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[panelbeater]

i will get the t2 fri so my very reliable 1900td p 97 is up for grabs.mot till 17th oct 13.123000mls and pretty good all around.fair amount of new running things.
if any one wants a cheap reliable economic hatch,hoping for £350 or over.
its on ebay,till thursday.

[cncfabs]

Originally Posted by panelbeater

i will get the t2 fri so my very reliable 1900td p 97 is up for grabs.mot till 17th oct 13.123000mls and pretty good all around.fair amount of new running things.
if any one wants a cheap reliable economic hatch,hoping for £350 or over.
its on ebay,till thursday.

Had a couple of zx's myself you will struggle to find a more reliable car than that id keep it for when the t2 breaks down

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Yep good motors, weak head gasket.

[panelbeater]

in 30 years of bx zx cx only 1 head went and that was my fault.
i would keep the zx as my run around but i will have to pay 70 for a parking permit on top of tax and mot.
being as i will do most of my miles towing the van it does not warrant the cost.

[mr tickle]

Tax?

Tyres condition

Exhaust?

Any known faults

Does it have a bosch fuel pump (this one is important to me)

Turbo or non turbo?

number of doors?

The sister in law is after a cheap run around right now.

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Originally Posted by panelbeater

in 30 years of bx zx cx only 1 head went and that was my fault.
i would keep the zx as my run around but i will have to pay 70 for a parking permit on top of tax and mot.
being as i will do most of my miles towing the van it does not warrant the cost.

The head that did go, would have been a turbo diesel right? XUD TD is well known for it. It is not if, but when. I would say in my experience of these engines and talking to a customer who rebuilds cylinder heads that 110-150k is a reasonable window to expect it to go.
Like I said before, I like the cars, I prefered the ZX I owned to the 306 but both were TD's and both heads went. If the job is done properly then the engine will do another 100k+.
If you cant do it yourself its a 400-500 quid garage bill. At that point most get scrapped.

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/po...ex.htm?t=84511

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The main problem is previous owners have not changed the antifreeze/coolant often enough or at high enough concentrate. Or worse, only used water.

[panelbeater]

mr tickle,please look on ebay,its all there except it has a lucas ip andi have been running on a 50/50 filtered wvo petrol/derv/acetone mix depending on temp for 23000 with no trouble except blocked filters when i first introduced it to wvo.
ex good.

[panelbeater]

ad ent,no it was an 1700 non td.i thought i had a very slight water pump leak as it was leaking for many miles, but it turned out to be the main feed hose to the pump at the pump end and on a run it gave way and i limped home topping up as i needed,did not get home but stopped befor it cooked.went to collect it topped up with water and had a gusher from rad cap, and head had gone.
it did not take me to long to strip and get head skimmed then rebuild.went for many miles after till i went up to a 1900td,for towing.
on the cx i had a spark plug melt and a bit got stuck on a valve so it only fired at higher revs so took it apart and repaired it,put valve in lathe and straightened reground refitted and good to go.

[mr tickle]

Originally Posted by panelbeater

mr tickle,please look on ebay,its all there except it has a lucas ip andi have been running on a 50/50 filtered wvo petrol/derv/acetone mix depending on temp for 23000 with no trouble except blocked filters when i first introduced it to wvo.
ex good.

Linky ?

[panelbeater]

ebay item number.just looked and got bottom asking price but want more.
170991082030