Dobloseven Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 48 minutes ago, Peter C said: No such luck I’m afraid. Very handy things to have for all sorts of jobs.Not just spraying paint etc. R Lutz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 16 hours ago, R Lutz said: One customer had the 2.3 diesel - he worked in a haulage company, so I guess the oil was always free). And quite possibly some or all of the diesel! R Lutz and cobblers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 hours ago, Peter C said: No such luck I’m afraid. If you can spare a few hundred quid the SGS ones are really good for the money, if it’s spraying you are doing you probably want the 14cfm one but I have the 9.6CFM and it’s fine fit tools and applying rustproofing. The tools are all really cheap once you get the initial investment of the compressor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 https://www.sgs-engineering.com/catalog/product/view/id/2684/s/sc50h-50-litre-high-flow-air-compressor/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzoeuBhDqARIsAMdH14G5iMH25Bma9g_sqsOxBKuogWD-dXvn3TvbsF_dKLFqTFQ6hVn_rzsaAtWWEALw_wcB# Unless you are spraying cars this should be well up to the task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 https://vehiclescore.co.uk/score?registration=D126PKP if you want to do the full report use discount code VALLEY20 for 20% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, Noel Tidybeard said: https://vehiclescore.co.uk/score?registration=D126PKP if you want to do the full report use discount code VALLEY20 for 20% Yearly Miles: Too Low Low Overall Mileage Mileage is between 30,000 & 80,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 These arrived today, will be fitted tomorrow in place of the broken winders. Thank you @lisbon_road for providing these FOC. Top bloke, highly recommended, would buy again.... And @Pat Earrings will be posting these lovely coasters to me. Can life get any better? No. Coprolalia, 500tops, lisbon_road and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 9 minutes ago, Peter C said: These arrived today, will be fitted tomorrow in place of the broken winders. Thank you @lisbon_road for providing these FOC. Top bloke, highly recommended, would buy again.... And @Pat Earrings will be posting these lovely coasters to me. Can life get any better? No. Are they by any chance the ones I passed on via the forum a while back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, Dobloseven said: Are they by any chance the ones I passed on via the forum a while back? No. Came from one of various Sierras I stripped years back. Have very little left now. Really good to contribute to this amazing car, which has given us so much interest on this forum. yes oui si, tooSavvy and mercedade 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 And those coasters are orgasmic mercedade, BorniteIdentity, KWhite and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On 04/02/2024 at 12:40, Peter C said: I can check Land Registry records whether he still lives there and write to him but I doubt he would remember the car let alone have any paperwork for it. You might be surprised, I'm not sure if I'm in a minority here but, for some reason, I definitely still have all the paperwork for cars which I know were scrapped 10-15 years ago. It's all stuff that the previous owners have gone to the trouble of keeping, it's part of my "motoring history" (as sad as that may sound when I'm talking about wheel cylinders being replaced for the previous owner of my Daewoo Tacuma in 2007...) - it just feels wrong to throw it all away!? Just in case I ever want to look back on it... 😅 The Old Bloke Next Door, Peter C, straightSix and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Good news. The new exhaust system arrived today and it looks a perfect match. Win. I have purchased a 1 litre tin of Rust-Oleum paint, matched to the blue paintwork of the Sierra. I must have misheard the man in the shop on Saturday, as I paid £15 for the tin, not £50 as previously suggested. I have also acquired an engine oil filter. More parts to come later this week. Wibble, RayMK, Burnside and 25 others 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 More parts arrived today - cam belt, fan belt and rocker cover gasket. I've gone for decent brands as I only want to do the jobs once. lisbon_road, Jim Bergerac, RayMK and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 Replacement window winders fitted. Thank you again @lisbon_road At some point, the Sierra was fitted with aftermarket front fog lights. The lights have been removed but redundant wiring remained. All removed for that factory fresh look. I am no expert on ignition systems. What is going on here? Are these cables ok? Burnside, adw1977, lisbon_road and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Possibly some sort of suppressor fitted to try and deal with radio interference. Peter C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 6 hours ago, Peter C said: More parts arrived today - cam belt, fan belt and rocker cover gasket. I've gone for decent brands as I only want to do the jobs