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I think my life’s just got busier...
« on: 20 February 2019, 20:30:17 »

So kids.

A friend of mine was helping a friend of his to pull an engine/gearbox out of something or other. The friend of my friend had a barn full of old dogs.

One of the dogs........ was an automatic K reg. Senator with the 3.0L.

My initial reaction was “I love it but wifey won’t let me”. To my utter surprise she simply said “why not do it up on our drive” 😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧

I don’t think I can pass this up. So currently texting the guy. Only photos show the Bonnet has some bad lacquer peeling and I’m told it doesn’t run and it needs a fuel pump. Easy to do?

Any info before I devote myself to this? 😂😂😂
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« Reply #1 on: 20 February 2019, 20:37:22 »

You know it makes sense... 8)
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« Reply #2 on: 20 February 2019, 20:44:50 »

Better renew my ABS membership 😂😂😂
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« Reply #3 on: 20 February 2019, 21:00:32 »

the "in tank pumps" had a crap electrical connection plug that often got diagnosed as a bad pump, bridge the fuel pump relay (driver footwell behind the panel right of the go pedal) and give the pump connector a wiggle  :y
fuel pump relay was a common problem too  ;)
probably wise to check it all over before buying ,as ,like it's off-spring the omega , sennys and carltons did suffer tinworm  :P
Good luck ,hope it pans out for you  :y
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« Reply #4 on: 20 February 2019, 21:34:28 »

Oh, is it a 24 valve ?  8)……………..if it isn't as rotten as a pear, then you've just got yourself a cracking car young bear.  :y
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« Reply #5 on: 20 February 2019, 21:50:23 »

Go for it .....  :y :y :y
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« Reply #6 on: 20 February 2019, 22:00:34 »

My first thought was that The Bear had knocked up Mrs Bear and that he had posted in the wrong section!  ::)

Then I thought he'd rescued an old sheepdog from a one way trip to the vet.  :-\

It turns out that he's thinking of buying an old car.  :) 

Anyone would think that this is a car forum!  ;D
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« Reply #7 on: 20 February 2019, 22:11:32 »

Thanks boys and thanks DTB for the fuel pump info.

I see a Haynes manual online. I’d better buy it 😂

I plan on getting it as cheap as I can. And then recovered to mine where I’ll give it a good inspection. If it’s too rotten I’ve only wasted a small amount of dough and I can get rid.

But. If it’s a good un it’ll be a great project and one day I’ll be the main man in the ABS tent 😂😂😂😂😂
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« Reply #8 on: 20 February 2019, 22:12:05 »

My first thought was that The Bear had knocked up Mrs Bear and that he had posted in the wrong section!  ::)

Then I thought he'd rescued an old sheepdog from a one way trip to the vet.  :-\

It turns out that he's thinking of buying an old car.  :) 

Anyone would think that this is a car forum!  ;D

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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« Reply #9 on: 20 February 2019, 23:24:50 »

Great cars the 24v had two Carlton’s and 1 Senator loved them all but the Senator is special a lovely car’.
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« Reply #10 on: 21 February 2019, 06:59:46 »

Oh, is it a 24 valve ?  8)……………..if it isn't as rotten as a pear, then you've just got yourself a cracking car young bear.  :y

I assumed the 3.0 was 24 valve? See how much I have to learn 😂😂
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« Reply #11 on: 21 February 2019, 07:45:16 »

Both my 3L Senator Bs were 12 valve,but possibly the last ones were only available with the 24v engine? In your position if the price is right I'd go for it.I still believe the Senator to be a superior car to the Omega,unfortunately I can't afford one when they come up for sale :'(
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« Reply #12 on: 21 February 2019, 09:09:34 »

Oh, is it a 24 valve ?  8)……………..if it isn't as rotten as a pear, then you've just got yourself a cracking car young bear.  :y

I assumed the 3.0 was 24 valve? See how much I have to learn 😂😂

24 valve are dual ram and have 24 valve in  red right at the front of the engine.
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« Reply #13 on: 21 February 2019, 09:46:11 »

 If rear arches are rotten you will only find an over priced set from MM Opel parts that fit as well as a sock on a mans nose. best then to loo for an alternative arch
Sills are readily available, as are wings and doors. Front doors same as Carltons
Most mechs same as Carltons
If 24V and been stood for a long time with water in it, you will do a head gasket.
12v bullet proof
2.6 is rare
2.5 is early and also rare
manuals usually ex plod but not always
Lots of spares with me if required ;D :y
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« Reply #14 on: 21 February 2019, 09:54:55 »

Whats the reg number Webby,a look up will give all the details then :y
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« Reply #15 on: 21 February 2019, 12:57:41 »

Whats the reg number Webby,a look up will give all the details then :y
If he buys that, the reg should read BE11 END.  ;D
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« Reply #16 on: 21 February 2019, 18:37:30 »

Whats the reg number Webby,a look up will give all the details then :y
If he buys that, the reg should read BE11 END.  ;D

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« Reply #17 on: 21 February 2019, 18:52:53 »

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« Reply #18 on: 21 February 2019, 19:08:50 »

K should be 24v, I loved mine. Really nice engine to work on, great character, 4K rpm surge always brought a smile.

