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[JamesV6CDX]

I bought one of these as a cost saving run around a few weeks ago. Well what a hoot! It's great to drive, holds the road well, comfy, always starts first time, good gearchange, and is incredibly punchy!!

Very little turbo lag, and an easy 55+mpg everywhere I go *

* As long as I keep off the turbo a little, which I'm struggling to do if I'm honest!!

Today I did a few jobs. I replaced a rear quater panel (not a bad job) and changed the fuel filter.

I filled the new filter full of diesel, to aid starting. reconnected the fuel lines.

Do you think the blasted thing would go again? Not for love nor money. self bleeding my backside..

Thankfully.... easy start was my friend!! Ran it on the stuff for a short time, when it decided to run off it's own steam!

Quality car

[Marks DTM Calib]

Thankfully.... easy start was my friend!! Ran it on the stuff for a short time, when it decided to run off it's own steam!

Quality car

A very foolish thing to do....very foolish indeed! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Thankfully.... easy start was my friend!! Ran it on the stuff for a short time, when it decided to run off it's own steam!

Quality car

A very foolish thing to do....very foolish indeed! 

Yes. You should have used a squirt or two of that well known Australian fuel additive. The one called 'Start Yer bastard'.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ether does a lot of damage to engines, it has no lube properties, ignites very early in the compression stroke and puts extreme pressure on the rings, rods and pistons.

It is truely the spray of the devil....

[omega3000]

Ether does a lot of damage to engines, it has no lube properties, ignites very early in the compression stroke and puts extreme pressure on the rings, rods and pistons.

It is truely the spray of the devil....

Wondered why it blew the head off my old CZ175  now i know 

[JamesV6CDX]

Thanks for the tip Mark - it's genuinely something I've not used before and I wasn't sure entirely of its drawbacks.
That said, it's a 10 year old fiesta, I figured a few sprays of the stuff into the inlet wouldn't kill it as a one off

[Marks DTM Calib]

Thanks for the tip Mark - it's genuinely something I've not used before and I wasn't sure entirely of its drawbacks.
That said, it's a 10 year old fiesta, I figured a few sprays of the stuff into the inlet wouldn't kill it as a one off

Oh it easily could as a one off, particularly oe a weak engins such as that (its far from being a robust agricultural power plant).

I have seen it used on a petrol mower and it took ten minutes to find the cylinder head in the hedge

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ether does a lot of damage to engines, it has no lube properties, ignites very early in the compression stroke and puts extreme pressure on the rings, rods and pistons.

It is truely the spray of the devil....

Wondered why it blew the head off my old CZ175  now i know 

You rode some exotic machinery in your youth, Mr Emd.

[omega3000]

Ether does a lot of damage to engines, it has no lube properties, ignites very early in the compression stroke and puts extreme pressure on the rings, rods and pistons.

It is truely the spray of the devil....

Wondered why it blew the head off my old CZ175  now i know 

You rode some exotic machinery in your youth, Mr Emd.

It was a field bike Mr Optic  After many hours rebuilding it with care and attention it wouldnt start kickstarting for hours  a squirt of stat you barstad blew the head off 

[bertie1.8vectra]

Let me guess....You where only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!!!!



 

Hat and coat please.....

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ether does a lot of damage to engines, it has no lube properties, ignites very early in the compression stroke and puts extreme pressure on the rings, rods and pistons.

It is truely the spray of the devil....

Wondered why it blew the head off my old CZ175  now i know 

You rode some exotic machinery in your youth, Mr Emd.

It was a field bike Mr Optic  After many hours rebuilding it with care and attention it wouldnt start kickstarting for hours  a squirt of stat you barstad blew the head off 

I once owned the 'posh' alternative to the CZ......an MZ 250 2 stroke single.

[omega3000]

Ether does a lot of damage to engines, it has no lube properties, ignites very early in the compression stroke and puts extreme pressure on the rings, rods and pistons.

It is truely the spray of the devil....

Wondered why it blew the head off my old CZ175  now i know 

You rode some exotic machinery in your youth, Mr Emd.

It was a field bike Mr Optic  After many hours rebuilding it with care and attention it wouldnt start kickstarting for hours  a squirt of stat you barstad blew the head off 

I once owned the 'posh' alternative to the CZ......an MZ 250 2 stroke single.

You rode the elite version then  Boy did they billow out smoke !

[Sir Tigger KC]

My mate had an MZ50 and it was the fastest 50cc bike around, it even beat the Fizzies!! 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Ether does a lot of damage to engines, it has no lube properties, ignites very early in the compression stroke and puts extreme pressure on the rings, rods and pistons.

It is truely the spray of the devil....

My Merc has never been the same since a 'mechanic' tried to get it to go with easy start.... 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ether does a lot of damage to engines, it has no lube properties, ignites very early in the compression stroke and puts extreme pressure on the rings, rods and pistons.

It is truely the spray of the devil....

Wondered why it blew the head off my old CZ175  now i know 

You rode some exotic machinery in your youth, Mr Emd.

It was a field bike Mr Optic  After many hours rebuilding it with care and attention it wouldnt start kickstarting for hours  a squirt of stat you barstad blew the head off 

I once owned the 'posh' alternative to the CZ......an MZ 250 2 stroke single.

You rode the elite version then  Boy did they billow out smoke !

Yes, and unfortunately it didn't make the girls 'wet with sexual need'

That all changed when I bought my Yamaha RD250. I became a Beckhamesque 'babe magnet' overnight. ....Honest.