THE GUBBERMINT ALWAYS KNOWS BEST

[wuvvum]

Well I haven't tried this one yet as it's not really been boating weather today, but I had one a couple of years back and it wasn't too bad - it was a 34lb model and pushed my Mirror dinghy along at a reasonable rate - probably about 5-6mph, which is adequate for river use. This one is 32lb - I'm not expecting the 2lb to make a lot of difference. A lot of the cheap outboards on eBay are 18lb trolling motors, which are designed for moving around slowly and silently whilst fishing and not really for covering any distance. That said, the one I just bought was BNIB and that was only £85, which is still fairly cheap. There's a lot to be said for pottering along in almost complete silence.

[Cavcraft]

Thanks. I don't go fishing but just fancy something to chug along silently on the river of canal so one should be ideal. £85 sounds like a right bargain to me, the ones I'd seen were about £150 for a forty pounder.

[michiel]

Mirror dinghy

 

One of these?

 

 

We had one 25 years ago, not quick but a lot of fun. No outboard though...

[The Moog]

Been out in the rain playing with Saab.

 

Finally flummoxed me. Fitted new fuel pump and I can hear it whirring but no fuel. Took it all apart and checked the height for each bit adjusted and refitted still nothing. Then the fuse to it went. Replaced that. Put more fuel in to see if it is that. Not that.

 

So far I have changed spark plugs, HT leads, Ignition Amplifier,ignition coil, distributor cap, Rotor arm, new battery, new fuel pump, stainless brake line, new greenstuff pads on front, normal pads on rear. Got new wheel bearing to be fitted as well.

 

Then noticed huge hole in floor by wheel arch. Think I have reached the end with it. Might strip off the bits I want and get it scrapped. Tyres are brand new on it so might whip them off and stick them on the Volvo.

 

Thoroughly fed up and wet now. Trying to work not the car in a communal car park with allocated spaces and others are getting grumpy.

[Rod/b]

Is it in tank on that?

[The Moog]

Yes it is. It is MY1983 so has a separate pump and fuel sender. When I disconnect the fuel connection there is pressure there.

[Rod/b]

Is there pressure on the "upstream" side of the fuel accumulator?

[dollywobbler]

Clocked up over 400 miles in the Saab this weekend. Conclusions. It's very serene at motorway speeds. The ride really is quite bad (but no worse than my sister's brand new Golf). Overall, it really is quite dull. S'pose that goes hand in hand with efficiency! Seems to have averaged 33mpg, which isn't bad at all. Odd thing is, it seems to stick at around that whether travelling at 80mph or 40mph stuck behind a bloody horsebox (I could quite easily have another grump about horseboxes. Driven by the most inconsiderate people in the world? Horses have legs. If they can't transport themselves, leave them at home. Same goes for cars being trailered to classic car events).

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Yo Moog, have you got a nice fat spark at the plugs and fuel pressure at the rail/engine end of the pipe?

[boobydoo]

I've had the Chrysler 2-Litre in the bodyshop getting a few bits done. A few chips on the boot and bonnet and the original chrome door mirros put back on.

 

I expected it to be done in about two days...but they've had it two weeks now and it still aint finished.

 

I bought the car nearly a year ago now , but it seems to develop one problem after another so I've driven it less than 100 miles. The fuel problem seems to be now solved with the help of a new fuel tank, but last week it overheated on a short run. I've removed the thermostat temporarily and it drove five miles OK, so looks like that is the problem so easily solved.

 

I was hoping to have it ready for the Harpenden show this month but if the bodyshop don't pull their finger out I don't reckon it will be ready for then.

[The Moog]

Had to give up on Saab today as heavens opened. Will have to have another look tomorrow.

 

Spark was a bit rubbishy yellow hence changing coil etc. Will check it again

[oldford]

Sorry for the slightly o/t subject Wuvvum, but are those electric outboards any good? I fancy a small boat (probably a rower) for some gentle river/canal use and having seen those 'leccy motors dirt cheap brand new on eBay I wondered if they were much cop? Cheers.

 

Boat?, you don't want a boat, you can do it the Autoshite way with this:

 

 

Crewed by four, two pedalling at the back and two on oars at the front, winner of a local raft race for the last two years and so quick we've been told not to enter it next year.

[Cavcraft]

Hmm, tempting. However to save all the mither of getting some old oil drums and rope wouldn't have been easier to just buy an Omega in the first place?

[barefoot]

Originally looked a bit like this.

