chancer Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 As per title ford ka for spares or repairs. Ive run this since last july with no faults, however yesterday after doing around 45 miles without a hint of anything untoward, the instrument cluster started flickering and the radio went off. I pulled over and switched off and it refused to start again. Quick jump start and it came back to life. Connected volt meter and it was showing 13.8 while running. Ran fine for a while then voltage started dropping...then further up the road went back to 13.8. Ive no inclination to look into this so it will probably be going for scrap. Thought id put it up here first as its genuinely a great wee runner. Pics to follow later. Location....Glasgow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Sounds like alternator. Which can be a bit of a bastard on those IIRC involving taking the PAS pump off? Not a complete twat of a job though in the grand scheme of things. Definitely do able. Wingz123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 My wife’s old car! IIRC alternator is pretty doable if you take the headlamp out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F132859153226 Inc. free delivery... Offer him £15 At that price the seller looks to be trying to get whatever he can get so will more than likely accept... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 My wife’s old car! IIRC alternator is pretty doable if you take the headlamp out.Yip thats the car. Its honestly been the best wee runner ive had. Only ever had to put air in the tyres and water in the skooshies. I suspected it would be the alternator, but with the MOT due within 6 weeks no sure its worth me bothering with, it will need a patch welding at the bottom corner of door shut and the rubber front suspension mounts changed. Defo all fixable for someone with better spannering skills than myself. I will be sad when it goes as its been in daily use since i got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Location?Sorry, im a twat. Glasgow..2 mins away from M74 junction 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Sorry, im a twat. Glasgow..2 mins away from M74 junction 2Lol. No mither. A gazillion miles away for a spares car. glws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 No worries chief. Dont expect it to sell but thought id offer it up just in case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Pics Filler area not holed yet as most areProbs looks worse than it is Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 it’s got leather seats and a CD player player player player loserone, DavidB, Iamgroot and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Look at that qwalitee* pleather - mmm. Shames you're not nearer as I'd probably have had this prepared in readiness for inevitable Streetwise MoT fail next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Easily saveable. barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellypoo Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 it’s got leather seats and a CD player player player playerLiked for the Feeder reference! That is a decent spec Ka, and well worth saving if someone can put the effort in. I wish I could give it a home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Easily saveable.Definately. This has been one of the best cars ive had. Very chuckable on the twisty bits and sits at 70 happily. It has its faults but its a 16 year old ford thats about to become extinct. Im actually starting to regret letting this go.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Probs looks worse than it is It's probably fucked a thousand times worse than it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 It's probably fucked a thousand times worse than it looks.Possibly...possibly not. Its for sale at 17 quid less than the scrap man offered so cant see it being a deal breaker lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Any ticket on it, I know I could check but y know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Any ticket on it, I know I could check but y know4th May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 If i could drive it to Preston if give this a home and some tickling with a sparkly stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 If i could drive it to Preston if give this a home and some tickling with a sparkly stickI brought it home from Liverpool with no issues. I reckon Preston is doable, however another shiter has enquired when he can collect this... you want 2nd dibs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Could do.Just don't want to come on the side of the M6 with no sparks left in the wires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Could do.Just don't want to come on the side of the M6 with no sparks left in the wiresI might take it out tomorrow and see how it behaves. Chances are its no as bad as ive made out.This is probably a kneejerk reaction from me to get shot of it, but i did say when i bought it that i would run it til it breaks and no spend anything. I have a Bini with a knackered midlands box incoming so i would probs have sorted this otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I'm going to have to pull out of buying this, it would have been ideal for what I needed it for ( a 150 mile one way trip) but don't want to take any chances with it breaking down because of a dodgy alternator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldoubleyou Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Massively tempted but I’ve done of these before at £100 and I’m afraid underneath it would be like a tea bag. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Massively tempted but I’ve done of these before at £100 and I’m afraid underneath it would be like a tea bag. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI might give it a gentle prod later on to see what its like. Its had a patch on the sills prior to me owning it, but for the age of the car it appears on the face of it to be a lot less rusty than most. Its still here anyway, shiter who called first dibs has bowed out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Just been out and about in the car. Started right away, volt meter showing 13.8 dropping to 13.2 with all the electrics on. Going to keep using it now to see if it will replicate what it done yesterday UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I did some welding on it for the last MOT and it didn’t look dreadful under there but it is a KA and a lot can happen in a year... chancer and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Stuck this on gumtree for a laugh. So far ive got a guy supposedly coming this afternoon with full money, to be fair he has text bk an forward and seems keen, if that fails i could consider the muppet with a Blackberry Bold phone as a swap!!! Or the dude who offered 60 quid cos scrap its only worth 40 do doin me a favour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Gumtree guy turned up when he said. Happy with the car an paid full price. Gave him a tenner back for fuel to get up the road. Good result UltraWomble, The Moog, bangernomics and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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