its strange because the pump pulley seems to be stationary, but the engine turns over as if compression is relatively normal.

If the belt was snapped, it would just whirr over very fast without the rythym of compression on the 4 cylinders.

[Richard]

Its strange because the pump pulley seems to be stationary, but the engine turns over as if compression is relatively normal.

If the belt was snapped, it would just whirr over very fast without the rythym of compression on the 4 cylinders.

 

Not always, our V70 made compression noises with two snapped belts.

[320touring]

The pulley should still move even if the pump is fucked I think, not sure what's going on there - snapped/stripped belt?

I think that tallies with my carpark diagnosis:)

[320touring]

Its strange because the pump pulley seems to be stationary, but the engine turns over as if compression is relatively normal.

If the belt was snapped, it would just whirr over very fast without the rythym of compression on the 4 cylinders.

true but a distinct lack of "top end" noise..

[Lacquer Peel]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TO-CLEAR-NEW-DAYCO-TIMING-BELT-94224-/391346808400

 

Worth a go? It might need another camshaft but a snapped belt on an XUD rarely causes a lot of damage.

 

I can send you a PDF of the belt change procedure, access is a bit tight on these engines but you don't need any special tools.

[tooSavvy]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TO-CLEAR-NEW-DAYCO-TIMING-BELT-94224-/391346808400

 

Worth a go? It might need another camshaft but a snapped belt on an XUD rarely causes a lot of damage.

Will this keep my trousers up?

 

TS

[Skoze]

 

ProTip; pick up your engine parts by bike and, if you're lucky, the guy doing the work will find it so funny he'll let you off the bill. 

[For Fiats Sake]

Fucks sake. Definitely don't need another car. Collecting tomorrow! Here's a teaser

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Citroen Visa?

[trigger]

I recognise that but can't place it!

 

You should recognise it!

[barrett]

Citroen Visa?

Nerd!

[scaryoldcortina]

Yeah, snapped belt. XUD's dont tend to bend valves - they snap cams and ruin hydraulic buckets instead which is why it sort of sounds like it's cranking properly.

[cort16]

Visa! Damn I was going to say Audi A1

[greengartside]

Was talking to a chap at work earlier - he is in the process of buying a newer car and so his old one is up for grabs.

 

It's a Black Y-plate Focarse Ghia, of the 2.0 Pez variety, 5-door hatch. It's done about 125k. M.o.T is due 10th May.

 

Full service history with every single bill for parts since new (there's a folder thick with receipts). Small blebs of rust on bottoms of front doors, everything works as it should. Recent new exhaust and brakes. Can provide picatoors if required. Car is near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

 

I think he was saying he wants about £350 for it. Any takers?

[Six-cylinder]

Citroen Visa?

All Visa's have plastic bumpers.

[Richard]

It is a Visa.

[Six-cylinder]

It is a Visa.

Oh yes I thought that was a metal bumper painted silver with rust marks.

 

I watched that car and think it looked great but I already have three including a MK2 Twin Pot.

[320touring]

Yeah, snapped belt. XUD's dont tend to bend valves - they snap cams and ruin hydraulic buckets instead which is why it sort of sounds like it's cranking properly.

Its likely to be makimg toast shortly..

[Angry Sheep]

Today I did something which is apparently a bit stalkery but I reckon you lot will appreciate it.

 

I saw a mk1 MR2 advertised locally. One owner from new, sounded pretty good, but a bit vague about MOT etc. And the number plates were blanked out in the advert. I emailed the seller, asking a few questions and asking if I could have the reg number to run through the MOT history. This was the response I got...

 

Hi the car is currently sorned until later in the spring , when it will be mot'd and taxed for 6 months , this has been the pattern over last few years , sorn'd thru winter , then mot , 6 months tax , for summer / autmn driving fun

 

at this stage i don't want to disclose reg ,  its g november 1989 , mine from new as my 21 st bithday present to myself , i am 47 now !

 

Normal people would now walk away. But I wanted to know more. So I punched his name into http://www.searchelectoralroll.co.uk/ and it came up with three people matching that name in the town he's in. A bit of Google Street View stalking later, and I found out where he lived.

 

I expected the car to be locked away in a garage (the advert suggested it's always garaged), so hadn't got high hopes, but I pass his road every day on my way to and from work. So I popped by, and found the car parked on the driveway.

 

 

Turns out it's done practically 0 miles since 2009, with the last MOT expiring in 2014. Considering it's showing signs of rust and he's asking strong money for it, I'm out.

[Hertz]

That doesn't look too bad from that pic, but it's probably worse close up. What sort of money is strong money dare I ask?

 

Being on that slope might not be a bad thing either, not as good as a garage obviously but at least any potential standing water should drain away down the slope.

[Angry Sheep]

That doesn't look too bad from that pic, but it's probably worse close up. What sort of money is strong money dare I ask?

 

Being on that slope might not be a bad thing either, not as good as a garage obviously but at least any potential standing water should drain away down the slope.

 

£3,800, and I get the impression there'd be no movement in price. That sort of money for a cared-for MR2 with lots of history? Maybe. For one that's been stood for years with frilly arches? No chance.

 

It looks like the garage has been recently converted into a room. I reckon it's been forgotten about in the garage for years and he's now having to get rid because he's lost his storage.