Update on the Chav'scort, Now including redneck automotive tips to keep it on the road

[55starchief]

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]

Quoting: 55starchief

ut with the powerwasher and goodbye to the rear qtr pane

DOH!!

[F Body]

Surely the RK Chavscort can't still be alive

[Titsy]

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]

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]

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]

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

[55starchief]

Quoting: Roadkill

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

automotive cooking with roadkill

[Roadkill]

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

[55starchief]

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

[F Body]

Quoting: 55starchief

automotive cooking with roadkill

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

[Roadkill]

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]

Quoting: Roadkill

And nice title change

well it seemed right

[Roadkill]

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

[ianjpage]

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

[55starchief]

Quoting: ianjpage

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

maybe some one should tell top gear or ford about it

[philoldsmobile]

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

[FUBAR]

Quoting: philoldsmobile

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

hehe yeah just look at my old one...

[Roadkill]

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

[55starchief]

in with the egg whites then

[Roadkill]

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

[Roadkill]

Nope.

Water leak not fixed . . .

Egg whites at next opportunity !

[philoldsmobile]

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!!