Something for all you closet British Leyland freaks. (Page 2) — Other Random Car Stuff

26 Reply by mharrell 2014-11-18 09:48 AM

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Re: Something for all you closet British Leyland freaks.

Rich Duisberg wrote:

...British Leyland build quality is dismal, I had the shits for 2 days solid....

You know, despite owning a Metro and a Maestro, I still don't blame everything on British Leyland build quality.

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27 Reply by CowDriver 2014-11-18 10:04 AM

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Re: Something for all you closet British Leyland freaks.

mharrell wrote:

Rich Duisberg wrote:
...British Leyland build quality is dismal, I had the shits for 2 days solid....
You know, despite owning a Metro and a Maestro, I still don't blame everything on British Leyland build quality.

Indeed. Some can be blamed on their suppliers. I have just finished rebuilding the Lucas windshield wiper gearbox
and Smiths speedometer in my Super Snipe. Both of them used grease that had turned to glue, solidly freezing
the workings of both instruments (causing the speedometer cable to snap... twice). It took hours of "gentle" wiggling
and copious quantities of penetrating oil to free them up. What is it about mid-1960s British grease that causes this?
Earlier grease seems to last forever.

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28 Reply by BoB 2014-11-18 10:44 AM

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Re: Something for all you closet British Leyland freaks.

as with most things in the 60s, sex and drugs are probably to blame.

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29 Reply by chdonley2 2014-11-18 01:39 PM

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Re: Something for all you closet British Leyland freaks.

BoB wrote:

as with most things in the 60s, sex, drugs and ROCK AND ROLLare probably to blame.

FTFY

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30 Reply by cheseroo 2014-11-18 02:58 PM

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Re: Something for all you closet British Leyland freaks.

CowDriver wrote:

What is it about mid-1960s British grease that causes this? Earlier grease seems to last forever.

I suspect the same thing that caused my lil Imp to be conceived.

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