Another thing to check if you have one - sunroof drains. My D3 of a similar vintage, which is pretty much the same car in a different frock, suffered similar until I took a flexible pipe cleaner to the sunroof tubes. They run down the A-pillars and can helpfully soak the ECU behind the glovebox too.
One of these is now kept handy for a once a year clean
Yep - Sunroof fitted to mine too - I'll check them as a matter of course - pretty sure I'm sorted on the original fault - it's had a hose against it for a couple of hours and I haven't found any water ingress since
Post by grumpynorthener on Nov 29, 2023 8:31:58 GMT
The pending MOT also dictated a oil & filter change - that aside I always like to change the oil every 6,000 miles and it was just coming due - I always add a oil flush when doing the change too - air filter changed as a matter of course - Everything else checked over - just a blocked windscreen washer jet on the offside that was attended to
Post by grumpynorthener on Dec 2, 2023 11:16:09 GMT
Another year - another ticket but I now have a couple of advisories - One I was aware of being the brake pads - there's still meat in them but they are getting down to the point that I'll replace them early in the new year especially as I use this for my tow vehicle - secondly rear brake pipes are starting to look cruddy - I replaced the short ones & rear flexi's that travel over the rear suspension arms when I first purchased the car but now the long pipes that travel over the rear axle then all the way down the nearside of the car to join just under the front bulkhead - looks like I can access them with exhaust still in place and just by removing the heat shielding - I'm probably going down to OE parts route too simply from a preformed ready to bolt on procedure - Not a cheap exercise at circa £250 for the pair but by the time I have removed the old ones - made new ones up to pattern then formed all the bends to follow the correct routing and taking into account the time spent plus materials it will be no cheaper that purchasing the OE parts in the first place. One thing that I have found slightly alarming is that I have managed to cover 15,000 miles in it over the last year - I thought my years of that type of annual mileage were gone - obviously not
I'm probably going down to OE parts route too simply from a preformed ready to bolt on procedure - Not a cheap exercise at circa £250 for the pair but by the time I have removed the old ones - made new ones up to pattern then formed all the bends to follow the correct routing and taking into account the time spent plus materials it will be no cheaper that purchasing the OE parts in the first place. One thing that I have found slightly alarming is that I have managed to cover 15,000 miles in it over the last year - I thought my years of that type of annual mileage were gone - obviously not
Just make sure that the brake pipes which are obviously quite long come full length and not folded over to make a total length a fraction of what it should be otherwise you might as well make your own.
When I worked on Citroens I changed dozens of pipes for the brake/suspension system on the BX and the longest ones which were in sealed plastic sleeves/bags were doubled over enough times to fit a small space. Never did find out if it was Citroen UK who did that or the goons in our parts department.
Post by grumpynorthener on Dec 2, 2023 18:35:23 GMT
I've started to advance the profiles on the loose Jupiter SC boot lid that's in the workshop as I need this out of the way as the workshop schedule has some much larger paintwork jobs coming up over the next few months and I don't want loose panels getting in the way of progress
Post by grumpynorthener on Dec 5, 2023 7:00:20 GMT
Almost there with the main profiles on the Jupiter boot lid - I'll apply a fine finishing filler to the entire boot lid and profile it back once I have advanced these last few areas
And I'm just on with tidying the underside of the frame
Post by grumpynorthener on Dec 10, 2023 8:09:36 GMT
Another car sold yesterday on behalf of the late owners family - This very solid project is heading off to a racing career in historic racing - The yard at home is slowly freeing up - I must find time over at the barn too as there a few other projects that I need to find new homes for
Post by grumpynorthener on Dec 10, 2023 19:09:40 GMT
Well what would you know
2 Jupiter's sold in 24 hours - this one is heading to the USA - Lets hope that the third one sells next Friday at Matthewsons Auctions that I've advised the client on
Post by grumpynorthener on Dec 10, 2023 19:40:42 GMT
Physical progress on works at Grumpy Towers has slowed a little whilst I attempt to maintain progress with the workshop projects along with many other things
For several years we have tolerated the electrical system in the property - Its now become a real pain with the RCD tripping out for no good reason - all the circuits check out fine - everything is earthed correctly but the RCD can trip out just because it feels like it bypassing the MCB's along the way too
The consumer unit is dated and was fitted when the chapel was converted to private residence over 3 decades ago - It's number is up after I plugged my fully tested 2 Kw oil filled electric radiator and the RCD took a instant dislike to it - This I use in the workshop to keep the chill at bay - Its on a thermostat and its quite efficient whilst also being economical - Mrs GN will be heading home in a weeks time too and will have expected me to have the Grumpy Towers festive illuminations all ready for her to switch on when she gets home - Only last year the RCD took a instant dislike to the low voltage lighting and tripped so frequently that I ended up not switching them at all - Said RCD doesn't like the underfloor heating in the Kitchen or the utility either along with dual ovens on the cooker - you can use one but not both
Its been on the to do list for long enough but I've been waiting for for my close neighbour (retired qualified electrician) to find the time - I saved him some time by identifying & labelling the circuits which were all poorly wired out of sequence
A few hours spent today fitting a new dual RCD unit with serge protection - which allows the lights to remain on if the power circuit RCD trips and vice versa
Which now means that the electric under floor heating in both the utility & kitchen can be used together
Even whilst both ovens are switched on (and the compressor is running in the workshop)
A few circuits were deleted
Like this 13 amp socket immediately above the hand basin in the downstairs WC (What the hell were they thinking) - Anyhow off to dig the miles of festive lighting strings out of the loft
Is the Stimson for the chop or is it on the to do list?
