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(Message started by: mikeart on Nov 17^th, 2008, 4:35pm)

Title: AA man is confused !
Post by mikeart on Nov 17^th, 2008, 4:35pm

I had to call out the AA this morning, it seems i have a dodgy glow plug relay, that's ok i can fix that, he has been an AA man for 13 years, on opening the hood his remark was wow i have never ever seen that engine before ? here are some pics i took tonight is there a name for this engine he would like to know about it, i told him about you guys so over to the experts ....

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/mikeart7/CAR003.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/mikeart7/CAR002.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/mikeart7/CAR001.jpg

Title: Re: AA man is confused !
Post by Highlander on Nov 17^th, 2008, 4:46pm

Was he from Alcoholics Anonymous?

Its VM diesel Vittori-manufactured (VM)

Its not just fitted to the Scorpio, its was fitted in many cars, Ford, Toyota, Alfa Romeo, Opel Chrysler and Rover.

In the UK it will be best known in the Range Rover, the Rover 825, Jeep Cherokee, Chrysler Voyager, Vauxhall (Opel) Frontera and the Toyota Land Cruiser.

If I were you I'd join the RAC!!

Title: Re: AA man is confused !
Post by Jonnycab on Nov 17^th, 2008, 4:58pm

It's also in a few thousand Metrocabs ;)

Title: Re: AA man is confused !
Post by mikeart on Nov 17^th, 2008, 6:15pm

Well i never, one has to trust what the expert tells me, for an AA man i am surprised he had not seen it before, i find it hard to believe he hasn't ::) perhaps he was from the other AA? any way i like it so who cares what it is but i do thank you for the information, i guess i can surmise that it is reliable then ? it runs like a dream, absolutely no problems at all, and all for £400 from Ebay :D ps that included the body as well ;D

Title: Re: AA man is confused !
Post by Matt on Nov 17^th, 2008, 7:33pm

looks like you have the later more powerfull version,

the early ones the throttal cable was on an arm like many engines, the later vm's like that one has what i would see as a type of electronic throttal, as in you cant rev it from the engine bay as theres no throttal linkage!

Title: Re: AA man is confused !
Post by Chieftain on Nov 17^th, 2008, 10:02pm

Rather lost faith in AA, if you recall a while back my bonnet catch went on my 24V there is no way of getting it open other than dmaging the grill, you can not reeach the catch from underneath because of all the bit and bobs there. Local garage showed me this when it was on the hoist and they tried for a day but no joy, (no charges as they did not finish job) anyway AA man tried for 5 minutes with a very small screwdriver then gave up, at the tiem I did not realise it can not been done that way, so he telling porkies.

Title: Re: AA man is confused !
Post by mr._floppy on Nov 18^th, 2008, 1:30am

I'm surprised the AA man identified it as an engine as their experience of lifting a bonnet is as meagre as an X Factor winner's singing ability :'(

I'm sorry, my opinion of the boys in yellow has lessened since one technician ( Hah ! ) refused to free a binding brake shoe in case his 'elf and safety human rights were breached by the breathing in of a few particles of brake dust.

Get a job you like you big useless ( deleted after taking legal advice ) :-*

Title: Re: AA man is confused !
Post by Chieftain on Nov 18^th, 2008, 5:43pm

having castigated them I suppose I should give an example of a good un!

had a Granada Scorpio and happpily motoring unilt I realised that loosing power pulled over before it was to late. Had all the symptoms of dud battery BUT I knew it was a good one, so out comes the patrol spent a long time on it until he decided to have it recovered to a better location (mc donalds) so coffees in hand we go back to it. Bypassing circuits and it fired up but leave as normal stops. Eventually success after many calls and experiments it turns out to be the charging bulb had blown and with that gone it takes out the charging circuit. New bulb and all was fixed, nothing but praise for that patrol.

Title: Re: AA man is confused !
Post by gozz on Nov 18^th, 2008, 8:22pm

Thought they were LED ?
GOZZ

Title: Re: AA man is confused !
Post by Chieftain on Nov 19^th, 2008, 6:46pm

on 11/18/08 at 20:22:53, gozz wrote:

Thought they were LED ?
GOZZ

Nope on the granny a simple bulb as were all the panel lights