Thanks for the tip Jim, I am scrabbling round trying to find a friend with an appropriate piece of plastic to tax online. I think I shall have to do it the old fashioned way and deliver some pound notes to the post office. I checked the Askmid entry for the car and it was showing as insured just 20 mins after hanging up the phone. How things have changed... Even nostalgia isn't what it once was!
Cheers for the hint Martin. I am in the process of knocking up a diagnostic box to see if there is a spark when the problem occurs. Mark On Jun 24, 11:05 am, Jim Hearne <[email protected]> wrote: > If you have the V5C for the car you can tax it online within an hour or > so of taking out the insurance as it's all done through the computers. > You now have a period of time (10 days i think) after taxing online > where you won't get done for not displaying a tax disc so you can go out > for a drive straight away. > > Jim > > On 24/06/2010 10:46, taximark wrote: > > > > > my kingdom for an xr2 engine (though a friend has just written off his > > rs turbo.. watch this space) ... My Q is fitted with the standard 1.4 > > cvh! > > > Have checked all the connections and liberally dosed them with wd40. > > Still no fix so I suspect I may be stripping the carb. > > > I think for the future I will lure the good lady out with coffee and > > biscuits to work the pedal to bleed the brakes. She had her first ride > > in the Q yesterday and after discovering that she needs to put her > > hair up in a soft top she quite enjoyed the attention we were getting. > > Just waiting for the piece of paper from FJ then I can get some Tax > > and I think the seaside beckons. > > > Mark > > > On Jun 24, 10:34 am, Jim Hearne<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Bleeding the system often seems to be a problem on Quantums. > >> I've tried a pressure bleeder and a vacuum bleeder with mixed results. > > >> The pressure bleeder seems to upset some master cylinders, especially if > >> you press the brake pedal with it connected. > >> I suspect it flips the seals in the cylinder. (i was using the correct > >> pressure). > >> It also make a big mess if the cap pops off while you are doing it !!! > >> But otherwise works well. > > >> The vacuum bleeder is easier to use but tends to suck air in around the > >> bleed nipples so it's difficult to be sure when you have all the air out. > >> I just suck a load of fluid through with it and it's normally ok. > > >> I had an XR2 once that would cutout on corners with dirt in the float > >> chamber, i guess under the right conditions the dirt moves across and > >> blocks the fuel intake in the carb. > > >> Otherwise, check for rust on the ignition coil low voltage terminals > >> (had that as well) and the wiring to the cutoff valve on the carb. > >> Theres not much electronics on the XR2 engine ! > >> Have you got the earlier distributor with the ECU or the later normal one ? > > >> Jim > > >> On 24/06/2010 10:26, Mark Miles wrote: > > >>> Bleeding the brakes properly. I had been trying to bleed the brakes on > >>> my own and thought I had been successful. I had replaced all the brake > >>> fluid, I flushed through just over 1.5 litres of fluid and wasn't > >>> getting any air bubbles at any of the nipples. A friend of mine came > >>> round and found that the brake pipe for the rear NS had a real high > >>> point along its length. We just bent that to some semblance of > >>> straight then bled the system with two of us... that pipe was almost > >>> full of air, but it cured the soft pedal. I suppose the message there > >>> is that a half full jar of brake fluid is not as good as a friend, > >>> though I didn't have to take the jar to the pub afterwards. A lot of > >>> the advisories on the MOT were brake related, the tester tells me that > >>> these are almost certainly because the car has sat for so long and > >>> should improve with use.... I guess time and distance will reveal the > >>> truth of that. The only point he said should be dealt with urgently is > >>> the inboard and outboard n/s cv gaiters. What are your thoughts on the > >>> split gaiters? I have used them on several vehicles previously with > >>> mixed results. > > >>> I thought about dirt as a possible cause but discounted it (ok I > >>> didn't check but will do today) because the cut out is almost like a > >>> switch being thrown. There is an instant loss of power and it comes > >>> back just as quick. Also my background is electrical and I am far more > >>> comfortable with wiring than fuel systems. I have a vague recollection > >>> that it did this once or twice in the last few days I was using it > >>> before it went into 'storage' but I didn't worry about it as I wasn't > >>> going to be using the car. If I had known then how easy and cheap it > >>> was going to be to get her back on the road she wouldn't have been > >>> parked up for so long. > > >>> total costs: 1 Exhaust....