F**ked Black Rover 827 SLi - The Mistake Machine

[MrBig]

52 minutes ago, Bear said:

This reminds me of "When I medicine you..."

TBF I hear LSD helps you see colour more vividly so it might be handy for diagnosing a faulty pre-multiplex complex wiring loom.

That's good to know. I'm extremely colourblind.

[Bear]

Just now, MrBig said:

That's good to know. I'm extremely colourblind.

Science! Apparently in proper controlled circumstances, it is documented as helping (which I vaguely remembered but doubt my memory on).

However, it's also documented that prolonged recreational use can /cause/ forms of colourblindness.

Either way, I do not endorse any form of self harm such as recreational drug use or Rover 800 ownership.

[St.Jude]

15 minutes ago, Bear said:

Either way, I do not endorse any form of self harm such as recreational drug use or Rover 800 ownership.

I will say that this Rover has lead to me going sober and giving up drink.

It looks the same when I'm sober as it does when I've had a drink. So why should my liver suffer as well as my mind?

[grogee]

Just now, St.Jude said:

I will say that this Rover has lead to me going sober and giving up drink.

It looks the same when I'm sober as it does when I've had a drink. So why should my liver suffer as well as my mind?

Blimey. It's driven you to sobriety

[Bear]

Just now, grogee said:

Blimey. It's driven you to sobriety

Austin Rover Supacover includes AA membership

[shampooefficient]

6 hours ago, Bear said:

One day there was a motorbike following me in the Fens. I could hear it, but it wasn't visible. Kept slowing to see where it was (with the roof open it was concerning that I couldn't see it!).

Turned out the newish Jeep Wrangler's rear differential had failed.

Was it an old Top Gear mag or something "when I drive my Cavalier at 120mph there's a strange whistling sound"

"We suggest looking in the mirror to see if the sound is accompanied by a large white car behind you and some flashing blue lights on its roof"

[chodweaver]

When it last ran... And ran for a couple of minutes... And then there was a burning smell after you'd blipped the throttle...

I'm clutching at straws here but, could this be one of those cars that ends up getting all of its earth for circuits, like the ignition, through the throttle cable when the engine/gearbox etc earth strap has failed? That would explain intermittent running, and when it did run for long enough, the throttle cable protested by getting very hot with all the current?

[St.Jude]

Just now, chodweaver said:

When it last ran... And ran for a couple of minutes... And then there was a burning smell after you'd blipped the throttle...

I'm clutching at straws here but, could this be one of those cars that ends up getting all of its earth for circuits, like the ignition, through the throttle cable when the engine/gearbox etc earth strap has failed? That would explain intermittent running, and when it did run for long enough, the throttle cable protested by getting very hot with all the current?

I didn’t feel the throttle cable getting hot tbh, as that I’ve never blipped it with the pedal. I’ve always been at the engine bay.

There are 9 earth points I think from memory. I am going to check these again (I assume I’ve done this but I don’t trust my work either tbh) before anything comes off.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

7 hours ago, St.Jude said:

I will say that this Rover has lead to me going sober and giving up drink.

It looks the same when I'm sober as it does when I've had a drink. So why should my liver suffer as well as my mind?

At least it looks cool even when it's not moving...