Panda (Classic) Rarer than a 599 GTO.

[firstcar-Y10]

Leaking from this one presumably:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330754930...WAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_23wt_1161
Could mean a broken stud of course:bang:

 

[AndyPanda4x4]

Just to add to your misery here's what your alloys could look like one day

Yes... those wheels!

 

[Aston Martin]

Leaking from this one presumably:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330754930...WAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_23wt_1161
Could mean a broken stud of course:bang:

It's from the manifold, £3.84 for a new one.

 

[Aston Martin]

So went to get the gasket, got home and decided to WD the nuts while the engine is hot.
That's strange I thought, this first nut isn't even tight.

As I couldn't be bothered to go into the depths of the shed, I used a quarter inch socket set... NOT one nut was tight, I undid them all by hand and an extension. I probably coulda just tightened everything down, but as I already had the gasket I might as well do it.

I haven't taken it off yet as it's 4000 degrees, but all I can assume is my very leaky engine has lubed the nuts and the engine shaking about has done the rest.

 

[Aston Martin]

Could mean a broken stud of course:bang:

He's fixed for free no bodges, I attempted to get the manifold off. Back in the old days when I worked on newer cars they all had flexible downsides/cat pipes. The Panda doesn't, there's no way of lifting it out of the way without taking it apart or snapping it clean off. I tightened everything back down, was prepared to bodge with sealant. But it wasn't needed, for now at least he's mended.


Herbie rides again...

 

[firstcar-Y10]

He's fixed for free.

Always the best way Glad to hear he's OK.

 

[purple haze]

Easy fix is good to hear...

 

[Aston Martin]

It was weird it started off sounding really metallic sounding. Then changed to exhausty.

 

[Aston Martin]

Ugh stupid bloody tyres, the rears which have become the fronts are terrible.
It was raining, the car wheelspinned in second. The roundabout I always do at 30MPH, today I was doing almost 24 MPH and the front end went, they have no grip whatsoever, causing me to drive gingerly... ok, thats a lie. When theres any kind of moisture on the floor I can't drive 'normally'.

 

[Dragon Man]

managed to clean the wheels and underside of talon well, and i must say. 175's stop a lot better in the wet than 145's!

i had great fun in the rain yesterday.. i was blasting down flooded lanes with water so deep it was seeping in through the doors seals. talon didnt care one bit...

.. wonder if he will start tomorrow.. best put a tin of wd-40 by the door. :devil:

 

[purple haze]

Rain????......nope don't know what that is..

 

[Aston Martin]

Rain????......nope don't know what that is..

... and again last night.


So everyones favourite mechanic, whom Herbie is due to see in a few months. Is allegedly and I mean allegedly in trouble with the tax man.

 

[homeward]

So everyones favourite mechanic, whom Herbie is due to see in a few months. Is allegedly and I mean allegedly in trouble with the tax man.

 

[AndyPanda4x4]

Is he called Mark per chance? All 'legendary' mechanics usually are!!

 

[Aston Martin]

Just filled it up... Litres: 34.56.

..........

In other news this happened today.

 

[panda panda]

Just filled it up... Litres: 34.56.

..........

In other news this happened today.

Holy Flying cows Batman!

 

[Giacosa]

Other than the bird plut its looking very smart

 

[VmanC]

me too. I don't even have a favourite mechanic let alone know who this is?

 

[panda panda]

me too. I don't even have a favourite mechanic let alone know who this is?

Guy at the end of the street who took ages not to fix it very well? :yuck:

He probably took the same care and attention to detail with his tax return

 

[VmanC]

Guy at the end of the street who took ages not to fix it very well? :yuck:

He probably took the same care and attention to detail with his tax return

Oh him!

It was the 'Herbie is due to see him in a few months' that threw me. He's going back!