Good luck with it  :y
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« Reply #19 on: 21 February 2019, 19:10:18 »

Ok boys. Senator recruitment hasn’t gone well 😢😢😢

So I found out more about it today...... it’s rotten to f**k 😩😩😩😩

I found out reason is that even though it’s been in a barn for two years....prior to that it was sat in a field for four years 😬😬😬😬😬😬😩😩😩😩

HOWEVER. it has had me looking looooooads at Senators. And even though they’re relatively few and far between there are a few really really decent ones for sale. Max. price I’ve seen is 4K but a couple for between 1.5 and 2k. This is definitely something I want. But I’ll probably have to save up. But that’s easier than spending years getting it to that point. What do you think?
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« Reply #21 on: 21 February 2019, 19:26:40 »

£25400 in 1990.... :o :o :o :o
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« Reply #22 on: 21 February 2019, 19:29:11 »

£25400 in 1990.... :o :o :o :o
Yes, well overpriced. A bit like that other Vauxhall model that came out a bit later.
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« Reply #23 on: 21 February 2019, 19:31:44 »

£25400 in 1990.... :o :o :o :o
Yes, well overpriced. A bit like that other Vauxhall model that came out a bit later.

If memory serves the Lotus Carlton was close to £50000 around the same time. ::)
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« Reply #24 on: 21 February 2019, 21:31:27 »

I still have the 3 n/s windows for a Senator B and a set of dash clocks for a senator A2 in the shed,kept because they might come in handy for something one day ??? :D
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« Reply #25 on: 21 February 2019, 22:11:52 »

By the time you've saved up, you'll have knocked up Mrs Bear and will have to get a Mumbus instead!  :P  :D  ;D

Get a 3.2 now and enjoy that until you need the Mumbus!  ;)  :y
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« Reply #26 on: 21 February 2019, 22:28:00 »

£25400 in 1990.... :o :o :o :o

We paid that for our first house the year before.  :o
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« Reply #27 on: 21 February 2019, 23:29:19 »

I have a bonnet for one too, but haven’t looked at it for 10 years so don’t know what it’s like. Bit like  Schrödinger's cat really. :)
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« Reply #28 on: 22 February 2019, 00:22:48 »

Yep, if its full of rot walk away. It will cost you more than you've got to get it put right.
I had two of them which ended up rotten, and had to send them to the scrappy. It broke my heart as they were great cars, but it had to be done.
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« Reply #29 on: 22 February 2019, 19:22:36 »

 There is a faceache site for Senator and Monza owners. Cars pop up there every so often
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« Reply #30 on: 22 February 2019, 22:14:58 »

This was mine:

https://imgur.com/gallery/AMWDCEz

Took it around Europe, cracking car. If 3.2 expired I would consider one if I could find one!

Webby, you must source a 24v one. Most will be rotten, so either learn how to weld or know someone who does.
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« Reply #31 on: 23 February 2019, 09:30:22 »

The 12 valve Senators had a duplex chain turning the camshafts and were said to be very reliable. The 24 valvers had a single chain which could fail, though none of mine did. I had many 24 valve ex-police manual Senators, loved them all, drove them all over Europe. One blew a head gasket in Germany, but I managed to limp it home.
The distributor located near the front honeycomb grille made it prone to to starting trouble if left outside in the rain. The Omega is much better in this respect. They were very fast, I suspect faster than the V6 Omegas which I took abroad as well.
 
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« Reply #32 on: 23 February 2019, 12:30:27 »

I have a bonnet for one too, but haven’t looked at it for 10 years so don’t know what it’s like. Bit like  Schrödinger's cat really. :)

Being 'fick' I had to Google this.

Interesting if brain-bending stuff. :)
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« Reply #33 on: 23 February 2019, 19:22:57 »

This was mine:

https://imgur.com/gallery/AMWDCEz

Took it around Europe, cracking car. If 3.2 expired I would consider one if I could find one!

Webby, you must source a 24v one. Most will be rotten, so either learn how to weld or know someone who does.
Like all Vauxhalls (and Fords) of a certain age, you couldn't treat it like you do your 3.2, as you'll be sweeping most of it off your driveway every week.

They are old cars now, and need to be treated like a classic car - garaged, cleaned (properly, not just a jet wash on the top every few months), and loved.


