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OK, so where to start. Spent the last 18 months or so pretty much rebuilding my 2001 sele S/W and before you start, yes it's far too long but due to having very little free time and even less free cash thats how long it's taken. But now she's more or less finished having had an engine rebuild, new clutch (gearbox is an alfa remanufactured unit about a year before) front and rear suspension and more other new bits than you can shake a stick at, the gremlins have arrived. 1. central locking not working with the remote or manualy with the key. All was fine until a couple of weeks ago but nothing now. Alarm still arms and indicators flash and tone sounds, but then a couple of seconds later you get the tone again this time with no flash. Alarm works as normal. And just for good measure the N/S rear door has decided not to open anymore but i don't think it's realated as it's only just happened. 2. Electric Windows. again all was fine until a couple of weeks ago but now only the O/S/rear will operate, both from the drivers door switch(with or without the lock button pressed) and the rear door switch. It's VERY slow but does work.The others do not work from either the drivers door swith or the indivdual swithes in the relevent door. 3.ABS. Light is on but didn't have the laptop so don't have a fault code. With the Ignition off the pedal will pump up reasonably hard, turn the ignition on and it will soften, start the car and the pedal goes straight to the floor. The fluid has been changed, all 4 calipers rebuilt and 4 new ABS sensors as well as a couple of pipes. System has been bled and everything set up with FES/MES. There is no fluid loss anywhere and when the pump is tested with MES there is no sound, so i'm thinking Relay/fuse/Wiring but can't see a problem with any. 4. Radiator fan not cutting in but i think that's just the resistor 'cos if i unplug the temp sensor it comes on perminatly. 5.Horrible sqeaking noise from the gearbox/flywheel which i'm pretty certain is the (new)clutch Thrust bearing. well i say new, it's was sitting waiting to be fitted for about a year so i think it's just dried out a bit. Hoping it will sort itself out as i could do with not dropping the gearbox again. Other than that she's perfect. Any comments or ideas are very welcome, even if it's only to confirm my suspisions. thanks I have lots of pictures to post when she's done. :Big Grin:

This month about £60.00 so far, but over the last 18 months or so that i've been rebuilding her, well, i stopped counting at 2k. Soon adds up.

The Sele should be done by then so a definite possability.

I'd be up for it

Looks OK, Does anyone actually have one. Don't really want to get another that doesn't fit and have to send it back.

Where i can get a 36mm thin walled socket that will actually fit the the front hub nuts on a 156. Mine has gone missing and so far i have purchased two new ones(one Draper, one Britool), both were supposed to be thin walled hub sockets and both were too thick. Can't remember what make mine was. Any sugestions?

Sele Sportwagon-- Best of the bunch if you ask me. Good choice. and welcome by the way.

Got this a while back attached to an Engine. Came off a 2004 147 (apparently) I have never fitted or used it but looks to be OK. Only purchased for the Engine so don't need and keep tripping over it. Everything the seller told me about the engine has been 100% correct so i've no reason to doubt the gearbox. Comes with Flywheel and clutch if you want it (i've got a Selespeed so had to change) Offering on here and on 156.net before it goes on ebay. Open to offers and you can try before you buy. Can be collected from either NN9 /NN10 (moving next week) or SG19 postcodes

Is Watford Gap still the border dividing line, 'cos i'm pretty much in line with it.

Good job i can't go, I live in the Midlands and wouldn't know which side to take.

Why change? Selespeeds are much better than those stupid manual things. 2 feet = 2 Pedels.

I love a girl that knows what she's on about. I bet you can explain the offside rule as well.

Ditto

No guts, no glory

Why not use that old V6 you have hanging around?

Bloody hell. My local stealer won't post parts so i have to drag my arse 21 miles each way eveytime, mostly to tell me they haven't got it after they say they have, or they give me the wrong part after i've given them the part number. I hate them with a passion but sometimes you have no choice.

You've got the part number so £31.73 from your local Stealer

Nah......It's a manual

Sod that. Any pics of the girl?

Sadly i have buckled under the pressure of three moaning females and fixed the heating, so no money for fancy arb's. The rear is ok, just pretended it was worse than it is to justify the cost of the Eibach unit. Front has been replaced by a new standard unit. Engine goes back in this weekend (hopefully) so standard it will be staying for now.

'tis a thing of utter beauty

So tempting

looks like a good site, the sort of place you don't visit with credit card in hand

Thanks LJ. For some reason i thought they were in Denmark (see earlier post) Was going to order from them but made the mistake of waiting a day for some money to clear. In that time the central heating packed up so now got no money. The devil farts in my face again.

Ok, thanks for looking anyway.