Recent content by ken crosley

thanks all -local garage says its because i mixed two different anti freezes. have got no head gasket probs. saw the two pack in halfords on my way home tonight but have bought bars flush so will try that tomorrrow- says it removes sludge??-

i appear to have mixed two different anti freeze types resulting in a chemical reaction (never heard of this before)??instead of anti freeze i now have green slime-- was told to flush out system i have now done this twice to no avail (water pressure wont dilute it) does anyone know what will...

my c180 sun roof needs some lubrication. was thinking wd40 or silicone any ideas before i put the wrong stuff on it??

nice one plod. see you can afford a merc then?? (only jokin)

you see it every day. i think probably 98% of drivers do not indicate their intentions to other road users -this to me is driving without due care and attention. the sooner mr plod stands on the junctions/roundabouts and gives out fixed penalties that would teach the lazy buggers. still who am...

any ideas as to what a clutch slave cylinder might cost also a master cylinder.its a c180 only took car in last week. garage replaced the slave( £133 in total) £55 for cylinder lasted one day.took it back OH its the master gone.( highly unlikely i thought to have the two go??) phone call OH...

green slime many thanks for that people.yes you are right when i got the car i did top the rad up with glycol. so that is my prob solved. regards ken. oh by the way any ideas what type my anti - freeze should be ?? (and how much for 50/50) must get a manual

just went out to check my water levels and the rad is full of a light green slime (it looks like shaving gel) there is no water in the oil. it looks fine. what the hell is it ? i have never seen anything like it.am going to flush the system now. any ideas??? its a c180 1.8. the engine runs fine...

window tints thanks for that guys info taken on board --ken so it wont get done then??

hi all my c180 has got a small dent in it. was thinking of repairing dent and getting bonnet resprayed. how best do i do this as will have to get rid of the lacquer. was told that silver is hard to match up as you can see the difference in shade.noticed this when i put after mkt rear spoiler on...

firstly i have read all the posts on window tinting. my question is has anyone done it and is it a pig of job or what. was thinking of doing the rear half. can anyone talk me through it-- regards ken-- c180 esprit

faster c180 just sold my 2.3 16v cossy. also got a bmw 318is twin cam 140bhp.i just thought that having 122 bhp the old merc would be a bit quicker off the mark . still i notice its better on fuel.must get the cbr honda out and get the rush that way..her indoors said i am getting too old for...

hi all need to pep up my c180 esprit 1.8 any ideas. has anyone chipped one? is it possible? does it work? getting peed off by being outdragged by vans at the traffic light grand prix.(miss my 190e 2.3 16 valver) regards ken

de-cat many thanks for that. does any one know if a 1986 2.3 16v would have had a cat/(sold it now) as when i bought it .someone had welded a straight through piece of pipe . where a cat would have been (or did they just cut out the front box.?) only it passed the mot for 5 years (just...

has anyone de-catted? a c180 and passed the m.o.t. with it. as im curious.?? have heared lots of conflicting stories. kc