Davie's french attraction.

[daviemck2006]

A hole in the block and dead crankshaft

The debris in the sump

Both sides of a perfectly serviceable clutch

It looks like not a lot left to do. All coolant hoses to connect, wiring loom to connect, headlights and front bumper to refit and she should be good to go. I just went over to the workshop to have a nose, no spanners in my hands for this job. Bad enough that I would have got the soles of my trainers dirty

[CitroJim]

He certainly saw off that engine in fine style Davie!!!

[RichardW]

At least there's no question that it's toast, or what might be wrong with it

[Michel]

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Well, you won't need to bugger about with Lexia to diagnose that!

[Zelandeth]

That must have been quite the bang!

[daviemck2006]

I may have washed Gabby with a powerhose and now have a largely lacquer free bonnet, top of bootlid, and window frames. Ooooopppssssssiiiee. I may also have done this in someone elses drive so I wont be finding bits of dead lacquer in mine for months. Double ooooopppssssssiiiee!

[Zelandeth]

Have to admit to having laughed rather a lot at that.

...I'm *still* finding bits of the bloody stuff here to this day!

[daviemck2006]

It actually looks much better without any lacquer on the bonnet rather than the patchy mess it was. At least the bonnet is a uniform sort of colour now lol

[Zelandeth]

Yep - that's precisely why I attacked the roof.

Plus it was hugely satisfying watching bits of clearcoat pinging off in all directions.

[CitroJim]

Have to admit to having laughed rather a lot at that.

...I'm *still* finding bits of the bloody stuff here to this day!

Same here on both counts

It's like automotive dandruff!!!

Davie, you're right she looks better without... I always likened it to the peeling skin of sunburn...

[lexi]

Have to admit to having laughed rather a lot at that.

...I'm *still* finding bits of the bloody stuff here to this day!

Same here on both counts

It's like automotive dandruff!!!

Davie, you're right she looks better without... I always likened it to the peeling skin of sunburn...

Gabby..............the Singing Detective

[CitroJim]

Have to admit to having laughed rather a lot at that.

...I'm *still* finding bits of the bloody stuff here to this day!

Same here on both counts

It's like automotive dandruff!!!

Davie, you're right she looks better without... I always likened it to the peeling skin of sunburn...

Gabby..............the Singing Detective

Love it!!!

[bxzx16v]

How's big Pug going Davie? Is it still waiting on it's Dpf refitting.

Mark

[daviemck2006]

Bigpug is still not running properly yet Mark. It is all back together again, I did get her going but she was not running properly. She was suffering all sorts of weird electrical stuff, but the battery, although not old was very run down so I swapped it with Gabby, the same size and rating of better. She did run with this, but still not very well although there is no weird electrical stuff happening. I really should go do another Lexia session to see what codes it is saying now to see if I, or someone here can diagnose it. I haven't been too well since before Christmas, there has been very little to no motivation to see to it, especially as Gabby is running so well as is lilpug. I am not really missing bigpug at all, in fact I am seriously considering fixing it and moving it on.

[Stickyfinger]

I am up your way (inland from Aberdeen) then over to Inveraray and back in early June Davie, I will be up in the Activa