BX works again!!!

Stinkwheel · Post by **Stinkwheel** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 5:57 pm

Well after about 4 weeks i guess off the road the tesco value BX lives again.

Thanks to many people here who offered advice and parts, thanks to ken and i believe scarecrow who pointed out that medway citroen had a BX14 in for breaking and also Remy at medway citroen who braved the snow to go and remove the parts from the car for me and had them delivered 2 days before christmas. All sterling stuff.

So earlier i braved the cold driveway and the snow on the ground and car and everything to fit the correct pump and brackes, put on the correct 6.35mm pipe and new belt, primed and bled it up, job well done, except i need to retighten the HP pump belt again now its done a couple of miles.

Now its all as god (or citroen, which is much the same thing, in as much as i don believe in them) had intended the pipe may actually last and not fracture every hundred odd miles or so like the last 3 have. I have every faith, well i have some faith, well i hope it works, well, i've another pipe on order already just in case

toddao · Post by **toddao** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 7:06 pm

Well done! Car repairs in winter are not fun - all that cold metal and snow..

I remember we had a Russian member here for a brief time and he was doing all his repairs outside, deep into the minus, up to his neck in snow. No wonder he's gone quiet - probably turned into a Cornetto and is still lying rather still under the only BX in Russia somewhere out on the Steppes!

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:49 pm

Nice one Matt

You, me and Chas for a BX get together then

Stinkwheel · Post by **Stinkwheel** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 10:17 pm

Indeed rich, long overdue
Hope you and the family had a good Christmas

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:29 am

Great news!

Post by **Defender110** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:55 am

Well done, dedication in this weather is to be applauded.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:09 am

Stinkwheel wrote: Hope you and the family had a good Christmas

Yes indeedy

After resisting for 8 years we have finally caved in to the evil that is the X-box

Hope santa stopped off in Desborough as well.

Stinkwheel · Post by **Stinkwheel** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:52 am

Indeed he did

Ive had an xbox for a year now, i only like some types of game, but its very much fun

I've even been out and retentioned the belt this morning!!!