What did you do today?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Cloud Rose,which is if anything even odder a name. It's a 1959 3a with twin carbs. No spark and I was losing the feeling in my fingers so have had to stop for lunch and some tea. Only the two inadvertent grille /head meetings thus far, perhaps I'm learning.

It's nice, I never knew you had it.

[slowanimals]

Possibly because I've done very little with it in the six years I've had it.. I'm going to try and have it ready for next year's Moffat Rootes meeting though. It hasn't been on the road in any serious way since the turn of the century so I'm sure it'll be fine*.

[I am not Diesel]

The joys of Defender ownership are never ending.
Work has invested in a Sealey de-carbonising machine. My boss used it on his high miles much abused Fiesta and said it made a big difference to fuel consumption and performance. I used it on my Defender and whilst it was performing its magic I noticed a puddle of diesel emerging under the right hand side of the engine. I couldn't see anything obvious but a quick Google check diagnosed the fuel pressure regulator. After decarbonising for 40 mins I took it for a run and the difference was staggering, it's like a different vehicle. It's smoother, faster and quieter but still had a fuel leak. I bought a reputable repair kit as previous experience of cheap parts taught me a lesson.
It was quite easy to change and looks like it's done the job. I went for a test run and noticed a high pitched squeal. I recently changed the belt when the power steering pump went and I noticed the tensioner wasn't the best so I diagnosed that. I went for a long drive last Sunday and it was becoming more pronounced to the point I was shitting myself a bit that I wasn't going to get home. I bought a new one and replaced it on Friday, it only took me ten minutes and the old one was knackered, lucky it didn't lob the belt.
I hope it behaves itself for the next couple of months as both the van & Freelander are due MoT and I want to save some money.

[Eddie Honda]

I hope it behaves itself for the next couple of months as

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[Alf892]

Had a nice day out yesterday…trip down to Feltham to get a couple of old motors fired up. I last went about 20 years ago and the owner (brother in laws dad) had died 5 years previously and the widow wanted them running so a family friend could run them out. Since then the widow has passed away…….followed recently by the (now divorced) brother in law so my nephews have inherited them.
The cars are a 1948 RMA and a 1951 RMC Roadster, both were very well restored previous to all this but neither had been run for the last 16 years so I took a spare battery and a little 12v petrol pump.
I did the RMA first……took plugs out and checked it turned…all good. Then strip the SU carb to blow it through. The float on these travels up and down the central stud and it was solid. Took about an hour of buggering about to get it out then just cleaned everything up and reassembled. Cleaned the points and connected fuel supply and it fired up.

The RMC was more difficult…..mainly as it has twin cars so twice the cleaning! Also found it was stuck solid so stuck some duck oil down the bores will I buggered about. Once the carbs were reassembled I found the (very custom) fuel flex hose had quit. The engine came free after a bit of levering on the flywheel. Got all that done and put the battery on to find it hardly turned…..stuck the booster on and it was hardly any different. I took the starter off to find the brushes were stuck solid but luckily there was another in the parts stash so I fitted that. Eventually got it fired up to find the fan bearing seized but that responded to some impact therapy. It now runs but only only three so needs looking at. Plan is to go again and drain both tanks so they can run on their own full supplies. Both are in beautiful condition despite the long sleep and I’d buy the RMA if I had somewhere to put it.


Fucking lovely day out….

[mercrocker]

Sounds great, that....Rare old thing the Roadster now, I used to see a white one around the shows but that was yonks ago.

[SiC]

Quite a lot of money now too from a quick search.
My (infamous?) Great-great-great-uncle Paddy Mayne died in a Riley Roadster a decade after the war.

[AMCrebel]

Spent some time retrieving 56 Chevy parts from the roof of my garage as the buyer is bringing his van down to collect all the odds and sods before we move the car.

[SiC]

Bought one of these today to try drying out the sodden TT footwell and general clamminess it has from all the rain we've had.

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The picture of an old car on it convinced me it would be a good buy.

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The piece of paper it's sitting on I put on the steering wheel on Friday (remind me not to start as it has no oil in ATM). That's damp to the touch already. It's pretty dank and I imagine it might have been damp in the car for a little while. Dealers said it was from them valeting it. Possibly is - but on top of any damp already.

I've already run it upstairs next to just washed clothes for an hour and it's pulled a good 500ml or so out of the room/clothes.

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[AutoshiteBoy]

Tell me more about this decarbonising kit. My Disco is up to 168,500 miles now and a bit smoky.