gangitano85
A2OC Donor
Very good Welsh whisky Penderyn
those rims do look good!Today I bought an old moped (1958), an it fitted like a glow in the back of the A2 - impressive space with backseats out.
And bought some pepperpot rims, originally for A3 which I think suits the car.
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Steve, that is absolutely shocking. How utterly bizarre??? I really hope your car has no long term adverse effectsThis morning I had a pretty grim experience. I had driven down to the big Tesco at Harford Bridge to do an early morning shop without incident, but as I approached the Daniels Road junction on the way back, my car suddenly died, and refused to restart. Both my fuel gauge and my DIS were indicating that I had fuel in the tank.
I turned the hazard lights on and sat for a bit, just needing to think things through, before I decided that (despite the display) the car was actually out of fuel. So I used the starter motor to turn the car round and started to limp back to the Shell garage. Thankfully someone offered to give me a push, or I'd still be there now.
At the garage, I bought (another) fuel can to save time and effort, got 5L of fuel and then went to put it in the car. Opening the flap to put the fuel in, I could immediately see that the fuel cap had been swapped, and I can only guess that whoever nicked my original had taken the opportunity to add god knows what to my fuel tank at the same time.
So on top of everything else, I'm going to need to get my fuel tank drained pretty soon. For all that I'm pleased that there was nothing seriously wrong with the car, I find it quite depressing that someone wanted my filler cap that badly.
There's no obvious sign of force being applied to open the fuel flap, but clearly someone managed it.
Hi Stevec,This morning I had a pretty grim experience. I had driven down to the big Tesco at Harford Bridge to do an early morning shop without incident, but as I approached the Daniels Road junction on the way back, my car suddenly died, and refused to restart. Both my fuel gauge and my DIS were indicating that I had fuel in the tank.
I turned the hazard lights on and sat for a bit, just needing to think things through, before I decided that (despite the display) the car was actually out of fuel. So I used the starter motor to turn the car round and started to limp back to the Shell garage. Thankfully someone offered to give me a push, or I'd still be there now.
At the garage, I bought (another) fuel can to save time and effort, got 5L of fuel and then went to put it in the car. Opening the flap to put the fuel in, I could immediately see that the fuel cap had been swapped, and I can only guess that whoever nicked my original had taken the opportunity to add god knows what to my fuel tank at the same time.
So on top of everything else, I'm going to need to get my fuel tank drained pretty soon. For all that I'm pleased that there was nothing seriously wrong with the car, I find it quite depressing that someone wanted my filler cap that badly.
There's no obvious sign of force being applied to open the fuel flap, but clearly someone managed it.
Sorry to read of your incident, but how did the dis & fuel gauge still display a drivable fuel level, it sounds like they’ve syphoned the fuel out if you’ve run out!
So sorry that you had that experience Steve. Please do give me a shout if there is anything I can do to helpThis morning I had a pretty grim experience. I had driven down to the big Tesco at Harford Bridge to do an early morning shop without incident, but as I approached the Daniels Road junction on the way back, my car suddenly died, and refused to restart. Both my fuel gauge and my DIS were indicating that I had fuel in the tank.
I turned the hazard lights on and sat for a bit, just needing to think things through, before I decided that (despite the display) the car was actually out of fuel. So I used the starter motor to turn the car round and started to limp back to the Shell garage. Thankfully someone offered to give me a push, or I'd still be there now.
At the garage, I bought (another) fuel can to save time and effort, got 5L of fuel and then went to put it in the car. Opening the flap to put the fuel in, I could immediately see that the fuel cap had been swapped, and I can only guess that whoever nicked my original had taken the opportunity to add god knows what to my fuel tank at the same time.
So on top of everything else, I'm going to need to get my fuel tank drained pretty soon. For all that I'm pleased that there was nothing seriously wrong with the car, I find it quite depressing that someone wanted my filler cap that badly.
There's no obvious sign of force being applied to open the fuel flap, but clearly someone managed it.
And the hoses won't break ( fracture)? in the original - they are quite bent!Yesterday night I changed the air filter and diesel filter on my newly aquired A2. It is a tired old reliable diesel with 143k miles on the clock ? I have now done a full interior clean, full filter service, oil and brake fluid service on it with more jobs to come.
Does it share the same container as the brake fluid? I am not familiar with the procedure of bleeding the clutch on this car. Will certainly look into it@Xzorot Did you remember to flush the clutch fluid also?
Yes the original ones looks to be pre-bent, but were crusty with quite a lot of tears after 20 years of service. The new ones are quite flexible, so I assume they will suffice.And the hoses won't break? in the original - they are quite bent!
Yes the original ones looks to be pre-bent, but were crusty with quite a lot of tears after 20 years of service. The new ones are quite flexible, so I assume they will suffice.