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It's Alive!!!!!!

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It's Alive!!!!!!

Postby scribe » 14 Apr 2014 18:50

After much tinkering (which I actually enjoyed) and draining of the fuel tank (which wasn't too bad a job), I added 10 litres of the expensive stuff and...

http://youtu.be/oap2T0UnK5o

It's alive!!!!!!!

Apologies for the wonky video, and many, many, many thanks to those who offered help. This is a fantastic forum.

I just need to work out why the windscreen wipers aren't working and it will be roadworthy after a break check.

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Postby Maxwell » 14 Apr 2014 19:45

Great News! Another lives to fight another day!
Now Book for the Great Anniversary Run!

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Postby Hasbeen » 14 Apr 2014 22:15

Great stuff. Well done.

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Postby Workshop Help » 14 Apr 2014 22:42

On normal people's cars with the steering wheel on the left side of the car, next to the battery is a central ground. This is often corroded and truly nasty in appearance. Remove this bolt and clean the bejeebers out of it and the various ground wires. The windshield wiper motor is also grounded here. This may solve the wipers and other problems in one fell swoop.

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Postby Cobber » 15 Apr 2014 00:34

Mildred, I'm not sure you quite grasp the meaning of normal, you seem to have it arse about! [:D]


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Postby g4zur » 15 Apr 2014 06:56

Good stuff Chris, Well done, Feels good doesn't It.
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Postby scribe » 15 Apr 2014 09:00

Feel quite happy with myself :)

Thanks Mildred, I'll look for that ground. If that doesn't work I'll have the steering column switches off to test them.

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Postby claypole1360 » 15 Apr 2014 09:36

Chris,
you seem quite normal to me so please don't be shocked to find your steering column on the right hand side of the csr, this is also quite normal.[:D]
Well done mate, good to have it purring again.

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Postby scribe » 15 Apr 2014 10:53

Thanks Claypole.

I'm at work at the moment and trying to picture the inside of the car. I was getting a bit worried as all I could picture on the left side was some sort of lockable box. Was starting to think I didn't fall into the 'normal' category [:)]
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Postby FI Spyder » 15 Apr 2014 14:52

1/3 of the cars in the world have the steering on the RH side. 2/3 of the cars in the world have the steering on the LH side. You can draw your own conclusions as to what is normal and what is not.[:p]



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Postby claypole1360 » 15 Apr 2014 16:01

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by FI Spyder</i>

1/3 of the cars in the world have the steering on the RH side. 2/3 of the cars in the world have the steering on the LH side. You can draw your own conclusions as to what is normal and what is not.[:p]



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AT any one time more people can be wrong than those who are right.[:p]

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Postby FI Spyder » 15 Apr 2014 16:57

OK, I got nothing for that one.[:p]


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Postby Beans » 15 Apr 2014 19:59

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by claypole1360</i>

... AT any one time more people can be wrong than those who are right ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Or if 50.000.000 people say a foolish thing it's still a foolish thing [:p]

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Postby Workshop Help » 15 Apr 2014 23:15

Yes, and that would be perfectly normal, in their minds.

Did you know tomorrows project in the machine shed will be to clean that grounding bolt next to the battery and windshield wiper motor? Looking at it this afternoon, Whoa!, what a little mess.

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Postby claypole1360 » 16 Apr 2014 11:52

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mildred</i>

Yes, and that would be perfectly normal, in their minds.

Did you know tomorrows project in the machine shed will be to clean that grounding bolt next to the battery and windshield wiper motor? Looking at it this afternoon, Whoa!, what a little mess.

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Mind your steering column[}:)]

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