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Radio reception - Much better after a mornings phaffing about! Things done to date: replaced the antenna base, entire antenna assembly and a new 'down' coaxial cable, but no improvement heard. Added and extra earth cable to the head unit's chassis - still no improvement. Refitted the original antenna and reception much improved by that extra earth. Lesson relearnt - try the simple cures first and don't over think problems!
 
Today I changed the oil, oil filter and air filter. I was planning on changing the crankcase filter too, but could I find the new one, no I couldn't. :mad:

Still the engine is now nice and quiet with it's Asda £14 for 5 litres of 10w40 fully synthetic oil.:cool:
Small pile of new stuff.
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De-fluffed air filter, old and new.
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My preferred sump plug washer.
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I also adjusted the wiper arms, so they sit on the markers on the screen.
I had a good look for the squeaky noise too, but haven't found anything untoward. :(
 
Today I changed the oil, oil filter and air filter. I was planning on changing the crankcase filter too, but could I find the new one, no I couldn't. :mad:

Still the engine is now nice and quiet with it's Asda £14 for 5 litres of 10w40 fully synthetic oil.:cool:
Small pile of new stuff.
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De-fluffed air filter, old and new.View attachment 159725
My preferred sump plug washer. View attachment 159726

I also adjusted the wiper arms, so they sit on the markers on the screen.
I had a good look for the squeaky noise too, but haven't found anything untoward. :(
For goodness sake don't fix that squeak! :eek:


You know what happens once everything is fixed? :confused:


Something else breaks. :p
 
Today I have mostly been screwing a new antenna to the roof fitting, having drilled out the stump of the old one and re-tapped it. This is because the original was so flimsy that it couldn't resist 20 3" fence stakes smashing across the roof rack with the antenna jammed between them. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Replaced the window lift mechanism in the left rear door today.
The job was a breeze. The hardest part was undoing the electric plugs on the door card (Why does every plug come apart in a different way, usually needing ninja monkey fingers to undo?)
I also replaced the plastic door seal sheet while I had it apart.
The window goes up and down very nicely now.
There will be some serious engine work next week so this was a good confidence booster. :)
 
Well, today is my 40th birthday and my parents got me these lol,
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A bit of bling for the bonnet (a matter of taste I know, but I like them) and window regulators for both rear doors. Looks like a day of it eh @Rich in Vancouver
 

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Well, today is my 40th birthday and my parents got me these lol,
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A bit of bling for the bonnet (a matter of taste I know, but I like them) and window regulators for both rear doors. Looks like a day of it eh @Rich in Vancouver

Nice. Happy Birthday.
It's my 50th is in a couple of weeks. I'm hoping to get myself a small lathe, so I can add a new dimension to my current hobbies. :)
 
It's been a busy day!
I took a large portion of the KV6 apart to replace the L/H cylinder head in an effort to get rid of a persistent tappety noise.
Swapping the head complete is a bit of overkill but the new head was very cheap. Pulling the engine apart I found some other possible
causes of the noise including play in the cam belt idler pulley, a deteriorated exhaust gasket, and most concerning, too much slack in the
cam belt. All of these will be fixed so hopefully the noise will be a thing of the past.

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