gold rover · Jun 23, 2021

Got the Golden Girl back from local garage. Brakes are fine. As is usual, it seems lack of use is causi g the calipers to stick slightly. Suggestion is new calipers. So that will be done , soonly. Waiting on, friendly, truck mechanic to get back to me about sorting EAS hard fault. The day of my own diagnostics looms closer.

The windscreen wiper, broken by Autowindscreens, has also been replaced.
What did I do , on a day to day basis, when I drove Volvos, or any other marque than Green Oval ?

Rubberknees · Jun 23, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
What I meant was if it was red and diesel there would be reason to be upset.Blue and petrol nah!!

Ha with you now

tomcat59alan said:
Hope you were wearing gloves, don't want to leave fingerprints. nice one.

Tis me cousins new toy and he trusted me in it AND I've been invited back

Oh the noise when you rev it, you can have your V8's

kermit_rr · Jun 23, 2021

Rubberknees said:
Oh the noise when you rev it, you can have your V8's

Crossplane V8s RULE

kermit_rr · Jun 23, 2021

Is the idle air valve supposed to be fully shut when it's unplugged? I don't have idle issues but not sure it's working properly

Scotiawhiskers · Jun 23, 2021

gold rover said:
Got the Golden Girl back from local garage. Brakes are fine. As is usual, it seems lack of use is causi g the calipers to stick slightly. Suggestion is new calipers. So that will be done , soonly. Waiting on, friendly, truck mechanic to get back to me about sorting EAS hard fault. The day of my own diagnostics looms closer.
The windscreen wiper, broken by Autowindscreens, has also been replaced.
What did I do , on a day to day basis, when I drove Volvos, or any other marque than Green Oval ? View attachment 241070

Keep the callipers and overhaul them yourself ready for when they need doing again. When there is no rush it is a very satisfying job to do a brake overhaul. And not pricy usually to do yourself.

kermit_rr · Jun 23, 2021

Scotiawhiskers said:
Keep the callipers and overhaul them yourself ready for when they need doing again. When there is no rush it is a very satisfying job to do a brake overhaul. And not pricy usually to do yourself.

And invest in some red grease

Scotiawhiskers · Jun 23, 2021

kermit_rr said:
And invest in some red grease

Red rubber grease for assembly, minimal amount of brake fluid on everything when assembling and then bolt in with a blind instead of banjo bolt for the fluid inlet to keep everything damp / lubed, then store in a ziplock bag to keep if fresh until needed.

Mark Piercy · Jun 24, 2021

kermit_rr said:
Is the idle air valve supposed to be fully shut when it's unplugged? I don't have idle issues but not sure it's working properly

the ecu adjusts it when the engine is on.

kermit_rr · Jun 24, 2021

Mark Piercy said:
the ecu adjusts it when the engine is on.

Yes it does but I'm wondering if the spring is broked. . I'm sure it used to shut fully when I've taken it off before. Now the internals just seen to flap about

tomcat59alan · Jun 24, 2021

Scotiawhiskers said:
Red rubber grease for assembly, minimal amount of brake fluid on everything when assembling and then bolt in with a blind instead of banjo bolt for the fluid inlet to keep everything damp / lubed, then store in a ziplock bag to keep if fresh until needed.

In the fridge or at room temperature??

bag of silica to absorb any damp will help.

kermit_rr · Jun 24, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
In the fridge or at room temperature??

Damp implies moisture, but don't like to point this out

Oops

tomcat59alan · Jun 24, 2021

kermit_rr said:
Damp implies moisture, but don't like to point this out

Oops

Have you looked out of the window this morning? There's always moisture in the air.my gun cabinet is full of those little sachets.

Rubberknees · Jun 24, 2021

kermit_rr said:
Crossplane V8s RULE

Yeh but the burble of that V12 Awesome

kermit_rr · Jun 24, 2021

Rubberknees said:
Yeh but the burble of that V12 Awesome

To be fair they are incomparable

Rubberknees · Jun 24, 2021

kermit_rr said:
To be fair they are incomparable

Yeh I know. In a different price bracket on the second hand market. But we can dream AND he let me have a go. Got to be bestest cousin every

kermit_rr · Jun 24, 2021

Rubberknees said:
Yeh I know. In a different price bracket on the second hand market. But we can dream AND he let me have a go. Got to be bestest cousin every

i know what you're saying and i wouldnt turn it down

but if i was offered a choice, it would be a v8 every time...

Rubberknees · Jun 24, 2021

kermit_rr said:
i know what you're saying and i wouldnt turn it down but if i was offered a choice, it would be a v8 every time...

Very nice but the Ferrari can go round a corner at speed without trying to kill you

To be honest wouldn't turn either down

kermit_rr · Jun 24, 2021

Rubberknees said:
Very nice but the Ferrari can go round a corner at speed without trying to kill you
To be honest wouldn't turn either down

don't care

i'd be happy to just pootle and appreciate the burble
i'd need a wheelchair though as my knees would be too jelly to carry me

Rubberknees · Jun 24, 2021

kermit_rr said:
don't care i'd be happy to just pootle and appreciate the burble
i'd need a wheelchair though as my knees would be too jelly to carry me

The Ferrari was so easy to get in and out of and unbelievably comfortable. Was nice to burble slowly through the little town but on the country roads wow
Oh what flavour jelly did you have in mind?

tomcat59alan · Jun 24, 2021

I had to laugh when my mate called to see me in his son in laws Lamborghini (we'd be out of the Euros if it wasn't for him) he showed me the start button under a flap, started the engine,gave it a rev as he said goodbye and went..... nowhere, he'd forgotten to put it in gear.

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