Well firstly thank you for allowing me to join your forum and hello to all.
My first impressions of this car was that is was an aluminium tractor, as the engine nearly jumps out of the engine bay every time it kicks into life, and the fact that it leaves a fuel patch behind every time I park only cements the fact.
I think there is a cricket living in the back as it sings ( squeaks ) to me every time I go over a bump. I think it might also have control over the heater as this is hot all the time. Maybe it sits on the back seat shades on sipping diesel pina colada's.
I have taken the time to read a few threads on the heater control sticking and the fuel filter being over tightened, I’m not to bothered with the squeak in the rear as I’ll wait until the mrs is in the car so she can hunt it out.
I decided to look at the diesel leak first, as I’m having to park in a different spot every day at work to prevent the total decay of their tarmac in one spot.
Well as expected someone had busted the drain plug and tried to fix it with some wriggleys spearmint gum. So as a temporary / permanent repair I’ve drilled and tapped an m8 thread through the m10 bolt head on the bung and screwed an m8 set screw through so about 15 mm sticks out the other end. I then drilled and tapped an m8 thread up the centre of an m10 bolt. Cut the bolt to length and screwed it on to the protruding m8 thread. Put this on my drill and with the drill in a vise and turned on I used a hacksaw to cut a groove in the m10 thread to take the small o ring.
If you are still reading this I’m impressed and if you understand what I’ve just written then I am really impressed.
Well I fitted my temp repair and was happy the engine started straight away however you know what I’m going to say next “ it stopped “ .
I can’t believe how long I had to crank it over before it re started this can’t be right. Well this was all done tonight and I won’t be able to tell wether or not my efforts have worked until tomorrow. The suspense is killing me!
Anyway my a2 voyage is now well under way.
My first impressions of this car was that is was an aluminium tractor, as the engine nearly jumps out of the engine bay every time it kicks into life, and the fact that it leaves a fuel patch behind every time I park only cements the fact.
I think there is a cricket living in the back as it sings ( squeaks ) to me every time I go over a bump. I think it might also have control over the heater as this is hot all the time. Maybe it sits on the back seat shades on sipping diesel pina colada's.
I have taken the time to read a few threads on the heater control sticking and the fuel filter being over tightened, I’m not to bothered with the squeak in the rear as I’ll wait until the mrs is in the car so she can hunt it out.
I decided to look at the diesel leak first, as I’m having to park in a different spot every day at work to prevent the total decay of their tarmac in one spot.
Well as expected someone had busted the drain plug and tried to fix it with some wriggleys spearmint gum. So as a temporary / permanent repair I’ve drilled and tapped an m8 thread through the m10 bolt head on the bung and screwed an m8 set screw through so about 15 mm sticks out the other end. I then drilled and tapped an m8 thread up the centre of an m10 bolt. Cut the bolt to length and screwed it on to the protruding m8 thread. Put this on my drill and with the drill in a vise and turned on I used a hacksaw to cut a groove in the m10 thread to take the small o ring.
If you are still reading this I’m impressed and if you understand what I’ve just written then I am really impressed.
Well I fitted my temp repair and was happy the engine started straight away however you know what I’m going to say next “ it stopped “ .
I can’t believe how long I had to crank it over before it re started this can’t be right. Well this was all done tonight and I won’t be able to tell wether or not my efforts have worked until tomorrow. The suspense is killing me!
Anyway my a2 voyage is now well under way.
