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[nigel bickle]

Buying in France? Yup, about that.

 

May want you to sign a ‘Cessation de Vente’, so he can get it out of his name.

 

CT = MOT, which you may or may not feel necessary.

 

Insurance? Normal rules apply - pick your position..

[Alfamale]

Buying in France? Yup, about that.

May want you to sign a ‘Cessation de Vente’, so he can get it out of his name.

CT = MOT, which you may or may not feel necessary.

Insurance? Normal rules apply - pick your position..

Would I be able to come away with a registration document though to be able to re-register it in the UK?

[Pillock]

We looked under the bonnet and in all the door shuts but couldn't find a paint code,  I did take a pic of the VIN number.

 

It looks pinker in the photo but is bright red in reality,  I imagine that there was only one bright red on the colour chart at the time.

 

The other silly question is where should I get the paint?  I told her I would go to the local factors on Monday but presumably I can find something better and cheaper online.  Its not a complete waste of funds as it is a similar enough red to paint the rusty arches on the 214.

 

Did you get the photo of the large VIN plate? If so it's at the bottom

 

If you only got the VIN through the bottom of the windscreen then it doesn't encode that and it's not part of the build sheet either - I searched for W0L0AHL4882089466 on http://ecat24.com/opel/ - it'll tell you trim colour the minutest detail about the car but not the colour, weirdly.

[jakebullet]

Real thicko question. Which way does the water go in a radiator? 2 1/4 pez landy.

 

Am I right in thinking cold engine, thermostat closed, water goes round engine, then down bypass hose to pump, repeat until thermostat opens. Then water goes in bottom of radiator, travel upwards getting cooled and back in at the top thru thermostat? Or does it go other way, hot out top, cooler in from the bottom of the radiator?

 

Trying to suss if thermostat is working correctly. Yes I know I should be pissing about with a pan & thermometer, but looking at things if I undo thermostat housing bolts I'm going to be learning just how much fun helicoiling is.

[Guest Hooli]

I think you're right but if you run it up & keep feeling the rad pipes you'll soon find which one warms up first.

[chadders]

We've just got a Skoda roomster and the front windows are heavily scratched.

Any suggestions as to what to use, there seems to be conflicting views on how good the scratch removers are and whether they can cause more damage.

[Noel Tidybeard]

afaik thermostat--->top of red--->bottom of rad--->back to engine

[The Moog]

afaik thermostat--->top of red--->bottom of rad--->back to engine

This - you normally feel the top hose to see if it is getting hot to check it works ok.

[rantingYoof]

The MmmV6's V5 document came through today (after the previous keeper sent it off on 1st August).

 

They've got both my first name and surname wrong. Address and postcode is right.

 

Does this need rectifying with urgency or, as I'm unlikely to keep the car more than a couple of months, should I just ignore it?

[bolognasal spray]

fwiw my most recent use of (modern) hammerite seemed pretty good - better than I was expecting. It weathered pretty well and went on okay too. I bunged some on my focus's rear wheel arches and the sill too. Also my 500's centre stand, horn and swing arm - several winters later and it's quite decent. No signs of any oxidation coming back through on the swing arm which is the most exposed area treated, I reckon. However, the bike does see the oily rag on a very regular basis throughout winter so maybe that helps as much as if not more than the paint.

[bolognasal spray]

totally agree about the oil-based thing btw

[Christine]

Ford pervs, a question . I bought this radio in the charity for my fiesta mk1 . The console  in the car has already been cut larger for a moderish cd player and i thought I would make up a new front to cover the hole ,and put this original type radio in .. However it  seems too large so i guess earlier ones were a bit narrower across the width ?? It's dated 1990   ...  

 

[SiC]

I need more steel for welding. Anyone got recommendations of eBay sellers or online shops? Need 1mm, 3mm sheet and angle steel.

[Christine]

I need more steel for welding. Anyone got recommendations of eBay sellers or online shops? Need 1mm, 3mm sheet and angle steel.

 Erm ...British car , you will be wanting  18 gauge   ,not that metric shit    . What bit  is 3mm thick on a ADO16 ?