 

 

After 11 years, blew the bollocks out of it, now looks like this

 

 

the nice bloke Bruce at Supertrapp in the states supplied me with the following list of replacement bits

 

P/N 400-1140, core assembly (w/packing)…MSRP $156.50

P/N 404-6512, 12 pack of 4†discs………….. 40.00

P/N 406-3046, closed end cap………………. 21.10

P/N 404-7206, 6 pack screws………………… 15.50

 

At $232 I thought that enough was probably enough,

Turbo Thomas is currently engaged on building me a nice quiet silencer / muffler

 

pictures to follow

[Craig the Princess]

Picked this stunna up this weekend (our on the road one is on the right)

 

[michiel]

VUKking hell, excellent!

 

'News'.... Pressurewashed the 2CV, saw water & shanpoo run on the inside of the rear window... oops. Gave it a good vacuum on the inside which made it 98% better. Then I hacked its voicemail.

[scaryoldcortina]

I collected a maserati 425 biturbo this morning. I've come home for the sweeping brush. Pics later, I have a scimitar to collect this afternoon.

[dollywobbler]

I collected a maserati 425 biturbo this morning. I've come home for the sweeping brush. Pics later, I have a scimitar to collect this afternoon.

 

This month's C&SC has a buying guide for these Mazzers. Haven't really looked at it yet, but I think it went mwaa ha ha haaaa! That might just have been the bodywork section. I still think it's a cool buy...

[trigger]

The drivers door central locking has now broke on the Golf, I unlocked it fine, went to lock at again straight after and nothing happens, Key turns but lock doesn't move, but it still works perfectly fine on the passenger door though, If only everything was a dependable as a Volkswagen...

[michiel]

More Maseratis here? Mamma mia.

[Cavcraft]

One would suspect said Maser belongs to another of our fold.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Checked the battery on the Scorpio, my Aldi tester says it seems to hold charge OK but the alternator is a tiny bit sluggish. Therefore I guess there's only a tiny possibility of the battery going completely flat, so I won't bother replacing anything...

 

By the way, do the DVLA have a consistent policy in terms of timing reminders? Both of my cars will need taxing at the end of this month, but I've only got a reminder for the Scorpio, which arrived a good 10 days ago.

[dollywobbler]

Range Rover is apparently working properly again - a new ABS pump seems to have cured the issues. I say new, it's a second-hand one, but I'm still very pleased at the £75 I'll have to pay for the pump. New ones are ten times that, and even used ones usually command a three-figure sum.

 

Have been working through some of the 2CVs issues. Engine is back together again, after fitting a very, very nice second-hand cylinder head. Apparently, you need to drive the car gently for a few weeks and avoid labouring before retorquing the heads. Not sure how I'm going to manage that around here...

 

With the engine back together again, I turned my attention to the interior. A few minutes work with a screwdriver and the main dash panel was out and I could replace the blown speedo light. Then took the headlamp switch apart, as it has a horrible tendency to turn off the headlamps when you switch to main beam. Not fun! Seems the contact barrel is badly deformed in places - well, it has survived 180,000 miles... Now trying to locate a good spare, so that job has ground to a halt. Other plan is to rip the rest of the dash area out and fit some soundproofing...

[HMC]

Just picked up my impulse buy mercedes w126 500sel. At the bargain bucket end of the price range, doesnt seem to bad though as it was sight unseen have yet to have a through nose around it. When will I learn!!!!

[Pete-M]

One would suspect said Maser belongs to another of our fold.

 

And it looks like I've managed to borrow a trailer to move said Masershati for it's new owner. This is gonna be interesting.

[Shep Shepherd]

Bought five litres of anti-freeze and a bottle of Bars Leaks from the GSF branch near work at lunchtime today, as I intend to change TV2's coolant at some point in the next couple of days in order to prepare it for a long, fast trip to Germany next month. It will be the first time I have ever done a coolant change on a FWD Volvo, so wish me luck...

[Cavcraft]

Decided I need another clear out, naturally silly offers for my shite continues:

 

Do I want to do a straight swap for the Jag with a 1990-something BMW 728? Obviously not.

 

Do I want to swap the Clio for a flaming radio controlled car that doesn't even work properly? FFS!

 

Next up on the 'to go' list are sadly possibly the Cavalier (the diesel I now have is mint on fuel and veg oil friendly) and my scooter. The day dream of owning an Italian Lambretta slips slowly away as time goes on, they fetch stupid money and it's too much for something that'll just be a toy.

[scaryoldcortina]

One would suspect said Maser belongs to another of our fold.

 

And it looks like I've managed to borrow a trailer to move said Masershati for it's new owner. This is gonna be interesting.

 

I'll put the kettle on. Do you take sugar?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

ARGH!!! The suspense is killing me!!!

[Pete-M]

 

I'll put the kettle on. Do you take sugar?

 

Coffee, white, two sugars. Ta.