flocking good job ..
for flock sake ... any more
for flock sake ... any more
General Look who's come home...
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General Look who's come home...
Race car, does it have a race engine?
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of course Ming, its painted red so must be race engine!!
of course Ming, its painted red so must be race engine!!
Next step would be fits some walk talkie equipment in your car and it will become a rally engine.
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Well new gearbox, clutch, pressure plate and thrust bearing fitted - just got back from a quick test run and i can report i now have a cinq that drives again & doesn't have a noisy as hell input shaft bearing or a slippy clutch
There is still a noise that was probably there before but you didn't notice it over the grindy box noise 99.9% it will be alternator bearings but it is dark so just left it for today.
There is still a noise that was probably there before but you didn't notice it over the grindy box noise
99.9% it will be alternator bearings but it is dark so just left it for today., get out there and diagnoise it whip the belt of the alt and start it and see if noise is still there
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that sounds like far to much effort, next time i drive it in daylight i will just spray a bit of wd40 at the alternator while its running - it will change the noise or make it go away momentarily if its the alternator.
its not that hard its 3 bolts . wip the bottom pully off , remove alt belt , put bottom pully back on sorted
sorted
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yes yes yes, i know these things james. They actually involve undoing things, i will try my wd trick first - it does not solve anything granted but will tell me if it is that or not, in which case i will clearly get some spanners out and take the alternator off and get replacement etc etc. If I do it your way i will have to put it back on incase i need the car before the alfa comes back and i'm not one for spending time and effort if i don't have to.
Na, just cut the belt and start it.
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it don't do it when its cold though, i already said that.. And still more hassle than spraying wd in its general direction
And no, i still not been out in her again (or any car for that matter).
And no, i still not been out in her again (or any car for that matter).
that sounds like far to much effort, next time i drive it in daylight i will just spray a bit of wd40 at the alternator while its running - it will change the noise or make it go away momentarily if its the alternator.
Hahaha this actually made me laugh I have that half assed approach witht the red turd lol the alternator has been noisey for a few months now lol.. just point a can of wd40 in that general direction when it gets annoying lmao
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well been driving betty for last few days, not made the noise since. Bit random but suits me
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right, not driven my alfa in 2 weeks now - been driving betty daily - covered several hundred miles now and everything is good, running fine, new gearbox doesn't make any nasty noises, no slippy clutch.
The whole exhaust bar the apparently invincible janspeed rear box is a bit rough looking now and the middle box has started rattling at 3k rpm but replacements are organised, just need to find the time to get it changed over.
The whole exhaust bar the apparently invincible janspeed rear box is a bit rough looking now and the middle box has started rattling at 3k rpm but replacements are organised, just need to find the time to get it changed over.
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Big update there mate
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well i was sat in the car this aft and the bulb was in my pocket, and it was dark when i got back home so took a pic. :shrug:
can't seem to find the right ones for the instrument cluster, i got some 509T leds as i thought thats what they are but they are not the same... can't seem to find any other twist lock fitting bulbs though..
anyone know what type of bulbs the twist lock ones are??
can't seem to find the right ones for the instrument cluster, i got some 509T leds as i thought thats what they are but they are not the same... can't seem to find any other twist lock fitting bulbs though..
anyone know what type of bulbs the twist lock ones are??
Ah there it is:
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If you wanted to be really cool you'd do it with Nixie tubes. Plenty of ex Soviet surplass available on ebay.
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If you wanted to be really cool you'd do it with Nixie tubes. Plenty of ex Soviet surplass available on ebay.
i think i have some i can send over for free if you wish ?
just realized your after led ones lol. ive just gone and bought 50 led's and 100 resistors for ding my volvos interior lights 250,000 miles dose soot up inside of standard original bulbs
just realized your after led ones lol. ive just gone and bought 50 led's and 100 resistors for ding my volvos interior lights 250,000 miles dose soot up inside of standard original bulbs
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