Mx-5 gone, pug 107 and 300C now here.

[High Jetter]

That looks well bought, nice one! I've been wondering what to do with my SEIS grant too....

[paulplom]

Ooh, look. What a lovely trailer.


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[gm]

Looking good ! Enjoy 

[paulplom]

Eta 1pm.
With a bit of luck I'll be skidding in it later

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[motorpunk]

The temp sensor is on the passenger seat (there’s no sensor fitted now, as you saw in the video walk around thing I sent), the file with the history is in the footwell, there’s three keys (the new-looking one only works one way round as I recall), plus two immobiliser fobs. It needs a damn good clean, tyre pressures checking and (of course) an MOT. I don’t think I’ve done more than start it up for well over a year. Windows are sloooooow! I hope you give it the TLC it deserves, there’s a lot of memories in that car.

[Shirley Knott]

Well bought, I thought I recognised this form @motorpunk's thread back in the MX5nutz days- I had an '89 in SilverStone on a G reg at that time too. You'll be able to tell if it's a properly early one if there's only one hole in the slam panel, IIRC they changed to 2 holes about 6 months into production.

[paulplom]

The temp sensor is on the passenger seat (there’s no sensor fitted now, as you saw in the video walk around thing I sent), the file with the history is in the footwell, there’s three keys (the new-looking one only works one way round as I recall), plus two immobiliser fobs. It needs a damn good clean, tyre pressures checking and (of course) an MOT. I don’t think I’ve done more than start it up for well over a year. Windows are sloooooow! I hope you give it the TLC it deserves, there’s a lot of memories in that car.

It's in good hands. It'll get the attention it deserves. My mate has a body shop. I wonder if he wants any plumbing done.

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[paulplom]

It's here. What a laugh to drive. The temperature sender is fitted snd working now. I think the exhaust baffles needs a haircut.
Partner has nicked the keys and she's away.
I forgot how good they are.



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[paulplom]

1st class service form@worldofceri. 10/10.


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[paulplom]

One hole in the slam panel?

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[gm]

even Doggo seems to approve  

exhaust looks interesting - can you just pull all that out and enjoy it being noisy ? 

[Shirley Knott]

8 minutes ago, paulplom said:

One hole in the slam panel?

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Yup. Very early car indeed.

Well played, the early ones are the best IMO, enjoy!

[paulplom]

even Doggo seems to approve  
exhaust looks interesting - can you just pull all that out and enjoy it being noisy ? 

That's the plan.

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[SiC]

3 hours ago, motorpunk said:

Windows are sloooooow!

TADIS. Cleaning the switches can help a lot and so does lubricating the window regulator with white grease. Remember having to do the same on the MK1 I had, back when it was "only" 20 years old. 

[paulplom]

Typically it's pissed down here more or less since it was dropped off. I was hoping to get stuck into it today.

The old sony radio that came with it has a really good sound. I suspect the speakers have been upgraded.

There is a mountain of paperwork with it and it looks to have every mot certificate from new,

[loserone]

18 hours ago, SiC said:

TADIS. Cleaning the switches can help a lot and so does lubricating the window regulator with white grease. Remember having to do the same on the MK1 I had, back when it was "only" 20 years old. 

I cut a small bit of aluminium sheet the same size as the switch unit, and put two of these in.  Work brilliantly

 

https://cpc.farnell.com/unbranded/js-511clc/toggle-switch-dpdt-on-off-on/dp/SW03353?mckv=sZIH9ErmR_dm|pcrid|224682624125|kword||match||plid||slid||product|SW03353|pgrid|49734256791|ptaid|pla-371789919038|&CMP=KNC-GUK-CPC-SHOPPING&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_ez2BRCyARIsAJfg-kteA88XsxjgUtJRfpY6jdNbDxZa6bTHxPvor2jVBuHt7rbaWSlIxuIaAoGZEALw_wcB

[paulplom]

The switches work, it's just the windows are a bit slow.

If it stops fecking raining I'll lube up the window channels before I have a go at removing the door cards.

[loserone]

Don't, it's /always/ the switches. 

[motorpunk]

18 minutes ago, loserone said:

Don't, it's /always/ the switches. 

About 5-10 years ago I had the door cards off and lubed the channels, I don’t think I’ve ever touched the switches.

[Tickman]

On AVO I cleaned out the old grease from the channel and that improved the speed of the windows greatly.

The old stuff was solid.

[loserone]

4 minutes ago, Tickman said:

AVO I cleaned out the old misguided attempts to fix the slow windows from the channel

That's probably fair

[djoptix]

This makes it look as if the dog has been dragged into the air intake and has gone all the way through. 

Fluffy boye 13/10 etc etc

[paulplom]

Don't, it's /always/ the switches. 

I can't understand how it could be the switches. Surely they either work or don't work?

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[loserone]

They get filled with carbon deposits and sooty crap, so they're really high resistance when switched on

 

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[paulplom]

The rain's eased a bit. I'm going to strip them out.

If I can be arsed to get out of bed that is.

[paulplom]

Judicious use of this in the channels have got them working loads better.

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[gm]

If you have the door crads off, use a 12v cordless drill battery to see if the motors run quicker if you apply power directly. I tested the windows off my breaker car and with only a 7.8v battery, they ran up and down quicker than any I've seen before. 

(Edit) of course, they might just have been a set of unusually good window runners ?

[gm]

And a drop of silicon should help things too  

[paulplom]

Free money!

Using my tools of choice, I can't seem to get the switches off without damage.

Any ideas?

 

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[gm]

go in from underneath the console, five screws to undo and screw off the gear nob