Im back! with another mr2 mk1

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littleredrocket
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Im back! with another mr2 mk1

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after a year without owning mr2s im back with another red one...needs few thigns doing to it
new expansion tank cap its leaking water,anyone know where i can get one quickly(the better black ones).
and a windscreen wiper knob as its missing!
200 quid with mot and tax...some cheap fun for the summer!

thanks in advance.
Si
un1eash
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Re: Im back! with another mr2 mk1

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I picked both those things up from my local scrappy. Theres plenty people breaking mk1's currently.
Tiny
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Give CrazyLegs a buzz up in Woking

He has More Mk1 spares than you can shake a stick at!

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littleredrocket
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does he have a contact number or email i can get hold of him on?
thanks
Tiny
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littleredrocket wrote:does he have a contact number or email i can get hold of him on?
thanks


got pm
littleredrocket
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Re: Im back! with another mr2 mk1

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thanks very much,have missed driving these fun machines
Tiny
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:ttiwwp:

Is it red or Pink :oldtongue:

Get yourself over to the Guildford run on the 10th :thumleft:
littleredrocket
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more pink than red....after a 2 hour tcutting its now red!
littleredrocket
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oh while im on my lunch im gonna tighten the fan belt...is it just one bolt to undo? apologies its been a while since i doen much work on mr2s haha
littleredrocket
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well i done the fanbelt easy peasy! next issue....idle is bouncy so been checking over the coolent system,squeezed the big coolent pipes in the engine bay and found they are a bit crusty inside :-(
will also check for air locks by undoing the top bleed valve on the radiator,should i do it with the car pointing downwards on a hill??
System-G
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Re: Im back! with another mr2 mk1

Post by System-G »

Welcome back :thumleft:

Some people feel the need to bleed the car with the back end raised. It's not made any difference to any MR2 I've ever bled.

If the revs are bouncing it's air in the cooling system. Have a read of the article in the link below and follow the bleeding instructions - you'll be fine.
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/repairsp13.html
85 MK1 MR2 Track N/Ail | 99 528i SE Touring | 01 Mandarin VX220
Nige_B
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System-G wrote: follow the bleeding instructions


A bit harsh! :shock: :lol:
System-G
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:lol:
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