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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14505 on: 06 June 2017, 18:02:55 »
Driven it home... On 5 cylinders. ::)

Guess the rain got under the scuttle somewhere. >:(
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14506 on: 06 June 2017, 19:42:59 »
Got in. Turned the key and drove to London. Then same back . Like most days. FML.  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14507 on: 06 June 2017, 23:32:21 »
Drove to Dulwich/forest hill area on Saturday.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14508 on: 06 June 2017, 23:34:18 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 06 June 2017, 18:02:55
Driven it home... On 5 cylinders. ::)

Guess the rain got under the scuttle somewhere. >:(

Hmm. Misfire cylinder 3.  :-\

Plug wells dry, a drop or two of moisture on the coil pack, which went into the oven for an hour to dry out just in case. Spark plug in no. 3 had worked slightly loose.

Wound it over with the coil pack out and all 3 plugs have a strong spark.

Put it all together with a liberal coat of damp start and put a bit of silicone sealant round the wiper spindle. Seems OK now. :-\
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14509 on: 06 June 2017, 23:43:50 »
Drove it on a number of <2mile journeys and discovered (unsurprisingly) that a lard-arse car with a lard arse driver doesn't do well on short journeys, 33mpg.  ::)

Also ordered a GROM audio kit which should allow me to hook into my phones Bluetooth and add a USB socket to the existing head unit. The HU is a very nice Dolby Pro Logic number with 2 amps and 11 speakers which i am loathe to either rip out or try to make play nice with an aftermarket head unit.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14510 on: 07 June 2017, 18:46:06 »
Connected the new rear brake pipes, assembled again the handbrake, controlled all screws of the rear suspension.

Back on the road again tomorrow?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14511 on: 08 June 2017, 19:52:30 »
Pulled the radiator out of my other Omega and ordered a £50 replacement from a well known auction site... Don't want to spend much on it unless I know it's going to pass the MOT ::)

Pulled the bonnet open on Bambi car and discovered that the impact has split the battery open! :o
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14512 on: 08 June 2017, 20:20:28 »
Bambi must have a hell of a headache.  ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14513 on: 08 June 2017, 20:29:13 »
Today I evacuated the air from the brake pipes and filled in new brake fluid. Also I assembled the upper crews of the shock absorbers at the rear suspension. At last i re assembled the complete muffler after cat.

Back on the road again. The Caravan is now ready to use.

Rolf
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14514 on: 08 June 2017, 20:31:43 »
Quote from: Zirfeld on 08 June 2017, 20:29:13
Back on the road again. The Caravan is now ready to use.
Excellent :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14515 on: 08 June 2017, 21:21:07 »
Hi The Boy

Yes, I am very satisfied. It took 10 days without a car, because I did not registrate my saloon this year. The Saloon should be an oldtimer someday. I want to save milage.

10 days are not so bad, because it was it was my first rear suspension remove and it was work after work.

Disassembling muffler, rear suspension, hand brake and brake pipes
Sandblasting rusted areas on chassis and upside rear suspension
New painting on sandblasted areas
Reassembling

Rolf
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14516 on: 08 June 2017, 22:25:06 »
Front subframe next week then :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14517 on: 08 June 2017, 22:46:26 »
Well done Rolf, that's a bloody good effort!  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14518 on: 08 June 2017, 23:08:23 »
Quote from: Migv6 on 08 June 2017, 20:20:28
Bambi must have a hell of a headache.  ::)

Yeah... It had also cut through the bonnet release cable!!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #14519 on: 08 June 2017, 23:17:00 »
Quote from: Lazydocker on 08 June 2017, 23:08:23
Quote from: Migv6 on 08 June 2017, 20:20:28
Bambi must have a hell of a headache.  ::)

Yeah... It had also cut through the bonnet release cable!!
You would have expected that to be the other way around :o
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