How long does yours stay up!

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How long does yours stay up!

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Mine stays up overnight now :o

Well it does now that it's got it's new rear cylinders on and height corrector problems sorted. Even with a boot full of junk. :idea:

Well what did you think I was on about. :lol:
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GTi: Dropped to the floor in a couple of hours

TZD: Stays up for a week
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My TZD? ......about half hour,less if the tanks full of deisel.
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No idea, its away in the garage under a sheet for weeks on end. The 14E would stay up for days.
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Valver stays up for about half a day. The estate used to sink at the rear after a day, but would stay up for a week at the front!
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Saddo that I am I miss seeing bxs about now with tha front end poining skywards!
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I can't even get mine up at the moment!! :shock:
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OwenS wrote:I can't even get mine up at the moment!! :shock:
Perhaps you need some Viag in your LHM stream? :wink:
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Haha! thats something I haven't tried!!
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Post by stuart_hedges »

Sally used to settle nose first, but seems to do it the other way around now. BXs always seem to settle arse first!
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Is it good or bad ?

Post by soxer123 »

Is it a good or bad sign that the suspension stays up (if that is what you are on about) ?

Mine drops at the rear after a couple of hours and about a day on the front.

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They all seem to behave differently, soxer, but from my experience of BXs that seems about right! As long as it rises smoothly without nasty noises or jerks and the pump doesn't tick too often you're probably OK.
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Post by Kitch »

I've always been led to believe its better if they sink quickly, aslong as they aren't leaking etc. I'm sure the reason the estate stays up is stick struts! :lol:
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Post by tom »

Yes, I agree. The car should remain up all night unless it is windy or very hot. The front should sink at a similar rate if the struts are not binding. For the record, My tick time is 3 minutes and the sink time is greater than 36 hours at the back following replacement of Doseur, rear HC and accumulator sphere so that's about as good as it is likely to get. This can be confusing; cars that rise immediately from cold are regarded as good when it really means that their spheres have failed!
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Does it matter if it goes arse end down 1st apart from looking daft?
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