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[mercrocker]

Issued in Middlesex between 1903 and 1912 (I think) according to http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/registrations/h.htm which is a rather useful website.

 

That would have been H2222.   These reversed 4 number issues were much later, around 1960-63 but only a handful of authorities such as Middlesex and Derbyshire actually used the format - it just tided over busy local Vehicle Licensing offices until the A suffix appeared.

 

Princess Anne (her again) has 1420 H - to do with her Royal Hussar connections.    

 

 

EDIT - Just found my Glass's Guides!    2222H, and indeed 1420H were very specific issues in June 1953.     

[Guest Hooli]

June 53, Corination?

[mercrocker]

Certainly was Coronation month but I don't know how relevant the event was to the plate issue.   I seem to recall some Frazer Nash cars getting the 4 number plus H series but they were much higher up - 7834 H is one such and is recorded as a Sept. 1953 registration date! 

 

It would certainly seem a lot of "H" registrations to pump out in one short month of relatively low car sales in one area but I can only go on the Glass Guide for accuracy - there doesn't seem to be much else published at the time to confirm or deny it!    Maybe they started in June 1953 and lasted two or three months.   

[anonymous user]

Is it just me who is having issues with threads defaulting to months ago. For example when I went to post this, the thread opened back in August and I know that I have looked in here since then.

[wuvvum]

VAG TDI diagnosis required plz.

 

The Audi 80 auto I bought the other day has an annoying fault when driving in traffic, in that if it's been idling for any length of time, it can take a couple of seconds for the throttle to wake up when the pedal is pressed.  It's as if the pedal is almost completely disconnected.  Eventually it picks up, although again it takes a second or so to get up to full power.  Lifting right off the pedal and applying it again seems to make it wake up more quickly. 

 

It never cuts out, or even sounds like it's going to - it just stays at its normal idle speed.  I did wonder whether it might be drawing in air somewhere, but would that not make it cut out completely?  When driving normally it's fine, and I can put my foot down to overtake B-road ditherers and it always picks up its skirts and goes, it's only when pulling away from idle.  The idle is also a bit chuggy, although it smooths out completely by about 950 rpm - don't know if the two might be linked?  It's not the end of the world as I can drive round it, but pulling out onto a busy roundabout takes a bit of forethought, and obviously I'd rather it was running as Audi intended...

[DodgeRover]

Yes - I think it's when a mod has edited the thread it's a real bugger on the mobile version

[bub2006]

Im on mobile and ive noticed that too but i assumed id logged out longer than i realise. Regards autos,i tend to leave in d and foitbrake briefly or d or n and handbrake depending on car. Most autos i handbrake then neutral while waiting or park when parked. Volvo i leave in drive and in neutral when park as apparently they dont like being started in p so just in case i forget it stays in n.

[Asimo]

VAG TDI diagnosis required plz.

 

The Audi 80 autowhen pulling away from idle...

Do you mean the engine revs up as expected but the car doesn't move for a bit? - gearbox oil level / pump maybe.

 

Or

 

just that the engine doesn't respond to the foot? If it is this, check the brake switch as there is some devilry on TDi VAG of that age which stops any fuelling above tickover if the brake pedal is touched at all. If the switch was sticky etc......

[wuvvum]

The gearbox is OK, it's the engine which doesn't respond to the foot at all.  Worth checking the brake switch - thanks for the suggestion.

[Dave_Q]

Anyone know how much DPF guts weigh in for?

 

Have got about 2kg here, hoping a local FB scrapper will come and give me a few quid for it, just want to check roughly what it's worth so I don't get mugged.

[wuvvum]

The gearbox is OK, it's the engine which doesn't respond to the foot at all.  Worth checking the brake switch - thanks for the suggestion.

Actually, thinking about it, that can't be it - I tried revving the car and holding it on the brakes as a way of making a quick getaway, and it worked, so maybe the brake switch throttle cutoff thing was only on later TDIs?

[twosmoke300]

Anyone know how much DPF guts weigh in for?

 

Have got about 2kg here, hoping a local FB scrapper will come and give me a few quid for it, just want to check roughly what it's worth so I don't get mugged.

Don’t think dpf internals are worth much , not like cats .

 

Not worth chucking more particulates into the air for anyway

[scaryoldcortina]

Yeah, nowt special in a DPF. You might as well ask how much the contents of your chimney are worth.

[Guest Hooli]

How much is the contents of my chimney worth?

[chaseracer]

Depends what you've been smoking... 

[Ghosty]

What would you say?

What wood, you say.

[Guest Hooli]

What would you say?

What wood, you say.

 

Branching off to the root of treemenously bad puns?

[loserone]

If I bought a post- March 2006 3.0 Legacy, which gets the £520/year tax bracket, and then convert it to LPG, does that reduce the tax on the grounds it can run on alternative fuels?

[Rusty_Rocket]

If I bought a post- March 2006 3.0 Legacy, which gets the £520/year tax bracket, and then convert it to LPG, does that reduce the tax on the grounds it can run on alternative fuels?

 

Sadly not.  You used to get a whole tenner off a year's tax but they stopped that.  The govt are very keen to help the environment by promoting greener fuels you see.  Oh, wait..

[busmansholiday]

DPF contents are worth SFA, the bits I know that remove them simply put them in black bin liners and lob them in the nearest wheelie bin for the council to collect.

 

I do though have a hacked copy of VCDS which works OK on my 62 plate Seat and talks to my mates Caddy OK.

[robinmasters]

Which Saab engines is it that get all sludgy? And how much work is it-does the dump come off without taking anything else off?

[SiC]

Which Saab engines is it that get all sludgy? And how much work is it-does the dump come off without taking anything else off?

Non silver top 2.3t and 2.0t 9-5 and older generation 9-3. Newer gen 9-3 were a different engine.

 

Not a massive job. Sump off, clean and refit. I don't think there is too much in the way.

[Bren]

After perusing the classifieds for a couple of weeks I have observed the following -

 

Diesel still king - I can only assume that the low paid / gig economy need to eek every possible mpg out of a car.

 

Anything with a recent clutch/ dmf and/or timing belt can make good money - anything that has'nt will be expected to be given away.

 

I had clocked a 57 plate vectra elite 1.9 cdti estate, 97 k on the clock. Full history, clutch dmf replaced, alternator and timing belt water pump.

 

Somebody on here valued it at £6-700.

They were miles out - it went for £1520.

Even traders seem to be selling old stuff as long as it is good - good stock must be difficult to get hold of.

[Kiltox]

Anyone seen / used those dodgy Chinese Webasto/Eberspacher knock off diesel heaters?

[DodgeRover]

Anyone seen / used those dodgy Chinese Webasto/Eberspacher knock off diesel heaters?

No - how cheap are they?

[cobblers]

About £150-200

I've been looking at these for my next camper but not in any depth.

[Kiltox]

Cobblers knows.

 

Search “diesel air heater” on eBay

[DodgeRover]

Ah not cheap enough, I'll go back to looking at ex rover/ jag/ merc/ whatever fuel burning auxiliary heaters then. Or just use an extention cable and 240v fan heater to de ice and warm up in the morning.

[Stanky]

How do you get fuel into the float bowl of a carb - specifically a Nikkei twin-barrel one with a glass side on the float bowl?

 

I'm perilously close to being able to fire up the Geep but need to get fuel in the carb first I think?

 

Or do I just pull the fuel line to the tank off the pump, and put a new line into a jerry can of fresh fuel and just crank it over until it sucks enough fuel through to fire?

 

I understand lawnmower carbs but this a a trifle more complex.

[Guest Hooli]

Yes that will work if the pump is good.