Any good ones that you'd recommend?
Not too keen on Rimmer Bros!
H
Roight!
Chaps I have a removed my old Valveblock ready for a rebuild when the O rings come at the weekend.
Most of the pipes came out without fuss, however I did notice the Drive pack was an odd shade!
The area around the exhaust was black
The desiccant looks alright
Pipes look like they've been in and out a few times.
I've not touched it in 3yrs and neither has the previous owner or the chap before him, so it's been atleast 7 years + since it's last rebuild, if ever!
The block itself also has numbers scribbled on it, no idea if this signifies anything?
More to come later when it comes apart i'm sure!
Hello gents.
My Brand new Hankook battery was found stone dead after a week of inactivity around 2v registering..
I've recharged it and the current drain when awake is 0.90 Amps..
If I rig my multimeter and close the bonnet it drops to 0.62..
Does that sound about right?
H
A Vogue SE too!
One of you to rescue Richard?!
Gents..
Following on from my Compressor failure i'm gonna rebuild the valveblock.
Only question I have is which kit to buy?
There seems to be quite a few, some have orange seals, others black etc
Any particular ones to avoid?
Also is it worth applying Vaseline to the seals, or do they go in dry "ooh er!"
Thanks!
Drove her 68mi to Borth for a break..
Half way home the EAS plummets to the bumpstops and the compressor is scalding hot, so i'm assuming it was feeding a leak..
Being that she sits fine without dropping would the next port of call be the Valve-block seals?
From what I understand it'll go on the wobbly if the compressor overheats too many times?
Bastard thing had to drive home 30mi on the bumpstops.
I'm considering it due to the fact most Autogas services in my neck of the woods have disappeared.
From what i can gather from my "brief" looking into the subject, you can have one installed..
There are some guideline's i'm sure, any Autogas pros have any advice?
We have 2 1200 IIRC tanks that supply gas for a central heating..
Are these the same Tanks that can be used if filling a vehicle?
H
Which is rather odd..
Normally i can leave her for over a week with no issues.
However 2 days ago I used the headlights and Fogs, 2 days later the battery is dead and i have a blown Fog light bulb??
Related?
I've had that bulb blow before, the one being the OSF
The only other thing I can think of is my Drivers mirror ejected at great velocity, i put it back together, if i put the wires on backwards would that cause any issues?
It's only started doing this since I used the lights!
Odd..
Any ideas?
I'm gonna check to see if she goes to sleep when left
How long does it usually take to put them to bed? LOL
Thank you
H
Anyone ever cut one open to see how the sidewalls are made?
Just curious lol
Any ideas gents?
My Rave won't load!
And i desperately need the torque for the locking clamp torques!!
Cheers
H
My boring commute was spiced up today with a little hustle with a late L322..
It still amazes me how these P38's handle the bends, he was up my bumper on the straights but had to back off on the twisty bits..
I glanced him in my mirror, never felt so smug!
The old P38's handle the road very well compared to other 4x4's certainly better than their jap counterparts!
Was tempted to get her up to a ton on the straights but refrained..
Love it!
Full of swarf and particles!
I did a simple fluid drain and refill in 2017 at 124k now at 127k i did a fluid and filter change..
the last filter change before me was 2003!!
The filter came apart with a pair of pliers..
Hmm..
Being I run Gas and petrol i have been reading up on E10 and I stumbled on this
These stories are but 4 or so days apart from each other lol
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1308619/uk-fuel-pump-e10-petrol-changes-engine-damage
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1310426/uk-fuel-e10-petrol-classic-car-damage-rubber
And this..
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1313318/classic-cars-uk-fuel-e10-petrol-changes-damage
I reiterate the title!!
I've bought a 70mm and I' not really sure whether a 70mm can be used.
The idler I'm replacing is
Any ideas?
The idler below the AC compressor.
Anyone had this, just noticed mine is doing this occasionally..
Oddly only after the car has "A either been running or "B" has the key in the ignition..
If i removed the key and press the tailgate button it'll lock/unlock once, and then be fine for the repeated times I open the tailgate!
Odd..
Looking online at the Viscosity index of some oils, i've come to the conclusion that ELF and Total who are one the same are on top with a VI of 186..
Compared to an average of 160-170 from other brands..
Just curious to know what ya'll use on 'ere!!
The front accesory drive was quite noisy, a definite bearing failure!
The old tensioner below an original DAYCO part 20yr old.
The brand new Tensioner, again a DAYCO part was completely fuckered out the box, it sounded worse than the old one!!!
Rocked from side to side too!!
Not happy.
She needed a new alternator too, atleast the new one fitted!!!
I've seen it on a good few forums and it seems to work well.....
A bit of fun eh!!
I'll start...................................
1
After a few beers last night I staggered home feeling horny:
"How long have you been in?" asked the wife.
"About 5 minutes" I said.
"Why didn't you wake me?" she moaned.
I said, "because you'd have said no."
2
Young Paddy bought a donkey from a farmer for £100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news.
The donkey's died.' Paddy replied, 'Well then just give me my money back.' The farmer said, 'Can't do that. I've already spent it.'
Paddy said, 'OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.' The farmer asked, 'What are you going to do with him?'
Paddy said, 'I'm going to raffle him off.' The farmer said, 'You can't raffle a dead donkey!'
Paddy said, 'Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.'
A month later, the farmer met up with Paddy and asked, ' What happened with that dead donkey?'
Paddy said, 'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at £2 each and made a profit of £898'
The farmer said, 'Didn't anyone complain?'
Paddy said, 'Just the guy who won, so I gave him his £2 back....
Just wondering today after topping her off..
The oil is quite clear even after 1500mi,
Castrol Edge 10w60.
Anyone use it on the regular basis?
I've heard some people say it can wear out bags etc however I thought with what they go through when you're driving that wouldn't be the case?
Also are the bags supposed to completely depressurise when Access mode is selected or does it keep pressure in the bags?
Thanks
H