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Newbie Area => Newbie Welcome Area => Topic started by: WAL on 27 August 2009, 20:25:10

Title: Newcomer WAL
Post by: WAL on 27 August 2009, 20:25:10

Hello, I've just joined the forum.  I have owned my [our - my wife drives it mainly and thinks it's hers] Omega for only a couple of months.  Its a 1964 and only had 59K on it then.  Since then its covered another 6500mls.  I've had a new cambelt, rockerbox cover gasket and a new alternator plus a new oil pressure switch [it kept coming on] but the problem was gunge in the sump.  Its all cleared out now and she's running like a dream - sooooooo smooth.  I am just gettin' use to the fuel consumption [probably where they get the mega bit from] but its a classic ride an worth it.  We were so impressed that we decided to sell it and get a newer one; which is how I come to look for and find the forum.  The new[er] one is a 2001 on an X plate 2.2 cd, very nice, and the dealer is doin' some jobs that I asked to be done before I agreed to buy it.  One was that the cambelt be done.  First the dealer said he thought it was a cam chain on this model but later to clinch the deal agreed to change the cambelt [???].  Since then I've been tryin' to find out whether it is belt or cam an' I'd be grateful if someone can advise [on this or anything else about the 2.2 cd].  I've never joined / used a forum before an' its all a bit [lot] strange so forgive me if this is too long or in the wrong place [good to know you don't bite - eh]. I'm not normally this chatty so don't worry.  Every good wish - WAL :o 

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: waspy on 27 August 2009, 20:31:19

Good evening & welcome along :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: waspy on 27 August 2009, 20:32:51

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Hello, I've just joined the forum.  I have owned my [our - my wife drives it mainly and thinks it's hers] Omega for only a couple of months.  Its a 1964 and only had 59K on it then.  Since then its covered another 6500mls.  I've had a new cambelt, rockerbox cover gasket and a new alternator plus a new oil pressure switch [it kept coming on] but the problem was gunge in the sump.  Its all cleared out now and she's running like a dream - sooooooo smooth.  I am just gettin' use to the fuel consumption [probably where they get the mega bit from] but its a classic ride an worth it.  We were so impressed that we decided to sell it and get a newer one; which is how I come to look for and find the forum.  The new[er] one is a 2001 on an X plate 2.2 cd, very nice, and the dealer is doin' some jobs that I asked to be done before I agreed to buy it.  One was that the cambelt be done.  First the dealer said he thought it was a cam chain on this model but later to clinch the deal agreed to change the cambelt [???].  Since then I've been tryin' to find out whether it is belt or cam an' I'd be grateful if someone can advise [on this or anything else about the 2.2 cd].  I've never joined / used a forum before an' its all a bit [lot] strange so forgive me if this is too long or in the wrong place [good to know you don't bite - eh]. I'm not normally this chatty so don't worry.  Every good wish - WAL :o 

Your wife or the car :D

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 27 August 2009, 20:36:13

Welcome along W :y :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 27 August 2009, 20:45:50

Hi, welcome to the forum.   :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Ghost on 27 August 2009, 21:12:40

Hello and Welcome

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Welung666 on 27 August 2009, 21:17:57

Welcome to OOF Wal  :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Elite Pete on 27 August 2009, 21:54:43

Hi Wal and welcome to the forum :)

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Ziad on 27 August 2009, 22:00:14

Hello and welcome along Wal  :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Cliffo B on 27 August 2009, 22:27:16

Hello,welcome to the Forum :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 27 August 2009, 22:56:12

Hello and a very warm welcome to you! :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Jimbob on 27 August 2009, 22:58:58

Hello & Welcome  :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Elitenut on 27 August 2009, 23:54:07

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

Brian.  :y :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: The Red Baron on 28 August 2009, 00:19:27

evening wal & welcome. :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: dbug on 28 August 2009, 00:33:23

Welcome to OOF mate :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: sharky on 28 August 2009, 10:27:21

welcome mate :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Seth on 28 August 2009, 11:30:10

Welcome bud!

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: HNO3GOH on 28 August 2009, 21:19:47

Hi and welcome to the forum :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: Stevie-blunder on 28 August 2009, 21:44:25

Hi Wal  :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: p j morgan on 28 August 2009, 23:21:46

welcome to oof :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: zirk on 29 August 2009, 14:37:25

Welcome to OOF  :y

Title: Re: Newcomer WAL
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 31 August 2009, 16:55:03

welcome Wal