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- Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:21 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Mk l Escort! was it really so popular?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2471
Re: Mk l Escort! was it really so popular?
I also had a Vauxhall Viva for a while with a 1256cc lump that felt positively sluggish compared with the 1100cc Escorts that I drove at work. Like all Fords of the day it was built down to a price and I suspect that the good performance was down to light weight. Does anyone remember the Silver Fox...
- Tue Feb 15, 2011 8:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Sugestion for PC vehicles/projects/saves!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5696
Re: Sugestion for PC vehicles/projects/saves!
If you really want to do that then I'm sure the Simca Club could find you a Tagora.OK, so we'd be more likely to find a concours FSO Caro 1.9D hatch than a Tagora, but sometimes it's good to enjoy something vicariously.
- Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: This forum?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1646
Re: This forum?
How's your Escort/BMW coming along?
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:06 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Editor's new ride
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2375
Re: Editor's new ride
Shame on you , you must really wanted to get rid of it too, all the trouble you went to. Another one goes out of the country, there'll be none of us left soonI've just sold my Matra, it's going to Portugal,
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:25 am
- Forum: Technical queries
- Topic: Irontite
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2681
Re: Irontite
I've tried most of these sealants in my impoverished marginal motoring days and they've never been very successful. I've usually ended up with a blocked heater matrix. I don't see how a porous block would pressurise the system, I would have thought you'd get water in the oil. If you're not getting b...
- Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:53 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Body repair the AA way!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2195
Re: Body repair the AA way!
I can remember Car Mechanics running an article on how to repair a chassis rail using glass fibre.
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Latest issue - March 2011 on sale now.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6820
Re: Latest issue - March 2011 on sale now.
Have a heart Terry! You'll be old yourself one dayRoad trips don't really interest me and trying to read it was too much like being forced to spend an afternoon with my grand father
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:07 pm
- Forum: Technical queries
- Topic: Another gear oil question like s-type...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1346
Re: Another gear oil question like s-type...
Sounds like time PC did an article on gear oils like the excellent one you did on engine oils a few months ago
- Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:40 am
- Forum: Technical queries
- Topic: Apologies for re-visiting this EP90 GL4 and GL5 + 20/50 Gear
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4963
Re: Apologies for re-visiting this EP90 GL4 and GL5 + 20/50
My Matra is supposed to use EP80 GL4 in the transaxle. I've been using Castrol Syntrax Driveline 75/90 which is a synthetic oil which claims to meet both GL4 and GL5 specs. I've done over 12,000 km and nothoing's broken yet.
- Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:38 am
- Forum: Technical queries
- Topic: Bendix starter motor and AHHHHHHHHHHHH
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8234
Re: Bendix starter motor and AHHHHHHHHHHHH
The bulb test is to connect a 12V bulb between the CB connection on the coil and earth. Align the timing marks on the engine and turn the distributor until the bulb lights. This means the points have opened. Make sure No 1 cylinder is on the compression stroke (stick your thumb over the plug hole)an...