weather and car rant

[Mr Sam]

arrrrrgh

 

get stuck behind a fookin volvo doing 40..........just cus theres a blizzard

 

megga annoyance to me and what made it 10 times worse. i was strugling to keep up at points all because of the damn contact breaker points

 

 

 

 

so sams rant...............why is electronic ignition so much money anyone got a late mk2 fiesta electronic dizzy they wanna flog

[Rick]

 

dont worry mate weather gets to us all

[jay]

cack isnt it, the slightest bit of snow, most people crawl around at 3mph................. why

 

 

 

get an 'osf' and enjoy it whilst it lasts.................

 

rrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaa

[tim]

arrrrrgh

 

get stuck behind a fookin volvo doing 40..........just cus theres a blizzard

 

megga annoyance to me and what made it 10 times worse. i was strugling to keep up at points all because of the damn contact breaker points

 

 

 

 

so sams rant...............why is electronic ignition so much money anyone got a late mk2 fiesta electronic dizzy they wanna flog

 

 

what does it matter how fast the other car was goin u couldnt keep with it

[Mr Sam]

it kept slowing to stupidly slow speeds, i darent slow down me car wouldnt accelerate at all

[Doc]

Mate ..... The weather caused me to postpone the Capri getting collected ! The guy who was doing it was going to drive thruogh the snow and rain to get here overnight .... I just couldnt let him take that chance on his own .

 

so itll be another two weeks before i can get the car away .

 

Better safe than sorry i guess Fair play to Andy he was still up for doing it All good things come to those who wait

[Cookie]

arrrrrgh

 

get stuck behind a fookin volvo doing 40..........just cus theres a blizzard

 

megga annoyance to me and what made it 10 times worse. i was strugling to keep up at points all because of the damn contact breaker points

 

 

 

 

so sams rant...............why is electronic ignition so much money anyone got a late mk2 fiesta electronic dizzy they wanna flog

 

 

what does it matter how fast the other car was goin u couldnt keep with it

 

 

Lol, exactly what i was wondering

 

 

Thing is I'm far from mr speed limit, give it all you can is what i say, BUT fast in snow, is just plain stupid, Now i'm no expert on snow braking distaances etc, but all i know is it can take 1 metre of 30 to stop from doing like 20 mph, if you get on top of the snow/ice you aint stopping for shit! so 40 mph is plenty fast enough

[Wessie]

sam, there breaking a mk2 @ college, i'll have a look for you

[Mr Sam]

wasnt snow on the road just wet, although visability was somewhat restricted

 

cheers wessie

[Guest M.Bird DOHC]

arrrrrgh

 

get stuck behind a fookin volvo doing 40..........just cus theres a blizzard

 

megga annoyance to me and what made it 10 times worse. i was strugling to keep up at points all because of the damn contact breaker points

 

 

Maybe cos the speed limit was 40 mph, good god m8 your a fooking genius and surely a much better driver than the poor bloke in the volvo in the RWD thats just trying to get to work! Thats being followed by someone in a FWD fiesta who things he knows how to drive!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

so sams rant...............why is electronic ignition so much money anyone got a late mk2 fiesta electronic dizzy they wanna flog

[Mr Sam]

wasnt a rwd volvo

[bortaf]

Whats up with the points?

stick a new set in only cost a couple of quid

or theres 2 or 3 fiesta leccy dists on ebay

[Mr Sam]

points last me a monthif that

 

cheers ill take a look

[bortaf]

Sounds like the condensor is shagged if they burn out all the time, if the plastic heel wears the dist shaft bearing could be shagged or the cams are worn to a sharp ridge, either way a leccy one is a step up

[deluxe]

i probably live in the coldest and most humid place on earth so i have experience that a few times. One thing that usually helps for a while is to spray some "contact protect". Remove the corrosion first.