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| 2486.1 | FRAM? | CHEFS::TILLING_S | | Thu Jan 25 1996 19:28 | 9 |
| Rory,
Camberley Auto factors list a Fram filter Part number G6573
although they say it will be a special order, it might be worth
contacting Fram direct.
Hope this helps
Simon.
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| 2486.2 | Ta. | 44648::MCKAYRE | | Fri Jan 26 1996 13:50 | 9 |
| Simon,
Thanks, now all I have to do is find a Fram stockist up here in
sunny(?) Scotland.
Cheers
Rory.
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| 2486.3 | A few quid | CHEFS::GERRYT | | Fri Jan 26 1996 16:24 | 7 |
| Petrol filters should be pretty cheap in-line affairs.
Why you would need to pay 40 pounds for it I can't understand!
They are only a few quid each normally.
Tim
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| 2486.4 | | WOTVAX::STONEG | Temperature Drop in Downtime Winterland.... | Fri Jan 26 1996 16:33 | 6 |
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It's prbabyl nut just a filter. The one on my 2.8i Capri is quite big -
sort of like a big ignition coil - and is directional, it also has some
sort of valve inside it.
Graham.
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| 2486.5 | fuel filter | 29545::STDBKR::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Fri Jan 26 1996 17:46 | 7 |
| If the car is carb'd the fuel filter is usally one of the cheap ones.
However, if it has f/i, the filters tend to get expensive. Mainly because the
whole fuel system tends to be pressurized and the fuel line connections need
to be bolted together. Most f/i fuel filters I've seen are metal cases with
bolt on line connections.
Dave
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| 2486.6 | yep! | 44648::MCKAYRE | | Fri Jan 26 1996 19:41 | 13 |
| The man knows.
Very true mine is metal cased and about four inches long with almost
brake pipe type like connectors top and bottom.
According to my mechanic (a mate) its the non-standard connections that
makes mine so pricey.
Rory.
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| 2486.7 | Ouch! | CHEFS::GERRYT | | Mon Jan 29 1996 16:15 | 4 |
| typical of the car makers to have 'non standard connectors' just to get
the 40 quid!
Tim
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| 2486.8 | Simplicity adds complexity | 53250::BROWN | Chris Brown | Mon Jan 29 1996 16:47 | 9 |
| re .4 the valve is probably there to stop you backwashing it and
saving money.
Re .0 et al, is this Charade thingy a 2 stroke or a 4 stroke? Not that
I could advise you either way based on your answer, but I thought I
remembered a 2 stroke version of the Charade, and all that nasty oily
stuff is bound to complicate things and add oodles to the cost.
Chris
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| 2486.9 | please don't say buy a Ford. | 44648::MCKAYRE | | Mon Jan 29 1996 16:51 | 14 |
| This non-standard parts thing seems to cover most of my car...
...another innocent motorist pays the price for
being different.
They don't call them "don't buy" Daihatsu's for nothing...
In fact they don't even call them that !
Rory.
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| 2486.10 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Thats all I have to say about that | Mon Jan 29 1996 16:57 | 5 |
| >2 stroke version
Interesting ! The only two stroke car I know of is the Trabby.
Royston
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| 2486.11 | | COMICS::WEGG | Some hard boiled eggs and some nuts. | Mon Jan 29 1996 17:19 | 8 |
| 2486.12 | More Two-Stroke cars. | CHEFS::POWELLM | The x3030 contractor. | Mon Jan 29 1996 18:22 | 3 |
| Wartburg, DKW, Trojan before the war (WWII) to mention but three.
Malcolm.
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| 2486.13 | hold on a sec. | 44648::MCKAYRE | | Mon Jan 29 1996 19:38 | 10 |
| I'll two stroke you lot...
The Gtti Charade has a 12v Twin cam fuel injected turbo charged 1ltr
engine which just happens to be the most powerfull production 1ltr made
to date giving a 0 - 60 of 7.7 secs.
Signed Mr Indignant.
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| 2486.14 | eh | 44648::MCKAYRE | | Mon Jan 29 1996 19:39 | 1 |
| ooops I forgot to mention its only got 3 cyl.
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| 2486.15 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Mon Jan 29 1996 21:28 | 3 |
| isn't the 2CV powered by a 2 stroke?
Chris.
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| 2486.16 | nope | 29545::STDBKR::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Mon Jan 29 1996 22:51 | 9 |
| Just a 2 cyl boxer, regular 4 stroke.
The original Iso Isetta was a 2 stroke, 2 cylinder, single piston engine (or
was it 1 cylinder, 2 pistons?)
What about the Peel and some of the other micro cars? Did anyone mention the
Trabant?
Dave
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| 2486.17 | Charade? What's your game then? ;^) | CHEFS::POWELLM | The x3030 contractor. | Tue Jan 30 1996 11:09 | 11 |
| <<< Note 2486.14 by 44648::MCKAYRE >>>
-< eh >-
>>> ooops I forgot to mention its only got 3 cyl.
So was the DKW/Wartburg.
So has fast did the Charade go top wack? Or was it designed solely
for a spectaular 0-60 then run out of steam? ;^)
Malcolm.
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| 2486.18 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Tue Jan 30 1996 11:27 | 6 |
| > So has fast did the Charade go top wack?
dunno about this one, but a friend of mine used to have a 3 cyl. diesel
Charade. She allegedly got over 75mph out of it.
Chris.