�113 and 2L Brake fluid at �8.40. 4 grazed > >>> knuckles and an embarrassed neighbour (the air did turn blue once or > >>> twice). I also drained off the old petrol, someone told me that petrol > >>> goes off over time and it had been in the tank for 18 months. > > >>> Again thank you for the help, I look forward to meeting the guys from > >>> here. > > >>> Mark > > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> *From:* Jim Hearne<[email protected]> > >>> *To:* [email protected] > >>> *Sent:* Thu, 24 June, 2010 9:49:49 > >>> *Subject:* Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Paintwork > > >>> Hi Mark, > >>> What fixed your brake problem in the end ? > > >>> I've had similar cutting out problems due to dirt in the carb. > > >>> Jim > > >>> On 24/06/2010 09:27, taximark wrote: > > >>>> I do have a couple of suitable trees and did give it a try. I think > >>>> that fear of damaging the pipe stopped me from trying too hard though. > >>>> The MOT guy has given me an advisory for the exhaust touching the body > >>>> so I must sort this at some point in the not too distant future. > > >>>> I got to go out and play for a while last night and found a really > >>>> irritating problem. On really hard left turns the engine cuts out,,, > >>>> then just starts going again. The harder the turn the longer it cuts > >>>> out for. It is so instant that it seems electrical and never lasts > >>>> more than a second, I have checked the obvious wiring (coil, dizzy > >>>> etc) but can't see any probs there. Has anyone else experienced this > >>>> problem? > > >>>> Mark > > >>>> On Jun 23, 11:11 pm, "jon jackson"<[email protected] > > >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > >>>>> Got any trees with "V" branches on them near you? They are great > > >>> for bending > > >>>>> pipes a little. > >>>>> I have to say that I have got really attached to my Quantum 2+2 RS > > >>> and can > > >>>>> easily see why some of you use them all the time. > >>>>> Not many kit cars have a big boot and sensible screen with good > > >>> looks too. > > >>>>> I must join the club. > >>>>> Cheers Jon > > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> From: "taximark"<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > >>>>> To: "Quantum Owners Group"<[email protected] > > >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> > > >>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 7:18 PM > >>>>> Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Paintwork > > >>>>> Thanks Jim, > > >>>>> Having started to drain the system the brake fluid is coming through > >>>>> cloudy so I am guessing that it is not much good.... some munchies and > >>>>> then off to finish the job. > > >>>>> Got the new exhaust fitted, I thought I needed to bend the exhaust, it > >>>>> runs the length of the car as far as the back box quite nicely. The > >>>>> tailpipe is about 5 inches to the right of the recess in the bodywork > >>>>> but it doesn't foul anywhere so I think I will put up with that until > >>>>> I can find someone with kit to bend it properly. > > >>>>> Thanks for all the advice. > > >>>>> Mark > > >>>>> On Jun 17, 3:00 pm, Jim Hearne<[email protected] > > >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > >>>>>> 2L should be enough to flush through all the dirty stuff. > > >>>>>> Jim > > >>>>>> On 17/06/2010 14:18, taximark wrote: > > >>>>>>> Just off to buy some brake fluid... anyone have any idea how much the > >>>>>>> system will need? > > >>>>>>> Mark > > >>>>>>> On Jun 17, 10:32 am, taximark<[email protected] > > >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > >>>>>>>> The pads have not been changed, According to the paperwork the > > >>> car has > > >>>>>>>> only done around 4500 miles since being converted and it would > > >>> appear > > >>>>>>>> that new pads were fitted then, The tyre condition would also > > >>> tend to > > >>>>>>>> reinforce that impression still appearing almost brand new. I did 3k > >>>>>>>> of those miles in the few months I had the car on the road. > > >>>>>>>> I was hoping to get the car on the road for this weekend and head up > >>>>>>>> to the show. It would be good to meet some other owners. My car > > >>> would > > >>>>>>>> also make everyone elses look much better. This project is a > > >>> first for > > >>>>>>>> me as I have always been a 'throw it at a specialist' kind of car > >>>>>>>> owner. I must be getting old now because I begrudge spending the > > >>> money > > >>>>>>>> and quite fancy the satisfaction of driving something I have > > >>> worked on > > >>>>>>>> myself. I last did that with a mkIII cortina 25 years ago. > > >>>>>>>> Mark > > >>>>>>>> On Jun 17, 10:20 am, Jim Hearne<[email protected] > > >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>> Not if > > ... > > read more » -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. 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