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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:20 pm
by bugspray
Lol, i know. But have crappy phone camera night time pics, will add em tomorrow though.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:46 am
by Hloni
Replaced the rear g\box rubber mounting & replaced engine which had been sitting out for 6wks!
My axle boots are leaking, why?!
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:13 am
by Pine
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.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:39 pm
by Hloni
Thanx Pine, will pop down to Midas tomorrow and source a pair out.
We do trust Midas, do we not?
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:44 pm
by Pine
Here on ACVWSA we trust Calooker more...
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:06 pm
by Hloni
True, very true. Wanted to leave some revenue in Harrismith though. T'is home afteral.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:51 pm
by beetlefanatic
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.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:22 pm
by karmakoma
Not Again BF!!! you just got it back. Should be under warranty???
Fix and sell to the exporters
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:25 pm
by Blitzkrieg
I waved goodbye to my fasty.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:26 pm
by 1972
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:32 pm
by bugspray
Got back my bug from the upholsterer.. Awesomeness. Gotta sort out a flat spot, when I accelerate, and a misfire. Timing I Take it?
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:56 am
by Bugger
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:11 am
by Blitzkrieg
Gotcha!!
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
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:24 am
by JamesD
New 185 Conti's going on
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:05 pm
by Cyberbeast
Fixed a rattle in the engine bay (Hopefully). Finished the job in the dark, so will test drive her tomorrow.
