Turns out 'tomorrow' means 'Monday....
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General Free 1994 Cinq, 900cc ..
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Fantastic thread. Your stamina is inspiring. Brought back fond memories of the Cinq I bought for 100 Euro with a fuel tank full of water 12years ago to teach my daughter to drive . She stills remembers it fondly and is an avid small fiat fan. Currently without Cinq or Sei but hope to remedy that soon!
Did you get the MOT?
Did you get the MOT?
Jings, July already. thats a bit of a gap, apologies.
So what happened.
Borrowed a trailer, took the car to close by the MOT station.
Took car of trailer and left it idling while i tidied up the ramps etc.
Went to drive the car to park it, no oomph at all. would idle, but not drive.
Spent a few weeks, on and off, going through everything in the work car park trying to sort it.
Got very fed up, put it back on the trailer and abandoned it at the back of the shed in disgust.
New hip in December (planned), Heart attack in January (unplanned).
Lockdown..... did a few projects on other cars in the fleet and then dragged the bloody thing out of the shed.
Started at the front (wrong) and worked back. Stripping, checking, even to the extent of the loom. Everything could not have been more perfect, but still refused to run.
Threw it back in the shed again, then thought about it......the only thing I hadn't checked was the fuel pump. Opened the diamond plate to be presented with the pump housing 'attached' to the tank by gaffa tape!!!!
Managed to obtain a new pump housing this week, and.....so far so good.
Smoother idle and no huge flat spot.
About to go round the block, maybe see you later....
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So what happened.
Borrowed a trailer, took the car to close by the MOT station.
Took car of trailer and left it idling while i tidied up the ramps etc.
Went to drive the car to park it, no oomph at all. would idle, but not drive.
Spent a few weeks, on and off, going through everything in the work car park trying to sort it.
Got very fed up, put it back on the trailer and abandoned it at the back of the shed in disgust.
New hip in December (planned), Heart attack in January (unplanned).
Lockdown..... did a few projects on other cars in the fleet and then dragged the bloody thing out of the shed.
Started at the front (wrong) and worked back. Stripping, checking, even to the extent of the loom. Everything could not have been more perfect, but still refused to run.
Threw it back in the shed again, then thought about it......the only thing I hadn't checked was the fuel pump. Opened the diamond plate to be presented with the pump housing 'attached' to the tank by gaffa tape!!!!
Managed to obtain a new pump housing this week, and.....so far so good.
Smoother idle and no huge flat spot.
About to go round the block, maybe see you later....
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I got back....
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Welcome back ...in more than one way.
Brilliant your planned new hip working (-:
Fantastic you survived heart attack and able to do things you enjoy again(-:
Thank you for your posts
Very best wishes
Jack
Randomly came across this thread. Great read, very interesting, edge of your seat riveting stuff. Glad I hadn't read it when you first posted, so I got to see it running by the end of the thread.
How's it running now, have you manged to get it through an MOT yet ?
In hindsight, would you take the car again, with the bother it's caused you ?
Hope you're fighting fit again too.
How's it running now, have you manged to get it through an MOT yet ?
In hindsight, would you take the car again, with the bother it's caused you ?
Hope you're fighting fit again too.
Good evening, popped on here for some date information and, well, here I am.
Car is MOTd and taxed and insured in my stepdaughter's name and she is learning to drive in it at the moment.
This Sunday, local classic car show, and it is entered.
SPD
Car is MOTd and taxed and insured in my stepdaughter's name and she is learning to drive in it at the moment.
This Sunday, local classic car show, and it is entered.
SPD
So, to pick up and try and remember the missing info:-
The bit inside number 3 cylinder was the injector retaining clip.
The injector was not sitting fully in
The tank had been hit from underneath and was sitting on the fuel pickup
The lambda wires, as in the story, had been taped together but also not connected to the car, the plug and socket on the lambda had been connected to each other, the car's connectors were found tucked into the loom.
rear brake actuators have been cleaned a few times and new shoes needed as the originals delaminated.
Has had a new (Refurb) rear beam
Also a wee bit of welding at the backs of the cills.
Cheers
SPD
The bit inside number 3 cylinder was the injector retaining clip.
The injector was not sitting fully in
The tank had been hit from underneath and was sitting on the fuel pickup
The lambda wires, as in the story, had been taped together but also not connected to the car, the plug and socket on the lambda had been connected to each other, the car's connectors were found tucked into the loom.
rear brake actuators have been cleaned a few times and new shoes needed as the originals delaminated.
Has had a new (Refurb) rear beam
Also a wee bit of welding at the backs of the cills.
Cheers
SPD