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| 2486.19 | putt putt | 44648::MCKAYRE | | Tue Jan 30 1996 12:08 | 13 |
| So how fast does it go ?
It'll do about 115mph but I wouldn't exactly say it was the quietest
cruiser around.
Rory.
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| 2486.20 | I canny give you anymore cap'n | WOTVAX::BARRETTR | | Tue Jan 30 1996 13:35 | 14 |
| 2486.21 | Not a relaxing high speed cruiser then? | CHEFS::POWELLM | The x3030 contractor. | Tue Jan 30 1996 14:37 | 9 |
| <<< Note 2486.19 by 44648::MCKAYRE >>>
-< putt putt >-
>>> It'll do about 115mph but I wouldn't exactly say it was the quietest
>>>cruiser around. ^^^^^^^
Not the thing for long high speed journeys then?
Malcolm.
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| 2486.22 | I still manage about 350miles a week | 44648::MCKAYRE | | Tue Jan 30 1996 14:59 | 6 |
| Put it this way it red lines at 7500 revs and 3 cyl engines are not
known for being tooo smooth but still it almost does 40 mpg.
Rory.
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| 2486.23 | 40 MPG overall? | CHEFS::POWELLM | The x3030 contractor. | Tue Jan 30 1996 15:20 | 11 |
| I'm surprised that the 3-cyl isn't smooth, since the DKW (admittedly
a 2-stroke) is (was) remarkably smooth.
>>>it almost does 40 mpg
Is that an overall average or only for gentle motoring? My Xantia
has averaged a fraction under 40MPG over the 28,500 miles it has done
now. That is a Diesel though - it does do 112 MPH the Road tests tell
me - I've only seen 115 INDICATED on the level, but I don't know what
the true speed was.
Malcolm.
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| 2486.24 | Right foot like lead ballon.. | 44648::MCKAYRE | | Tue Jan 30 1996 16:57 | 12 |
| That figure is day to day average mostly on fast-ish A roads and dual
carrigeways, using 4*.
I had a 2cv a couple of years ago and that was not smooth, the Charade
engine is smoother than that but is still distinctly different to a
4 cyl.
Tell-me is your Xantia one of the ones that stays level no matter how
fast you go round the corners ?
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| 2486.25 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Thats all I have to say about that | Wed Jan 31 1996 12:11 | 33 |
| 2486.26 | Charade, the cover-up | 44648::MCKAYRE | | Wed Jan 31 1996 14:29 | 18 |
| re. 2486.31
How come you know so much ?
I would be interested in any info on the car that you have.
I've had it for about 18 months now but still don't know a great deal.
Most peoples reaction is "a wot ?"
Was the the diesel Charade not in the Guiness book of records for mpg
for a while.
Cheers
Rory...
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| 2486.27 | re. 2486.31? | CHEFS::POWELLM | The x3030 contractor. | Wed Jan 31 1996 15:22 | 3 |
| Rory, the reply number no longer go up to .31, so to which reply do
you refer?
Malcolm.
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| 2486.28 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Thats all I have to say about that | Wed Jan 31 1996 15:29 | 3 |
| The original reply no. is included in the re-post I put in .25
Royston
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| 2486.29 | | KAOFS::M_NAKAGAWA | | Thu Feb 01 1996 05:18 | 12 |
| .23>> I'm surprised that the 3-cyl isn't smooth, since the DKW
(admittedly a 2-stroke) is (was) remarkably smooth.
At what speed?
115MPH?
Charade offered 5 different engines to choose and all of them had
balance shuft built in but I guess still not smooth enough compare
to the 4cyl's.
Mitz
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| 2486.30 | just don't know. | VYGER::MCKAYRE | | Thu Feb 01 1996 16:26 | 10 |
| Just at tick over it sounds very lumpy but when the revs increase it
becomes smoother.I don't know if this is specific to a Gtti engine or
all the 3cyl models.
....or it could just be my engine !
Rory...
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| 2486.31 | I wish I have full test report with me. | KAOFS::M_NAKAGAWA | | Fri Feb 02 1996 04:35 | 23 |
| Your engine is specialy re-designed from other Charade engines.
Others are SOHC Diesel w/wo turbo and SOHC gasoline w/wo turbo.
They kept same configuration(3cyl) and size(993cc) but every single
parts are redesigned and the head is changed with DOHC, also made
it stronger by using different materials.
The suspension system and the breakes are different from others too.
I beleive you have 7" ventilated disc front and 7" solid disc rear.
You have independent suspension all around with stabilizer installed
at both front and rear.
You could choose combination of 3door-hatch/5door-hatch/3AT/4MT/5MT
/Diesel/Diesel turbo/gasoline/gasoline turbo for cheaper models.
But the GTti's only came with 3door-hatch + 5MT + DOHC gasoline turbo
combination.
I never owned one, no experience with 3cyl engines so I can't make
any comments how smooth they should be.
I do have full test report on the Charade GTti somewhere in my basement
but I couldn't find it, sorry.
Back to original subject, have you decided to treat 40 pounds or still
looking for a low cost one?
Mitz
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| 2486.32 | Got one, I think. | VYGER::MCKAYRE | | Tue Feb 06 1996 13:55 | 13 |
| I've managed to track a filter down, well order it at least.
Hopefully it will fit when it gets here. It is only going to cost
15pounds, quite a bit cheaper than the original quote.
If you ever track down that report on the car I would be v. interested.
Cheers
Rory...
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