davehedgehog31 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 FUCK FUCK THREADED SPARK PLUG BORE SEND HELPDislike. When you took the plug out, were there pieces of aluminum from the head in the threads of the plug? I've only ever had similar on a motorbike engine, it wasn't severe and I managed to tidy it up with a tap set and installed the plug fine. Maybe you'll be able to do the same if it's not to serious? Installing a helicoil looks quite easy, but we attempted it on a mates car years ago and found it to be extremely nerve wracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Yes, a fingernail clipping sized piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Cut a slot up the side of the thread on the old plug with a grinder, clean it up & wind in slowly by hand. It'll work as a tap & clean the thread up if it's good enough to use. cpjitservices, Ghosty and Shep Shepherd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Does anyone have a grinder I can use, then?In slightly better news since the car got to stretch its legs a bit, the 'stat seems to have freed up: cpjitservices 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 May explain the misfire if it's not seating plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 May explain the misfire if it's not seating plug. Aye, slight lack of compression if the plug falls out... beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 If you have a tent I can give you a lift to shitefest... /backup plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I cross-threaded The Volvo's number 1 spark plug a few years ago (ironically the easiest to access), but I managed to save the day using a proprietary spark plug chaser I bought cheaply on eBay. I imagine that any decent car spares shop (and Halfords) will sell them. Top tip: if you use one, put lots of grease on the chaser's threads to collect any swarf. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Prelude shifts fine Ghosty! Can't imagine it being poo. Your ATF change did wonders. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 This has been an advisory item for several MOTs. cpjitservices and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Not any more! clayts450, Shep Shepherd, SierraMikeHotel and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 WHY Anyone got any tapes they don't want? Lacquer Peel and Vince70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 What's wrong with crimps? Looks like ISO on the end which I bet it didn't have originally. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 They've lopped the ISO off, and directly crimped a proprietary connector on so I need to buy and re-wire some ISO plugs. What's wrong with crimps? Looks like ISO on the end which I bet it didn't have originally. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I might have a normal iso extender which you could re crimp on, although that doesn't help you before shitefest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 I do have a radio I might add, it just seeems I'm stuck to AM/FM and cassettes. Driver's door speaker is dead too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Rain has stopped play. It's also made the bumpers the right colour. I'll have to heat gun them or something. Conrad D. Conelrad and Shep Shepherd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I used to treat my 1994 214Si's bumpers with Autoglym Bumper Care every few weeks, which kept them looking decent, as they were faded to buggery when I acquired the car when it was but six years old. I still use its successor, Bumper & Trim Gel, on The Volvo ^^ Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Major improvement number 1: IMG_20180601_203108065 by max_burton, on Flickr Ordered a new aerial, and cleaned a square of adhesive off the leading edge of the bonnet too. IMG_20180601_213529265 by max_burton, on Flickr It's going to clean up well. Aston Martin and Shep Shepherd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 IMG_20180601_130425_565 by max_burton, on Flickr cpjitservices, bramz7, clayts450 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Lovely stuff, really nice. These were pretty much the high point in motoring in general. CLASS Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I'm really glad you bought it! Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 My grandad had one of the first of these (as a 216GSi) and while I know for a fact it was red, it always turns up in my memory as this shade of beige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Er, it's white... Are you thinking of Oyster Beige, by any chance, or are you referring to the Prism velour seats and 'slate' dash and door cards? I'm not a nerd, I just have the brochure because it was cheap on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 Service time. Already got a shard of glass lodged in my fingertip trying to clean all the plantlife out of the engine bay, it fucking hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 That's quite possibly further evidence that the car has been broken into at some point in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Someone probably wanted the Pan Pipes and Kenny G tapes out it circa '93. Savages. BorniteIdentity, Christine and clayts450 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 oil: donefilter: shit access; on rear of engine UNDER THE INLET MANIFOLD, looks clean so can wait for a while until proper tools are acquiredspark plugs: doneATF: done, will do againwiper blades: done The boot didn't always close, sometimes it bounced. Turns out the trim around the base of the rear windscreen was loose.T-Cutted some scratches out, realised the car needs machine polishingThe front bumper is just off its mounting lugs at the sides, this is easy to fix. I want to take it off anyway as it gives better access to mount the horn compressor. Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 They've lopped the ISO off, and directly crimped a proprietary connector on so I need to buy and re-wire some ISO plugs. Bah! Nowt that 20mins with crimps & a new ISO won't fix though. It's the ideal* job for siting in the car on a rainy day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 What type of ATF did you use Ghosty? Run of the mill Dexron III? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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