Recent content by bbrich1968

Hi Well the midlife crisis car has gone, 3 and a bit short months. P6b Cameron green it looked like a stately vehicle, everyone loved it, dont think the kids will forgive me. Will defo be having another, got the bug, just as soon as the finances allow. Would like to say thankyou to all the...

Hi, i managed to get £200 compo in the end. Not what i wanted but at least they came back with something. Cheers Rich

Hi again pics should be available, pump in 350025959506 on ebay. Any advice on what to price it at would be helpful. Cheers Rich.

Hi, due to the arrival of a new motor i am having to rid my drive of all my oldies, both the vdub campers are going and also my short lived but much loved ownership of the 1974 p6b auto in cameron green. ( will be having another one as soon as the missus is less paranoid ) paid £2200 back in...

Got it back today. diaphram spring you mentioned was apparantly in many pieces, ive got a bag full of cogs and a couple of cirque clip type rings quite large?? Small thin black bands and a few plates that have predrilled holes in them?? Also what looks like the kick down cable havent had a...

Brits do design great cars, they didnt go together that well in the seventies but this is true for a lot of manufacturers, Ford were having similar problems, as were fiat, alfa, Lancia, vw and audi. Mercs were out of reach of most but had a great engineering pedigree which protected the brand...

I agree entirely it is too simplistic to view it purely as a BL problem and i curse you both for taking such a fair and logical view!!!!! You have left me with no where to go. Other than research Red Robbo, im no social historian and being a 1968 baby have no real memories of the strike...

The union thing is a tricky one, the sheer numbers and the mass control of the unions at BL obviously dictated through the seventies, add to the fact that the country was on its a..e and most large organisations suffered from strike action i think you can safely say that Rover would have had its...

Sorry to do this if it has already been done, or if i have not read enough on the subject please forgive me. It grates me to think that there is no large British owned car industry, however that is not the really the point of this post come question. My question in a long winded kind of way...

£600 plus vat for overhaul and refit. Front and rear clutch, bands worn and torque converter contaminated with oil. They said it looks like it has stood for a while before i have purchased/ran it. Thats the problem i suppose buying on a whim from ebay even if it is a classic motor dealer. Not...

Took the sick auto across Manchester following the AA van to Carvers Thursday morning, pretty hairaising driving down the M67 at 25mph and the gearbox whining like mad at me. will let you know what they come up with. Cheers Rich

Have been looking at autotrader myself, oeu 124j looks nice, now ive got the bug im sorly tempted by GPB 250N. Trying to convince the Mrs, its had a few mods re fuel and ignition and the sills should be black but it looks to be in great condition. Problem is i'm sure ive seen it previously...

Hi have checked it running and checked it not running, apparantly the way to check it is running. The level is double the cold mark so it would seem its overfull. First and foremost many thanks for everyones help last night it proved invaluable when ive been talking the professional guys about...

Thanks for the invite, will see what i can do, would be nice to see what others have done to their motors and get some tips etc...... Cheers Rich.

Hi, have been runnning the produre as youve described, do i check the fluid with the engine running or turn it off? The little owners manual tells me to turn it off. Cheers Rich.