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Re: ANOTHER 24v Update
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:34 pm
by Vince
Great that you guys have made so much effort to get your cars there for us to all experience.
I however cant afford to tax mine until next month so it shall have to wait until next years shows
Re: ANOTHER 24v Update
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:30 pm
by MTXM
That is a real shame you will not be bringing your XM Vince but it will be good to see you anyway! Regards, Matthew T.
Re: ANOTHER 24v Update
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:49 pm
by Vince
MTXM wrote:That is a real shame you will not be bringing your XM Vince but it will be good to see you anyway! Regards, Matthew T.
Likewise Matthew
....i also want to see your new toy
Re: ANOTHER 24v ON THE ROAD!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:03 pm
by citroenxm
Well it was a close call! After an MOT fail I needed to get her back in.. so managed an early finish in work today, only to hear the garage couldnt get me in till 5.30pm.. DRAT Post Office's close then..
Anyway, before I could go, I had an issue with yet still a squeeky slipping HP pump belt! So I had to tackle that... however, the pump was on Maximum adjustable length on the bolt...
Belt Length was IIRC 674mm length. But I had no shorter belt. So a quick rummage in the shed revealed a couple of pumps with a Larger Diameter pully.. Yes.. that will do it..
So exsisting pump off which worked well and gave me GOOD PAS and hydraulics behaviour.
Fitted the other pump and what a bloody faff!! Things wernt going right, needed to find some bits for people.. any way managed to get it on and tightened it up, and still had some threads left YAAY.. so that done, grabbed some bits and off to the garage!
Im throughly pleased to say she PURRREED to the garage 15 miles away..
Parking brake now reading 180 on both sides HAPPY Days!
Ok, she did 1k in 2011 last time she was on the road, so in 3 years, shes had all this blog done, rear end welding, rear spheres, nearside hand brake cable oh and a spark plug!
Not bad for a 24 year old car that sadly lives outside...
Re: ANOTHER 24v ON THE ROAD!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:13 pm
by Dean
Good news Paul, begs the question though, what are you doing messing about on the computer? you should be out there driving!!!!!!!
Oh and a Picture or two wouldnt go a miss
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Re: ANOTHER 24v ON THE ROAD!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:18 pm
by citroenxm
cant afford to go any further then where exactley she is going.. LOL.. Whats the point of a V when they are too expensive to run!
Id like to LPG her actually, I can then throughly enjoy her without worrying about the right foot..
Pics.. Nooo she needs a daam good valet first, she is in a bad mess. Ive litteraly pulled her out, and not even washed her yet!
Re: ANOTHER 24v ON THE ROAD!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:20 pm
by Dean
Stop making excusses and start posting pictures! you never washed her when she last came to CXM, it didnt matter then, it doesnt now!! PICTURES PLEASE!!!!
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Re: ANOTHER 24v ON THE ROAD!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:22 pm
by citroenxm
LOL.. too dark now. This year she is running on all 6 properly too. Last time she had a missfire.
Re: ANOTHER 24v ON THE ROAD!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:26 pm
by Dieselman
Good news on the test front, Paul.
Re: ANOTHER 24v ON THE ROAD!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:30 pm
by David Hallworth
Brilliant news Paul!
Looking forward to seeing her there on Saturday
David.