When they were launched, I really wanted one, but couldn't afford one. I test drove one (because I had a mate at the dealer), and thought it was epic.  I drove yours, and that's when the reality of the amount of progress there had been in the intervening years.
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« Reply #34 on: 23 February 2019, 19:36:36 »

Like all Vauxhalls (and Fords) of a certain age, you couldn't treat it like you do your 3.2, as you'll be sweeping most of it off your driveway every week.

They are old cars now, and need to be treated like a classic car - garaged, cleaned (properly, not just a jet wash on the top every few months), and loved.



No, that's the way to treat a car as a project, because you will always have something to fix/weld up/dry out/replace etc. And you'll never do any of those when all you use it for is a run out for Sunday lunch.


The best way of owning a classic car is to use it. A lot. Everyday is best, because then you won't put up with an reliability issues. But to do this, you need to obtain one that isn't too rotten, properly fix what is, and then work your way through the mechanical issues. Senators and their like are new enough that they drive enough like a recent car that you can live with their few deficiencies(which tend to be things like poorer heaters, lack of demisting screens etc).







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« Reply #35 on: 23 February 2019, 19:44:48 »

I agree with the regular use :).  But it still needs to be coveted, to stop it blowing away in the breeze.
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« Reply #36 on: 23 February 2019, 21:58:51 »

I have a bonnet for one too, but haven’t looked at it for 10 years so don’t know what it’s like. Bit like  Schrödinger's cat really. :)

Being 'fick' I had to Google this.

Interesting if brain-bending stuff. :)
oh yes, not that I’m a professor or anything, but I’ve read that book twice, and learned a lot,  but to appreciate it fully I’m afraid it needs a fair bit more than I’ve got in my head :D
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« Reply #37 on: 23 February 2019, 22:07:23 »

I’m no professor but I learned a lot from that book I read it twice, but I’m afraid there’s not enough power in my head to appreciate it fully. There is another book published after that one called  Schrödinger's kittens..... I give up on that one :-[
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« Reply #38 on: 24 February 2019, 08:51:16 »

As I've said before here, anybody how thinks they are beginning to grasp quantum physics, simply hasn't understood quantum physics.

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« Reply #39 on: 24 February 2019, 10:16:49 »

I don't use rinse aid or salt and my diswasher has never had a cleaner run through it. Decided to have a look in the filter the other day....spotless! I put it down to the fact that I rinse all the heavy crap off the dishes under the tap before I put them in.
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« Reply #40 on: 24 February 2019, 10:24:17 »

I don't use rinse aid or salt and my diswasher has never had a cleaner run through it. Decided to have a look in the filter the other day....spotless! I put it down to the fact that I rinse all the heavy crap off the dishes under the tap before I put them in.

You seem very domesticated. ::)

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« Reply #41 on: 24 February 2019, 10:42:45 »

I don't use rinse aid or salt and my diswasher has never had a cleaner run through it. Decided to have a look in the filter the other day....spotless! I put it down to the fact that I rinse all the heavy crap off the dishes under the tap before I put them in.
I do use salt (hard water area) and rinse aid (else it dulls the glasses), and don't rinse anything first.  Nor do I rinse car parts first.

It does get the occasional cleaner through it, when Costco are flogging 'em cheap.  Also, the most used programme is the most powerful, least efficient. None of this >3hr eco tosh.
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« Reply #42 on: 24 February 2019, 10:52:03 »

I don't use rinse aid or salt and my diswasher has never had a cleaner run through it. Decided to have a look in the filter the other day....spotless! I put it down to the fact that I rinse all the heavy crap off the dishes under the tap before I put them in.
I do use salt (hard water area) and rinse aid (else it dulls the glasses), and don't rinse anything first.  Nor do I rinse car parts first.

It does get the occasional cleaner through it, when Costco are flogging 'em cheap.  Also, the most used programme is the most powerful, least efficient. None of this >3hr eco tosh.
Yes. The eco cycle on the dishwasher is about 3hrs 10 mins, and on the washing machine is nearly 4 hours. Life's too short  ;D
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« Reply #43 on: 24 February 2019, 17:57:45 »

I don't use rinse aid or salt and my diswasher has never had a cleaner run through it. Decided to have a look in the filter the other day....spotless! I put it down to the fact that I rinse all the heavy crap off the dishes under the tap before I put them in.
I do use salt (hard water area) and rinse aid (else it dulls the glasses), and don't rinse anything first.  Nor do I rinse car parts first.

