Just wanted to get advice about dealing with a windscreen that has become pitted through years of use and has scratches from a windscreen wiper. I am thinking of using a glass polishing kit to try and improve things. Has anyone tried this method and if so, can you recommend any particular kit?
Pitted windscreen.
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If its as bad as that, have you considered your insurance cover for your screen (typically £60 excess) and errr......giving it a subtle tap with a sharp implement?
Autoglass are always mobile these days and will attend you at home or work.
John
Autoglass are always mobile these days and will attend you at home or work.
John
Thanks John, I have considered getting a new screen via the insurance, my excess is £75. As the car is now 25 years old and playing up in other areas,(Engine sensors, ECU, etc,) I may forget about doing the windscreen and just scrap it. Its the buggeration factor!
25 year old motor - I'd be surprised if it had an ECU or a bonded screen. What car do you have?
John
John
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The car is a Rover 820, owned for 15 years and been a very reliable motor up to now, never FTP. It has a MEMS ECU. Have had to spend very little on it apart from routine servicing which I have carried out myself. Yes, the screen is bonded in. It has now started to play up with a very erratic idle speed, which I think may be down to the throttle body potentiometer (TPS). I think I may have had the best from it and I dont really want to restore it. Plenty of cheap cars around now in much better shape.
I think these were available with either a single point fuel injection system or a multi point.....both needing a basic ECU .
A throttle body is due is best diagnosed by looking at it's performance via an oscilloscope, but it may benefit from a clean of the carbon track.
As per Dave, worth keeping (and a new screen!)
John
A throttle body is due is best diagnosed by looking at it's performance via an oscilloscope, but it may benefit from a clean of the carbon track.
As per Dave, worth keeping (and a new screen!)
John
Borrowed an 827 Vitesse for a couple of weeks back in the day, didn't think an awful lot of it but went like stink!
It's still got a sale value near £1k judging by others in the "classic car market " In the spring and a new MOT- or even a fail (which lets punters know what's needed) it's got to be worth selling on.
Agreed Dave, the coupe is deffo going to be a future classic fella!
You gentlemen have posted some very interesting comments. My car is an early multi point injection Mk2 and although it has a cat, it can be tested as a non cat car (up to 3.5%) due to a gap in the MoT database. The 800 coupe will definitely become a classic. It seems that one mans junk can be viewed as another mans treasure! As for what other people are asking for their so called classics, I think I take that with a pinch of salt. Its only worth what someone is willing to pay, and you may have a long wait for a genuine buyer to show up.There are plenty of time wasters out there as most of you know. As with business, you can only charge what the traffic will bear!.
It should go through the test this January with only a couple of very minor advisories so I may put it in for the test once I have cured the fast idle problem This is the first engine problem I have had in 15 years of ownership.
It should go through the test this January with only a couple of very minor advisories so I may put it in for the test once I have cured the fast idle problem This is the first engine problem I have had in 15 years of ownership.
I have to say, a fast idle is better than a stall every time.....it could well be a throttle body problem, but a faulty coolant temperature sensor could also give the same symptoms.
John
John
I finally tracked down the cause of my high idle problem. After a lot of faffing around, I finally found the true cause. I discovered that the purpose of a manual is nothing more than a guide for wise men, and not to be taken as gospel.
There is a switch by the throttle pedal. When the throttle is closed and the switch is also closed, it tells the ECU to implement its idle map program. No signal and the ECU believes the throttle has been opened so the ECU will run a different map. Sounds simple and it is but it was the devil of a job to track down, as the ECU is very fault tolerant and will keep the engine running after a fashion if a sensor fails
So everything is back to normal and I can now go ahead and put the car in for the annual test.
There is a switch by the throttle pedal. When the throttle is closed and the switch is also closed, it tells the ECU to implement its idle map program. No signal and the ECU believes the throttle has been opened so the ECU will run a different map. Sounds simple and it is but it was the devil of a job to track down, as the ECU is very fault tolerant and will keep the engine running after a fashion if a sensor fails
So everything is back to normal and I can now go ahead and put the car in for the annual test.
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