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30th April 2014, 19:11
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Road to stoneleigh DISASTER HAS STRUCK
OK Got in my car after work last night,
pulled out of the carpark,
noticed some squeeling coming from the fan belt, thought to myself, i'll check that in the morning...... big mistake
10minutes down the road, my charge light has lit up, and i have slight steam visable coming from the bonnet, so i pulled over and opened the bonnet, noticed the alternator belt has snapped!
Managed to limp the car home nice and slowly and left it to cool down.
so this morning i replaced the alternator belt, and also the PAS / A/C belt which was a fairly routine job,
this is when i discovered to my horror that the return pipe from the thermostat (that goes into the block) is heavily coroded, so much so that the pipe has come out of the block altogether!
with stoneleigh at the weekend, and heavy work commitments up til saturday i'm just hoping i can get this fixed before the weekend, (worst case scenario i will be attending without the MX250, but only as a last resort
fingers crossed the 1/8 bsp tapered tap and fittings i have got will do the trick! guess i'll find out for sure tomorrow
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30th April 2014, 19:20
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Really hope you can get it fixed, as it would be shame if your car wasn't on display.
Good luck, Paul.
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30th April 2014, 19:41
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Ohhhhh nooooooo.
Really hope its an easy fix.
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30th April 2014, 20:16
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Don't sweat it Martyn. It would be good if you can fix it, if not it will be good to see you anyway. Fingers crossed for you.
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1st May 2014, 06:11
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I know the feeling Martyn, good luck with the fix I'm sure you'll sort it.
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2nd May 2014, 12:38
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Things are looking up,
I Think I've fixed it! Managed a successful trip to work and back on the motorway for half an hour-long each way and no sign of coolant loss!
Has put my "things to sort before stoneleigh" job list back a bit, my cars attendance looks promising!
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2nd May 2014, 15:00
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My last minute prep involved getting a pair of 205/65 tyres on two wheels from the spare set of wire I had.
First one was no issue, remove the old tyre, replace the old tube, stick a new tube and tyre on and jobs done.
The second one was less successful. Remove the old tyre and...
Oh dear
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2nd May 2014, 16:28
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Jesus H. Christ!
I've never seen rust on a wheel that bad.
German engineering? mmmmmm.
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2nd May 2014, 16:33
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That's an 'Aston Martin' wheel I bought on eBay. Only one of the set like it thankfully!
Glad I found that out before i had it fitted!!
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2nd May 2014, 18:39
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I have been out cleaning and polishing mine, kinda wish I hadn't
Found quite a few marks, cracks and blemishes in my paint .
Oh well
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2nd May 2014, 19:17
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Like Mr Towed said recently on my thread: "its all part of the game" :-)
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2nd May 2014, 20:51
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLaughingCow
Things are looking up,
I Think I've fixed it! Managed a successful trip to work and back on the motorway for half an hour-long each way and no sign of coolant loss!
Has put my "things to sort before stoneleigh" job list back a bit, my cars attendance looks promising!
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Good news We will see you there I'm sure.
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2nd May 2014, 20:52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WorldClassAccident
My last minute prep involved getting a pair of 205/65 tyres on two wheels from the spare set of wire I had.
First one was no issue, remove the old tyre, replace the old tube, stick a new tube and tyre on and jobs done.
The second one was less successful. Remove the old tyre and...
Oh dear
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Patina in my book.
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2nd May 2014, 23:00
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I think the Kurust may have its work cut out.....
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