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 Eco stop/start problem! |
tim_roberts
 10th Jul 2017 1:41 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 7 · Views: 6039 · Subject: Eco stop/start problem! |
I fitted a new battery when my car was just 5 years old. The stop/start system didn't seem to work at all (i.e. it didn't stop the engine so it wasn't really a problem).
That fixed it for a while b ... |
| Dog Paw Bleeding |
tim_roberts
23rd Jun 2017 5:42 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 9 · Views: 3770 · Subject: Dog Paw Bleeding |
| Keep it clean and try and stop him licking it. Try putting an old sock on, if you can get it to stay on. |
| Grenfel Tower Fire |
tim_roberts
15th Jun 2017 3:34 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 30 · Views: 16291 · Subject: Grenfel Tower Fire |
| If he's got any sense he'll be on a plane to South America by now! |
| Grenfel Tower Fire |
tim_roberts
15th Jun 2017 3:01 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 30 · Views: 16291 · Subject: Grenfel Tower Fire |
| My own council no longer enforces building regulations. It is left to private "accredited" companies to approve designs and the council has little or no powers to oversee them. I suspect, ... |
| Grenfel Tower Fire |
tim_roberts
15th Jun 2017 1:03 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 30 · Views: 16291 · Subject: Grenfel Tower Fire |
| It's being said these are the same panels involved in fires in France and Dubai. If so, I'm very angry that something like this can be allowed to happen in the 21st century. Whoever was responsible ... |
| MOT time approaches |
tim_roberts
5th Jun 2017 6:10 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 13 · Views: 7288 · Subject: MOT time approaches |
| When I first got mine the handbrake was useless, and no amount of adjusting would improve it. I took the rear discs off, and found that the drum part where the handbrake shoes fit was thick with rust ... |
| FL1: what do I need to check for? |
tim_roberts
31st May 2017 7:31 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 5 · Views: 2844 · Subject: FL1: what do I need to check for? |
| The FL1 has a very simple fluid coupling in the middle of the propshaft to give it 4-wheel drive. If the fluid coupling seizes up, which it does eventually, it can cause nasty problems with the trans ... |
| John Noakes Dies 83 |
tim_roberts
29th May 2017 2:29 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 4 · Views: 2232 · Subject: John Noakes Dies 83 |
| A truly inspirational guy, and I'm saddened that his last years have been blighted by Alzheimers - he deserved better than that. |
| New season, are we all ready? |
tim_roberts
17th Apr 2017 8:20 pm
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 26 · Views: 16272 · Subject: New season, are we all ready? |
| Same here. Only get 26-ish with my Bailey Pageant Loire, approx 1200kg, and I drive extremely carefully. |
| Removing the rear seats! |
tim_roberts
12th Apr 2017 6:52 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 6927 · Subject: Removing the rear seats! |
| If you just remove the rear seat bases (the bits that tip forward and occupy valuable space behind the front seats) you will get a significant amount of extra space. They're very easy to take out, if ... |
| Lawn mower problems |
tim_roberts
3rd Apr 2017 1:22 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 10 · Views: 4279 · Subject: Lawn mower problems |
| Well, who'd have thought it: after stripping down the carburettor (like a miniature Stromberg in plastic, really) and extracting the main jet, I found that the hole at the bottom of the main jet that ... |
| Lawn mower problems |
tim_roberts
2nd Apr 2017 4:38 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 10 · Views: 4279 · Subject: Lawn mower problems |
Last summer I bought a "Gardenline" petrol lawn mower from Aldi. It has a Briggs and Stratton 4-stroke engine (09P702) which, now I want to use it again, is refusing to start.
I suspect t ... |
| Another potential turbo issue.... |
tim_roberts
20th Mar 2017 11:28 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 2 · Views: 1640 · Subject: Another potential turbo issue.... |
| For what it's worth: my son's Ford Focus was diagnosed with a failing turbo a while ago. The symptoms were simply lots of oil all over the place. I found a place that supplies new turbo core units on ... |
| 4 wheel alignment |
tim_roberts
17th Mar 2017 3:02 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 16 · Views: 11195 · Subject: 4 wheel alignment |
| That's what I was told. Adjustment of the rears affects the fronts, so the rears have to be done first. |
| 4 wheel alignment |
tim_roberts
9th Mar 2017 6:13 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 16 · Views: 11195 · Subject: 4 wheel alignment |
Update:
Spoke to the manager of the shop today and he agreed to re-do the alignment personally. His excuse was that sometimes the mechanics are scared of breaking nuts and bolts, though frankly th ... |
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