Thursday, 18 September 2008

AX Dead

The Citroen is officially dead. Head gasket failure was diagnosed last month and despite emergency surgery, a new gasket and glow plugs, it seems that the diesel pump has also failed, meaning that she is beyond economical repair. Even if the faults could be rectified, the MOT is due end of October, and she needs at least a new driveshaft on the nearside, and I've never been happy with the handling and the alarming knocking noise from the suspension over bumps, nor the way the front offside wheel doesn't appear quite right in the wheel arch. So it is RIP (Rust in Pieces) from tommorow, and hopefully she'll proved useful parts for other AX's to soldier on. Meanwhile, I'm looking for a new project.

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