Uncle Bob

Spotted this on YouTube …could work if smaller quantities of fuel are required for classic motorbikes or even lawnmowers/ chainsaws etc but would be rather time consuming for a classic car .

Well done for getting in the magazine I subscribe to it but didn't look on here to see if it was a current club member ... I spotted the timing chain error.....they clearly need more Celica education

Feel your pain about your motor, agree with others do phone the police someone may have reported an erratic driver in your street or a street nearby, if you don't phone you can't be sure.

Just a suggestion why not buy mechanical devices , thatchem 3, stoplock pro and a battery cut off switch. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/StopLock-Pro-Maximum-High-Security-Car-Steering-Wheel-Lock-/280729530191?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Safety_Security&hash=item415cc8af4f

if your looking for the mag, its got the blue mk1 escort on the cover

My copy of Practical Classics dropped on the door mat today, well done Steve another magazine celebrity in the club

Tec topics should be a good read to any Toyota enthusiast.

It may show up as more brake dust on one wheel than the other.

Had this on one of my cars, turned out to be a sticking front caliper, jack up front of car and turn each wheel, should be little to no resistance.

Well time does fly. I've been a member of the Celica-Club 10 years to the day. I originally joined the club by chance, there was a Japanese car meet at Boloney in east Sussex, I turned up with my 1998 Gen 6 SR and noticed a few modded Celica, this turned out to be Simon and Stephen the clubs founders,I also met young Njay. Before I new it I was a signed up member. The club was small and very friendly at the time and due to my knowledge of all matters Celica I was invited to become the Gen 6 moderator and also the Gen 1-4 moderator. I spent a fair bit of time doing the fact & figures for the gen 6 and Gen1-4 section and they are still used today in an updated format. I was there for the clubs first JAE in 2002 with Simon and a few others, great time great weather. I've been a keen Celica enthusiast since 1993 and have owned most of the early Celica models plus a few Gen4's and a Gen 6. I still feel the club is a friendly place but at a much faster pace, yes you get the odd cock on here but I'm sure you get that with all clubs. Although I have a Lexus IS300 these days ( need an auto ) my roots are still very much Celica orientated and I hope to be a member for many years to come. May I wish the club well and its members for the future Bob.

A big Happy Birthday to the Celica-Club, well done to past and present moderators for making the club what it is today .

This article gives some information on bio-fuel/ ethanol in fuel... http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2779

I like the idea of the mot test every 2nd year, which is fine for car enthusiast that look after their motors but i guess there are more car owners out there that do no maintenance or repairs and run their cars into the ground.

Just had a look on Feebay, lots of aftermarket ball joint covers sold ,so no big expense on that front.

I'm thinking how many cars are running around with split ball joint covers, those forked ball joint splitter are going to be more trouble than their worth.

Bit of information about what the MOT test has install in the future, not come into force yet but by 2012, so time to check you ball joint dust covers ! I've taken this from another site, the guy is an mot tester.... "Last night i attended the latest round of VOSA mot seminars (2 hours of shear bordem and they charge for the tickets). Any just though i would share some of the changes that may affect some members. Theres seems to have been some talk about about hid lights fitted to car that didnt have them origianally. At present there is nothing about them coming into test to be a testable item. They are working on it, but there seems to be some confusion as to what a hid is. As with all mot testing,you are not allowed to dismantle anything on the car, so without seeing the bulb who says its a hid. Thats their concern. Also as hids have been deemed to be benificial they don't want to ban them either, but do they need to have headlight washers and self leveling equipment on them or do they get tested purley on beam aim and pattern as any other headlight bulb would be. So hids, they are not coming into the test although they may do in future. ABS lights have been in the mot for ages now , as of january next year engine management lights will be included in the test as will airbag light, srs lights, brake fluid level warning lights and main beem warning lights. All will now have to function correctly to get a pass. Non of these have been part of the test before. Towbars are now included in the test but they wiring harness for them isnt, it doesnt have to function at all you dont even need one at present. From what i was told last night the old style 9 pin sockets wont ever be in the test as there is no standardised pin set up. The new canbus controlled 13 pin towbar sockets will be testable as soon as they find, test, approve and standardise a piece of equipment to test them. Ball joint dust covers track rod end dust covers will come into test, again as of january the first next year. If they are split they are a fail. MOst of the dust covers i se are split as the joint removal tool used actually splits them. So check your dust covers, if your car is going in for any steerign or suspension work make sure your garage doesnt use the wedge shape for for splitting the joints, if they rip your dust covers from january it will cost you a new joint,unless of course someone starts to sell just the cover. Inner c.v boots again are now testable from january next year,until now they have only been an advisary item. Battery security also comes into the test at same time, currently your battery doesnt have to be secure. Engine mounts also will be testable until january your engine can be tied in with string and your car will pass. Manuel head light adjusters (the switch on your dash to adjust headlight aim) might come into the test an eu directive says it has to be reachable from the drivers seat. Ye silly eu again when have you ever seen one that isnt reachabel from the drivers seat??. It might not come into the test, as your all probably thinking whats the point of that in the test one will never fail on that, which is why they are thinking of not including it in the test. Catalitic converters will now be in the test, again as of january next year. If you have removed yours it will now be a fail. Until now if your carpassed the emisions test it didnt mater if you had a cat or not.And before anyone quotes the section of the testers manuel that state reason for rejection " part of exhaust system missing" this refers to a part actually missing and not replaced with a straight piece of pipe. A cat bypass was considered replaced not missing piece. As usual there was talk of test frequency. The idea od cars needing test on a 4 2 2 basis has been rattling around for ages now. Basicly your car,from new, wouldnt need a test for 4 years then only needed one every 2 years after that. As i stated at the start of the post these are the items discussed at last nights mot seminar they are not my views on mot testing i dont agree with some of the stuff so dotn argue with me if you think dust covers being torn is a bad idea to fail its not my fault. I know of loads of cars with engine management lights on that run perfectly well and have do for ages, why the sudden need to fail them all on mot is beyond me."