What did you do today?
- mercrocker
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Re: What did you do today?
I blame that Datsuncog and his models.
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
- panhard65
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Re: What did you do today?
I have wanted one for some time and this is identical to one I looked at 35 years ago as a first car. It is probably a heap of shit but it was pretty cheap and should break for parts if it is too rotten
1939 Hotchkiss 864
1971 Lancia Fulvia Berlinetta (for sale)
1977 Dodge 3700GT Hearse
1987 Renault 25 V6 Turbo
2007 Honda Jazz 1.4 (for sale)
2010 Skoda Felica tdi (for sale)
2013 Peugeot RCZ
2021 Yadea C1S Gay leccy scooter
1971 Lancia Fulvia Berlinetta (for sale)
1977 Dodge 3700GT Hearse
1987 Renault 25 V6 Turbo
2007 Honda Jazz 1.4 (for sale)
2010 Skoda Felica tdi (for sale)
2013 Peugeot RCZ
2021 Yadea C1S Gay leccy scooter
- John F
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Re: What did you do today?
I successfully sorted out an electrical fault* on a modern* car!
Got a call from panicked mate, the electrics were playing up on his his 2003 Fiesta (well, it's modern to me). He'd pulled back the roof lining to investigate water ingress, and ever since he'd done that the interior light, fuel gauge and clock had stopped working and it wouldn't start. He needed it for work in the morning & was running around like a headless chicken.
So I called round & within 5 minutes had replaced a blown 7.5 amp fuse, one of the five or six fuses Ford decided were needed to protect the "Generic Electronic Module".
Job done
Got a call from panicked mate, the electrics were playing up on his his 2003 Fiesta (well, it's modern to me). He'd pulled back the roof lining to investigate water ingress, and ever since he'd done that the interior light, fuel gauge and clock had stopped working and it wouldn't start. He needed it for work in the morning & was running around like a headless chicken.
So I called round & within 5 minutes had replaced a blown 7.5 amp fuse, one of the five or six fuses Ford decided were needed to protect the "Generic Electronic Module".
Job done
On the road:
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
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Re: What did you do today?
Thought I'd start this again. Git cloned this down, got it building and running on my phone. Next step is to update the libraries and then write unit tests.
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A little Android app I wrote a couple of years ago that allows diagnostics of 2000-era Renaults using those cheapy ELM327 bluetooth OBD adapters you get from eBay/Amazon.
- cros
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I've had the Freelander nearly a year and it's needed far too much attention in that time. It's covered over 6000 miles, mostly towing, so I thought instead of repairs some maintenance was due. The first hurdle is removal of the undertray. I've never had a car with one of these before, but what a stupid design- 10 different bolts to remove before it falls on your head.
I tightened the fanbelt at the same time -with such a tiny engine there's acres of room under the bonnet, but the adjuster needs to be accessed from below.
While this was going on my Mrs paid the exterior its first attention in 9 months and, something positive at last, it came up well. It won't stay like this for long, due to Mr Futtocks insatiable demand for a certain root vegetable it will be plastered with mud as soon as I drive it out my gate. Also, I'm wondering if he does a low-tar pulp, it's awfully harsh on the throat.
I tightened the fanbelt at the same time -with such a tiny engine there's acres of room under the bonnet, but the adjuster needs to be accessed from below.
While this was going on my Mrs paid the exterior its first attention in 9 months and, something positive at last, it came up well. It won't stay like this for long, due to Mr Futtocks insatiable demand for a certain root vegetable it will be plastered with mud as soon as I drive it out my gate. Also, I'm wondering if he does a low-tar pulp, it's awfully harsh on the throat.
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You do know that the Freelander is just a prototype for the Nissan X Trail and the development team were the public?
OMG U OK HUN?
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Ah!
Ben
- cros
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Nissan is a very poor copy, I've heard it can do more than 40,000 miles on a head gasket and that you don't have to spunk up £500 on a new VCU after only a few more miles.