once. Would it be worthwhile changing the spray bar that lubricates the cam while the cam cover is off. Because with sketchy servicing and age it's not unknown for them to get blocked and ruin the cam etc. Scruffy Bodger, Peter C and lisbon_road 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 6 hours ago, Peter C said: Replacement window winders fitted. Thank you again @lisbon_road At some point, the Sierra was fitted with aftermarket front fog lights. The lights have been removed but redundant wiring remained. All removed for that factory fresh look. I am no expert on ignition systems. What is going on here? Are these cables ok? Is that not for retarding the timing for different types of fuel? Ford ESC II rings a bell. I think it was to save touching the distributor. Peter C, lisbon_road and sierraman 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 2 hours ago, Bren said: Is that not for retarding the timing for different types of fuel? Ford ESC II rings a bell. I think it was to save touching the distributor. I think that's right. Struggling to remember but had something similar on my D reg MK1 2.0 Pinto Sierra. Peter C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 You guys could be right, there’s a sticker on the inside of the fuel filler flap that states that the engine has been adjusted to run on unleaded fuel. tooSavvy, lisbon_road, egg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 could be i remember vauxhall family engines had a reverseable plug for leaded/unleaded Scruffy Bodger, lisbon_road and dome 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 06/02/2024 at 17:46, Peter C said: These arrived today, will be fitted tomorrow in place of the broken winders. Thank you @lisbon_road for providing these FOC. Top bloke, highly recommended, would buy again.... And @Pat Earrings will be posting these lovely coasters to me. Can life get any better? No. Why does it say Sierra Saloon on the red coaster? I have one that was kindly gifted to me by a member of the forum. KWhite, GeordieInExile and CGSB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 9 hours ago, Peter C said: You guys could be right, there’s a sticker on the inside of the fuel filler flap that states that the engine has been adjusted to run on unleaded fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 07/02/2024 at 00:16, RoverFolkUs said: You might be surprised, I'm not sure if I'm in a minority here but, for some reason, I definitely still have all the paperwork for cars which I know were scrapped 10-15 years ago. It's all stuff that the previous owners have gone to the trouble of keeping, it's part of my "motoring history" (as sad as that may sound when I'm talking about wheel cylinders being replaced for the previous owner of my Daewoo Tacuma in 2007...) - it just feels wrong to throw it all away!? Just in case I ever want to look back on it... 😅 I remember shredding all the masses of history my silver laguna had after sending it to scrap. Was quite sad. If the car lives then it all gets passed on obv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 9 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said: Why does it say Sierra Saloon on the red coaster? That's what Ford called the base model, despite it being a hatchback! They did the same with early Mark 3 Escorts. Tenmil Socket, Shite Ron, LightBulbFun and 8 others 9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 The 2.3 diesel in that ‘saloon’ trim must have been horrendously grim. Richard_FM, R Lutz, GrumpiusMaximus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 11 hours ago, adw1977 said: That's what Ford called the base model, despite it being a hatchback! They did the same with early Mark 3 Escorts. What's the difference between "1.6" and "1.6 economy"? Ford really knew how to make a grim bASe model. The 1.6 base estate was on my step dad's company car choices but the Astra 1.6L estate was better in almost every respect (he had five). Richard_FM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 1 hour ago, grogee said: What's the difference between "1.6" and "1.6 economy"? Ford really knew how to make a grim bASe model. The 1.6 base estate was on my step dad's company car choices but the Astra 1.6L estate was better in almost every respect (he had five). 1.6 economy had a "computer controlled ignition system" and a high geared 5 speed transmission. The price was the same as a regular 1.6 5-speed, at £157 more than a 1.6 4-speed. April 1983 brochure grogee, egg and rainagain 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 09/02/2024 at 11:48, Noel Tidybeard said: could be i remember vauxhall family engines had a reverseable plug for leaded/unleaded Octane plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 @sierraman Am I right that the Mk2 tail lights are the same on the saloons and hatchbacks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 1 minute ago, Peter C said: @sierraman Am I right that the Mk2 tail lights are the same on the saloons and hatchbacks? I’m not sure off hand, I had a hatchback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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