what not to do....

tuscan_thunder · Post by **tuscan_thunder** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:51 am

When you can't be bothered taking out the sticking IACV to clean it due to crazy heat, Still Game coming on the TV in 10 minutes and a couple of beers in the fridge crying your name don't do this:

Don't think that a good coating of WD40 will suffice until tomorrow night when you can take it out and clean it properly because this is what will happen.

You will remove the induction pipe.

Open the throttle butterfly.

Spray WD into the intake.

Lose the red straw off the WD down the intake where it will nestle at the rightmost point of the intake.

You will then try to use the hoover it suck it out. This will not work.

You will then fashion a hook from a 1ft long ty-rap and spend 20 minutes with the throttle wedged open, a torch in one hand and the ty-rap/hook in the other fishing the damned thing out.

Swearing will be prolific.

You will, however, enjoy your beer.

I'm blaming the heat for causing brain fade.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:46 pm

Sounds like fun!

Did you get it out in the end?

tuscan_thunder · Post by **tuscan_thunder** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:49 pm

it was just a barrel of laughs!

I did remove it but it was a long drawn out process and one which I hope not to have to repeat!

so stupid!!

otherwise, the new pads are on the rear and the brakes were bled - that's helped them immeasurably. After speaking with my mechanic he reckons that we should just leave the clutch as is until it starts to slip as it's "a c**t to get to". (That's the technical term!)

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:55 pm

Do you want this clutch anyway? I (Hopefully) won't be needing it and I need to start thinking about thinning out some of this junk before I have to go back down south in September/October

Rich