dont you love cossie's !!!!!!!
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Well yesterday i decided to actually do some work to my cossie when i got home from work ![](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/shocked.gif)
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she had been running very rich and idling shit so got a coolant temp sensor and air intake sensor,and going to clean out the iscv and going to fit a new scuttle i have got,anyway changed to air temp sensor cleaned out the iscv all nice and easy,jacked the car up to change the coolant temp sensor,on undoing the sensor it decided to strip all the threads ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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so removed the coolant outlet took it back to work and sorted out the threads no problem ![Big Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Started to refit the coolant outlet bottom bolt in no probs went to put the second one,where my hands were slippery i dropped the socket and bolt,not a problem you would think![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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ohhhhh no not with cossies,where mine has not got the boot that covers up the clutch fork and where the cable goes into the box,so mine got a hole!guess where the said socket and bolt managed to make there way in ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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yes thats right into my gearbox ![](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/angry.gif)
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there is no way i could be bothered to remove the box,so spending many a hour with a normal magnet i managed to hook on to it only for it to drop off the magnet at the last moment,so had to push the car back into my garage and wait till today to go to work to get a flexiable magnet.
After half hour managed to get the socket and to my amazement the 5mm alan key bolt was still on it![Clap](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/9c-clap.gif)
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to say i was happy is a understatement,anyway all fitted now to do the scuttle,wennt from a very bad mood last night to a good mood now lol ![](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/roi.gif)
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Started to refit the coolant outlet bottom bolt in no probs went to put the second one,where my hands were slippery i dropped the socket and bolt,not a problem you would think
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After half hour managed to get the socket and to my amazement the 5mm alan key bolt was still on it
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Made progress on my Escos today, managed to find the current drain that's been killing the battery since I have had the car, drawing 0.3A constantly
, even with the car totally off.
It's coming off fuse 21, (15A) that supplies the interior lights. Even with all the lights off it still draws 0.3A, so tested the door switches & they all seem good, boot switch seems ok as well. Removed the roof & boot lights, still draws 0.3A with no loads anywhere, so can only think its a ballast unit for the 20 secs courtousy light sonwhere?
Pulled the lighting relay & it's still drawing current, seem to have a live feed from sonwhere, fuck knows where though!![Wall](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/wall.gif)
Given up now & just removed the fuse, it will stop the alarm going spastic every 3 days when the battery goes flat
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It's coming off fuse 21, (15A) that supplies the interior lights. Even with all the lights off it still draws 0.3A, so tested the door switches & they all seem good, boot switch seems ok as well. Removed the roof & boot lights, still draws 0.3A with no loads anywhere, so can only think its a ballast unit for the 20 secs courtousy light sonwhere?
Pulled the lighting relay & it's still drawing current, seem to have a live feed from sonwhere, fuck knows where though!
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Given up now & just removed the fuse, it will stop the alarm going spastic every 3 days when the battery goes flat
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not sure yet waiting for the sealant to go off,she did start alot better when i backed her into the garage
i am impressed the bolt stayed on the socket !
very true pete i really could not be bothered to take the box out lol
i had worse thoughts then buying a volvo last night i tell ya![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
very true pete i really could not be bothered to take the box out lol
i had worse thoughts then buying a volvo last night i tell ya
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will the sensor find any of the lost 84 hp
seriously though at least you got sorted in the end fella, my recent issue was possibly bolt related just a pity it was connected to a big end
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seriously though at least you got sorted in the end fella, my recent issue was possibly bolt related just a pity it was connected to a big end
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Well yesterday i decided to actually do some work to my cossie when i got home from work ![](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/shocked.gif)
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she had been running very rich and idling shit so got a coolant temp sensor and air intake sensor,and going to clean out the iscv and going to fit a new scuttle i have got,anyway changed to air temp sensor cleaned out the iscv all nice and easy,jacked the car up to change the coolant temp sensor,on undoing the sensor it decided to strip all the threads ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
so removed the coolant outlet took it back to work and sorted out the threads no problem ![Big Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Started to refit the coolant outlet bottom bolt in no probs went to put the second one,where my hands were slippery i dropped the socket and bolt,not a problem you would think![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
ohhhhh no not with cossies,where mine has not got the boot that covers up the clutch fork and where the cable goes into the box,so mine got a hole!guess where the said socket and bolt managed to make there way in ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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yes thats right into my gearbox ![](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/angry.gif)
![](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/angry.gif)
there is no way i could be bothered to remove the box,so spending many a hour with a normal magnet i managed to hook on to it only for it to drop off the magnet at the last moment,so had to push the car back into my garage and wait till today to go to work to get a flexiable magnet.
After half hour managed to get the socket and to my amazement the 5mm alan key bolt was still on it![Clap](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/9c-clap.gif)
![Clap](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/9c-clap.gif)
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to say i was happy is a understatement,anyway all fitted now to do the scuttle,wennt from a very bad mood last night to a good mood now lol ![](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/roi.gif)
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Started to refit the coolant outlet bottom bolt in no probs went to put the second one,where my hands were slippery i dropped the socket and bolt,not a problem you would think
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After half hour managed to get the socket and to my amazement the 5mm alan key bolt was still on it
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Lol nice to know someone else shares my shit luck.
Not cossie related I know but today I converted my st24 to st200 spec (inlets) etc anyway it's been a bitch to say the least and I dropped a bolt off the fuel reg straight down the inlet port and to top it off I couldn't find my telescopic magnet but managed to get my magnetic screwdriver down there and pull the fucker out lol
After all that shit it runs mint but the throttle cable is different to mine so I can't drive it anyway!
There's a lot of big ass blanks people leave out when writing up these conversions :-(
Not cossie related I know but today I converted my st24 to st200 spec (inlets) etc anyway it's been a bitch to say the least and I dropped a bolt off the fuel reg straight down the inlet port and to top it off I couldn't find my telescopic magnet but managed to get my magnetic screwdriver down there and pull the fucker out lol
After all that shit it runs mint but the throttle cable is different to mine so I can't drive it anyway!
There's a lot of big ass blanks people leave out when writing up these conversions :-(
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Lol nice to know someone else shares my shit luck.
Not cossie related I know but today I converted my st24 to st200 spec (inlets) etc anyway it's been a bitch to say the least and I dropped a bolt off the fuel reg straight down the inlet port and to top it off I couldn't find my telescopic magnet but managed to get my magnetic screwdriver down there and pull the fucker out lol
After all that shit it runs mint but the throttle cable is different to mine so I can't drive it anyway!
There's a lot of big ass blanks people leave out when writing up these conversions :-(
Not cossie related I know but today I converted my st24 to st200 spec (inlets) etc anyway it's been a bitch to say the least and I dropped a bolt off the fuel reg straight down the inlet port and to top it off I couldn't find my telescopic magnet but managed to get my magnetic screwdriver down there and pull the fucker out lol
After all that shit it runs mint but the throttle cable is different to mine so I can't drive it anyway!
There's a lot of big ass blanks people leave out when writing up these conversions :-(
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why the rolling eyes ? im not one for ploughing ridiculous ammount of money into a car to not get it back, the car passed the point of no return and thats it for me. it must be kept in perspective they are just cars at the end of the day. ive returned Ł18000 so far, with plenty more still to sell id guess im gonna loose Ł4-5k which i am happy with had some fun and owned a car over 800 hp, you can easily loose more than that in a year with a new car.
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sod that karl i refused to give up lol was not in the mood to take box out all for a coolant temp sensor,cant believe tho that the bolt stayed on the socket
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same here matt i was not in a good mood when it happened lol
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