The grumpy thread

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Yes it was definitely a nasty flash flood

After half an hour, all of the water had drained away. And by the time recovery had arrived it was more or less dry! 

There's a separate grump about recovery, a big one, which will come a bit later when I've stopped seething about it. 

Coincidentally (or maybe not?) I heard of this happening to another sad car today, this one in Horam. It took one of my sister's work colleagues over an hour longer to get to work because of it.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I would go for it if you can.  It's a nice car, with plenty of life and the bits would be relatively cheap I'd imagine?  You have the know-how and equipment...

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

I would go for it if you can.  It's a nice car, with plenty of life and the bits would be relatively cheap I'd imagine?  You have the know-how and equipment...

It's not proving easy to find new conrods but there are a few second hand options. Or find a donor engine to take bits from. I'm sure I'll make something work 

I know I said it's curtains, but I'm now 80% leaning towards trying to fix it, at least stripping it to assess the damage and if it's all bolt on parts then I'll go for it. 

If I find a rod has punched through the block then it might be a different story. But we'll see. I wouldn't be surprised if that's happened due to the extent of the difference between the pistons, but again, we'll see

It'll definitely be a long haul.. but I don't need the car, thankfully there's a very useful Citroen Picasso waiting on standby for this very purpose! 

[Wack]

red Letter days

just tried to book using a voucher I've had 2 years

these are the choices for 27/29 june for the whole of england, a tuesday and wednesday when the kids are at school

a best western in Bradford , having been to bradford i'll pass

a pub that looks OK but when you call it's unavailable

rowley manor whose trip advisor reviews are ALL 1 star and I suspect that's only because there's no stars

and I'm not sure when Ayrshire became part of England

 

absolute shit, would not recommend

if I change the dates to a tuesday and wednesday in october the choice doesn't change much, a time when you'd thing every hotel would be available

 

They're calling the voucher a memorable break , the last one looks like it'd be pretty memorable

 

[155V6]

22 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

just had the cat put to sleep

r.i.p Sid

Really sorry 😢

[Eyersey1234]

On 6/19/2023 at 10:25 PM, Noel Tidybeard said:

just had the cat put to sleep

r.i.p Sid

I'm sorry to hear this, it's never easy when a much loved pet dies. How old was Sid?

[fairkens]

14 hours ago, cobblers said:

Maybe I'm guilty of trying to find the tasty bit of a dogshit sandwich, but at least you are 100% nailed on sure that it's fucked and won't waste money and time trying to fix it to have it bite your 

See, the reverse psychology worked! 😄

[goosey]

Today I rescued 2 stray dogs and took them 2 the Vet, unfortunately my car now smells of dog as do I. 

[Remspoor]

20 hours ago, Wack said:

red Letter days

just tried to book using a voucher I've had 2 years

these are the choices for 27/29 june for the whole of england, a tuesday and wednesday when the kids are at school

a best western in Bradford , having been to bradford i'll pass

a pub that looks OK but when you call it's unavailable

rowley manor whose trip advisor reviews are ALL 1 star and I suspect that's only because there's no stars

and I'm not sure when Ayrshire became part of England

 

absolute shit, would not recommend

if I change the dates to a tuesday and wednesday in october the choice doesn't change much, a time when you'd thing every hotel would be available

 

They're calling the voucher a memorable break , the last one looks like it'd be pretty memorable

 

Never ever trust TA reviews.

There is no guarantees the reviewer has every stayed/slept in the property.

What were they expecting a 5 star hotel but only wanting to pay peanuts for that experience. thus it does not for-fill the hopes thus gets on star review.

Use other sites to find a balance in the reviews,

[Ghosty]

Auction houses clogging up eBay with classified ads, for cars going to auction that you CAN'T BUY, with the guide price as the price.

Just fuck off. If you're going to advertise something, it has to be buyable for that price.

[Wack]

2 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Never ever trust TA reviews.

There is no guarantees the reviewer has every stayed/slept in the property.

What were they expecting a 5 star hotel but only wanting to pay peanuts for that experience. thus it does not for-fill the hopes thus gets on star review.

Use other sites to find a balance in the reviews,

Plenty of photos of shabby rooms put me off , managed to book somewhere , was a bit of a faff but calling direct , confirming availability then applying the voucher worked

[MikeR]

Attacked by horse flies today , one knuckle on my right  hand like massive grape , dam flying teeth  things should be eradicated ..

[Wack]

13 hours ago, MikeR said:

Attacked by horse flies today , one knuckle on my right  hand like massive grape , dam flying teeth  things should be eradicated ..

7 years ago I was a bit short of work, a company I worked for had been quoted £350 to knock down 6ft high weeds on an overgrown area at the side of the factory because it was seeding  farmers crops in the field next door, I had a petrol strimmer so thought easy money

 

It was July, hot, I was in my mid 50s , started off OK at 8am, by 11am I was absolutely fucked , then the horse flies started, they were like a squadron of stukas lining to to dive bomb me, fucking massive they were,

 

I had to go in the factory, get one of those paper spraying suits and tape it all up , wear gloves and a slit for my eyes

 

in the end it took me 2 days and was the hardest £350 I've ever earned in my life

 

next year they asked if I wanted to do it again, did I fuck

 

[Talbot]

On 6/20/2023 at 3:18 PM, RoverFolkUs said:

Jesus fucking christ

I've done a good job of it and bent at least 2 conrods 🤣🤣

For those of you who don't know what you're looking at, cylinder 1 + 4 should be equal and cylinder 2+3 should be equal. 

