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Rest in peace Ben "Jam" Elvin. Gone but never forgotten.

Right so last weekend and this weekend I've been busy changing the heater matrix. this job, in this freezing weather, makes me feel like this. and so on.

I was prepared for removing the steering wheel and column, dials, glovebox, heater facia, connectors and then dashboard. What I didn't know was that I had to take off the wiper arms, scuttle panels, TB, Inlet manifold and injectors off as well! And also because I wanted to change speedo cables I had to remove the brake bar and cyclinder in the engine bay (i gave this a miss as it all would of took too long so I currently have no speedo - boo)

The fact that there are many hidden bolts is a nightmare. thankfully putting it back together is easier. (He says with two connecters free and no water level gauge on startup - temp still works - and no R/C/L)... I'm working on that.

I didn't take many pics but..



Here we can see the dash. yawn.



And here we see the gunk in the breather that flowed into my airbox when tipped upside down.

The inlet manifold gaskets were so old it was untrue, so new ones being stuck in with the de-gunked breather means that it runs so much quiter and sweeter now!!!!

Many thanks to scott for lending me his 106 for a week inbetween fixing it, giving me a hand on Monday, and Fi as well for letting me use her 106 too.

To summarise; Never do a fooking heater matrix unless:

A. Summertime.
B. Somewhere well lit and under cover from rain.
C. you have friends to help you
D. You can't afford the garage costs

I'm glad it's pretty much over now, and I have a warm car yay etc.

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Rest in peace Ben "Jam" Elvin. Gone but never forgotten.

nice one!

Well the Fiesta one is easy as hell to change, as Ive recently done mine, so I can actually drive with warmth also

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Daily isn't so Special. And it makes me sad.
Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

Catch me on Facebook as I'm rarely on here.

I hate you.

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Rest in peace Ben "Jam" Elvin. Gone but never forgotten.

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Daily isn't so Special. And it makes me sad.
Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

Catch me on Facebook as I'm rarely on here.

sounds like you had fun ry

wasn't the warmest weekend/week to be working on cars either

dude it was the shittest experience of working on a car ever! never again on a 106 or 306 for that matter.

Still, the only way is up! (baby)

and it's been sooo warm in the car

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Rest in peace Ben "Jam" Elvin. Gone but never forgotten.

Least it solved the issue! Rolling around in nearly 30degree of climate control never gets boring though

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nice one, looks fun

Cheers.

Now all i have to do is sort out the waterpump, as i've only done the cambelt and tensioner so far, with the help of Brycey a while back - it was urgent! the tensioner that came off wouldn't rotate anymore! so It's being booked in for a waterpump, timing up and maybe a tappet adjustment too.

In the meantime I have some decent bosch bulbs to fit, as my dipped beam lights are yellowy and old, some white led bulbs to brighten up my clocks and replace some bust bulbs, so I can see clearly, and a new battery for my key fob.

And the speedo cable obviously. That'll be fun to do

By the time I'm done with the car, it'll be perfect, so I'll no doubt keep it and aim to get a 2nd weekend sportier car when I have my house with a drive/garage.

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09/12/2008

car's been into the garage today and has had the waterpump/auxillery belt replaced and has had a new battery due to mine dying this morning! Great! xmas is here and i'm spending £xxx amount on the "cheap runaround".

The xenon like bulbs are slightly brighter so that's nice.

The led's in the clocks look gash so they're being replaced with the standard item's! really doesn't suit it. So i'll be doing that at the weekend along with sticking on my new cambelt cover from the 106 parts website.

All that's left to do is whack the lower cambelt cover in, replace the speedo cable and attach the r/c/l connector then voila! no speedo for over a week has sent me insane. really annoying, need to get it replaced!

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Rest in peace Ben "Jam" Elvin. Gone but never forgotten.