What did you do on your car today?

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Lol, i know. But have crappy phone camera night time pics, will add em tomorrow though.
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Replaced the rear g\box rubber mounting & replaced engine which had been sitting out for 6wks!

My axle boots are leaking, why?!
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Check the position of your axle boot seams - there where the rubber ends meet and gets fastenend by those little screws, washers and nuts. They should be angled, wrt the surface, in other words more or less 2'o clock on the left and 10'o clock on the right. I got this from TheSamba - aim the angle at the nut on the gearbox that is circled on the pic. The original factory suggestion was to position the seam horizontal, but obviously they had the frequent selling of new axle boots to customers in mind.

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Thanx Pine, will pop down to Midas tomorrow and source a pair out.

We do trust Midas, do we not?
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Here on ACVWSA we trust Calooker more...
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True, very true. Wanted to leave some revenue in Harrismith though. T'is home afteral.
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Trial fitted the caravelle front seats and I liked them so much, I decided to keep them until they have to go for re-upholstery.
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The Syncro came to an abrupt halt in the middle of an intersection. It was making a hell of a racket when you try to start it, so I did some investigating. I removed the plugs to do a compression test, and after seeing this plug from cylinder no 1, I had a bad feeling.
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I have feeling that a valve might have dropped, I just did not have the courage to investigate it any further. This is the 3rd wbx engine in 2 years that has let me down, so I think it's time to look at something else.
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Not Again BF!!! you just got it back. Should be under warranty???

Fix and sell to the exporters :twisted:
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I waved goodbye to my fasty.
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Blitzkrieg wrote:I waved goodbye to my fasty.

At last :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Got back my bug from the upholsterer.. Awesomeness. Gotta sort out a flat spot, when I accelerate, and a misfire. Timing I Take it?
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Blitzkrieg wrote:I waved goodbye to my fasty.

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Bugger wrote:
Blitzkrieg wrote:I waved goodbye to my fasty.

:?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
Gotcha!! :lol:

I'm not staying at home for the next week and so won't be seeing the fasty for that epriod of time, hence I waved goodbye :mrgreen:
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New 185 Conti's going on :hangloose:
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Fixed a rattle in the engine bay (Hopefully). Finished the job in the dark, so will test drive her tomorrow.
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