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by Zelandeth
Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:24 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5
Replies: 1536
Views: 515419

Re: Zel's Fleet Blog...Lada, Saab, Skoda, Sinclair...and a Pug 107.

Only a quick update as I've been a bit under the weather the last couple of weeks so haven't really had much chance to do too much with the cars. Main achievements were getting over to the car show at the Brill Festival a couple of weekends ago. Was really surprised by the scale of the show there gi...
by Zelandeth
Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:11 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Going East - getting a UAZ 469 back on the road
Replies: 113
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Re: Going East - getting a UAZ 469 back on the road

Not something silly like a loose rotor arm is it? Sounds like you've got a spark if it's spitting back through the carb and such nonsense. After checking the really obvious, try another condenser before wasting too much time...I took to just keeping a couple of spares on hand in one of my Skodas as ...
by Zelandeth
Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:37 pm
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5
Replies: 1536
Views: 515419

Re: Zel's Fleet Blog...Lada, Saab, Skoda, Sinclair...and a Pug 107.

The timing chain tensioners do seem to be a weakness. It's not unheard of for them to totally disintegrate and the chain to then proceed to chew its way through the head. Must make the most horrendous racket while that's going on so goodness only knows how drivers claimed to be unaware that anything...
by Zelandeth
Sat Aug 26, 2017 1:17 am
Forum: Members Cars & Projects
Topic: Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5
Replies: 1536
Views: 515419

Zel's Fleet Blog...Rover, Renault, Peugeot, Trabant, Invacar & Sinclair C5

Figured it was about time I get signed up on here having been a PC reader for a good long while now, and with a bit of an eclectic little fleet here that some folks hopefully might find interesting. So what's on the drive? Well first and foremost this thing. IMG_20170416_122251.jpg IMG_20170518_1214...