Practically Classics Forum

Mitsuru wrote:Question has anyone thought about coverting their car into an Amphicar yet?

Not so far, but I think you're the man for the job eh? Base it on a suitable sized dory with holes cut out for the wheels - job done!

Or are you thinking of a volvo estate turned into a canal barge?

Luxobarge wrote:

Mitsuru wrote:Question has anyone thought about coverting their car into an Amphicar yet?

Not so far, but I think you're the man for the job eh? Base it on a suitable sized dory with holes cut out for the wheels - job done!

Dutton Mariner Anyone?

With thanks to Two-Eagle of Indian.Maid Products.Inc who organised
the Dodge intrepid 3.3L V6 ECU plugs (2 sets) I will now be able to do
some work on the neon in the nice warm and dry surroundings of my
bedroom. Yes it's still raining/drizzling outside, so no direct work
on the car.



Shame I was knocked flat by the family dogs who saw the postman
before I did! So I'm propped up in the front room with a cuppa tea, and
no painkillers.

I can't take painkillers for the next 24 hours as I need to be up ready to
be taken to The Sunderland Eye Infirmary for first thing in the morning.
My consultant doesn't wait around, and wants the treatment done as
soon as possible to prevent the need for more treatment later.

So I will not be able to use any pc or tv for a good 6 -12 hours
afterwards!

Nice pic, might want to obscure your address chap, as this is the wild west (aka the internet)

Mitsuru wrote:......So I will not be able to use any pc for a good 6 -12 hours
afterwards!

Oh well, every cloud, etc.

Well for obvious reasons I wasn't able to do much!





What was needed to be done was to recharge the battery on dad's
Land rover Discovery after someone left the lights on. I did try to
jump start off the neon's battery which turned of to be dead also!



And mothers Volvo V70 t5, yes battery flat too!
So while the Discovery was on charge I had to refill the coolant reservoir
YET AGAIN! There is definitely a leak in the cooling system, and dad has
been told so, and that he should be keeping it topped up not me unless
he wants to wreck it before gets a new one!

The volvo and neon batteries are in the garage on charge. Wednesday is
when the Volvo goes to the Volvo specialist garage in Thornaby on Tees
to get fixed.
It needs the replacement radiator, cylinder head off and pressure tested.
Then new gaskets belts etc,. And there is no way I could do this myself in
good weather let a lone in these conditions, plus mother can't blame me if
it goes wrong!

But it means I get to get back on the ro
ad to car club meets again when
it's fixed!
(that is if the meets/shows haven't been cancelled as of the weather!)

Back to a little on that old ecu socket, with the rubber in under the circuit
board I am trying to get off the pins, I will only do a little at a time as the
smell makes me sick! So slow progress on it.

I got my days mixed up and weather has been bad, and the volvo has
been dropped off. roads clear on the way there but blizzards on the
way back, I'm not doing anything but trying to keep warm!

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Disco coolant leak: Common faults are P gasket on front of engine (Pretty obvious, known problem, not too bad to fix) or one of the core plugs under the exhaust manifold (Bit of a fart to get the manifold and turbo off, then plain sailing)

Fixing the leak will save you a fortune in coolant. Also if you're driving and the heater goes cold, switch off immediately. The coolant has just dropped under the water pump, and the head is exposed. As the temperature sensor is at the bottom of the block, the heater is your first warnng, as by the time the needle starts rocketing, start pricing up head work.

Just my 5p worth