Chimaeras to Le Mans
Discussion
peaktorque said:
Yep, heading down on the 10th.
The car has been off the road for 15th months, MOT'ed last week, changed the oil, drove it to the pub, now it's in pieces in the garage awaiting the arrival of the new dizzy vac advance
The new diff bushes are going to have to wait......
Good luck with the dizzy repairs The car has been off the road for 15th months, MOT'ed last week, changed the oil, drove it to the pub, now it's in pieces in the garage awaiting the arrival of the new dizzy vac advance
The new diff bushes are going to have to wait......
I'm sure you'll get it sorted in time.
Pupp said:
I might need to change the clutch before the 11th
Take a can of full fat Coke with you, any clutch slippage problems an you give it a good shake then spray the foaming sticky liquid through the bell housing inspection hole onto the clutch & flywheel face.It may just get you home.
Failing that you might want to conciser winding down the Booost a bit
ChimpOnGas said:
Pupp said:
I might need to change the clutch before the 11th
Take a can of full fat Coke with you, any clutch slippage problems an you give it a good shake then spray the foaming sticky liquid through the bell housing inspection hole onto the clutch & flywheel face.It may just get you home.
Failing that you might want to conciser winding down the Booost a bit
Pupp said:
ChimpOnGas said:
Pupp said:
I might need to change the clutch before the 11th
Take a can of full fat Coke with you, any clutch slippage problems an you give it a good shake then spray the foaming sticky liquid through the bell housing inspection hole onto the clutch & flywheel face.It may just get you home.
Failing that you might want to conciser winding down the Booost a bit
I may have run out of gas on my £40 of fuel to Le Mans challenge, at which point I'll need you to go and get me a bag of LPG from the next service station
Wishing you a safe & reliable Le Mans trip Gary
Pupp said:
Any of you regular invaders use the Sanef tags for the péage tolls? If so, how do you get on with their positioning and function in your Chim? I ask as I once had a GPS issue that needed a re-radiating antenna to fix due to the coated screen reflecting radio waves (apparently)
Hi Gary, I've had one for over three years and wouldn't go to France without it.At first I was concerned about positioning too so took to holding it up by hand as I approached the tolls, when I got sick of that I just stuck it to the rear view mirror and it worked a treat every time
In my experience you'll end up with a £60 toll bill for Le Mans and back and the SANEF billing system is very slick, you can check your individual charges online and they'll always send you a warning email well in advance to say they're going to direct debit you and for how much.
The SANEF Telepeage transponder is an essential bit of kit for any driving trip in France, especially in a RHD car with no passenger. Once you've used one you'll never go back to stopping to faff about with coins and cards at the tolls
My only word of warning is... if you're going in convoy with mates make sure they've also got a transponder. If you convoy with others that are paying in cash or card you'll soon get frustrated waiting for them the other side of the barrier
Overall the transponder is highly recommended, just make sure your whole gang has one
ChimpOnGas said:
Might squeeze one in betwixt Champagne and Guinness tents. Best remember to pack the Berocca...Gassing Station | Chimaera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff