Which pomme car did you own *and* like?
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From: Dan----.- on 18 Sep 2009 20:52 On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:26:38 +1000, Atheist Chaplain PCM code reading says: >> >> >> > I'm obviously not at thick as you then, because his point was patently > obvious, he was saying that ANYONE can get a CAMS license, hell I even > had one and it never made me any more special than anyone else, a point > your obviously in denial about. Oz must look like a burnt aboriginal by now and yet he comes back for more flames. :-). -- Regards Dan
From: jonz on 18 Sep 2009 23:57 Jason James wrote: > Was there a ray of sunshine peaking thru the darkness of pomme engineering? > > Yep,..for me the Austin 1800 MkII. > > -handled well . Not sure whether this was a function of the hydraulastic > suspension? > > -Huge interior with good seats. The steering wheel was bus-like in its > position,..no biggy. The boot was a tad small. > > -economy was excellent. The pushrod 1800cc B series donk was capable of > 30+mpg highway. The donk was a good revver which made up a little for its > low power. > > - the car was good to drive. It's stability and general solid feel was > excellent > > Not so good>> > -engine was 70hp, so had the power/weight of a Holden grey-motor. > > -the cable gears were prone to probs like being very tight and leaking oil > as the bowden inner corkscrewed oil out of the g/box > > - the back wheel arm-bushes are rubber (MKI were tapered roller), and tend > to turn in their bracket. Tightening the centre bolt doesnt help if they > have been this way for long. Advanced cases got noticeable rear-wheel > neg-camber. > > -door-handle chrome plating peels giving you little razor cuts,..the > window-winders snap-off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 830 poasts.....don`t stop now..... > > -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992
From: Clocky on 19 Sep 2009 02:36 Feral wrote: > Jason James wrote: > >>> Did he? I've been outside today playing with valve stems and >>> collets. Glad I didn't miss his reply. :-) > > Oh, no reply huh. > >> Is the head on the motor or off? Good fun with a compressor if it's >> in the car.. > > HTF would I be able to do it with the head on? I never remove heads to do stem seals and I've done quite a few. I pressurise the cyl like someone else mentioned and use a locking valve spring compression tool for a one man operation. Works very well.
From: Noddy on 19 Sep 2009 03:01 "jonz" <fj40(a)diesel.com> wrote in message news:4ab456bd$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... > 830 poasts.....don`t stop now..... And the incredibly ironic thing is that it's 831 after you've decided to add absolutely nothing of value to it. Come to think of it, that's all you *ever* do. Why do you bother posting at all? -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Feral on 19 Sep 2009 03:16
Clocky wrote: > Feral wrote: >> Jason James wrote: >> >>>> Did he? I've been outside today playing with valve stems and >>>> collets. Glad I didn't miss his reply. :-) >> Oh, no reply huh. >> >>> Is the head on the motor or off? Good fun with a compressor if it's >>> in the car.. >> HTF would I be able to do it with the head on? > > I never remove heads to do stem seals and I've done quite a few. > > I pressurise the cyl like someone else mentioned and use a locking valve > spring compression tool for a one man operation. > > Works very well. That's fine, but if you read the whole story (don't blame you for not), I was playing with stems and collets to remove the valves. :-) -- Take Care. ~~ Feral Al ( @..@) (\- :-P -/) ((.>__oo__<.)) ^^^ % ^^^ |