New tyres?

tonyh66

barbiedoll wrote: »

It won't just need new tyres, it will need a heat shield on the bonnet!
:rotfl::rotfl:

I doubt it has a bonnet with an engine of that size sitting in the bay

force_ten

That is why the washer bottle is small, as with a six litre engine there is no room to fit a bigger bottle :rotfl: :rotfl:

I think you might find it is a 1.6L not a 6.1L

I think a six litre engine in a ford KA would rip the tyres to shreds in no time :rotfl: :rotfl:

Quiet_Spark

force_ten wrote: »

I think a six litre engine in a ford KA would rip the tyres to shreds in no time :rotfl: :rotfl:

How about a V8 Chevy powered Fiat 126

benham3160

I'd love to hear an old OHV Ford engine redesigned at a 6.1 V8.

It'd sound like somebody kicking a barrel of ball bearings down a fire escape!

AliceBanned

Duh! hadn't spotted the typo. But even with 1.6 it is pretty good fun.:p

Think i'm getting dyslexic in my old age.:mad:

I have been trying to put together a job application all weekend..hopefully with more accuracy than my hurried posts on here.

Iceweasel

Good luck mate - hope you get the job.

force_ten

good luck with the job application, fingers crossed

I checked my tyres today, Wheels off one at a time cleaned inside and out and tread depths checked all around, lowest 4.02 mm on one of the drive wheels, all pressures checked one was about .02 bar down so around 3 psi light

all back on and torqued up so good for the next couple of weeks before the next check

AliceBanned

Thanks. Have been feeling unwell since Sat so it's hard putting it all together, and slow. I'm being realistic - it is a career change slightly so won't be easy and just doing it for the experience and to see how far I can get at this point, with my current experience. Feels like monumental effort when already working full time but I have to force myself however tired.

AliceBanned

force_ten wrote: »

good luck with the job application, fingers crossed

I checked my tyres today, Wheels off one at a time cleaned inside and out and tread depths checked all around, lowest 4.02 mm on one of the drive wheels, all pressures checked one was about .02 bar down so around 3 psi light

all back on and torqued up so good for the next couple of weeks before the next check

Gosh. Do you do a lot of mileage? Is as much as that necessary every two weeks or do you just love it?:D

force_ten

AliceBanned wrote: »

Gosh. Do you do a lot of mileage? Is as much as that necessary every two weeks or do you just love it?:D

the brakes on my car seem to generate a massive amount of dust and the wheels do seem to get very dirty

I take them off and clean inside and out about once every three months and apply a coat of heavy duty wax which makes them a lot easier to keep clean

I check my tyre pressures about once a month and at the same time i run my hands over the tyre tread to check where the tread wear indicator is in relation to the tyre tread

when i have the wheels off i check tyre tread depths all across and around the tyre checking for even tyre wear, which gives a good indication that the wheel alignment is still true