Why Ford cannot win Bathurst....

[Mathew M.]

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 23:42:22 +1000, Noddy wrote:

>
> "atec" <"atec77(takethis)"@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:417CDF89.712ED377@hotmail.com...
>
>> 45 chevy ?
>> fuck you can talk shiite. ( owned a 45 chev sedan ) and fark it was a
>> solid bit of shiite. ( gutless though)
>
> Bet you wish you still had it, as they're *exceptionally* rare. So rare,
> in fact, that almost fuck none of them were ever built due to the war
> production :)
>
> 1946 was the first full year for civilian US models once production
> facilities got back to normal.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.

Sprung!

--
Mathew M. <mathew@spiesNOSPAMareus.yi.org>
GPG public key ID: 0x3DDC1413

This post contains a chemical or chemicals known to the state of California
to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. This (these)
chemical(s) may be harmful to your health.

[clockmeister]

"Scott Badman" <sbadman@goldwayenergy.nospam.com.au> wrote in message
news:Md_ed.38009$5O5.23183@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> "FALUN-DAFA" <hatzolah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:clhm27$jfm$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>> "Imagine our disappointment, then, when we discovered that we couldn't
> take
>> the XR8 back to Sydney with us. After a day of easy, open road driving
>> and
> a
>> handful of U-turns for photography, the power steering became heavy,
>> developed a whining noise and there was fluid all over the engine bay. As
> a
>> precaution, we took the XR8 to the Ford dealer at Bathurst before heading
>> home.
>>
>> Closer inspection revealed that the power steering pump had burst a seal.
>> There were no spare pumps in stock (Ford says we should regard this as a
>> sign that it is not a common failure) and so we left the XR8 in Bathurst.
>> Game over."
>>
>>
> http://drive.fairfax.com.au/content-new/news/general/2004/10/22/FFXIKJN8L0E.
>> html
>
>
> Big deal!
>
> I lost power steering in my VP Calais between corners on the Old Pacific
> highway, and it wasn't a gradual thing either. Caught me by surprise when
> I
> tried to turn into the next corner!
>
> I drove it around like that for a couple of weeks until it was repaired
> with
> no problems. It was during this time that I first drove the gf's Valiant,
> I
> didn't even notice its lack of power steering :)
>
> So in short, I see no reason why it couldn't be driven back from Bathurst!
>

Without oil, it would screw the pump.

[Soulsearcher]

Fraser Johnston wrote:
> "Noddy" <dg4163@{nospam}tpg.com.au> wrote in message
> news:417d01c5@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>
>>"atec" <"atec77(takethis)"@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:417CBEB4.49C3BD7E@hotmail.com...
>>
>>
>>>you poor baby ,( weak little prick ), time to get some exercise and
>>>start squeezing tennis balls as an option.
>>>power steering is for sooks fags and weaklings , which are you ?.
>>
>>Aha! I'm on dial up tonight, and I can see you :)
>>
>>You try driving a ram type steering system with a dead pump, and then get
>>back to us about who the sook is :)
>
>
> He'd rather drive his greased dick up a sheeps ass.

WTF?
What is a sheep doing with a donkey?

[atec]

Noddy wrote:
>
> "atec" <"atec77(takethis)"@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:417CDF89.712ED377@hotmail.com...
>
> > 45 chevy ?
> > fuck you can talk shiite. ( owned a 45 chev sedan ) and fark it was a
> > solid bit of shiite. ( gutless though)
>
> Bet you wish you still had it, as they're *exceptionally* rare. So rare, in
> fact, that almost fuck none of them were ever built due to the war
> production :)
>
> 1946 was the first full year for civilian US models once production
> facilities got back to normal.

don't get out much do you short arse , Mine was a 45 , near where I
lived in Unzed there was a major military base in WWII , guess what the
septics left a lot of behind
now tell me where I mentioned civilian motor toys ?
( let me guess , ducks disease has made you short in other areas as
well.)
>
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.

--
X-No-Archive: Yes

[atec]

Nod wrote:
>
> "atec" <"atec77(takethis)"@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:417CBEB4.49C3BD7E@hotmail.com...
>
> > you poor baby ,( weak little prick ), time to get some exercise and
> > start squeezing tennis balls as an option.
> > power steering is for sooks fags and weaklings , which are you ?.
>
> Aha! I'm on dial up tonight, and I can see you :)
>
> You try driving a ram type steering system with a dead pump, and then get
> back to us about who the sook is :)
I have in the past ,didn't prove to be a bother . I guess being a short
arse its got you in the arms as well ?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.

--
X-No-Archive: Yes

[FALUN-DAFA]

"Imagine our disappointment, then, when we discovered that we couldn't take
the XR8 back to Sydney with us. After a day of easy, open road driving and a
handful of U-turns for photography, the power steering became heavy,
developed a whining noise and there was fluid all over the engine bay. As a
precaution, we took the XR8 to the Ford dealer at Bathurst before heading
home.

Closer inspection revealed that the power steering pump had burst a seal.
There were no spare pumps in stock (Ford says we should regard this as a
sign that it is not a common failure) and so we left the XR8 in Bathurst.
Game over."

http://drive.fairfax.com.au/content-new/news/general/2004/10/22/FFXIKJN8L0E.
html

"I remember when Ford made good cars" When?Ed.

CDIHL

[Mug Punter]

"FALUN-DAFA" <hatzolah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:clhm27$jfm$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> "Imagine our disappointment, then, when we discovered that we couldn't
take
> the XR8 back to Sydney with us. After a day of easy, open road driving and
a
> handful of U-turns for photography, the power steering became heavy,
> developed a whining noise and there was fluid all over the engine bay. As
a
> precaution, we took the XR8 to the Ford dealer at Bathurst before heading
> home.
>
> Closer inspection revealed that the power steering pump had burst a seal.
> There were no spare pumps in stock (Ford says we should regard this as a
> sign that it is not a common failure) and so we left the XR8 in Bathurst.
> Game over."
>
>
http://drive.fairfax.com.au/content-new/news/general/2004/10/22/FFXIKJN8L0E.
> html
>
> "I remember when Ford made good cars" When?Ed.
>
> CDIHL
>
>

This has what to do with winning Bathurst?