It's going - fancy a nice simple fun project once you've completed the 304
When I finish the 304 and if I finish the 304 I would get shot if I started something else. If her indoors didn't kill me my daughters would. Seriously thinking about leaving the paintwork until warmer weather next year as not really getting anywhere with it (other than orange peel, runs and wasting money on paint) and I could be advancing other works on it.
but now the long pipes that travel over the rear axle then all the way down the nearside of the car to join just under the front bulkhead - looks like I can access them with exhaust still in place and just by removing the heat shielding - I'm probably going down to OE parts route too simply from a preformed ready to bolt on procedure - Not a cheap exercise at circa £250 for the pair but by the time I have removed the old ones - made new ones up to pattern then formed all the bends to follow the correct routing and taking into account the time spent plus materials it will be no cheaper that purchasing the OE parts in the first place. One thing that I have found slightly alarming is that I have managed to cover 15,000 miles in it over the last year - I thought my years of that type of annual mileage were gone - obviously not
Have you thought about using Aeroquip/Goodrich style flexible brake lines for the front<->back runs.
but now the long pipes that travel over the rear axle then all the way down the nearside of the car to join just under the front bulkhead - looks like I can access them with exhaust still in place and just by removing the heat shielding - I'm probably going down to OE parts route too simply from a preformed ready to bolt on procedure - Not a cheap exercise at circa £250 for the pair but by the time I have removed the old ones - made new ones up to pattern then formed all the bends to follow the correct routing and taking into account the time spent plus materials it will be no cheaper that purchasing the OE parts in the first place. One thing that I have found slightly alarming is that I have managed to cover 15,000 miles in it over the last year - I thought my years of that type of annual mileage were gone - obviously not
Have you thought about using Aeroquip/Goodrich style flexible brake lines for the front<->back runs.
Again not cheap, but easy to install.
Andy - Not thought about that at all but now you mention it I need to especially as I recently located a hydraulic hose / pipework specialist in Newbury who made up some new high pressure hoses for the plumbed air line system in the workshop
Have you thought about using Aeroquip/Goodrich style flexible brake lines for the front<->back runs.
Again not cheap, but easy to install.
Andy - Not thought about that at at all but now you mention it I need to especially as I recently located a hydraulic hose / pipework specialist in Newbury who made up some new high pressure hoses for the plumbed air line system in the workshop
Car Builder Solutions www.carbuilder.com/uk do all that stuff and the relevant connections, easy to make up yourself. About £6 per metre. They also have a brilliant free catalogue with all sorts of useful stuff in it.
Car Builder Solutions www.carbuilder.com/uk do all that stuff and the relevant connections, easy to make up yourself. About £6 per metre. They also have a brilliant free catalogue with all sorts of useful stuff in it.
The world's most dangerous catalogue to us car types
Thankfully I moved further away from them, but previously I was in visiting distance which was much worse, johnnybravo must show great restraint
Car Builder Solutions www.carbuilder.com/uk do all that stuff and the relevant connections, easy to make up yourself. About £6 per metre. They also have a brilliant free catalogue with all sorts of useful stuff in it.
The world's most dangerous catalogue to us car types
Thankfully I moved further away from them, but previously I was in visiting distance which was much worse, johnnybravo must show great restraint
Ha ha. Probably just as well they are not near me. Good "how to" info in the catalogue and on their Youtube channel.
The world's most dangerous catalogue to us car types
Thankfully I moved further away from them, but previously I was in visiting distance which was much worse, johnnybravo must show great restraint
Ha ha. Probably just as well they are not near me. Good "how to" info in the catalogue and on their Youtube channel.
They are literally five minutes away. Unfortunately, I feel whilst the quantity of items they stock has increased significantly since the boys took over from Dad, the quality on some of their stuff now does leave a lot to be desired.