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Lee_D

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Not long now :0)

Got the Caravan back today from some warantee work which they didn't
do... another story!

101 Is now definately not going still short of bits and about to get a
compression test tomorrow such is my confidence in the lump.

Gotta swill the pavillion sheeting off from the oversray from Alfie,
Pack the van and get some drinkypoos :0)

I'm not excited at all.... much...

Lee D
--
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill

www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna
 

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Not long now :0)
>
> Got the Caravan back today from some warantee work which they didn't
> do... another story!
>
> 101 Is now definately not going still short of bits and about to get a
> compression test tomorrow such is my confidence in the lump.
>
> Gotta swill the pavillion sheeting off from the oversray from Alfie,
> Pack the van and get some drinkypoos :0)
>
> I'm not excited at all.... much...

:eek:)


Steve, did you get anywhere with costs of renting one of there vans? If not
I'll phone tomorrow.

Graham


 
Lee_D wrote:
> Not long now :0)
>
> Got the Caravan back today from some warantee work which they didn't
> do... another story!
>
> 101 Is now definately not going still short of bits and about to get a
> compression test tomorrow such is my confidence in the lump.
>
> Gotta swill the pavillion sheeting off from the oversray from Alfie,
> Pack the van and get some drinkypoos :0)
>
> I'm not excited at all.... much...
>
> Lee D

Sniff sniff.................

--
Subaru WRX
Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)
WTB a clean RRC pref 3.9 or LSE 4.2

'"gimme the f*ckin' money"


 
so Lee_D was, like...
>
> I'm not excited at all.... much...

Gonna be MUDDEEEE! It's been lashing it down all day today - Welsh news
said Pembrokeshire has had 4 inches in less than 18 hours. Been for a spin
in the Disco to see what's what. Road almost impassable both ways, so I may
not get to work tomorrow (!). Cars drowned in the usual flood-prone spots,
but inches of standing water on roads that normally drain freely. I have
never seen so much water on the roads in my life. The Disco's underbits
have never been as clean, either.

Ooh, Mum, can it be Friday, can it be Friday, pleeeeease?

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)


 
On or around Tue, 11 Oct 2005 19:25:57 +0100, Lee_D
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Not long now :0)
>
>Got the Caravan back today from some warantee work which they didn't
>do... another story!
>
>101 Is now definately not going still short of bits and about to get a
>compression test tomorrow such is my confidence in the lump.

I've got a compression tester...:)

>Pack the van and get some drinkypoos :0)
>
>I'm not excited at all.... much...

hehe.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Too Busy: Your mind is like a motorway. Sometimes it can be jammed by
too much traffic. Avoid the jams by never using your mind on a
Bank Holiday weekend.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
On or around Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:17:42 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>so Lee_D was, like...
>>
>> I'm not excited at all.... much...
>
>Gonna be MUDDEEEE! It's been lashing it down all day today - Welsh news
>said Pembrokeshire has had 4 inches in less than 18 hours. Been for a spin
>in the Disco to see what's what. Road almost impassable both ways, so I may
>not get to work tomorrow (!). Cars drowned in the usual flood-prone spots,
>but inches of standing water on roads that normally drain freely. I have
>never seen so much water on the roads in my life. The Disco's underbits
>have never been as clean, either.
>
>Ooh, Mum, can it be Friday, can it be Friday, pleeeeease?

hehehe. Went through a small ford this morning in the minibus which is
normally about 3" deep and it was at least 15". I'd not have fancied trying
to walk through it.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Too Busy: Your mind is like a motorway. Sometimes it can be jammed by
too much traffic. Avoid the jams by never using your mind on a
Bank Holiday weekend.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
Graham G wrote:

> Steve, did you get anywhere with costs of renting one of there vans? If not
> I'll phone tomorrow.
Hi Graham,
No reply when I have tried to ring yesterday AND today. I do hope they
aren't cut off. Must check the OS map and see what the lie of the land is.

Steve
 
During stardate Wed, 12 Oct 2005 12:48:23 +0100, Steve Taylor
<[email protected]> uttered the imortal words:

>Graham G wrote:
>
>> Steve, did you get anywhere with costs of renting one of there vans? If not
>> I'll phone tomorrow.
>Hi Graham,
>No reply when I have tried to ring yesterday AND today. I do hope they
>aren't cut off. Must check the OS map and see what the lie of the land is.
>
>Steve

Yeah...any one got a pump ;0)....

White water rafting down a mountainside is feasible from my last trip
through wales.... though stopping may be an issue.

Lee D
--
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill

www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna
 
Lee_D wrote:


>>No reply when I have tried to ring yesterday AND today. I do hope they
>>aren't cut off. Must check the OS map and see what the lie of the land is.

Did speak to someone there just now - still no price, but apparently our
bit of the site is OK !

> White water rafting down a mountainside is feasible from my last trip
> through wales.... though stopping may be an issue.

You've got bar grips too ?

Steve
 
On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:30:13 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>hehehe. Went through a small ford this morning in the minibus

If only... Some tw*t has parked a battered old Escort _right_ on the
corner - making it hard for anyone to get in or out of our cul-de-sac
and I'm somewhat tempted to give it a large purple stripe...


