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Jan 12, 2016 12:14:27 GMT
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The thing people also need to remember is, these threads are about stolen cars, there isn't a thread for people to write about cars they legitimately sold to banger racers.
So naturally it looks like "OMG everyone is stealing bangers!!!1".
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Jan 12, 2016 10:54:48 GMT
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But we aren't even allowed to discuss that even though it is completely obvious what is going on for fear of upsetting the racer community. You can discuss it, there's just no point going into mindless arguments and name calling.
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Jan 10, 2016 20:59:44 GMT
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Thanks for the replies, the more the better!
I sprayed the easy start straight into the throttle body yeah.
I think it's just a-series metros which have the ignition amplifier, I know my mini has the same one. A mate has lent me a good set of leads and dizzy cap etc to try so I'll see what happens there.
Check the "crash switch" it was the first thing I checked because it's the thing everyone forgets! Haha
I'll have a look at the belt, I've had a belt slip on another car before but that still started, wasn't a metro though.
I've tried to start it whilst on jump leads to my Pajero which has two batteries, didn't work. The spark is there but I don't really know how to tell if it's good or not, to me, a spark is a spark lol.
The guy I bought it off said it happened to him once and he just bump started it. Unfortunately my garage is up a hill and if the bump doesn't work, I have no way of getting it back off the road! Haha
I'll get the new ignition bits on tomorrow and see what difference it makes!
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Jan 10, 2016 17:22:12 GMT
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That's great! What engine is in it?
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Jan 10, 2016 15:20:24 GMT
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Have an a-series and a k-series both for sale which you after I'm after a k series one to cover a dent in my boot lid!
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Is it from an a-series or k-series car?
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I've just been out and bought some easy start, it hasn't made much of a difference though. Feels like I need to start replacing ignition bits now.
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Have you tried new fuel? Happened to me with a motorbike I laid up for a couple of months. Changed the fuel and it was cured. Not yet no. Can fuel really go off so quickly? The stuff in there is only 2 months old at the most.
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No idea what the caption means, but I'm guessing you mean this sort of thing? ![](http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g181/blackbelt1990/9E327EDF-67EE-4586-8E76-1B768B4F3DBB.jpg)
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Right, I don't have a clue what to try next! 1.1 petrol k-series Metro. I drove the car 30 mins the day I bought it in December, parked it in the garage and it hasn't wanted to start since. Fuel pump and injectors work, you can see fuel spraying in the throttle body. The car has 3/4 tank of fuel. I've cleaned each spark plug and the inside of the dizzy cap, there is a spark. Done a proper compression test today, 130psi across each cylinder. Basically, nothing changed between parking it up before Xmas and trying to start it a few days later, but it's not having it. I've taken a video in the hope that someone recognises the symptoms! Thanks ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) ![](http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g181/blackbelt1990/Metrooo/th_15D87533-72E4-458E-B263-AAD7FB21B522.jpg)
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Surely someone would be interested in the fact that there's 4 or 5 Cortina's stolen so recently in the radius to this meet??
It's not really a case of 1 old car going missing anymore?!
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I don't know where in the country you are but have a look at Moss. They might not stock 1300 bits but the guys in the Bradford branch have tons of knowledge and can usually suggest the same part from a different model!
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Apparently the only damage is to the front wing and was caused by the recovery company.
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Car's been found! ![](http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g181/blackbelt1990/A1DFFD0F-CCFF-4EB4-912F-86AFBB79B86A.png)
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The people higher up will understand the Law just as much as the paperpusher, and know it's completely legal to put a parking space in front of a dropped kerb. The only defense PP has is to call the Police if he gets blocked in, and cite an offense under the Protection of Freedoms Act. They might well do understand it but my idea was to actually annoy/embarrass them into doing something . I can well imagine getting passed around getting nowhere in the hope that the OP losses interest , most likely in the view of saving them selves money or seeing more important things to do [ with shrinking budgets ] Councils do not like being in the local paper being made to look stupid , no one does . I dunno, round here the council put a lamp post up smack bang in the middle of a shop's door. That was a few years ago and it's still there! The shop uses another door now lol.
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I watched an old guy reverse into my car twice last week whilst parking next to it. Luckily it was only my Pajero so there wasn't any damage to speak of. But the guy knew I was there, he just got out of the car, said morning, and trotted off into his house...
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The Mgc and mminivan have gone thankfully . I still do not understand [ from other parts he is selling ] a classic car enthusiast , many of which do not ssem to see the double standard in selling things like that . Destroying the very society that they love ......mindless . I suppose they like to think they'd never be the victim. They can't all be that naive??
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It's not my own car so I'll try to convince it's owner to whip the plugs out. The only downside is having to take the inlet manifold off ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png)
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Dec 29, 2015 22:37:03 GMT
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Thanks guys, it's the 3 litre V6 yes.
The car is showing a fault on both Lambda sensors and I can tell from the rough idle and low power tha it has a misfire. I ordered a new coil and tried it in each position but the misfire was still present. One of the coil packs has a cable tie round it holding the wiring plug in, I'm tempted to just wire a new plug onto that one for a start but I wanted to know if I could check for a voltage first.
It's a very recent problem in a car that hasn't caused any issues over the last 2 years!
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Dec 29, 2015 21:56:13 GMT
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Hup, started the strip down tonight, it's much easier to take broken bits off, just pull! ![](http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g181/blackbelt1990/Metrooo/514D82E2-E651-473E-970A-FF743F9D3BD3.jpg) I'll have to get another bumper, this one has snapped a few lugs ![](http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g181/blackbelt1990/Metrooo/371A1421-C42F-4324-B604-B2DD3DC9D699.jpg) Mega simple to get the wing off aswell, only about 8 bolts in total! Thankfully there's no a post or door damage, the gap is still the same all the way round. ![](http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g181/blackbelt1990/Metrooo/6E5DA5DC-7109-47C7-A168-B0F407004661.jpg) ![](http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g181/blackbelt1990/Metrooo/752FC010-71C0-4FB1-A1E4-094B508EEAC1.jpg) Picking up another wing this week, proved to be the hardest part to get. ![](http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g181/blackbelt1990/Metrooo/55D92B13-0C08-4471-9C25-717923B42397.jpg) In other news, my old metro has come up for sale. Doing everything I can to secure it so I'll be moving this one on fairly soon aswell.
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