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Post by Richard DAF Webmeister on Apr 28, 2014 20:35:23 GMT
Be prepared for a bit of shock. Two in two days, what with my colourful language that I reported yesterday, after my V66 started to misbehave by stalling and struggling to start, whilst I mentally wrote a "For Sale" advert.
Today, I went to have a look at it (those of you who know me, prepare to be even more amazed). I opened the bonnet and thought I'd have a look around to see if anything obvious was amiss. I guessed it was to do with timing or fuel etc, and one of the things I did was to remove the spare wheel to look at the (brand new by the way) carburettor.
And lo... I spotted something. A little rubber pipe had come off the manifold. So I pushed it back on and noticed it was a bit of a loose fit, so it must have vibrated off. Then I took a breath and started the car. And... yeah!
Here's a little video to explain:
Then after filming this little educational video, I made another one straight after, doing a bit of belting along, and talking to myself:
My people, what do you think?! I really am tempted now to invest even more money and getting the paintwork tidied up.
What am I like?!
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Post by andrejuan on Apr 29, 2014 8:49:32 GMT
I really didn't think you would notice that little pipe I pulled off. Back to the drawing board. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by mtjm on Apr 29, 2014 12:46:29 GMT
I had a similar issue with my (non-vario) Volvo 340 when I first got it. The pipe from the manifold to the vacuum gauge was loose, it kept working it's way off and the car kept cutting out. It drove me crazy until I eventually found it.
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Post by dafdaffer on Apr 29, 2014 18:15:46 GMT
Volvo 66 for sale...Talk To ME ![](http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/YVYW-4zPKLE/hqdefault.jpg) very funny little video mate.... love that car and the colour
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Post by Patrick on Apr 29, 2014 21:45:42 GMT
I think that the "Magical Middle Aisle" in Aldi will be stocking it's miscellaneous boxes of screws and bits next week, which sometimes includes varying sizes of jubilee clips if you haven't any to hand at the moment! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Richard DAF Webmeister on Apr 30, 2014 20:59:34 GMT
Jubilee clip sourced and fitted. (Actually, I found one in my toolbox). What next, I wonder?!...
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