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Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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May 2002
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Re: Talk about bad luck!
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Mon, 21 October 2002 12:31
 
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What the heck is up with all the I’ in your post?
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Location:
Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Re: Talk about bad luck!
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Mon, 21 October 2002 22:28
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I don't know?
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Talk about bad luck!
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Tue, 22 October 2002 06:08
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"What the heck is up with all the I’ in your post? "
what on earth is i&3633278 or wahtever it is?
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Talk about bad luck!
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Tue, 22 October 2002 06:09
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PS ... really sorry to hear about that celicachick... nothing worse than when your baby starts giving you grief.
just keep loving her (or him) unconditionally 
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Location:
Yeppoon/Rockhampton
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: Talk about bad luck!
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Tue, 22 October 2002 11:53
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sounds like my car.... here's my story.
about 4 months ago my car seamed to be going through the water. had to keep topping it up about 3 times a week. the previous few months i replaced the radiator, thermostat, had it compression tested and all was ok.
Until one night i was driving on the highway and then i heard a noise like driving over debry. i thought it was nothing so i kept driving. though i had better look down at the dash and i see my cars temperature is rising and my charge light is on.... oh no what happened.
The next day i see my water pump blew out.
2 months later i finally got a replacement engine as the previous one was DEAD to say the least.
Next came paint job. they first told me. bring it in on monday you'll have it by friday. friday came, you'll have it by wednesday at the latest. wednesday they told me friday i'll have it. i stressed i need the car for the weekend because i'll be without a car. friday came and they said, monday tuesday or wednesday.. finally got it on the wednesday 2 1/2 weeks after first putting it in.
Then, the day after i got the car back from the panel beaters the exhaust manifold gasket gets a hole in it. The stupid mechanic wasn't going to fix it under warrenty, but he soon changed his mind.. what an asshole.
So i'll have my car running 100% again this thursday..
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Location:
Mornington Peninsula
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: Talk about bad luck!
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Tue, 22 October 2002 23:04
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Well she's running.... just. I sat down in her and had a talk to her (yes I know I'm odd) She wouldn't start last night after a lot of standing there scratching our heads we decided to changed the points and then she started. She idels wonderfully now and is a lot quieter but when we took her for a drive she jumps all over the place like she's mis firing. We think it's got something to do with the timing because we adjusted the distributor and sometimes she drove worse and other times she drove better. There was quite a few impressive back fires. 
Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks for the support draven. I've been through so much with that car from 4 foot long flames out the exhaust, to a broken axle, clutch cylinders getting leaks to just not wanting to start (or stop). Most people would have given up on it by now and mum keeps telling me to take her to the wreckers but I couldn't do that.
SupraBoy, I'm going to be getting one of my car's painted hopefully within the next year. I'm going to prep it all myself and then get a friend to spray it for me for a bottle of beam. So hopefully that will eliminate being stuffed around.
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Location:
Mornington Peninsula
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: Talk about bad luck!
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Thu, 24 October 2002 23:32
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Well she's on the road again, runs really well now, better than ever. I'm so happy that I can drive my car. All I have to do is fix the rust in the front of her and she'll be great!
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Talk about bad luck!
