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Ben
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Joined: 18 Mar 2004
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:54 am |
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How you all doing? Hope all's well in the world of retro-renaults..
I have recently inherited a new car.. A 1.6 Escort Laser Estate no less!
It's a 1984 car, and has done a whopping 50,000 miles!
Had a look around the engine and air filter seems ok, the engine is pretty clean and the oil looks to have been changed quite recently. It was previously my grandfathers car, and he maintained it well.
However, since first getting it the fuel consumption has rocketed, now returns about 15mpg! Anyone shed a bit of light on what I should be looking for? Hoping Chris sees this and sheds some light..
Anyone fancy swapping it for a valver??  |
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Chet T16
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Joined: 12 Feb 2004
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:06 am |
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Ben
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Posts: 112
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:22 am |
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Chet
How are you fella? |
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Chet T16
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:33 am |
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Not bad at all, you might even call it good!
We were only talking about you recently.
What you been doin with yourself? |
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Addie
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Joined: 05 Apr 2004
Posts: 1141
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:19 am |
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Your old Valver is for sale on eBay at the moment Ben ends in 6hrs so be quick! |
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Ben
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:27 am |
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Same old same old really Chet, still in Leeds.. In fact here for the forseeable as I've just bought myself a house.. 
Addie - what you up to these days? Still in York?
How come you were talking about me recently? |
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Addie
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:34 am |
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Same old same old really Chet, still in Leeds.. In fact here for the forseeable as I've just bought myself a house..
Addie - what you up to these days? Still in York?
How come you were talking about me recently? |
Nearly finished my degree in Horsforth (Leeds)...
What happened to going 'tigipt for to teach scuber diving? |
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Ben
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Joined: 18 Mar 2004
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:59 am |
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Still a plan, but a way off yet..
Hopefully in a year or two it wil be a case of letting the house and heading off into the sunset..
I've been spending lots of time biking at the moment.. This is my (muddy in this pic) trusty bike:
Cost me a shed load more than a valver! |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:08 am |
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is it a 3 door estate? Those thinsg are pimping! lol
Its a CVH. If it has the ford VV carb then thats your problem.
Have a look see if its a VV if it is time to change it, the weber from an xr3/xr2 and its manifold will do the job and give a powe rincrease to boot. |
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Ben
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Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:51 am |
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Cool, will have a look tonight.
That's the car chris - it's seriously pimping!
How's you Chris? All things well in Glasgae? Still with Amber? |
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Ben
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Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:09 am |
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