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the Nefyn cat

the Nefyn cat

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Actually in Nefyn. My, that took a while.
Model of Z
2.2i Sport
I took my Z from Aberdaron to Aberaeron last Friday, and picked up a misfire on the way back. After a hundred or so miles I finally got back, poor car running like a bag of something not to be mentioned here. I plugged my laptop in to the car and it told me I had a misfire on No. 1 cyl, fuel shut off. Turned out to be a badly fouled plug, the worst I've seen for many a year. Cleaned it, put it back in and things are fine now.
Filled up with petrol today and did the maths, turns out it did 35 MPG with the misfire, normally about 32. So, turn off one cylinder and you use less petrol. Not sure if I'd want to do it all the time, mind.
Perhaps I'm finally burning off the crud in the oil-control rings, sure do hope so.
 
That is what the Bentley does but it turns off 4 cylinders but they do turn back on when needed so no need to change the plugs on a Bentley, still probably a good thing as most owners wouldn't get their hands dirty.

Ps Bentley call it 'variable displacement'
 
I've got the best economy on the site,

Only comes out every six weeks.

Gets detailed and goes back in doors!
 
Sorry Mark, got you beat, remove the rear end and it goes no where, not filled up since January...
 
I've got the best economy on the site,

Only comes out every six weeks.

Gets detailed and goes back in doors! bmg wrote

HMMMMMMMMMMMMM have you really though:whistle:
 
I was parked up one time at the airport to pick up a buddy and noticed that the temp gauge was going up on my 318i
I called him to get a move on as things were not looking good.
I was parked behind a Bentley and all of a sudden the boot opend (remote) and the owner, dressed in a suit and tie, walked over and started to put his bags in the boot with his back side only inches from my bonnet.
Then my rad blew up, when the steam cleared, he was laying on top of his bags in the boot of his car.
He got out, straightened his tie, gave me a dirty look and went on his merry way.
=))
 
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hard top said:
I was parked up one time at the airport to pick up a buddy and noticed that the temp gauge was going up on my 318i
I called him to get a move on as things were not looking good.
I was parked behind a Bentley and all of a sudden the boot opend (remote) and the the owner, dressed in a suit and tie, walked over and started to put his bags in the boot with his back side only inches from my bonnet.
Then my rad blew up, when the steam cleared, he was laying on top of his bags in the boot of his car.
He got out, straightened his tie, gave me a dirty look and went on his merry way.
=))
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Brilliant HT just gave me a good laugh=))=))=))=))
 
And to end the story, I left the car at the airport and picked it up the next day with a mate of mine who gave me a tow.
b*****d took me down motorway a million miles an hour, me with no power steering, no brakes as such, used the hand brake.
When we came off the motorway we came to a roundabout and the cable broke and I thought, oh s***, this is going through my windscreen but it did a pirouette and went through his rear window............
=))
 
I had a similar experience many years ago Mike. I had a tatty old mini traveller which needed an engine transplant and a re spray so it needed to get to Shirl's dad's garage a couple of miles away. Problem was I'm sitting in a mini (crap brakes at best) being towed by my brother-in-law in a V8 Rover Coupe who wasn't too worried about me being able to stop. The mini was just like a pendulum on a chain. Scary s***. Still gives me the heebygeebies thinking about it.:eek:

Tony.
 
t-tony said:
I had a similar experience many years ago Mike. I had a tatty old mini traveller which needed an engine transplant and a re spray so it needed to get to Shirl's dad's garage a couple of miles away. Problem was I'm sitting in a mini (crap brakes at best) being towed by my brother-in-law in a V8 Rover Coupe who wasn't too worried about me being able to stop. The mini was just like a pendulum on a chain. Scary s***. Still gives me the heebygeebies thinking about it.:eek:

Tony.
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Had a similar experience, but I was doing the towing. My brother borrowed my motorbike, a Triumph Bonneville and he phoned me to say he couldn't start it and he was about 30 miles from home. I drove to him in my Chevette and couldn't get the Bonny going either so I towed him back home with the mothers clothesline that I took down because I couldn't find our tow rope.

When we got home he was white as a sheet. Anyway, but the Bonny in the shed, got on it and it kick started first kick=))

When ever we have a family "get together" my brother likes to reminisce the time I tried to kill him=))
 
Jack Ratt said:
Had a similar experience, but I was doing the towing. My brother borrowed my motorbike, a Triumph Bonneville and he phoned me to say he couldn't start it and he was about 30 miles from home. I drove to him in my Chevette and couldn't get the Bonny going either so I towed him back home with the mothers clothesline that I took down because I couldn't find our tow rope.

When we got home he was white as a sheet. Anyway, but the Bonny in the shed, got on it and it kick started first kick=))

When ever we have a family "get together" my brother likes to reminisce the time I tried to kill him=))
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Having been towed many times on bikes I sympathise with your brother.its taken years off my life :( and it's not funny .................well maybe a little bit
 
When I picked up my 40 Indian Scout 45" I took it for a ride down the gravel road in front of my brother's home. Of course in the excitement I didn't check the fuel tank and ran out of gas about 2 miles down the road. Called him up and he and my friend came with a truck and tow rope. Rope tied to the truck with me holding on with one hand and one steering in the gravel we take off and towed at what felt like 80mph. Scariest tow on a bike I've ever had! JIM
 
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