wuvvum 34235 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Is that 121 actually 16 valve? Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 9492 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 9 hours ago, wuvvum said: Is that 121 actually 16 valve? I believe it no longer has the original engine. Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 9492 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 53 minutes ago, loserone said: B6T? B3 16V EFI from a DW Demio Link to post Share on other sites
loserone 13010 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Ah! Didn't know the demio had a B3. Link to post Share on other sites
Grumblespeed 120 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 14 hours ago, TheDoctor said: Jesus Christ that's a bright red. I guess at least its all red now. I reckon I could do the whole car for less than 80 quid. We'll see how the paint turns out once I flat and polish it. Interestingly that's very similar to the colour match I've got when ordering paint by code for my Panda. That's when you find out what colour that red used to be when it was new😦 Clear coated too so it won't even polish back. Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_E 2738 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I think you're going to have to do the whole car now @TheDoctor! On the plus, the red electrical tape trim will look awesome in the bumper. Link to post Share on other sites
Noel Tidybeard 5109 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 15 hours ago, Tim_E said: I think you're going to have to do the whole car now @TheDoctor! On the plus, the red blue electrical tape trim will look awesome in the bumper. fify Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 9492 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Keeping with its 'motorsport' heritage 😂 spartacus, loserone, Dan302 and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 9492 Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Got the Punto back from the garage today, I've paid quite a bit to have the offside rear radius arm changed. But it's a good result, as there is no more knocking over bumps! Coprolalia, Agila, Grumblespeed and 13 others 16 Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 9492 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 What a day. Metro decided it didn't want to start so had to jump start it. Battery has always been a bit weak. Then as I drove away, there was a big clunk from the nearside rear when I braked. Suspect the shoe has come loose in the drum as I now have very little brakes and a clattering /rattling from that corner. I hate doing brake shoes! Then went to get the Punto, which still has no heating and the locks were jammed. Hot water got me in but the trip to Chelmsford and back was soooooo cold! Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 14778 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 It's not nice out there. Took me 20 mins after work to detach the frozen snow from my windows before I could go home. No time to be spannering either Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 9492 Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 So, I've ordered the brake shoes for the Metro, I may take a day off work to sort. Anyone fancy helping? I hate drum brakes! Still haven't got round to sorting the Punto heating, but I just go out with coat, scarf, gloves etc. It is proving to be very capable in the snow/ice, I guess it helps having half decent tyres. Of course I haven't tried out its rally capabilities with a few handbrake induced slides round corners, that would be childish and irresponsible. privatewire, SmokinWaffle, spartacus and 3 others 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Spurious 1319 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 14 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: So, I've ordered the brake shoes for the Metro, I may take a day off work to sort. Anyone fancy helping? I hate drum brakes! Still haven't got round to sorting the Punto heating, but I just go out with coat, scarf, gloves etc. It is proving to be very capable in the snow/ice, I guess it helps having half decent tyres. Of course I haven't tried out its rally capabilities with a few handbrake induced slides round corners, that would be childish and irresponsible. You're the wrong end of the country for me. And I agree, drums are a pain in the arse. I've never perfected the art of getting those big fuck off springs back into place without launching them over the wall. TheDoctor and Sidclark96 2 Link to post Share on other sites
wuvvum 34235 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I also hate drum brakes. (I hate brakes in general but drums are particularly pernicious.) Sidclark96 and TheDoctor 2 Link to post Share on other sites
New POD 12358 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 1 hour ago, Spurious said: You're the wrong end of the country for me. And I agree, drums are a pain in the arse. I've never perfected the art of getting those big fuck off springs back into place without launching them over the wall. I tried doing the ones for the hand brake for the omega. Inside the rear vented disk, for the proper braking. Makes doing it on a metro look like a piece of piss. The only problem, I ever had doing them on a metro, was due to my own foolishness. And I managed to get a wheel cylinder to come right out, which meant I had to bleed the brakes, which led to snapping the bleed nipple, which led to a new cylinder and snapping a brake pipe..... Yeah....give up now.... Wgl2019, TheDoctor and Spurious 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wuvvum 34235 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 And this is the man working on top secret* projects for the MOD. Yep, if Putin ever invades we're proper fucked. theshadow, puddlethumper, New POD and 4 others 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Wgl2019 190 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 26 minutes ago, wuvvum said: And this is the man working on top secret* projects for the MOD. Yep, if Putin ever invades we're proper fucked. So long as no drum brakes..... all good! Link to post Share on other sites
New POD 12358 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: And this is the man working on top secret* projects for the MOD. Yep, if Putin ever invades we're proper fucked. Indeed. We are. Link to post Share on other sites
louiepj 902 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 If you haven't pulled the drum off and confirmed it is just the brake shoe, you may want to get the fitting kit as well as the shoes as sometimes the clips and springs fail or are too corroded to be reused. Low Horatio gearbox and bunglebus 2 Link to post Share on other sites
bunglebus 14778 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 And when you get the drum off, take a pic on your phone so you know where/how the springs fit wuvvum, Sidclark96, The Moog and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 9492 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Perfect school run car... Burnside, juular, The Moog and 12 others 15 Link to post Share on other sites
loserone 13010 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 To be honest, that looks like basically the perfect car for a small family, full stop. Looks ideal for a euromission too TheDoctor 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 9492 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Ah. Adjuster snapped. Cylinder is also leaking so have ordered one to be safe scdan4, Burnside, The Moog and 3 others 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 9492 Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Done the thermostat on the Punto and bled the system. Is this a heater matrix and should I be worried that a previous owner thought to leave one in the car? Still can't get the heater to blow warm. 😔 The Moog and Tim_E 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_E 2738 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Just now, TheDoctor said: Done the thermostat on the Punto and bled the system. Is this a heater matrix and should I be worried that a previous owner thought to leave one in the car? Still can't get the heater to blow warm. 😔 That's not the best situation for the current weather... Link to post Share on other sites
spartacus 4174 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Is there a heater matrix fitted? Link to post Share on other sites
camryv6 480 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I fitted a heater matrix in one of those, never again, i have tried to block it out of my memory, but i remember taking the dashboard out and possibly the heater assembly, in summary good luck ! Link to post Share on other sites
louiepj 902 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 You need to feel the two hoses going through the bulkhead and check they are both hot, most* heater matrix's have the coolant flow going opposite way to radiator, so low point in and higher hose out for thermal efficiency. So lower hose will be hotter than upper hose.Big difference in temps usually indicates blockage/flow restriction.Back flushing can sometimes help but I am sure I was told years ago that radiators and heater matrix both naturally act similar to filters in the coolant system and catch all the crap and sediment, lowering their flow and efficiency.Sometimes parking the car uphill or jacking the front of car up high can help with burping the air out of the coolant system as well. spartacus and mitsisigma01 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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