It does get the occasional cleaner through it, when Costco are flogging 'em cheap.  Also, the most used programme is the most powerful, least efficient. None of this >3hr eco tosh.
Yes. The eco cycle on the dishwasher is about 3hrs 10 mins, and on the washing machine is nearly 4 hours. Life's too short  ;D
That machine is just too difficult for me, so I leave it alone.  I'm just the stupid kid from the local comprehensive, remember.
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« Reply #44 on: 24 February 2019, 20:36:29 »

ive had 3 senni in my time a 3 litre 12v manual a 2.5 auto and a 24v auto love them to bits go on do it. :)
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« Reply #45 on: 24 February 2019, 20:58:21 »

Love a nice dish wash in the sink, do one now and again to clean my nails :D ;D
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« Reply #46 on: 24 February 2019, 20:59:59 »

Trying to get some pics of it but this has left me definitely definitely wanting one. But thinking about it I’d rather save up the money for a runner with a clean body... or as clean as possible
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« Reply #47 on: 24 February 2019, 21:15:20 »

The three I owned I had to scrap or repair due to excessive rust but done a quarter of a million of miles each! Sorry to see them all go and that’s why I’ve bought the most powerful of the Omega’s however if I had a choice to race in it would be the Senator unless there was a lotus Carlton  about! Or the ‘lotus Senator’. I want it!
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« Reply #48 on: 24 February 2019, 21:20:53 »

I'm afraid tin worm had a head start and beat you at that race  ;D
there will be a few enthusiast owned cars ,wrapped in heated cotton wool ,only allowed out on the days it reaches 50 degrees C and zero chance of rain .
they don't tend to sell them though  ;D
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« Reply #49 on: 24 February 2019, 21:32:47 »

My initial reaction was “I love it but wifey won’t let me”. To my utter surprise she simply said “why not do it up on our drive”

My initial reaction is "Its a trap. Run for the hills. What is it she wants?" Sounds to me like you're walking in to the biggest ambush since the Alamo.

Cynic? Me? Yep.
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« Reply #50 on: 25 February 2019, 09:34:46 »

My initial reaction was “I love it but wifey won’t let me”. To my utter surprise she simply said “why not do it up on our drive”

My initial reaction is "Its a trap. Run for the hills. What is it she wants?" Sounds to me like you're walking in to the biggest ambush since the Alamo.

Cynic? Me? Yep.

Yep. In his excitement he missed the next sentence "You can make a start when you've fitted the new kitchen, decorated the house, landscaped the garden...". ;D
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« Reply #51 on: 25 February 2019, 09:52:26 »

Well I let you have the car so...........
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« Reply #52 on: 25 February 2019, 09:54:09 »

In my house the response is usually "You can buy one after you buy me a ring"   ;D
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« Reply #53 on: 25 February 2019, 10:36:14 »

In my house the response is usually "You can buy one after you buy me a ring"   ;D

.. and I'm guessing she doesn't mean doughnut?  :-\
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« Reply #54 on: 25 February 2019, 10:37:24 »

In my house the response is usually "You can buy one after you buy me a ring"   ;D
Reminds me of a girl I know...  ::)
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« Reply #55 on: 25 February 2019, 17:52:06 »

My initial reaction was “I love it but wifey won’t let me”. To my utter surprise she simply said “why not do it up on our drive”

My initial reaction is "Its a trap. Run for the hills. What is it she wants?" Sounds to me like you're walking in to the biggest ambush since the Alamo.

Cynic? Me? Yep.

Yep. In his excitement he missed the next sentence "You can make a start when you've fitted the new kitchen, decorated the house, landscaped the garden...". ;D


"and when you've done all that we'll know whether you paint the nursery blue or pink........"
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« Reply #56 on: 26 February 2019, 20:10:20 »

My initial reaction was “I love it but wifey won’t let me”. To my utter surprise she simply said “why not do it up on our drive”

My initial reaction is "Its a trap. Run for the hills. What is it she wants?" Sounds to me like you're walking in to the biggest ambush since the Alamo.

Cynic? Me? Yep.

Yep. In his excitement he missed the next sentence "You can make a start when you've fitted the new kitchen, decorated the house, landscaped the garden...". ;D


"and when you've done all that we'll know whether you paint the nursery blue or pink........"

"...and Mother said she's always wanted to be a bit closer, and, well, that spare room is doing nothing"
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« Reply #57 on: 26 February 2019, 20:19:03 »

Oooh ouch - that is NASTY!!! :o :o :o

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« Reply #58 on: 27 February 2019, 20:37:33 »

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« Reply #59 on: 07 April 2019, 07:31:35 »

 Something I have just found that the Europeans have been doing on Senators with rusty rear archesis to cut out the arch of a front wing and use that. Lots of them about
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« Reply #60 on: 07 April 2019, 08:21:33 »

Something I have just found that the Europeans have been doing on Senators with rusty rear archesis to cut out the arch of a front wing and use that. Lots of them about


did that to my Sunbeam nearly 30 years ago.


When we were working on a Dart, another friend suggested we buy 'universal wheelarch panels'. He meant Transit ones - he'd used them on every American car that needed arch repairs
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