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London Diesel GTG; W124 + W201's
Topic Started: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:05 pm (1,059 Views)
chrismatheou	Wed Oct 7, 2009 6:37 pm Post #81
Enthusiast Posts: 2,336 Group: Members Member #789 Joined: January 4, 2007 Colour / Year / Engine Black/1992/2.5d 5cyl manual	Weathers looking good for Sunday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/8



nezamr	Wed Oct 7, 2009 10:23 pm Post #82
Member Posts: 921 Group: Members Member #2,484 Joined: April 4, 2008	it's saying light showers for sunday now! Is weather forecasting that difficult??? Is it just someone in BBC who flips a coin and decides what to publish?????



chrismatheou	Thu Oct 8, 2009 7:26 am Post #83
Enthusiast Posts: 2,336 Group: Members Member #789 Joined: January 4, 2007 Colour / Year / Engine Black/1992/2.5d 5cyl manual	I think so mate...now its sunny intervals



190D 2.5	Thu Oct 8, 2009 7:53 am Post #84
Member Posts: 1,946 Group: Members Member #231 Joined: March 30, 2006	Meeting co-ordinates. Meet here (red circle), corner of Oldhill St N16 and Clapton Common. Try and avoid coming up Upper Clapton Road (aka The Murder Mile) as it's very congested. If you're coming from the south then better to feed into the A10 lower down around Hoxton and come up through Stoke Newington. No problems coming from West side (Finsbury Park, Highgate, etc) but if you're coming from East then better possibly to come via Tottenham way/North Circular. Much of my street is now being dug up so blocked off. However, there should be plenty of room at the top of Oldhill St (about 100 yards from where I live) next to St Thomas' Church (big white church) opposite Clapton Common. There will be a Sunday service taking place and probably plenty of Afro Caribbeans in exotic robes wandering around. For food/drink we can drive down to the river (2 minutes away) which edges Springfield Park as there's a good caff by the canal or go to the Spark Cafe (three minutes away) and join a load of brown rice-eating Guardian readers. Hope all clear. My mobile is 07949 422 830. 12pm still? Edited by 190D 2.5, Thu Oct 8, 2009 7:54 am.



EddieJT	Thu Oct 8, 2009 8:09 am Post #85
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #3,103 Joined: August 16, 2008	Blimey. Straight through central London for me then; should be fun. Should hopefully have the Merc on the road by then.



190D 2.5	Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:05 am Post #86
Member Posts: 1,946 Group: Members Member #231 Joined: March 30, 2006	Depending on where you live Eddie, it might be better to take the North Circular up to Hampstead then criss-cross through Highgate/Crouch Hill/Finsbury Park/Stamford Hill...



EddieJT	Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:27 am Post #87
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #3,103 Joined: August 16, 2008	I'm coming from Sanderstead (South Croydon). I'll have to investigate the route. Looking forward to it though, and learning about the car. It will be my first journey in it other than when I bought the car; it has been sat on my Parents' drive since I bought it 2 weeks ago. Are we gonna be working on the cars-should I bring tools?



190D 2.5	Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:45 am Post #88
Member Posts: 1,946 Group: Members Member #231 Joined: March 30, 2006	Eddie - South Circ, Greenwich, Blackwall Tunnell, follow signs to Hackney/Lower Clapton/ drive through Homerton then up Lower Clapton Rd to Lea Bridge Roundabout then keep north up Upper Clapton Road... Arrive at GTG! My postcode is E59AA (more or less - I have three different post codes, very confusing). The GTG is on the lip of E5/N16 postcodes. But stick E59AA in your satnav and you should be more or less okay.



