skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
I remember when motor cars were simple to fix.
- Thread starter Dave7
- Start date
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Fixing cars used to be a Saturday hobby for lots of people I know. Ive spent many a pleasant summers morning pondering over a problem with mates while drinking tea and eating biscuits.
Unfortunately, the car days have gone. But luckily, in Denmark, mopeds are a massive hobby.
Mine are Moto Guzzis.
Unfortunately, the car days have gone. But luckily, in Denmark, mopeds are a massive hobby.
Mine are Moto Guzzis.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Old cars are good if you're a fettler and look after them. Minimum expense, no stupid monthly repayments, cheap to insure, and you're minimising environmental impact by not having a new car built every 2nd years etc. My old Fusion has been supreme - no rust, dents, low mileage, FSH, utterly reliable, all for £700, or one or two payments on a new Audi which the buyer won't own at the end of it.
It's very satisfying keeping an older car going. There ought to be a forum for older cars - not classics, but practical older car motoring. Could be a job for @Shaun
Lee_M
Guru
Could have been but now started to do it at low speed and low revs too so I suspect electrical.
NickNick
Well-Known Member
[QUOTE 5058407, member: 9609"]found memories of one of those, an "S" reg 6cyl diesel, my first non HGV wagon, didn't even know I need an operators licence when I bought it, had loads of work for it and had to park it up until I done the test - that caused a few problems - LOL
From what I remember It had some weird braking system, air handbrake but hydraulic service ? No power steering ! and what was the box? was it a proper box or syncro, or was it some weird hybrid part sync part crash ?[/QUOTE]
Yep you're spot on re the brakes, think they called it air over hydraulic. It came in very handy when the brake pedal stopped working properly, I'd been sold an obscure and inappropriate brake fluid by car shop down the road, which had been eating away at all of the rubber seals in the master cylinder. The air handbrake got me home safely and then I had the fun of draining the whole system, replacing every rubber seal/washer and then bleeding it all again.
Correct re the power steering, it sure does strengthen your arms and make you think a bit more about your manoeuvres as there is no way you can turn the steering wheel without some movement in the wheels!
The current Tk we have has got syncromesh, but the older one iirc was either crash or hybrid, either way I was advised by the prior owner to double clutch. which took a bit of getting used to. Made all the more fun by having bought it from a guy in Inverness who lived right on the side of Loch Ness so the very start of the ride was hairy to say the least! The mate who came with me took a pic from first 10min with my knuckles white and sweat dripping down my face lol, steep cliff on one side of road & massive drop into the loch on the other.
Soon got the hang of it though and loved the extra height and the slower speed, she could tow 22T but even without a load 50mph was pretty much top speed and it completely changed how I drove even when back in a car. It really slowed me down and made me realise there's no point rushing or getting mad at the bad driving of others!
From what I remember It had some weird braking system, air handbrake but hydraulic service ? No power steering ! and what was the box? was it a proper box or syncro, or was it some weird hybrid part sync part crash ?[/QUOTE]
Yep you're spot on re the brakes, think they called it air over hydraulic. It came in very handy when the brake pedal stopped working properly, I'd been sold an obscure and inappropriate brake fluid by car shop down the road, which had been eating away at all of the rubber seals in the master cylinder. The air handbrake got me home safely and then I had the fun of draining the whole system, replacing every rubber seal/washer and then bleeding it all again.
Correct re the power steering, it sure does strengthen your arms and make you think a bit more about your manoeuvres as there is no way you can turn the steering wheel without some movement in the wheels!
The current Tk we have has got syncromesh, but the older one iirc was either crash or hybrid, either way I was advised by the prior owner to double clutch. which took a bit of getting used to. Made all the more fun by having bought it from a guy in Inverness who lived right on the side of Loch Ness so the very start of the ride was hairy to say the least! The mate who came with me took a pic from first 10min with my knuckles white and sweat dripping down my face lol, steep cliff on one side of road & massive drop into the loch on the other.
Soon got the hang of it though and loved the extra height and the slower speed, she could tow 22T but even without a load 50mph was pretty much top speed and it completely changed how I drove even when back in a car. It really slowed me down and made me realise there's no point rushing or getting mad at the bad driving of others!
Profpointy
Legendary Member
One thought comes to mind. It's important to remember that "low-maintenance" or "maintenance free" can actually mean "not maintainable" which is a less desirable feature of many modern cars
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Modern cars are not impossible to work on and some of the principles apply regardless of age. It is just a lot simpler on some vehicles to work out what is going on when you don't have an Orwellian control freak computer running in the background that isn't telling the car to start when it should or telling the car not to start when you want it to......
Anyway, just been outside in the sunshine with a grease gun giving some love to the U/Js under my Land Rover. This thread reminded me I haven't been intimate with them for far too long.
NickNick
Well-Known Member
Modern cars are not impossible to work on and some of the principles apply regardless of age. It is just a lot simpler on some vehicles to work out what is going on when you don't have an Orwellian control freak computer running in the background that isn't telling the car to start when it should or telling the car not to start when you want it to......
Anyway, just been outside in the sunshine with a grease gun giving some love to the U/Js under my Land Rover. This thread reminded me I haven't been intimate with them for far too long.
The joys of grease nipples, which is a good point, should probably do the round of mine as its been a while, as well some work on the tail gate, treating the wood, urgh never nough time in the day!
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Wasn't my daughters Cayenne?
Is she a farmer?
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I don't think so. She owns a hair salon. Not noticed any livestock in there.
I thought farmers were supposed to be poor?
I thought farmers were supposed to be poor?
They are, they spent it all on a car.