[SiC]

Erm ...British car , you will be wanting 18 gauge ,not that metric shit . What bit is 3mm thick on a ADO16 ?

Yeah whatever I need to use. I believe the body is predominantly 0.31in steel. So 0.8mm in proper and sensible units.

 

I intend to use 3mm for around subframe mounting points.

[Tickman]

I need more steel for welding. Anyone got recommendations of eBay sellers or online shops? Need 1mm, 3mm sheet and angle steel.

 

A certain Oxford is made from quite a bit of stuff from here:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zintec-Coated-Mild-Steel-Sheet-DIY-MIG-TIG-Car-Repairs-Welding-etc/152719334396?var=452357622674

 

 

I think the thickest I have used on a car is 1.5mm and that was a nightmare to work and very much overkill at the time.

[SiC]

A certain Oxford is made from quite a bit of stuff from here:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zintec-Coated-Mild-Steel-Sheet-DIY-MIG-TIG-Car-Repairs-Welding-etc/152719334396?var=452357622674

 

 

I think the thickest I have used on a car is 1.5mm and that was a nightmare to work and very much overkill at the time.

Zintec with the fumes it produces when welding gives me the fear!

[DodgeRover]

I need more steel for welding. Anyone got recommendations of eBay sellers or online shops? Need 1mm, 3mm sheet and angle steel.

Local motor factors.

[SiC]

I don't know of any decent ones around Bristol that would sell that sort of stuff. Most seem to want to only sell car cleaning products and the odd spade terminal.

[Tickman]

Zintec with the fumes it produces when welding gives me the fear!

 

That is Galvanised steel, Zintec is not the same.

[SiC]

I thought the fumes off Zintec weren't much nicer either? Less of them but still there.

[Tickman]

I need more steel for welding. Anyone got recommendations of eBay sellers or online shops? Need 1mm, 3mm sheet and angle steel.

 

There are a few steel stockists around Bristol, the first I clicked on seems to do it all.

 

http://southweststeelsupplies.co.uk/mild-steel/

[SiC]

There are a few steel stockists around Bristol, the first I clicked on seems to do it all.

 

http://southweststeelsupplies.co.uk/mild-steel/

I actually went to them and they seemed to only want to supply Van/Lorry sized orders of steel.

[Tickman]

I actually went to them and they seemed to only want to supply Van/Lorry sized orders of steel.

Very unhelpful, the local stockist to me is massive and HGV's get loaded etc but they are happy enough to sell a sheet of steel because my money is just as good to them.

 

Some posts about Zintec from years ago:

 

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/zintec-gibbs-brand.817/

 

Obviously I haven't read it all.

[cort16]

The thing that really gave me the fear was using certain brake cleaners as a solvent to clean the metal or remove gunk before welding can great hyrdrogen chloride gas and kill you!

I could easily have done this and not known.

 

 

https://www.thefabricator.com/article/arcwelding/cleaning-material-with-brake-cleaner-before-welding-a-risky-move-that-can-turn-deadly

[SiC]

I did not know this! I might have even used it to clean off steel that I practice welded on. Hopefully ok after I scrubbed the top off with a flap disc.

 

Edit: actually I think the can of GT85 was closer, so I probably actually used that instead.

[cort16]

I'm mostly too lazy to clean it to that level. I think if you're tig welding stuff you're supposed to clean it with acetone.

[SiC]

I was never very good at chemistry but I don't see any mention of anything like Tetrachloroethylene on the Normfest MC1 brake cleaner. This is the stuff that ECP always seem to have on their shelf in their branches.

592461.pdf

[cort16]

Some brake cleaners have it others don't. I don't know why.

[M'coli]

SiC, try the factor out in MSN, I forget their name but they were very good for the fleeting time I lived out there.

 

PS, brake cleaner is v.good for de-greasing prior to sparking up, it makes a good difference in getting a nice weld. I wouldn't have thought there'd be any problems with hydrogen chloride forming because I can't see a CFC-based degreaser being legal to sell.