loserone Posted January 17, 2019 Author Posted January 17, 2019 So TonTon sent me this this morning, with the message "ah." I assumed he was braving putting the roof down, but actually the hole was there when he got to the car. Some fucker has run a finger down the salt on the Subaru too, so we obviously have a joker in the back lane. Looks like a new rear screen is £60, so I sent him to wilkosW whilst I was at work, for a fix Blue Peter would be proud of. Excellent work, TdB! skattrd, Coprolalia, spike60 and 1 other 4
loserone Posted January 19, 2019 Author Posted January 19, 2019 Last night I had a flat tyre and an aux belt squeeling like a pig. Ah, MG.
spike60 Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 I did the Blue Peter sticky back plastic bodge on my Alfa Spider, it must be said it isn't great for night visibility. When the Z3 window split it had the Teutonic organisation to do it as I was lowering it to put the hard top on for the winter, Jim Bell 1
Jim Bell Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 As long as it holds water out, just pretend you're driving a van mirrors wise.
loserone Posted January 19, 2019 Author Posted January 19, 2019 Actually the visibility is pretty good, I'm impressed. If it stays on, it'll not get fixed. Last night was a bit odd; it was Mrs_l1's first passenger ride home in it. The auxiliary belt was a bit unpleasant outside the hospice at half eleven.. Jim Bell 1
purplebargeken Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 It did the squeaky belt a fair bit although it was new about 5 years ago.
loserone Posted February 26, 2019 Author Posted February 26, 2019 See if you can guess what happened to this today.
loserone Posted February 26, 2019 Author Posted February 26, 2019 Is it warm in here?Dya want mayo with that? Coprolalia and 320touring 2
320touring Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 Oh joy! Part of the joy of ownership eh:)
Schaefft Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 Is this the reason I don't hear anything about the Mercedes? lol
loserone Posted February 26, 2019 Author Posted February 26, 2019 Er. Maybe. I think it's next on the list though, it's had to come back home for attention later
loserone Posted February 26, 2019 Author Posted February 26, 2019 Probably, and probably a cat, but probably not until a new head gasket. I've just been round the block in it though, doing an emergency frozen breast milk delivery, and it's fugging brilliant. So it's getting fixed. Tickman, purplebargeken and mrbenn 3
wuvvum Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 Did it suddenly shit itself between the first and second fast idle tests?
Flat4 Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 IMG-20190226-WA0000.jpgIMG-20190226-WA0004.jpgOh dear!
busmansholiday Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 Oh hum, and I've just bought a TF. WCPGW ??
loserone Posted February 27, 2019 Author Posted February 27, 2019 Well, start with the JDM immobilizer, move on to the tyres and the back window, and then reach an HGF crescendo The Moog 1
purplebargeken Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 Some HGF isn't HGF, inlet manifold gasket can go plop. There are some mobile guys who will do the HGF thing for £reasonable. I think it was these guys who did the belts a few years ago... http://www.mgroversolutions.com/
loserone Posted February 27, 2019 Author Posted February 27, 2019 Is there any history for this car anywhere?
garbaldy Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 Some HGF isn't HGF, inlet manifold gasket can go plop. I was just thinking the same thing, Is the expert not close to you loserone
loserone Posted February 27, 2019 Author Posted February 27, 2019 Do you mean Scary? It's he who has suggested manning up and changing the HG. He's got his own to do as well.
garbaldy Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 Do you mean Scary? It's he who has suggested manning up and changing the HG. He's got his own to do as well. Yes scary, so your gonna have a pop at it then.
loserone Posted February 27, 2019 Author Posted February 27, 2019 If Rico can stop bringing huge German V8 engined barges to clog up his yard, yes. I shouldn't complain, I've had a 405 there for nearly two years.
scaryoldcortina Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 Did it suddenly shit itself between the first and second fast idle tests?No, it wasn't going to pass (almost 10% CO when revved) and I didn't want to sit for too long with the revs up because of the possible HG situation so I let it idle through the first test and the preconditioning and only revved it for the second fast idle. PS, I'd already done everything possible to help it pass before hitting OK to test.
loserone Posted February 27, 2019 Author Posted February 27, 2019 Presumably at some point my Nissan LEAF offset becomes dangerous to the tester as well as the environment. 10% CO in a relatively enclosed environment such as a testing bay sounds like a recipe for disaster
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 You need a Cooper S in your life...….temporarily of course glad you're going to get it sorted though…. Will this be a timed challenge alongside Scary?2 teams2 cars2 HGF's1 winner - CHOD!
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