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28th October 2021, 22:04 | #13061 |
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MOT sorted
Spent an hour this morning adjusting the handbrake.
When that was done, I took the Tourer to the garage for its MOT test. Picked it up this afternoon along with a nice new MOT certificate. Just a couple advisories for a chipped windscreen and a tyre wearing a bit low. Very nearly 217,000 miles, the moon is in sight.... Last edited by Andy_with_a_screwdriver; 28th October 2021 at 22:11.. |
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I give these away at the Nano meet or just change out caps that have already had the O-rings changed. 1 2 Another trick is to turn over the top seal of the cap 3 4 5
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29th October 2021, 11:58 | #13063 |
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Finally got around to getting my conny back on the road after 4 years!.I past the car on to my youngest son in 2015 who took it back up to Cumbria after Brian worked his magic on repairing the ECU and upgraded it. It failed the MOT in 2017 and my son wanted to scrap it as it needed so much work to be done by the garage. Finally got it back home to me in 2019 but couldn’t do anything until recently. Now new rear springs, new rear brake pipes, new brakes and disks all round, new rear exhaust and a tiny bit of welding and it past the MOT. Have had terrible trouble with the sun roof drains even after Arctics hose connector mod. It transpired that the offside front drain tube had been partially crushed about 6 inches from where it connects to the sunroof so was very sensitive to rubbish blocking it. Now appears to be OK. Its wonderful driving it around again after so long. Now just need to get the A/C sorted for Spring/Summer next year.
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5th November 2021, 16:06 | #13065 |
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Finally the ZT-T190 I had shipped from Germany is road legal and in use.
I bought the car from Karl in Westphalia in early June on the recommendation of Pim Appel. The sale was straightforward but the shipping process was complex, partly due to the current shipping crisis and container shortage. There was a 2 month delay in Rotterdam, caused mainly when the fellow who was supposed to share a 40 foot container with me stalled and eventually dropped out forcing me to go solo on a 20 foot container at an additional 2500 euro cost The container travelled by ship to Montreal then train to Vancouver where it was unloaded and delivered to me. Then came the work of getting it registered for British Columbia. The car breezed through the safety test with no issues. All that was required was activating the DRLs (using TOAF) and fitting side reflectors and number plate mounts for the North American size plates. The paperwork turned out to be a huge pain. The licensing agent didn't care for my translation of the German documents and insisted on a certified translation which cost $300. and took 2 weeks, and the whole process ground to a halt when the car didn't appear on the Imported Vehicle Registry. It turns out that the freight forwarder and missed a letter when entering the vin so the agent was searching the wrong number. I will never use that forwarder again. (Not just due to the number, but just "Didn't give a darn, poor service") Once that was sorted registration went smoothly and number plates were issued. Four and a half months! I have since swapped the EBC brakes, K&N filter and a few other bits and pieces over from my destroyed 190, including my dash cam, and plan to send the instrument panel to Rick-Sta for a new IPK. The IPK is really the only issue with the car. The underside is immaculate with only a bit of rust on one rear upper arm which I will replace in the spring. The top-side is also in great shape and will only need a good polish after it's long journey, and the interior is immaculate as well. Next up is an oil change and swapping over my poly bushed lower engine mount followed by a precautionary timing belt/water pump/thermostat change over the winter. Fun and games! In the meantime I'm happily driving the ZT-T in the awful rainy autumn weather. The photo shows the car on the road to the US border a couple of km from my home. [IMG][/IMG]
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Took the Bear on a 200 mile round trip, and I still have petrol left. Not a lot but enough to get me to the garage tomorrow. And no tyre/road noise from the Continental Conti Sports I had fitted on Wednesday.
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Drove to reading to drop off a K series engine for Shiner, had to fuel up on the M25... £1.60 for normal diesel
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5th November 2021, 20:48 | #13068 |
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Collected my Tourer from the paint shop following a bonnet respray due to lacquer peel (worst I have ever seen). Also had a couple of minor marks on the rear bumper tidied up. Brilliant match as ever - cannot see the join!
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5th November 2021, 21:40 | #13069 |
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We went for lunch with our friend’s yesterday. Went back to theirs for a natter and a cup of rosy lee. When we came out for home, I noticed there was water that had run from under the car onto the drive. Thought it was from the air conditioning. My mate said it looked green? Looked in the header tank, and the level had fallen slightly. I check it every Sunday morning. Put some of the ready mixed coolant that I keep in the boot and came home. Had a look in the light this morning, and there was damp under where it was dripping down onto the drive. Expletives followed. Looked in the header tank, and there was no difference in height to when it was topped up last night. Funny! Got it up on ramps and found where it was dripping from, the rear of the brace on the nearside. Got a drop on my finger and it was clear water. Now I wonder where it was coming from? As some of you may have guessed, the plenum. Now this is regularly cleaned out by rodding the drain, end of September. When I got access to the plenum, there was around half inch of water in there, just below the aircon filter. Rodded it out, because the hole was covered in small leaves from the May trees that are on the allotment. The moral of this story is :- CHECK YOUR PLENUMS ARE CLEAR BEFORE WE GET THE AUTUMN RAINS? Cheers lads.
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Have you cut 15/20mm of each plenum tube hanging down from under the car if not do so, and it should not block up even if a few leaves get into the plenum. 1 2 3
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