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[horaa]

Wanted to do more things but unfortunately the weather is not helping drizzling and being cold.
I have replaced all of the rubber vacuum hoses. The check valve broke but i had a replacement bought some time ago.
Replaced the key shell as i wanted something a tad more modern and less worn.
Resitted the t hose radiator clamp, so far no leaks.
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[horaa]

I have refuelled with petrol after 4300kms, consumption of petrol is 0.5% with 90% being cold engine start and city driving .
Meanwhile i saw a puddle of coolant under the car and the front of the engine is wet(?). Radiator is dry, hoses are dry, water pump is dry, everything is dry but there's a leak somewhere. Only when stationary(?) for a short period of time because the leak stops itself. There's not a single thing to leak from the front of the engine under the manifold except outside coolant leak from the headgasket. I jacked up the car, stood under the car 30 minutes to see where it leaks, it's not leaking if the front car is jacked up, only when the car is downhill on the parking space... stop dissapointing me signumareasa, i thought we had a deal.

[horaa]

It started to snow, again. Sometimes i really want to get my petrol jug and fill it up just to see it burn, but i can't. Wich wiper linkage should i buy? I was thinking going straight to OEM GM.
The rear right door started to leak after i have resealed the foil wich means i did a bad job so i have to redo it. Replaced the driver door trim clips as sometimes it was starting to make some noise. Forgot to take pics, sorry.
LPG annual service, the filter was full, need to change gas pump apparently.

[northpole]

I'd go to a scrappy and buy the whole thing including the wiper motor... got mine last year for 20 pounds but the last person I saw that recently got one of a scrappy paid 40 pounds.

Alternatively you could just buy a set of linkages of eBay and I would only do that if you just don't want to spend to much on it... that said they go from 20 to 40 pound, and all that is wrong is worn out plastic bush...

That is why a well placed cable tie can be a quick plaster for a really long time. It'll be noisy though.

[horaa]

For sure no junkyard. I can't trust parts that are 15 year old with improperly deposit and a lot of miles on so for sure i will buy a one one.

[northpole]

For sure no junkyard. I can't trust parts that are 15 year old with improperly deposit and a lot of miles on so for sure i will buy a one one.

lol i was thinking that but the pre-facelift mechanism is way better than the facelift one.. so that is what i got... than i bought some repair clips and added those to the older type wiper linkages... They'll as or ever now

i suggest you look it up as the repair clips are cheap as chips, and can be used on the worn out pre-facelift wiper linkages... but instead i got a perfectly fine working pre-facelift linkage with motor than added the repair clips over the weak bushings. (note: they don't make the repair clips for the facelift linkages)

[horaa]

There is one big issue. There aren't any clips to be bought separately. Already talked to like 3 shops, none of them knows of them, have codes, or can get them in any means. The only way would be going for them at a junkyard but then again i will have to buy the whole assembly and "good" linkeages are the same price as AFM new ones...
You guys are lucky since you can buy a repair kit made in UK.

[northpole]

mate i think you need to do some eBay shopping and have the lot posted to your house... in the meantime you can cable tie the linkage in place and it'll work... it'll just be noisy... but I know a few people that did the temporary cable tie repair and haven't replaced the lot because it works so well and they don't mind the extra clicking.

[horaa]

There isn't much to be fixed here mate since i am missing the whole plastic bushing. If this failed all of them will fail soon, hence new wiper links.
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[northpole]

That's deffo new linkages mate there is nothing left for it to pivot on... I'm amazed it took that long before it stopped working