Author Topic: Update on the Chav'scort, Now including redneck automotive tips to keep it on the road (Read 6208 times)

55starchief · « **Reply #175 on:** December 27, 2006, 02:53:18 pm »

Did you ask carl about getting you some of this?

As for chavscorts figured mine was due a wash seeing as its been over a year

out with the powerwasher and goodbye to the rear qtr panel

seems the dreaded tin worm has taken a liking to the top of the arch

oh well it can stay like that. Did give the old girl a polish as the paint was a little dull so now it kinda all looks the same color

might even look at a service in the new year

ianjpage · « **Reply #176 on:** December 27, 2006, 03:59:22 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

ut with the powerwasher and goodbye to the rear qtr pane

DOH!!

F Body · « **Reply #177 on:** December 27, 2006, 04:56:40 pm »

Surely the RK Chavscort can't still be alive

Titsy · « **Reply #178 on:** December 27, 2006, 05:02:04 pm »

Quoting: F Body

Surely the RK Chavscort can't still be alive

She's bleeding coolant and oil badly, but he has her on regular transfusions....

Roadkill · « **Reply #179 on:** January 17, 2007, 10:14:59 am »

Quoting: Titsy

She's bleeding coolant and oil badly, but he has her on regular transfusions....

UPDATE !

She passed 139,000 miles a couple of days ago . . . . !

She's only a few miles from achieving (unbelieveably) 23,000 miles in my ownership (PhilO will tell you that's around 35-40,000 miles without an oil change).

She's over-heated twice this week due to lack of water so -

Regarding the water leak . . . . I finally decided to do a little mythbusting and roughly crushed about a level dessert spoon full of black pepper corns . . . .

So far, and this could be coincidence, it appears to have actually slowed the leak . . . maybe even stopped it (but this is hard to tell with the rain).

55starchief · « **Reply #180 on:** January 17, 2007, 10:28:09 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

Regarding the water leak . . . . I finally decided to do a little mythbusting and roughly crushed about a level dessert spoon full of black pepper corns . . . .

So far, and this could be coincidence, it appears to have actually slowed the leak . . . maybe even stopped it (but this is hard to tell with the rain).

you are a true redneck god bless you sir

Roadkill · « **Reply #181 on:** January 17, 2007, 10:33:36 am »

Well, if pepper don't work, egg whites are next . . .

55starchief · « **Reply #182 on:** January 17, 2007, 11:07:37 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

Well, if pepper don't work, egg whites are next . . .

automotive cooking with roadkill

Roadkill · « **Reply #183 on:** January 17, 2007, 11:41:05 am »

I'll try boiling up some silicone sealer after that . . . .

55starchief · « **Reply #184 on:** January 17, 2007, 11:47:55 am »

I guess you could try silika gel it would expand and get clogged in any holes?

F Body · « **Reply #185 on:** January 17, 2007, 12:36:01 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

automotive cooking with roadkill

Move away from the dark side RK - this could lead to "Maintenance"

Roadkill · « **Reply #186 on:** January 17, 2007, 01:56:44 pm »

Quoting: F Body

this could lead to "Maintenance"

Mythbusters style maintenance I can handle . . . .

Removing dirt with a well placed petrol bomb is next, me thinks . . .

And nice title change.

55starchief · « **Reply #187 on:** January 17, 2007, 02:00:51 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

And nice title change

well it seemed right

Roadkill · « **Reply #188 on:** January 17, 2007, 02:09:56 pm »

You can lose the (if you're interested bit) now . . . Add in Redneck and it's far more entertaining !

ianjpage · « **Reply #189 on:** January 17, 2007, 03:12:21 pm »

i am amazed the chavscort is STILL not dead yet!!

55starchief · « **Reply #190 on:** January 17, 2007, 03:13:46 pm »

Quoting: ianjpage

i am amazed the chavscort is STILL not dead yet!!

maybe some one should tell top gear or ford about it

philoldsmobile · « **Reply #191 on:** January 17, 2007, 06:55:23 pm »

escorts are just about impossible to fully kill... they are like 305 chevys, they just wont quite quit...

FUBAR · « **Reply #192 on:** January 18, 2007, 12:04:21 am »

Quoting: philoldsmobile

they are like 305 chevys, they just wont quite quit...

hehe yeah just look at my old one...

Roadkill · « **Reply #193 on:** January 18, 2007, 03:23:55 pm »

The Pepper hasn't stopped the leak . . . but it could very well have slowed it . . .

55starchief · « **Reply #194 on:** January 18, 2007, 03:29:41 pm »

in with the egg whites then

Roadkill · « **Reply #195 on:** January 18, 2007, 03:38:29 pm »

Yup . . . will inspect the "drip rate" this weekend . . .

Roadkill · « **Reply #196 on:** January 19, 2007, 01:29:09 pm »

Nope.

Water leak not fixed . . .

Egg whites at next opportunity !

philoldsmobile · « **Reply #197 on:** January 19, 2007, 05:56:57 pm »

Quoting: FUBAR

hehe yeah just look at my old one...

ditto the one in my old cutlass.....

250,000 miles, a big end knock on startup, and still used to do countless 17 second passess (wow!) and huge burnouts down the pod!!