[Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Gearbox

2009-08-04 Thread Jim Hearne
I think the highest gearing option was on the early Fiesta and Escort diesels. But later on (after around 1986) they changed to almost standard ratios on the diesels. It seems to be impossible to tell from the outside of the box exactly what the ratios are (even from the metal tag) unless you

[Quantum Owners] Re: Re Geoff Ward

2009-08-04 Thread Hamish Freeman
Ouch! Sounds painful. Sympathy and Best Wishes for a speedy recovery. Hamish Trish - Original Message - From: Andy Heaton To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:19 AM Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re Geoff Ward Just to keep you all in the loop

[Quantum Owners] Re: Re Geoff Ward

2009-08-04 Thread MichaelHughes7A
Thanks for keeping us up to date. Sounds unpleasant but it is amazing what they can do with superglue and gaffer tape these days. Please pass on our good wishes to Carole when you next speak to her, doubt she has the time or inclination to check e mails at the moment. Michael and Paula

[Quantum Owners] Re: Geoff Ward

2009-08-04 Thread barnacle
Best wishes from Anita and myself, too. Neil --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Quantum Owners Group group. To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from

[Quantum Owners] Battery Drain

2009-08-04 Thread Susan and Martin Scott
Hi All, I've found that the LED on my immobiliser drains 28mA - I'd like to know how far a battery can be drained before it could be a problem starting (cant find anything on the 'net). I realise the ambient temp will make a difference, but just wanted to get an idea of how long could be

[Quantum Owners] Agreed value

2009-08-04 Thread Arn1905
I dont mean to be intrusive or anything but i was just wondering what i should have my agreed value at for the insurance, currently on the club scheme with footman james. Ive got it at £2000, when i took out the policy i had not done any work to it (apart from a full respray) When i come round

[Quantum Owners] Re: Agreed value

2009-08-04 Thread Arn1905
I was thinking on the lines of just over £3k but wasnt sure if i would be pushing it a bit. My dads managed to get unlimited mileage with adrian flux on the other Q for £80, i tried getting a quote and it was more expensive for the exact same policy with them instead, with him footman james

[Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Gearbox

2009-08-04 Thread Matthew Wastell
what box have you got? I thought I had the highest geared available and am quite a bit higher than that. I recall standard was 3500 rpm @ 70. I think mine is about 3krpm now however all the rev counters I've used have been quite inaccurate ( which is why I had fun getting the idle to

[Quantum Owners] Re: Battery Drain

2009-08-04 Thread Matthew Wastell
I'm having similar questions about my alarm. In the bike world they are known to kill a battey inside a week or two. I leave my car on trickle charge now all the time I'm tempted to put a timer in so that it only tops up once per week for a few hours but perhaps overkill? Matthew. On 4

[Quantum Owners] Re: Agreed value

2009-08-04 Thread Matthew Wastell
Hmm good question. Mine I have at 8000. I put that down to. Standard 2+2 plus the cost of all the additional parts off the shelf not including any labour or garage costs to fit. On 4 Aug 2009, at 22:56, Arn1905 arn1...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: I dont mean to be intrusive or anything but i

[Quantum Owners] Re: Battery Drain

2009-08-04 Thread MichaelHughes7A
At Ford Dunton any battery on a fleet vehicle that had run flat due to the drain imposed by security systems was replaced. The late Gerry Lee, an electrician in the fleet workshop, devised a means of ensuring that the battery would not drain below the point where it would not allow a normal

[Quantum Owners] Re: Battery Drain

2009-08-04 Thread Jamest142
Hiya I cannot advise on the capacity, however the semi portable jump start boxes you can buy with a tyre inflater / torch etc have a 15Ahr 'Gel' battery in them, and have got me out of trouble in the past. If the car is garaged - have you thought of a trickle charger - they only give 100mA @

[Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Gearbox

2009-08-04 Thread MichaelHughes7A
In a message dated 04/08/2009 18:31:45 GMT Daylight Time, nailed.barna...@gmail.com writes: I get 45mpg cruising on the motorway at approximately legal speeds. How do you know? I'm not being funny about this, especially since fuel economy is now much more of an issue than it was

[Quantum Owners] Re: Agreed value

2009-08-04 Thread Matthew Wastell
Hit send too soon! 3 ish normal car 5 for my bits not including stereo. When I claimed my land rover this was exactly how it was paid out for the modifications. Matthew On 4 Aug 2009, at 23:53, Matthew Wastell matt...@wastell.eu wrote: Hmm good question. Mine I have at 8000. I put

[Quantum Owners] Re: Agreed value

2009-08-04 Thread MichaelHughes7A
In a message dated 04/08/2009 23:46:21 GMT Daylight Time, arn1...@hotmail.co.uk writes: My dads managed to get unlimited mileage with adrian flux on the other Q for £80, i tried getting a quote and it was more expensive for the exact same policy with them During the ten years plus that