Omega Owners Forum

Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: unlucky alf on 08 October 2013, 16:06:55

Title: It always happens to me.
Post by: unlucky alf on 08 October 2013, 16:06:55
I decided to change out my water pump,fan belt, rad & thermostat on the old tractor the other day due to a slight cooling issue, Rad came out pretty well as did the water pump, From then on it all went oopsy :'(. Firstly I couldn't get the thermostat bolts undone as they just tried to round off >:(, I then happened to take a glance at the front cross member & it looked a little flakey, So I thought i'd remove the fans to clean up the cross member & give it a blast with stonechip, With a firm tug out came the first fan along with 4 inches of rusty metal attached :o, Then pulled on the second one & that too had a similar sized lump of rusty crud hanging from it >:(., So now I have a new cross member waiting for me to fit when my anger subsides & enthusiasm kicks in once more, My other half says I should scrap the old girl but as the cross member looks pretty easy to do I reckon I should save her (that's the car & not the mrs ;D), Has anybody done one of these before & anything to take into account?. ;) 
Title: Re: It always happens to me.
Post by: MR MISTER on 08 October 2013, 18:08:07
Unlucky, Alf  ::)
Title: Re: It always happens to me.
Post by: tidla on 08 October 2013, 18:10:18
Bugger..
Title: Re: It always happens to me.
Post by: The Red Baron on 08 October 2013, 18:36:14
you will have to get your geo set up again Tim. could send your tracking & all way out. not too bad a job to change really.
good luck with the owd boat. lol.  :y
Title: Re: It always happens to me.
Post by: unlucky alf on 08 October 2013, 19:28:08
Quote from: The Red Baron on 08 October 2013, 18:36:14
you will have to get your geo set up again Tim. could send your tracking & all way out. not too bad a job to change really.
good luck with the owd boat. lol.  :y

Blimey I didn't think it would knock out the tracking :o, Oh well I suppose it's just another "aw bugga" moment to add to all the other "aw bugga" moments I've had since I've owned this trusty old chariot!.
Title: Re: It always happens to me.
Post by: The Red Baron on 08 October 2013, 19:30:18
did i read that wrong....you dont mean subframe..... ::)
sorry Tim, been a long day here. lol  :D
Title: Re: It always happens to me.
Post by: omega3000 on 08 October 2013, 20:04:09
Yes basically my car has been rebuilt  ;D Still worse things have happened  ::)
There's always one bolt that wont budge or snaps off , or goes missing  >:( Ive got a pot full of spare bolts but the car is still holding together  :D
Title: Re: It always happens to me.
Post by: unlucky alf on 08 October 2013, 20:26:31
Quote from: Emd on 08 October 2013, 20:04:09
Yes basically my car has been rebuilt  ;D Still worse things have happened  ::)
There's always one bolt that wont budge or snaps off , or goes missing  >:( Ive got a pot full of spare bolts but the car is still holding together  :D

Just as well to keep everything you can, I went down to the VX stealership as I wanted some of those little plastic clip in nut things (expanding nuts?), Nope he don't have them & cant get them, I then asked for two bobbin (cotton reel) mounts for the intercooler rad, He comes back & tells me they are no longer available  >:(, bleedin' useless lot they are.
Title: Re: It always happens to me.
Post by: unlucky alf on 08 October 2013, 20:29:10
Quote from: The Red Baron on 08 October 2013, 19:30:18
did i read that wrong....you dont mean subframe..... ::)
sorry Tim, been a long day here. lol  :D

Thanks for that!, Only the front cross member mate, I've now got to explain to the other half that my barrage of profanities earlier were unjustified. :D
Title: Re: It always happens to me.
Post by: omega3000 on 08 October 2013, 20:30:37
You be better off making them things youself than ask those stealer knuckle heads  ::) ;D
Which reminds me vx still haven't rang me back from a week ago to say my parts are in  >:( >:(