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For the first time in several years I have had a week off for me and me alone and had a staycation. First on the agenda was my 6.9 whose aircon had gone flat about three years ago. The aircon was rebuilt with a new compressor and lines and conversion by Lyons Airconditioning in Kewdale with...

This is a previous posting reprinted with photos now posted to imgur.com - test run to see if that which was lost can be found. Since I purchased my 6.9 (2 1/2 years ago now) I have contended with a squeak at one or other fan speed which this summer has become almost continual and has often...

Here are a few photos of the new "WGB" complete with it's plates and a wash today. It has already covered 1330 km in 10 days. It is an S350 - Black with Black interior and Eucalyptus trim. The only options are the dark windows and the 20 inch wheels. Milly is the guard dog. In total the...

Took the S350 on a shakedown cruise to Donnybrook and back yesterday - approx 450 km. Here is a blurry shot taken with my iphone of the S350 dash as we were nearing home last night. It shows average fuel consumption of 6.2 L/100km. Most of the journey was spent with the cruise control on 113...

I ordered my new CLS500 5 months ago and yesterday I still had no firm date for production let alone delivery and on going into Diesel Motors yesterday I was told I could have a car in December so long as I accepted one of their pre-ordered colours and specs. Robinson last week in Wheels...

I said goodbye to two great mates this afternoon. Traded in on two new ones that will arrive in about two months time - we'll see who builds them quicker Sindelfingen or Tuscaloosa. Bill

The Grand lodge of WA is planning on entering a car for this years Variety Bash and we have secured funding to purchase a car and run in the Sydney to Perth event this year. I would dearly love to get my latest 6.9 ready but I think time and reality will preclude this. We are looking at two...

My son-in-law returned from his FIFO job and wanted to hear the engine run. It started first flick of the starter and then 15 seconds later it pumped up it's suspension and looked like it wanted to go for a run. I will fix the flat front tyre and get it up on the hoist before I lurch 2 ton of...

Thanks Michel, abl567 and Styria. No fool like an old fool - however onwards and upwards seems to be the way. Bill

Thanks for that. I have a very busy 6 weeks ahead of me and as I made a raid on Tiffany's last week and the prospective 3rd Mrs Babe has said yes my shed time and money will be a little down for a while. Bill

After some difficulty lifting the car I managed to find what I assume was a non-standard Bosch pump in the usual position as well as a smaller than standard fuel filter also in the usual position. Most of the hoses were newish generic hoses but as soon as any fiddling started they started...

As some of you will know I succumbed and purchased Motec 6.9's car which had been left sitting under covers for several years. I looked at it and turned to walk away and my son-in-law gave him an offer neither of us could refuse so it is now sitting at my place. I have attempted to start it...

Good choice of car Styria. Here is the little Jazz my late wife and I purchased last year in April - she chose the colour. It was purchased because the second garage in our town house is only 4 metres long and we could only park one big car off road at a time. 15,000km and never missed a...

Here is the brand new valve as I fitted to my car last year. The boot looks much neater. I still have one new valve in it's packet and have toyed with the idea of getting a boot manufactured but don't really want to butcher a pristine brand new valve. Bill

Chris was at the recent WA meet and when both of us are finished with our respective holidays I am pencilling in a day to have a look at his hydraulics. Bill

After a 4 1/2 year odyssey I have now replaced the last bits of rubber between me and the road. I have always blamed the rough low speed ride on my 16 inch wheels because my 450 was always much more pleasant to ride in over low speed bumps but last Saturday I went to take the 6.9 for a reviving...

A few photos from today. Colour is on and one coat (of 4) has been applied below the window line. We ran out of day before we cou;ld finish completely. I hope for a pleasant surprise when I come home from work tomorrow. Bill

on a fine Saturday in May 2004 I drove past one of the less salubrious pre-owned motor re-allocation consultants and staring out of the heavily used cheap specials was a green 116. I took it for a drive - decided that the lack of power, directional control and retardation along with non working...

My 450 SEL has sat gathering dust in it's primer coat for some five years and gradually plugs have fouled and power steering has stopped powering and I have twice purchased the paint but never got going on the top coat. Now that my 6.9 is as good as I will probably get it my thoughts were...

Now that my 6.9 front struts don't drop overnight and the car stays upright by itself for weeks on end without being started it occurred to me that it must lighten the load on the hydraulic pump. The pump pressure is now really only used for gradual top up and levelling functions whereas with...