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by henlife
Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: changing profile
Replies: 1
Views: 596

changing profile

my profile is way out of date..how do i change. i have gone into henlife...found my details but i can't seem to change them?
by henlife
Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:23 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: whooshing noise..help!
Replies: 15
Views: 2036

Re: whooshing noise..help!

1970
not sure what pvc is..sorry!
phoned my mechanic this morning to tell him about the noise...he hadn't even driven it.
oh my god. time to move on once this job is done...i will run through everyones ideas with him.
thanks everyone.
by henlife
Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:51 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: whooshing noise..help!
Replies: 15
Views: 2036

Re: whooshing noise..help!

thanks for that information. i will check all those things out. Since my first profile when i had just bought a traveller from an old lady in the village for a hundred pounds i have moved onto a saloon in better condition as i love it so much..so i'm not giving up on them...definetly not! this just ...
by henlife
Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:20 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: whooshing noise..help!
Replies: 15
Views: 2036

Re: whooshing noise..help!

well i have always used Geoff. old boy with old cars of his own. very slow! thought thorough but quite often he 'fixes' it and off i go only to have the problem reappear which is frustrating. 'try it out' is his motto. he gets there in the end but it can be quite stressful. he was convinced this was...
by henlife
Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:54 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: whooshing noise..help!
Replies: 15
Views: 2036

Re: whooshing noise..help!

thanks for your thoughts
i think it's more of a flapping noise. definletly like something come loose and making the noise. its from under the bonnet somewhere...maybe the left side? frustrating!
by henlife
Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:05 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: whooshing noise..help!
Replies: 15
Views: 2036

whooshing noise..help!

hello there my car has been at my mechanics for a few days now awaiting a new fuel pump which i ordered and gave to him. This was due to it suddenly making a sort of whooshing noise..like something had come loose and was flapping around..then suddenly breaking down. it would start ok..but as soon as...
by henlife
Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:44 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: torn vinyl
Replies: 1
Views: 606

torn vinyl

hello i have searched the site and cannot find information on torn vinyl anywhere. i have got a couple of rips of about 3 inches in my back seat and a couple of little ones else where. what is the best way to fix it. The vinyl repair kit i found online looked very complicated with colour matching et...
by henlife
Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:43 am
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: help varnish on wood and hubs!
Replies: 3
Views: 837

help varnish on wood and hubs!

hi everyone i have been trying to inprove my moggy traveller without to much success! i stripped back all the wook and had a couple of pieces replaced...varnished it. when i looked the next day quite alot of black was showing back again...damp? oh dear...do i have to rub it back down again or is thi...
by henlife
Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:53 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: BROKEN TRAVELLER DOOR..PLEASE HELP
Replies: 2
Views: 768

BROKEN TRAVELLER DOOR..PLEASE HELP

hello i posted a message about my broken traveller door a while ago..stilll haven't got it fixed. the man i use seems a bit bemused as to how to go a bout it. options seem to be: new door: worried wood won't match. metal brackets? possible option insert whole new piece of wood across the top from ch...
by henlife
Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:23 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: broken back door! help needed.
Replies: 4
Views: 1376

broken back door! help needed.

:( hello there i took my morris traveller to spain and france this summer...but unfortunatley the full load in the boot caused the left hand door frame to break. My partner has looked at it, but we are wondering how best to get it fixed. it is the top left hand corner that has broken but this has ca...
by henlife
Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: morris traveller with caravan?
Replies: 5
Views: 2122

morris traveller with caravan?

hello there i am currently very tempted to buy a friend of mines 1960 caravan that he has for sale. it is light weight 500kg and has brakes. the trouble is my old much loved traveller does not as yet have a tow bar( i know i can get one for a hundred quid)and i have never towed anything! meand my ch...
by henlife
Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:59 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: minor stops after a few miles!
Replies: 4
Views: 1582

minor stops after a few miles!

hello there..my mimor is running ok round the village...but after driving about 8 miles i get problems. She will miss, splutter,chug on abit then stop! 20 minutes later she will go another 8 miles or so...weird #and frustrating! she has just had new points,plugs,condensor,petrol pipe. i have only pu...
by henlife
Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:47 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: help!
Replies: 5
Views: 1642

help!

i posted a few days ago about a morris minor i had bought in my village.....i have been driving it around the village happily but there is a problem! after 6 miles or so it starts to hesitate,,splutters a bit, limps along abit then stops! if i leave it 20 minutes she will start up again and run fine...