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I too have a 190 but it's an 2.0L 'E' and really quite special and a well-travelled thing!.....
Made in Germany (obvs!) in 1998 and shipped to Tokyo for sale to 1st owner. Spec. - Gunmetal-grey paint. Leccy sunroof, Leccy windows x 4, Leccy seats and both fronts heated. 2-tone black/grey leather throughout, working air-con and those lovely alloys you previously referred to. 63K on the clock.
Imported to the UK from Japan around 2004. I bought it immediately on sight in 2009 for £1700! It was nearly immaculate. We then drove it out to our home on Lake Como where it sits patiently in our garage with the battery disconnected. Starts 1st time/every time we use it. We've been stopped a few times by the Caribinieri (normal out there) and they always smile at the 'Mercedes-Benz-Tokyo' dealer sticker and Tokyo parking-permit that remain attached.
Brilliant wee thing that will probably outlast me and the Mrs!
How do the Italians treat you with a right hand drive out there? There were a bit arsy with me when I was over in my Panda.
On the topic of Fiats. I'm having a shed clear out on eBay...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261865677542?ssPageName=...
...reserve set at a new set of discs and pads all round.
On the topic of Fiats. I'm having a shed clear out on eBay...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261865677542?ssPageName=...
...reserve set at a new set of discs and pads all round.
So the last £40 got me 225 miles before the reserve light came back on.
£40 / £1.14.9 = 34.81L
34.81 / 5.5 = 6.33G
225 miles / 6.33G = 35.54mpg
Not bad at all. Normal "up to the speed limit spiritedly" driving.
Brake bits are on the way and I have a bottle of predator blood (Coma) coolant ready for the new sensor to arrive.
£40 / £1.14.9 = 34.81L
34.81 / 5.5 = 6.33G
225 miles / 6.33G = 35.54mpg
Not bad at all. Normal "up to the speed limit spiritedly" driving.
Brake bits are on the way and I have a bottle of predator blood (Coma) coolant ready for the new sensor to arrive.
Another £40 and 434 miles.
£80 / £1.149 = 69.63L
69.63 / 5.5 = 12.66G
434 miles / 12.66G = 34.28mpg
Nice and consistent.
More good news. I fitted the brass temperature sensor last night and it made no difference. So today I took the expansion tank off, removed the ballcock level indicator and it was covered in what looked like mud. I'm guessing Radweld. Cleaned it off, cleaned the tank out, cleaned the terminals, put it all back together and topped up with tap water for now.
I now have no lights on my dash at all!
I'll use this evenings commute to flush the water through the system, drain it tomorrow and fill with Coma Predator blood coolant.
The front discs, front and rear pads arrived today so I can do the front brakes on my days off this week and if the rear discs arrive in time that'll be done over the weekend (at work as I'll have nothing else to do). The M.O.T advisory items will be dealt with this payday as it's the last one before she's due another test. As she's a 93 I can't do the bike carb's conversion so back to the drawing board so far as tuning goes.
£80 / £1.149 = 69.63L
69.63 / 5.5 = 12.66G
434 miles / 12.66G = 34.28mpg
Nice and consistent.
More good news. I fitted the brass temperature sensor last night and it made no difference. So today I took the expansion tank off, removed the ballcock level indicator and it was covered in what looked like mud. I'm guessing Radweld. Cleaned it off, cleaned the tank out, cleaned the terminals, put it all back together and topped up with tap water for now.
I now have no lights on my dash at all!
I'll use this evenings commute to flush the water through the system, drain it tomorrow and fill with Coma Predator blood coolant.
The front discs, front and rear pads arrived today so I can do the front brakes on my days off this week and if the rear discs arrive in time that'll be done over the weekend (at work as I'll have nothing else to do). The M.O.T advisory items will be dealt with this payday as it's the last one before she's due another test. As she's a 93 I can't do the bike carb's conversion so back to the drawing board so far as tuning goes.
r129sl said:
Two things to note. First, your car must have the optional long range tank: a 55litre tank was standard, 70litres optional. Second, you must have been running on fumes to get 69.63litres into it!
The tank measurement doesn't include the neck. You can get another 2 or so litres in the neck alone.
Front brakes done.
Fair to say the old bus needed it. Just waiting for the rear discs to show up.
A little something I do on my threads (to fill them out a bit) is "Tool of the Job"
Apart from things like ball joint splitting there are a few tools out there designed to do one job. I hate that and have always thought a piston pusher would be a waste of money and valuable shed space. So I when doing brake pads and discs I have always used welding clamps to push the piston back. Just for that it's today's "Tool of the Job".
Fair to say the old bus needed it. Just waiting for the rear discs to show up.
A little something I do on my threads (to fill them out a bit) is "Tool of the Job"
Apart from things like ball joint splitting there are a few tools out there designed to do one job. I hate that and have always thought a piston pusher would be a waste of money and valuable shed space. So I when doing brake pads and discs I have always used welding clamps to push the piston back. Just for that it's today's "Tool of the Job".
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