Today i have removed the O/S/F hub carrier to change the bearing. DG currently is sitting in the cave with one leg in the air. 
What Have You Done to Your Cougar Today?
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A few days late posting this;
changed the battery; last thursday I left off work and tried to start MV51 and it didn't fire up, my MP3 player has a voltage reading mode and it said <11v, as MV51 is auto I couldn't push-start so I kept cranking, slow but after ish-40 seconds it caught and I got home.
ECP had one of their usual discounts on batteries so I ordered a duracell 72/660 which arrived Tuesday.
meantime the charger was attached and then realised it's a serviceble battery and the electrolyte was a little below the electrode tops in all cells. Never mind.
all been OK except the voltage was dropping between uses.
took out old battery and it's not that old, has 2014-2017 printed for marking the fitting date; Dad's 2000-W Mondeo zetec ghia estate was on its original battery when he sold it at 14 YO.
changed the battery; last thursday I left off work and tried to start MV51 and it didn't fire up, my MP3 player has a voltage reading mode and it said <11v, as MV51 is auto I couldn't push-start so I kept cranking, slow but after ish-40 seconds it caught and I got home.
ECP had one of their usual discounts on batteries so I ordered a duracell 72/660 which arrived Tuesday.
meantime the charger was attached and then realised it's a serviceble battery and the electrolyte was a little below the electrode tops in all cells. Never mind.
all been OK except the voltage was dropping between uses.
took out old battery and it's not that old, has 2014-2017 printed for marking the fitting date; Dad's 2000-W Mondeo zetec ghia estate was on its original battery when he sold it at 14 YO.
I realise your situation is resolved now, but for anyone else reading this, I strongly recommend Tayna. Cheaper than average, next-day (or same-day) delivery and a massive stock. I am not in any way associated with them.
Also, you may be interested to learn that although our cars call for an 096, a 100 of the same CCA/Amp-Hour spec will fit perfectly and for some reason tend to be cheaper.
As the march of the auto industry heads toward an appliance-repair-dispose culture, I think that anyone driving a 20-year-old car should carry a basic toolkit and have an interest in knowing how to at least cure reasonably-repairable-roadside things. T carries a massive kit in her Tomcat and I have two mixed sets in Tiger, as well as some commonly-failing spare parts, (a coilpack for example).
Think about it; a Cougar is the modern-day equivalent of a Triumph Spitfire still rolling around in the mid-80s. A spare rotor-arm and a fanbelt in the boot would've been pretty normal.
Though I mean obviously an RAC membership is kind of sensible too.
Totally agreed, being a mature chap I’ve driven quite a few ‘classics’ in my time , which , let’s say we not the most reliable! So I’ve always carried a tool kit with me, just in case! Lol
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PRANGED IT
well my son did. He's been provisional driver for a while so I insured him in the kitty for a month.
First drive out and he backed it into a container :-(
Some damage to rear quarter panel and rear bumper - will post a pic when I can take one in daylight.
well my son did. He's been provisional driver for a while so I insured him in the kitty for a month.
First drive out and he backed it into a container :-(
Some damage to rear quarter panel and rear bumper - will post a pic when I can take one in daylight.
PRANGED IT
well my son did. He's been provisional driver for a while so I insured him in the kitty for a month.
First drive out and he backed it into a container :-(
Some damage to rear quarter panel and rear bumper - will post a pic when I can take one in daylight.
Aw jeez. Bet there's some gritted teeth in your house tonight.
Just dawned on me that for once I can post in here and not just read it
So n/s front bearing replaced, oil change, brake fluid change and brakes checked (all good, with virtually unused pads and discs on all four corners). Air filter swapped, new rear plate fitted and heat shield adjusted to prevent rattling.
Car seems to work just fine which is excellent news. Still need to do coolant and water pump belt, and the leak seems to be indeed from the PAS oil cooler, specifically somewhere in the cooling vanes on the top run. I keep changing my mind but I think I'll be getting the stainless replacement seeing as it'll need doing for the MOT anyway.
So n/s front bearing replaced, oil change, brake fluid change and brakes checked (all good, with virtually unused pads and discs on all four corners). Air filter swapped, new rear plate fitted and heat shield adjusted to prevent rattling.
Car seems to work just fine which is excellent news. Still need to do coolant and water pump belt, and the leak seems to be indeed from the PAS oil cooler, specifically somewhere in the cooling vanes on the top run. I keep changing my mind but I think I'll be getting the stainless replacement seeing as it'll need doing for the MOT anyway.
MOT day...she failed, but nothing too serious.
Parking brake efficiency..blah, blah, blah.
Advisories for 1 tyre and front drop links slight play. Also had to remove the cougar sticker from the centre brake light.
All in all fairly happy.
Parking brake efficiency..blah, blah, blah.
Advisories for 1 tyre and front drop links slight play. Also had to remove the cougar sticker from the centre brake light.
All in all fairly happy.
MOT day...she failed, but nothing too serious.
Parking brake efficiency..blah, blah, blah.
Advisories for 1 tyre and front drop links slight play. Also had to remove the cougar sticker from the centre brake light.
All in all fairly happy.
That`s not a bad result at all!
MOT day...she failed, but nothing too serious.
Parking brake efficiency..blah, blah, blah.
Advisories for 1 tyre and front drop links slight play. Also had to remove the cougar sticker from the centre brake light.
All in all fairly happy.
Not too bad at all
Good luck with the retest
MOT day...she failed, but nothing too serious.
Parking brake efficiency..blah, blah, blah.
Advisories for 1 tyre and front drop links slight play. Also had to remove the cougar sticker from the centre brake light.
All in all fairly happy.
Yep, I'd take that on my next one!
Also had to remove the cougar sticker from the centre brake light.
Seems a bit picky.
Not too bad otherwise though.
Unwrapped my coug at the weekend and gave her a jolly good clean. She will be having her chrome around the window edge put back on again before Combe. Hopefully get her vacuumed out and polished prior to Combe, as you know I like to have her all shiney Can't believe this will be her final outing, so you will have to say bon voyage to her at Combe. I just hope who ever buys her, that they look after her and keep her in the club.
Can't believe this will be her final outing, so you will have to say bon voyage to her at Combe. I just hope who ever buys her, that they look after her and keep her in the club.
Yes matey, will be transferring onto the Mondy. Coug will hopefully be put back onto her original plates (which I still have). You never know in the future I may be able to purchase another coug....or Mustang...Yeh! in my dreams lol!!!