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ainsley_brader

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9th Mar 08 at 23:36

Bought this blind the other day with probable head gasket failure.

As you can tell its ex police. 3.0 MV6 omega!
Previous owners thinks it was an ex dog car hence the side exit exhaust but i'm not convinced.

In two minds what to do with it, had intended to break it and maybe use the engine in something, but having had it down the road quickly I am tempted to do the headgaskets and run it for a while!

Timbaland

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9th Mar 08 at 23:43

Could have been armed response unit, They side exit them aswell for heat or some pish like that.

Look for bullets.

Timbaland

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9th Mar 08 at 23:43

Oh...And nice, Like it.

ainsley_brader

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9th Mar 08 at 23:46

I did look lol. And didn't find any dog hair or dog smell lol hence i dont think it was a dog car!

jamesvalver

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9th Mar 08 at 23:50

does it run like shite as if it was the headgaskets? ive done an omega before i left vauxhall that gave all the signs off headgasket but it run perfectly. it was the head exchanger (oil cooler) in the middle of the 'V'

ainsley_brader

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9th Mar 08 at 23:52

no it runs a treat.
Chap i got it off siad it was the cooler but i was sceptical.
Drinks water and the header has been spewing out mayo so i suspect even if it wasnt headgasket he may have boiled it now!

Ian

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10th Mar 08 at 00:06

Side exit exhaust has got me baffled.

ARV would normally have armour. Is the boot floor standard or was the backbox perhaps moved to free up space for equipment?

ainsley_brader

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10th Mar 08 at 00:10

Boot floor is std with a wooden covering.
Thought mileage was maybe low for a std traffic car at 111k?
Side exit could have been added afterwards i guess but previous owner seemed to think not.

DannyB

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10th Mar 08 at 00:13

If it was armed response it would have kevlar lined doors, and they would be twice as heavy..unless they changed them

used to have them come through vauxhall all the time, used to take 2 men to lift a door off.Only thing i can think for side exhaust is like ian said, re-routed it due to a compartment to store equipment, allthough they had a big compartment behind the handbrake too, inbetween the 2 seats.

jamesvalver

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10th Mar 08 at 00:14

hmmm.... heat exhanger wouldnt make it drink water really. it would just mix with the coolant that it sits in causing the mayo

Timbaland

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10th Mar 08 at 00:14

I'd put good money on it being armed response.

ainsley_brader

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10th Mar 08 at 00:17

quote:
Originally posted by red_top
allthough they had a big compartment behind the handbrake too, inbetween the 2 seats.

There are 4 bolt holes in the floor behind the handbrake, i did wonder if they were for one of those raising flashing lights (great description i know) but then realise there arent any holes in the roof skin!

Timbaland

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10th Mar 08 at 00:17

quote:
Originally posted by red_top
If it was armed response it would have kevlar lined doors, and they would be twice as heavy..unless they changed them used to have them come through vauxhall all the time, used to take 2 men to lift a door off.Only thing i can think for side exhaust is like ian said, re-routed it due to a compartment to store equipment, allthough they had a big compartment behind the handbrake too, inbetween the 2 seats.

My cousin works for Mitsibushi and Glasgows armed response Shoguns dont have an kevlar doors, Just toughned glass and tougher tyres.

There only carrying the officers to the scene there not using it to fight.

DannyB

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10th Mar 08 at 00:19

Yeah im talking 4-5 years ago when the omegas where probably in use alot.We used to service the local police vehicles, these had double thickness glass and kevlar lined doors, heavy as fuck when you tried to close them.

Timbaland

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10th Mar 08 at 00:21

Well, If they dont have them in the new one's which would be more likely then it seems not all of them back then would be lined.

Wil range from force to force.

DannyB

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10th Mar 08 at 00:22

Yeah, this wasnt in scotland..this was in merseyside

We had a few other armed response vehicled come through but some didnt have it, seemed to be the ones carrying the heavier armour.

[Edited on 10-03-2008 by red_top]

Timbaland

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10th Mar 08 at 00:27

Excatly, so that proves it ranges from force to force.

So, it could be then.....stoopid

DannyB

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10th Mar 08 at 00:28

Thats what i mean, as i was in a different area it may well have been that the area i was in had them, but others had different

Timbaland

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10th Mar 08 at 00:31

quote:
Originally posted by red_top
Thats what i mean, as i was in a different area it may well have been that the area i was in had them, but others had different

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