Look at the tape line on the stick and look at the difference between 1+4 and 2+3 🤣

That is a massive discrepancy in heights of pistons.  Are you sure you've not snapped the crank?

[MikeR]

1 hour ago, Wack said:

7 years ago I was a bit short of work, a company I worked for had been quoted £350 to knock down 6ft high weeds on an overgrown area at the side of the factory because it was seeding  farmers crops in the field next door, I had a petrol strimmer so thought easy money

 

It was July, hot, I was in my mid 50s , started off OK at 8am, by 11am I was absolutely fucked , then the horse flies started, they were like a squadron of stukas lining to to dive bomb me, fucking massive they were,

 

I had to go in the factory, get one of those paper spraying suits and tape it all up , wear gloves and a slit for my eyes

 

in the end it took me 2 days and was the hardest £350 I've ever earned in my life

 

next year they asked if I wanted to do it again, did I fuck

 

Still got an extra knuckle on my right hand and the palm is raised ..been stinging all night !! , Hope it caught somat off me and died .

[RoverFolkUs]

32 minutes ago, Talbot said:

That is a massive discrepancy in heights of pistons.  Are you sure you've not snapped the crank?

'Tis possible. I'd be impressed but it's among the worst hydrolocked I've seen. Had an Astra 1.6 petrol come in last year but there was only a 1cm or so disrepency between cyl 2 and 3! But I'm hoping it's "just" smashed a conrod and the piston is sitting static. Will find out when the sump is off, that's the first job!

I've had it turning over briefly so it's not totally locked solid. But I'm not going to be surprised if the bottom end is complete scrap, whether that's a snapped crank or hole through the block! 

[jakebullet]

Wow only 4p per serving! Hang on, serving size = one biscuit. What kind of pervert only eats one?

[cobblers]

10 minutes ago, jakebullet said:

Wow only 4p per serving! Hang on, serving size = one biscuit. What kind of pervert only eats one?

It's physically impossible to eat just one bourbon. 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

1 minute ago, cobblers said:

It's physically impossible to eat just one bourbon. 

My current body mass index is certainly evidence of this fact.

[High Jetter]

Surely that proves that BMI = Bourbon Munching Index?

[Talbot]

3 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

 a snapped crank or hole through the block! 

"Knock Knock!"
"Who's there?"

"Cylinder three!"

[Zelandeth]

Oh fuck off...

That was crystal clear blue coolant 48 hours ago.

[LightBulbFun]

1 minute ago, Zelandeth said:

Oh fuck off...

That was crystal clear blue coolant 48 hours ago.

Eeeep! I dont know if "condolences" is the right word, but you have it from me! especially as it looks like its the R25?

 

[Zelandeth]

2 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

Eeeep! I dont know if "condolences" is the right word, but you have it from me! especially as it looks like its the R25?

 

Indeed.  That's two cars I currently have with blown head gaskets.  This one will likely get chucked at a garage if they'll touch it as there are only so many hours in the day.

Not overheated or anything, just oil has suddenly started to find its way into the coolant.  I don't believe there's any oil cooler or anything like that on this engine so the head/gasket really is the most likely suspect.

[LightBulbFun]

8 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Indeed.  That's two cars I currently have with blown head gaskets.  This one will likely get chucked at a garage if they'll touch it as there are only so many hours in the day.

Not overheated or anything, just oil has suddenly started to find its way into the coolant.  I don't believe there's any oil cooler or anything like that on this engine so the head/gasket really is the most likely suspect.

Yeah, given all the shit that you have been through, I really do feel for you here! like Not the R25 damn it! why cant of it happened to the Caddy or something disposable like that LOL

 heres hoping it is just an easy fix failure that just looks like head-gasket failure, maybe a lump of rust/gunk thats dislodged itself from the water jacket of the engine or something like that inlet(?) gasket failure that can happen to K Series engines

 

[Zelandeth]

To be honest I'd rather it be this one!  If it were the Caddy it would both be far more urgent and *definitely* far more expensive to sort!

[Dyslexic Viking]

I hate Grass pollen allergy.

[Sham]

Well, I got an exhaust for the lads 125, thought I'd very gently try the bolts at the engine end, as they likely won't move and will need some very gentle persuasion.

 

Instantly snapped with next to no pressure. Fuck sticks.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I hate Grass pollen allergy.

Hey! It's a fever. Get down with the kids!

[Metal Guru]

The NC500. 
Here’s an idea. Instead of having people explore the vastness of the Scottish highlands independently and spread out, suggest a set route for everyone to follow likes lemming so it’s virtually a continuous traffic jam, just like SE England that you wanted to escape from .

For further idiocy ,get  everyone do it in a camper van including the most difficult section of road in the whole country. Big line of vans at the bottom of Bealach na Ba (Applecross) tonight , presumably all with cooked brakes.

And what is it with British people who can’t fathom how single track roads work when virtually every foreigner seems to be fine with them?