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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2007 9:25:47 GMT
Well, I better post some stuff up about mankie/minkie. Since my last post i have broken down  twice. think the second time was my fault not enough petroleum in tank  Anyway, new points, condensor, ht leads, sparkplugs went on a few weeks ago. still stunk of petrol, managed to get it semi tuned up and now seems to run a lot better. will test today on lucy runs. Anyway the timing was slightly out and the points gap was slightly out, but was told that it was a good first attempt . ;D Since then mankie has got his gold revos back on and now a sterea(thanks tony)  This morning i tieded up all wiring and replaced tonys 6x9 with an alternative sound source which happens to sound better then the 6x9. Anyway see you all later daz ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2007 21:20:43 GMT
Well i thought i would start my pre Riv run checks early and was slightly concerned over engine running a bit hotter than normal, ;D Checked heater hoses and found that one side was hot and one side was cold, the heater was on blowing cold air.  So i decided to take the heater pipe of the bottom hose and turn engine over to double check to see if water was flowing ;D undone jubiee and started to wrk the pipe of when it went, the whole sticky uppy bit of the bottom hose came clean away from bottom hose So Quick phone call to uncle Jim and a trip over to hastings i now have in my possesion a bottom hose and new rad cap. oh and a mirror for overtaking. So my busy weekend has now turned into a very busy weekend. The new plan Saturday. 1. buy a decent hosepipe 2. take broken bottom hose off and replace with uncle jims 3. take brand new hose and connect to water supply 4. replace heater tap with new one 5. take said hose and stuff in pipe into heater 6. turn water supply on and hopefully get rid off air lock/obstruction. 7. connect all hoses to relevent places. 8. fill up with a antifreeze & water mixture. 9. test. need to do all this before about 1pm 10. Attend boys birthday party. Sunday 1. look after boy 2. do some chores Monday 1. go to polegate pick up renault 2. remove remains of old petrol tank strap 3. remove rope holding petrol tank up 4. refit new petrol tank strap 5. remove drivers seat 6. refit bolt that has come loose 7. put seat back in 8. drop back to polegate 9. finish of check on mankie, ie brakes arrggh i can see the air been very blue around the vicinty of me this weekend ;D daz
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Post by joski on Apr 26, 2007 21:23:53 GMT
Busy then?!  ;D  Good luck with it all. Should be good weather for it so no probs there.  |
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Post by monkeyjim on Apr 26, 2007 21:59:08 GMT
I cant bare to read it  Lets hope its going to be ok. |
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Post by Stephen on Apr 27, 2007 13:41:46 GMT
good luck daz
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2007 18:54:55 GMT
:)new bottom hose on, heater blown out using my own puff, new heater tap put on, run into problem, one nut has decided it dosent want to work anymore, tryed other ut to make sure grooves in hole wernt to blame, they are fine, so trip down to scrapyard tommorro and find a new nut hopefully. all needs now is a test for leaks and refilled with anti freeze and then see what happens.  daz |
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Post by joski on Apr 27, 2007 18:59:13 GMT
Fingers crossed |
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Post by Simon1275mpi on Apr 27, 2007 19:24:25 GMT
Good luck Daz!  Just a lose nut to sort out next.. ;D ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2007 9:19:32 GMT
Got up early today Went to both scrapyards in hailsham no minis or a series engines lying around Put plan B in to motion, popped round and saw uncle billy and pinched a nut of one of his spare engines. thankyou billy ;D Got back tryed new bolt and worked a treat, also added some sealent gasket between heater tap and block. Left it to set part filled with water, switched her on and filled with antifreeze, left her running a good quarter of an hour, checked for leaks and nothing, i added new rad cap, thanks uncle jim. She didnt appear to go above quarter of the way up the gauge ;D So hopefully fingers crossed problem solved, need to take for test run, so not counting my chickens yet. Also added another passenger mirror, thnaks uncle jim, using some funiture nut and bolts i had lying around. can now see when overtaking On monday will be taking one wheel off and putting spare on, as it dosent to appera to of gone down, will then have a full matching set of tyres all round. ;D until my next post T.T.F.N |
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Post by oldgit on Apr 28, 2007 12:14:20 GMT
So now we are the MEN FROM UNCLE then ;D ;D ;D Glad its going OK Best to sort now than at worlds end |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2007 17:37:05 GMT
;Djust been for a cruise round eastbourne and so far no problems, heater blowing hot aor, gauge hardley moved ;D
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Post by Rachel on Apr 28, 2007 19:53:50 GMT
Do you really think Daz knows who the Men from U.N.C.L.E. are? |
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Post by oldgit on Apr 28, 2007 20:03:50 GMT
Of course he does. They are the chaps he gets his panick bits from ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by monkeyjim on Apr 28, 2007 20:35:06 GMT
Not sure about the men from U.N.C.L.E .
Mission Impossible comes to mind .
Lets hope he went round Eastbourne enough to clock up nearly 300 miles .
If so were ok .
Daz your worrying me .
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Post by monkeyjim on Apr 28, 2007 20:38:19 GMT
Saw Alex a few days ago bombing along the coast road in Satdean with a permanant grin on her face as always , must be something she's sitting on . Seen her over my way several times , dont think we will have a prob with that one ..... once it gets light of coarse . Hope her lights are ok |
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twice.
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Just a lose nut to sort out next.. ;D ;D