[Scott Badman]

"FALUN-DAFA" <hatzolah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:clhm27$jfm$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> "Imagine our disappointment, then, when we discovered that we couldn't
take
> the XR8 back to Sydney with us. After a day of easy, open road driving and
a
> handful of U-turns for photography, the power steering became heavy,
> developed a whining noise and there was fluid all over the engine bay. As
a
> precaution, we took the XR8 to the Ford dealer at Bathurst before heading
> home.
>
> Closer inspection revealed that the power steering pump had burst a seal.
> There were no spare pumps in stock (Ford says we should regard this as a
> sign that it is not a common failure) and so we left the XR8 in Bathurst.
> Game over."
>
>
http://drive.fairfax.com.au/content-new/news/general/2004/10/22/FFXIKJN8L0E.
> html


Big deal!

I lost power steering in my VP Calais between corners on the Old Pacific
highway, and it wasn't a gradual thing either. Caught me by surprise when I
tried to turn into the next corner!

I drove it around like that for a couple of weeks until it was repaired with
no problems. It was during this time that I first drove the gf's Valiant, I
didn't even notice its lack of power steering :)

So in short, I see no reason why it couldn't be driven back from Bathurst!

[Fraser Johnston]

"Scott Badman" <sbadman@goldwayenergy.nospam.com.au> wrote in message
news:Md_ed.38009$5O5.23183@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> "FALUN-DAFA" <hatzolah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:clhm27$jfm$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>> "Imagine our disappointment, then, when we discovered that we couldn't
> take
>> the XR8 back to Sydney with us. After a day of easy, open road driving
>> and
> a
>> handful of U-turns for photography, the power steering became heavy,
>> developed a whining noise and there was fluid all over the engine bay. As
> a
>> precaution, we took the XR8 to the Ford dealer at Bathurst before heading
>> home.
>>
>> Closer inspection revealed that the power steering pump had burst a seal.
>> There were no spare pumps in stock (Ford says we should regard this as a
>> sign that it is not a common failure) and so we left the XR8 in Bathurst.
>> Game over."
>>
>>
> http://drive.fairfax.com.au/content-new/news/general/2004/10/22/FFXIKJN8L0E.
>> html
>
>
> Big deal!
>
> I lost power steering in my VP Calais between corners on the Old Pacific
> highway, and it wasn't a gradual thing either. Caught me by surprise when
> I
> tried to turn into the next corner!
>
> I drove it around like that for a couple of weeks until it was repaired
> with
> no problems. It was during this time that I first drove the gf's Valiant,
> I
> didn't even notice its lack of power steering :)
>
> So in short, I see no reason why it couldn't be driven back from Bathurst!

I lost power steering in my Jag and it was a tow truck job. The wheel would
not turn. Must of between because of the heavy v12 between the suspension
towers. With the power steering ok you could drive it with your pinky.

Fraser

[Toby Ponsenby]

<| Fraser Johnston |> did write on 25Oct2004 at 2:06:29 PM
> I lost power steering in my Jag and it was a tow truck job. The wheel
would
> not turn. Must of between because of the heavy v12 between the
suspension
> towers. With the power steering ok you could drive it with your pinky.

I know a bloke who lost PS in a Fairlane on a gravel road corner at a most
interesting speed.
Big prang resulted.
Since then he's removed the power steering from each of his vehicles, and
is in real trouble with mix'n'match because there's no option to do that on
most current stuff.
--
Toby
quidquid latine dictum
sit, altum viditur

[Danny Rohr]

"FALUN-DAFA" <hatzolah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:clhm27$jfm$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...

> "Imagine our disappointment, then, when we discovered that we couldn't
take
> the XR8 back to Sydney with us. After a day of easy, open road driving and
a
> handful of U-turns for photography, the power steering became heavy,
> developed a whining noise and there was fluid all over the engine bay. As
a
> precaution, we took the XR8 to the Ford dealer at Bathurst before heading
> home.
>
> Closer inspection revealed that the power steering pump had burst a seal.
> There were no spare pumps in stock (Ford says we should regard this as a
> sign that it is not a common failure) and so we left the XR8 in Bathurst.
> Game over."
>
>
http://drive.fairfax.com.au/content-new/news/general/2004/10/22/FFXIKJN8L0E.
> html
>
> "I remember when Ford made good cars" When?Ed.

And this has what in relation to a V* Ford Supercar?

On another note, hadn't MOTOR mag been HSV bashing for about 4 years that
everytime they took a HSV for a hard fang they kept popping power steering
pumps and they aventually admitted the problem and fixed it during the VY
series?

Danny.

[James Collins]

My VN commodore got a new PS pump every month. Turned out that the PS pump
didn't like spinning at 5000 RPM and would blow a seal.

I have always regarded PS Pumps to hate any kind of stress you put on them.
Just talking about this and I can smell PS fluid!

[atec]

Fraser Johnston wrote:
>
>
>
>
> I lost power steering in my Jag and it was a tow truck job. The wheel would
> not turn. Must of between because of the heavy v12 between the suspension
> towers. With the power steering ok you could drive it with your pinky.
>
> Fraser
you poor baby ,( weak little prick ), time to get some exercise and
start squeezing tennis balls as an option.
power steering is for sooks fags and weaklings , which are you ?.

--
X-No-Archive: Yes