EddieJT	Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:57 am Post #89
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #3,103 Joined: August 16, 2008	Thanks. I will give that route a go.



chrismatheou	Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:48 pm Post #90
Enthusiast Posts: 2,336 Group: Members Member #789 Joined: January 4, 2007 Colour / Year / Engine Black/1992/2.5d 5cyl manual	EddieJT Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:27 am I'm coming from Sanderstead (South Croydon). I'll have to investigate the route. Looking forward to it though, and learning about the car. It will be my first journey in it other than when I bought the car; it has been sat on my Parents' drive since I bought it 2 weeks ago. Are we gonna be working on the cars-should I bring tools? Yeah why not, bring anything you think we'll need. We're going to need a star bit which is something I don't have I'll be bringing with me all I have which aint much! A small ratchet set, gloves and a tool box with a few screwdrivers and that.



kentronix	Fri Oct 9, 2009 12:09 am Post #91
Admin Posts: 19,799 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006 Colour / Year / Engine Black / 1989 / 3.0 6cyl auto	most veggie drivers really aught to carry all their tools in the back anyway I have star bits I can try to remember to bring em.



chrismatheou	Fri Oct 9, 2009 12:33 am Post #92
Enthusiast Posts: 2,336 Group: Members Member #789 Joined: January 4, 2007 Colour / Year / Engine Black/1992/2.5d 5cyl manual	We going to be changing your seals too Kenny?



EddieJT	Fri Oct 9, 2009 5:45 am Post #93
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #3,103 Joined: August 16, 2008	If I were to carry all my tools, I would need a van lol.



kentronix	Fri Oct 9, 2009 7:22 am Post #94
Admin Posts: 19,799 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006 Colour / Year / Engine Black / 1989 / 3.0 6cyl auto	chrismatheou Fri Oct 9, 2009 12:33 am We going to be changing your seals too Kenny? I certainly wouldnt mind grabbing some but probably easier to fit them at home. My brother may be coming too although his veggie 2.5d is currently off the road with a dead diff



nezamr	Fri Oct 9, 2009 9:17 am Post #95
Member Posts: 921 Group: Members Member #2,484 Joined: April 4, 2008	Does anyone have a torque wrench? I havent got one and it might be useful when tightening the seals.



chrismatheou	Fri Oct 9, 2009 9:31 am Post #96
Enthusiast Posts: 2,336 Group: Members Member #789 Joined: January 4, 2007 Colour / Year / Engine Black/1992/2.5d 5cyl manual	nezamr Fri Oct 9, 2009 9:17 am Does anyone have a torque wrench? I havent got one and it might be useful when tightening the seals. I should be able to borrow one, I'll get back to you on this one later on.



chrismatheou	Fri Oct 9, 2009 9:34 am Post #97
Enthusiast Posts: 2,336 Group: Members Member #789 Joined: January 4, 2007 Colour / Year / Engine Black/1992/2.5d 5cyl manual	kentronix Fri Oct 9, 2009 7:22 am chrismatheou Fri Oct 9, 2009 12:33 am We going to be changing your seals too Kenny? I certainly wouldnt mind grabbing some but probably easier to fit them at home. My brother may be coming too although his veggie 2.5d is currently off the road with a dead diff I supose Reza might have a diff available for your brother if he ends up breaking his 190d.



kentronix	Fri Oct 9, 2009 9:39 am Post #98
Admin Posts: 19,799 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006 Colour / Year / Engine Black / 1989 / 3.0 6cyl auto	I have a torque wrench, I will stick it on my list of things I am hoping I wont forget. Its a mental list !! Reza decided against it. I think his is auto too, the ratio is very different to my bro's manual.



nezamr	Fri Oct 9, 2009 9:39 am Post #99
Member Posts: 921 Group: Members Member #2,484 Joined: April 4, 2008	i didnt buy back the 190d in the end. I didnt think Mindthepothole was able to store it and break it, and i have no space to store it either! So, it's sitting in some breakers yard at the moment!



nezamr	Fri Oct 9, 2009 3:22 pm Post #100
Member Posts: 921 Group: Members Member #2,484 Joined: April 4, 2008	Ok, was a bit worried that my viton o-rings wouldnt fit, so i went to merc and bought some originals to compare with! The merc ones are a bit larger, but if the vitons are stretched slightly, they will probably fit, as the actual o ring is thicker on the vitons. While i was there i bought some copper washers that seemed to go somewhere below the o ring? Also bought some heat shields for the injectors. The part numbers of the parts i bought were: 6 X 601 017 00 60 - �1.30 each 6 X 004 997 45 40 - �0.50 each 6 X 017 997 41 48 - �0.40 each



nezamr	Fri Oct 9, 2009 3:22 pm Post #101
Member Posts: 921 Group: Members Member #2,484 Joined: April 4, 2008	Bloody iphone camera!