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
 
During stardate Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:28:07 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> uttered the imortal words:

>On or around Tue, 11 Oct 2005 19:25:57 +0100, Lee_D
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Not long now :0)
>>
>>Got the Caravan back today from some warantee work which they didn't
>>do... another story!
>>
>>101 Is now definately not going still short of bits and about to get a
>>compression test tomorrow such is my confidence in the lump.
>
>I've got a compression tester...:)

That the lathe?

One of the lads from work had a clearout and gave me one of his. (Comp
tester)

I unloaded all the Caravan clutter from Morph today back in to the
caravan then took him for a run. After tightening a loose spark plug
he was much much happier.

:0)

Lee D
--
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill

www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna
 
We've had much the same result. Frustrating cos given current weather and
distance, hiring a van would make a lot of sense. Like you said they maybe
cut off, or perhaps the telephone has floated away :eek:)

"Steve Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Graham G wrote:
>
>> Steve, did you get anywhere with costs of renting one of there vans? If
>> not I'll phone tomorrow.
> Hi Graham,
> No reply when I have tried to ring yesterday AND today. I do hope they
> aren't cut off. Must check the OS map and see what the lie of the land is.
>
> Steve


 
On or around Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:44:46 +0100, Lee_D
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>One of the lads from work had a clearout and gave me one of his. (Comp
>tester)
>
>I unloaded all the Caravan clutter from Morph today back in to the
>caravan then took him for a run. After tightening a loose spark plug
>he was much much happier.

So does that mean you're bringing him after all?
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to
a great lie than to a small one" Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
from Mein Kampf, Ch 10
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

> hehehe. Went through a small ford this morning in the minibus which is
> normally about 3" deep and it was at least 15".

Hooligan!
 
During stardate Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:47:18 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> uttered the imortal words:


>So does that mean you're bringing him after all?

As much as I'd like to say yes...no , he still has weaping oil cooler
pipes (damp with oil rather than a drip so far) and I spotted a
coolant pipe which also needs to be replaced. I had hoped to order
some from the club but unfortunately the club don't do them (despite
listing 'em). This has kind of wrong footed me as I've now got to get
the old ones off and refurbed, I was hoping to keep him on the road as
much as possible given Percy is now U/S.

I'm also waiting on some **AHEM** spark plug leads, though they aren't
as suspect as I'd previously thought I'd like to get him running top
notch before dipping my toes into the gas conversion water.

Due to the list of unfinished tasks I've also been unable to drop him
off with my favorite HGV Trailer builder to fab me some super duper
tow bar reenforcements to create a V to the chassis rails from the
drop plate to save this.....

http://makeashorterlink.com/?H54F127FB

<link to Martyns ickle web site>

Oh yeah.. I'd need to hijack an oil tanker too!

Disco it is :0( but at least it's a landie...still no off roadin
though.

Good news is the Carb refurb seems to have breathed a new life and
much nicer tickeover into the old boy.

Lee D
--
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill

www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna
 
>>>No reply when I have tried to ring yesterday AND today. I do hope they
>>>aren't cut off. Must check the OS map and see what the lie of the land
>>>is.
>
> Did speak to someone there just now - still no price, but apparently our
> bit of the site is OK !

£26 per night, but we just booked the last one. A four berth one for the two
of us :eek:)


 
Lee_D wrote:
> As much as I'd like to say yes...no , he still has weaping oil cooler
> pipes (damp with oil rather than a drip so far) and I spotted a
> coolant pipe which also needs to be replaced.

Which 'uns ? The metal jobbies to the heater matrix ?

Steve
 
During stardate Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:58:57 +0100, Steve Taylor
<[email protected]> uttered the imortal words:

>Lee_D wrote:
>> As much as I'd like to say yes...no , he still has weaping oil cooler
>> pipes (damp with oil rather than a drip so far) and I spotted a
>> coolant pipe which also needs to be replaced.
>
>Which 'uns ? The metal jobbies to the heater matrix ?
>
>Steve

Yep to the oil cooler in front of the rad.. If my memory serves me
right they are braided ones.. not prodded too much... most trips
underneath have been to recover carb bits.

Lee D
--
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill

www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna
 
On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:23:10 +0100, "Graham G" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>£26 per night, but we just booked the last one. A four berth one for the two
>of us :eek:)

Superb news... Now, where are Charlotte and Emma going to sleep?


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
 
During stardate Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:49:09 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net> uttered the imortal words:

>If only... Some tw*t has parked a battered old Escort _right_ on the
>corner - making it hard for anyone to get in or out of our cul-de-sac
>and I'm somewhat tempted to give it a large purple stripe...

"Winch demo...winch demo!"

:0)


Would make a good Sky documentary.

"When 101 owners go bad"

High on my list of desires is a set of those rubber buffers fitted to
motorway Police Rangies on the front chassis legs. Now they would
provide hours of fun.

Alternatively I could fix Percy an get another tin of Hammerite.

Lee D
--
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill

www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna
 
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