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😂 Wrong Craig but won't argue with you bud :smile: Boy said his mondeo was 180bhp/300ft/lb, fully polly bushed with Konis and was his daily on 140k miles

I sold my space on the day to the guy in the diesel mondeo, my starting issue reared its ugly f**king head the morning of so came down with my mate in his Lotus. Craig your old mans a legend btw :cool:

Aye ok, and can they be temperamental? If this was the case, would it even try to start? Time before last it did start but sounded rough so took it a blast, next morning it wouldn't start and this is where I'm at. At the moment when it does it, it doesn't even caugh, splutter or stutter it just...

Oh joy! Should I be able to do a continuity test on the plug? Longest I've cranked it for is a good 5/6 seconds maybe 4 times in a row, it usually fires almost straight away. You think it would be worth taking the heatshrink off to inspect the connection or would you agree it doesn't sound like...

That's even more strange as it's always from cold!? Three trackdays in pretty warm weather and was never an issue. Usually after sitting for a week or two but didn't think that was THAT a long time!?

Balls! The connection looks legit from the outside but it has the heatshrink over it so who knows. I'd have thought if its a bad connection a wiggle would have had an effect? It will run for a good few hundred miles then threaten to not start, then next time it won't! Doesn't make sense...

It's a Renault one!

Can/does the new style blue crank sensor go tits up eventually? Car has it fitted but three times now has refused to start (twice before a track day!) problem is solved my removing and cleaning the crank sensor which never looks like there is anything wrong with it. I have no history of when...

Haha that's true! I'm hoping I manage to keep up my run of good weather on track 🙈 See you 16th July :up:

Was it the 4 hour open pit you were at Craig? Was it the fog that caused the limited track time?

£2.50 handlebar mount from eBay clamped to inside leg of the passenger headrest :up: A passenger or non standard seat obviously puts that out the window though!

Ah ok, not the one I was thinking but good to hear it's mechanically sound, that's half the battle 🙈 I'm probably not too far round the corner, it's not that big a place 😂

Haha some good roads round about I suppose! Nice, it wasn't the one that was for sale up north was it? Interesting to hear, I was after a Honda before I landed with the Clio, was always going to happen I suppose haha. Might see you about :up:

Not many people going to know where that is 😂 What you driving?

I could be wrong here as it was some time ago I was looking into it but I believe you are right when you say the thermostat is never fully closed and there is always a small bypass

I was in the silver ph2 that was probably holding everyone up :grin: Was some quick cars out

As you will have guessed from my lack of presence, I won't make it! Maybe next time though, let us know how it goes

Belter of a drive from Aberdeen out to Tarland and up Glenshee if you've never been :up:

Sh!te I totally forgot about this tbh! Had a track day on Saturday and got a few things to before the next one on the 9th and Saturday will be my only day :grimacing: I'm not saying no yet but not saying yes either haha

Is anyone using one of the pictured methods with the new style top hat and separate nut? How much movement should the rubber part have?

I was up glenshee last week, I forget how good a drive it is! I do recommend coming this side of the ski centre, even if it's just to Braemar! :smile:

Some pretty good roads down this side but maybe not without going too far out your way, and you might struggle to get back to Stirling without some real boring ones! Could come over glenshee and go back the Cairn O'mount to fettercairn/Brechin area if there's an alright road back to Perth...

Haha not quite Craig, I haven't fitted anything yet so the car is still standard, got a bit to do! With my Escort in the garage I only have the driveway and the weather has been less than ideal!

Ah ok sound, hadn't heard about it

Who's running that? I've booked the SIDC morning on the 26th March, will be my first track day in a few years and probably my first time really driving the Clio... Shitting myself haha

Looks decent, nightmare your car acting up especially on that road! I'd love to do a trip like that, Though I fear Clio wouldn't even make the 600+ miles from mine to the south of England! My folks have done it a few times on their Harley, looks epic :cool:

Better than 90% of the driving in Aberdeen!

What do you mean they don't sit right? Is there any replacement bush that's recommended?

Would I have passed you on Friday in Peterculter Liam?

Haha not surprised boredom set in, not a lot in that neck of the woods! Just about 30/40 minutes over the hills from where I am. Hopefully see this in the flesh some time at knockhill :up: