bazboy
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Jetta - Its like a golf but better.....
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Hey guys, Just looked out the window and the car is looking like this...  Which reminded me that i really should of fixed the heater matrix weeks ago before it started snowing..... Oh well should be a fun cold job lol, So what jobs should you of done before this weather hit, but forgot to do??? Dan |
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1986 - VW Jetta GT 16v
1986 - Volvo 340
1991 - Volvo 460
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md
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yeah, finish painting my Caddy! too fapping cold now!!!
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speedy88
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"Nice Cortina mate"
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Err, underseal is still drying after 2 days. Should have done that 2 months ago  |
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Last Edit: Dec 2, 2010 0:25:41 GMT by speedy88
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yeah, finish painting my Caddy! too fapping cold now!!! I painted my MX5 a few weeks back when it was -3 outside and only just above freezing inside! Didn't come out too bad either. Nor did Dr Sexy's MG Midget. |
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Themostat and interior fan in my Datsun and winter steels on my Corona. |
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should have put anti-freeze in my daily driver before the cold set in!! Spent a morning in the snow thawing it out enough to drain it and refill with anti-freeze. D'oh!!
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Where do I begin? I should have:
Collected the fuel tank from Grunty
Re-assembled the carbs
Sorted the heater valve and hoses
Welded a patch on the chassis
Welded the floorpan
Undersealed
Welded the doors
Sorted the door seals
Painted the car...
...the list goes on...
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prey
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lol nice one dean!
i wish id changed the antifreeze in the bm, cause then i wouldnt have put it in the garage down at my mums (to be safe!) and then it wouldnt be snowed in and id have it on the drive here, so i could play.... boo me.....
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rob0r
East of England
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Anti-Freeze in my defender... Just about got away with it I think, slush in the coolant tank!
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Lex
South East
日本車 <3
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Ive still got my temperature sender to fit...
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Resto-UKal |
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emptied the 50/50 screenwash out the washer bottle
put NEAT screenwash in the washer bottle!
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bazboy
Part of things
Jetta - Its like a golf but better.....
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How good are these? do they work well? I did my anti freeze the other day, glad i did as well with the car how it is now lol Dan |
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1986 - VW Jetta GT 16v
1986 - Volvo 340
1991 - Volvo 460
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luckygti
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I need to try harder!
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should have put anti-freeze in my daily driver before the cold set in!! Spent a morning in the snow thawing it out enough to drain it and refill with anti-freeze. D'oh!! Likewise, except it's still frozen solid  Desperately crossing everything that it doesn't do any permanent damage Please warm up!!!!!! |
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defo a heater matrix in the Pontiac. Its bloomin freezin in there. Also should have put the winter wheels on it.
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fitted new heat exchanger pipes
Reset timing and mixture on the DAF now the stupid thing wont tickover and its too damn cold to tinker with it.
Fixed the alternator on the triumph
Put a new choke cable on the triumph.
Cleaned the bloody door seals on the modern as the doors have been frozen shut for over a week. ;D
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i forgot to sell alkl my projecxts and motors and buy another 4x4!!
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yes ,it started badly ,petered off in the middle and the least said about the end the better!!!
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Check antifreeze - just spent two days in the street in the snow replacing the water pump on the rex because I didn't.
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craig1010cc
Club Retro Rides Member
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should have put anti-freeze in my daily driver before the cold set in!! Spent a morning in the snow thawing it out enough to drain it and refill with anti-freeze. D'oh!! Likewise, except it's still frozen solid Desperately crossing everything that it doesn't do any permanent damage Please warm up!!!!!! had that hapen years back with my 1st mini, 2 hair driers under the bonnet (on boxing day) had it thawed out enough to free the water pump so I could start it and warm it up (and then lobbed in some anti freeze ) |
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should have checked the coolant on the missus golf, didn't and cue destroyed waterpump, holed radiator, holed heater matrix, burst metal water pipe
oh joy!!! not!
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