EddieJT	Fri Oct 9, 2009 5:21 pm Post #102
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #3,103 Joined: August 16, 2008	I have big and small torque wrenches. I suspect tightening these o-rings will require the use of a small torque wrench, as the usual big ones don't have the range. I'll bring it along (if I can find it).



pwbadi	Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:17 pm Post #103
Member Posts: 263 Group: Members Member #4,272 Joined: June 13, 2009	Adrian- I will be coming from kentish town. I ve just been asked to be at work . Emmergency software upgrade. Will be there after 2.pm



chrismatheou	Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:20 pm Post #104
Enthusiast Posts: 2,336 Group: Members Member #789 Joined: January 4, 2007 Colour / Year / Engine Black/1992/2.5d 5cyl manual	Will you be coming along in your troubled 190?



pwbadi	Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:26 pm Post #105
Member Posts: 263 Group: Members Member #4,272 Joined: June 13, 2009	No- I need to be home for dinner. Cant risk it. Whenever I take my 190 out these days I am guranteed not to be back for atleast 5 hrs and most of the time the car comes back on a trailor Chris- can u pass the message that I will be late, to Adrian whan you meet him tomorrow. Tried calling him on his land line- goes straight to answer machine and its full



Stempies	Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:27 pm Post #106
Hot Lips Posts: 4,604 Group: Members Member #2,380 Joined: March 6, 2008 Colour / Year / Engine 623 Cream / 1983 'A' / W126 280SE	Good luck for tomorrow guys, don't forget your cameras!!



190D 2.5	Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:26 pm Post #107
Member Posts: 1,946 Group: Members Member #231 Joined: March 30, 2006	Pras... Just got your msg. Hope to see you at some point tomorrow. If anyone turns up late tomorrow and we've all buggered off for some food, either down to the Lea river by the caff or the Spark Cafe, my mobile no is 07949 422 830. Call me for directions.



Rich27	Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:12 am Post #108
Official Club Stickers, PM Me Posts: 16,625 Group: Moderator Member #348 Joined: June 15, 2006	Have fun chaps, Lets see some pictures?



kentronix	Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:17 pm Post #109
Admin Posts: 19,799 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006 Colour / Year / Engine Black / 1989 / 3.0 6cyl auto	Good to see you all chaps, sorry you couldnt make it pwbadi, I gave the air filter to andy. Oops, I think I forgot to give him a fuel filter. I will save one. When I gather my thought I will start a new pic thread in the pic section unless someone beats me to it.



nezamr	Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:23 pm Post #110
Member Posts: 921 Group: Members Member #2,484 Joined: April 4, 2008	Thanks Kenny for helping us with our fuel line setups! It was good to see everyone.



kentronix	Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:28 pm Post #111
Admin Posts: 19,799 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006 Colour / Year / Engine Black / 1989 / 3.0 6cyl auto	you all have better fuel routing than me now, thanks to Eddie's 'post heat exchanger' tip. I should have done mine but I didnt want to make a mess Yes, it did require that many smileys !!



pwbadi	Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:50 pm Post #112
Member Posts: 263 Group: Members Member #4,272 Joined: June 13, 2009	Kentronix- Thanks mate for the air filter. I eventually got there around 3.30 Met adrian and andy . I also had a cup of tea with them. It would have been nice to see you. May be next time. My car seems to be OK. Might be taking it to Andy soon



kentronix	Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:29 pm Post #113
Admin Posts: 19,799 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006 Colour / Year / Engine Black / 1989 / 3.0 6cyl auto	We were still there at 3:30 I am pretty sure, down by the river covered in veg !!



nezamr	Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:38 pm Post #114
Member Posts: 921 Group: Members Member #2,484 Joined: April 4, 2008	We were there until just after 5. But Adrian and Andy left us to the messy job around 3pm i think.



pwbadi	Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:20 am Post #115
Member Posts: 263 Group: Members Member #4,272 Joined: June 13, 2009	I met them at adrians



190D 2.5	Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:46 am Post #116
Member Posts: 1,946 Group: Members Member #231 Joined: March 30, 2006	Wimps I know... not hard core enough. But then i had an excuse (no car) plus a load of Ikea crap I had to lash together back at the ranch.



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