project A Very Brown (Broken) Senator

[RobT]

2 hours ago, 320touring said:

Have you tried starting it in neutral to rule out the inhibitor switch on the autobox?

Worth a go, but as Heidel says I think it won't crank at all in that instance.

[paulplom]

I could make and post you that hose out of 10mm copper if you'd like. Then just connect the section up with 2 small bits of hose and jubilee clips either end if you know what I mean.

[RobT]

Thanks very much Paul, I'll PM you with the details.  That'd save me faff and a few quid too.

[paulplom]

Any good? I'll put it in the post today if you want it.

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[RobT]

Looks perfect Paul, cheers!

[Tetleysmooth]

Thread revival !!

What's happening with this glorious beast now?

[RobT]

Slowly rusting away in a field somewhere.  We called it quits in the end.  The bugger just wouldn't start, and I kept finding more rust.  One to file under 'never mind'.

[Tetleysmooth]

Oh blimey, that's a rotten shame. I love the Senators. Surely worth a go. On one I had, it had starting trouble. It turned out to be the lead from the battery to the starter. I changed that and it fired up first time every time thereafter.

[RobT]

This one had fuelling problems, amongst other stuff.  Shame but I'd definitely want another some day.

[sutty2006]

I hope it’s not in a field, it needs to be on my driveway where my ST is currently sitting in pieces. 

[Matty]

Oh you're a glutton for punishment you sutty ?

[RobT]

33 minutes ago, sutty2006 said:

I hope it’s not in a field, it needs to be on my driveway where my ST is currently sitting in pieces. 

More a yard I should say.  A hoarder type bought it off us, so I reckon it's unlikely ever to see the road again.  But he seemed a decent sort so you never know.

[sutty2006]

37 minutes ago, Matty said:

Oh you're a glutton for punishment you sutty ?

You know me so well 

 

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[sutty2006]

5 minutes ago, RobT said:

More a yard I should say.  A hoarder type bought it off us, so I reckon it's unlikely ever to see the road again.  But he seemed a decent sort so you never know.

We’ll see pictures of it in 10 years time with trees growing through it and bits of old crap piled high in it. Ohh my heart bleeds ?

[RobT]

Sorry, but it was also quite rotten.  I didn't think so at first, but my heart sank the more I prodded.

[sutty2006]

1 minute ago, RobT said:

Sorry, but it was also quite rotten.  I didn't think so at first, but my heart sank the more I prodded.

How bads bad? Like....ST rot bad? 

[RobT]

Sills were more or less fine, just a few bits underneath and on the bulkhead.  Far from galloping rot, but it was just becoming a pain in the arse having it sat at my parents immobile.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

They rot like absolute muthas these things. We're talking borderline Rover 213 man.

[sutty2006]

I’d have still thrown some metal at some way or another lol