Post by quazi on Feb 6, 2016 19:24:24 GMT
My lad finally passed his driving test about two weeks ago wahoo! Chuffed to bits for him but it also means I will have some work to do on his car.
I bought him an old H**da civic 2 years ago, cheap runabout which looked pretty good for its age. It needed some work but nothing beyond my capabilities, such as new discs, callipers needed a rebuild, new front drive-shafts, timing belt, couple of tyres, the usual shite for an old motor. It passed an mot a year ago but due to his test failures, it has sat there for a year doing feck all and now needs a fresh mot before he can use it.
Today we stuck a new battery in it, washed it inside and out, looks well for its age again, it started first turn of the key, happy days! That was until it got up to temp' then started to idle up and down about a 1000 revs, I thought feck it, I knew leaving it there was going to cause an issue eventually. Motors need to be used don't they, not sitting for a year doing nowt.
Had a quick look about on the tinternet to find a couple of ideas, 10 mins later luvly jubbly, all sorted running sweet again. Turned out to be the air intake regulator valve sticking, 10 min job, whip off, clean with brake cleaner, perfect.
All we got to do now, is book it in and see what it fails on (if anything") that way we can decide wether or not it's worth fucking about with, or get something else.
Kids eh!
I bought him an old H**da civic 2 years ago, cheap runabout which looked pretty good for its age. It needed some work but nothing beyond my capabilities, such as new discs, callipers needed a rebuild, new front drive-shafts, timing belt, couple of tyres, the usual shite for an old motor. It passed an mot a year ago but due to his test failures, it has sat there for a year doing feck all and now needs a fresh mot before he can use it.
Today we stuck a new battery in it, washed it inside and out, looks well for its age again, it started first turn of the key, happy days! That was until it got up to temp' then started to idle up and down about a 1000 revs, I thought feck it, I knew leaving it there was going to cause an issue eventually. Motors need to be used don't they, not sitting for a year doing nowt.
Had a quick look about on the tinternet to find a couple of ideas, 10 mins later luvly jubbly, all sorted running sweet again. Turned out to be the air intake regulator valve sticking, 10 min job, whip off, clean with brake cleaner, perfect.
All we got to do now, is book it in and see what it fails on (if anything") that way we can decide wether or not it's worth fucking about with, or get something else.
Kids eh!
? And i feel i dont have enough hrs in the day any more........