Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 Back ok the move. There maybe some silence now, as we're getting out into the countryside. I'll check in at wheels down. loserone, TrabbieRonnie, dome and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Why you not wearing your new snazzy footwear then ? Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrabbieRonnie Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 39 minutes ago, Jim Bell said: Back ok the move. There maybe some silence now, as we're getting out into the countryside. I'll check in at wheels down. What lurks up your trouser leg that needs charging up Jim? 🤔😆 mercedade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, TrabbieRonnie said: What lurks up your trouser leg that needs charging up Jim? 🤔😆 Ma electronic baws TrabbieRonnie, Dave_Q, Stanky and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 aGb2zUO.mp4 davehedgehog31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 Word from the shitter that I was collecting from. It's shit an idler and the serpentine belt has gone PADOOOOOOING.. Pat Earrings, Tickman, mercedade and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 That looks a bit mercedes V6/V8ish in there. Can you grab an idler pulley and belt from a local parts place? They're fairly easy to fit if it is the Mercedes lump I think it is. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 Think that runs the PAS, ALT, and Water Pump so not something bodgable at the roadside with half a coke can and a piece of string. Not really feeling fit for an autoaid collection adventure so collection is officially postponed for the day. Back on a different train going the other way. It's far from optimal/convenient for everyone involved, but it's a lot better to go wrong before collection than on a smart motorway or summat on the way home. Shirley Knott, sdkrc, aldo135 and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 Could have been worse, as train adventures go. horriblemercedes, greengartside, Tickman and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 This is the first time that the car itself has had a poo count. SRi05, davehedgehog31, TrabbieRonnie and 9 others 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Jim Bell said: Newcastle castle? Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, paulplom said: Newcastle castle? It is indeed. They've had new windows in since the Norman times. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 What a bastard regarding the chod. Commiserations. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, paulplom said: What a bastard regarding the chod. Commiserations. Its a pause rather than a cancellation. It'll be reet in the end man. TrabbieRonnie and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 In other news, the Rexton continues to be a ridiculously practical and economical ugly bastard. It's been back to Central Scotland to stock up on fuel. Empty Full Squatting on load. Changed the fuel filter with @Lacquer Peelon 100 percent veg oil it's requiring changed about every thousand or so miles. Filters are cheap and as long as you carry a fresh filter, a 19mm spanner and a bit of fresh pump diesel, it's changeable in ten mins. First start after filter change: dome, Popsicle, Tickman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 There was an unfortunate casualty in the form of a BIG CHONKY MOTH that must have sneaked into the engine bay for a nice warm nap. Then the poor bug got cooked to buggery. RIP M9. Im just watering my car officer. We're just Normal car men. Normal, innocent car men. garbaldy, Coprolalia, jaypee and 9 others 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Did that moth come oot your wallet? Jim Bell, garbaldy, Flat4 and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 With the tank full again, it was set for a run out to Shitefest 2022. All packed up. 250 odd miles later. At the camp grounds. @maxxo having a go. Shot by from the second row by @sdkrc. @Talbot even had a go at recharging the air con in a field in the shadow of a mountain. Sadly the condenser was leakier a leaky thing full of leaks. Thanks very much for having a go though! On the was home I bumped into a couple of beauties. A luxury cruiser of distinction, seen here with a red Bentley. Also blew this SO CALLED SPROTS CAR into the weeds in fourth with the hammer to the floor, downhill. It's still a cracking, cracking car. I'd drive it anywhere. Rexton (TM) officially endorsed by @alcyonecorporation and @cms206. dome, maxxo, eddyramrod and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 11 minutes ago, paulplom said: Did that moth come oot your wallet? How would it ever have gotten out? I never open it. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 It's been a dark, windy, rainy miserable day today in Shitefest 22 Land so thanks for making me and my colleagues laugh at pictures of a daft dog on a train. Hope your new conveyance is everything you want it to be when you do get it. Lacquer Peel and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Jim Bell said: @Talbot even had a go at recharging the air con in a field in the shadow of a mountain. Sadly the condenser was leakier a leaky thing full of leaks. Thanks very much for having a go though! No problem, this is why I brought kit with me! It has to be said though, it was indeed the leakiest system I have come across so far. I couldn't get full vacuum in the system, and what vacuum was there disappeared faster than a thingy up a wotsit. #recordbreakers Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Talbot said: No problem, this is why I brought kit with me! It has to be said though, it was indeed the leakiest system I have come across so far. I couldn't get full vacuum in the system, and what vacuum was there disappeared faster than a thingy up a wotsit. #recordbreakers That's probably why it's so fast. Really light in the air con component areas. Weight saving, I think the experts call it. jaypee and mercedade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 10 hours ago, Jim Bell said: Also blew this SO CALLED SPROTS CAR into the weeds in fourth with the hammer to the floor, downhill. It's still a cracking, cracking car. I'd drive it anywhere. Rexton (TM) officially endorsed by @alcyonecorporation and @cms206. You caught the bloody Caton Healey on the road, respect! Rexton ENDRSED. Jim Bell, wuvvum and Lacquer Peel 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Great success! Right. Where did we leave off? I have as collecting a car but then a brave shitter fixed it. Big thanks to @Tickmanfor re-belting the tinker and fitting up a fresh idler. mercedade, Tickman, Schaefft and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 AridBouncyAllensbigearedbat-mobile.mp4 Tickman and TrabbieRonnie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 The car was still up in Angus (the area of Scotland, not in a man's bum) so the call went out for a hero that might enjoy a nice drive in a yellow car. privatewire, 320touring and Tickman 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Somewhere in Scotland. A telephone rang. sdkrc, privatewire and 320touring 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 320touring, Tickman and sdkrc 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Hang on, are you buying back a slinky yellow two seater which you should never have sold?! Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Being an adventure seeking legend that likes cars and driving in cars, @sdkrc jumped at the chance to put the SYSTEM UP WITH THE TOP DOWN, PC ON LOCKDOWN. With all the excitement, he had to nip to the loo before setting off. Traditional Scottish toilet that allows an orderly queue to form. gm, dome, sdkrc and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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