How I didn't break my 4th gen

sol-lude · Post by **sol-lude** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 11:31 am

Multicar policies are out there

Esure seem to be very good
Admiral might do it
AF - I will phone them on my lunch as mine is due on 19th

DAN_ADRIAN FLUX · Post by **DAN_ADRIAN FLUX** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:11 pm

Hi.
If you'd like to try the multi car insurance option then please feel free to drop me a line.
Regards,
Dan.

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:18 pm

DAN_ADRIAN FLUX wrote:Hi.
If you'd like to try the multi car insurance option then please feel free to drop me a line.
Regards,
Dan.

adrian flux that takes me back to my early insurance days when i had a modified mk1 escort think no one else would insure me , kinda need to get me ludes moted first would like to be able to swap between them they each have there different appeal

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Thu May 03, 2018 10:03 pm

thought i would fire up the lude make sure it starts so i can get it ready for an mot over the long weekend , but as it always seems with this car it wonts to fight me i now have on the following warning lights , the s light for the auto gearbox is flashing plus i have the 4ws , abs and the battery light on with the engine running , o just to make things more interesting it wont move as the brakes are jammed on even though it was parked with the handbrake off

or could this be a gearbox fault causing it not to move one thing for sure if it needs much more money spending on it thats it its getting broken

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat May 05, 2018 12:26 pm

That sounds like a battery earth off causing various electrical gremlins? Or failing that, alternator faulty.
And yep, if your car hasn't come out of park, it won't move...
Do you feel it genuinely jerk into gear when you select drive?

Post by **Vtecmec** » Sat May 05, 2018 3:49 pm

When my alternator was dodgy, it showed the same symptoms. It needs a new rectifier as its leaking AC voltage. Easily checked with a multimeter on AC setting.

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Sat May 05, 2018 7:00 pm

so i have been working on the lude most of the day , borrowed the alternator off my other lude and fitted that and if by magic turned the key fired her up and all the warning lights went out

, still didnt wont to move but its a seized brake not a gearbox fault managed to get it into the workshop , jacked it up and sure enough drivers side rear all free passengers side rear seized solid and i mean solid i had to beat the caliper off the disc wreaking the pads mind you the disc and pads had seen better days so more dam new bits needed, lucky i have a good used caliper by now its to late my local parts supplier is shut so hopefully i can sort new discs and pads in morning thanks to euro car parts being open , so i set to to strip the drivers side ready for new bits but can you believe the drivers side has a new caliper disc and pads no wonder its not seized , but who the f**k fits new brake parts to one side only

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat May 05, 2018 7:06 pm

firstlude wrote: , but who the f**k fits new brake parts to one side only

Yep, you'd be surprised what fuckwit things people (including garages!) do to cars...

Great to hear making progress again

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Sat May 05, 2018 7:17 pm

its getting close to mot ready now ,to be honest i have found plenty of red neck maintenace on it , think i just wont to experience the 4ws and to be honest the 2.3 seems to be lively enough from the little i have driven it

firstlude · Post by **firstlude** » Mon May 07, 2018 3:20 pm

well i have fitted new discs and pads to the rear replaced the seized caliper so i think its now ready for mot , not sure how it will fair on the brakes as i have also fitted new front pads but not done any bedding in miles so fingers crossed