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by SteveClem
Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Cashless Society
Replies: 37
Views: 24949

Re: Cashless Society

Derby City council have introduced an AI service for people needing to renew their ‘blue badges’
They say it is to improve the service, read ‘to save money’.
It’s not going well, the robot seems to have trouble understanding the local dialect/accent.
by SteveClem
Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fuel pump woes
Replies: 20
Views: 10502

Re: Fuel pump woes

Does anyone know why Morris decided to use the electrical fuel pump, when many cars of the era worked perfectly well using simple mechanical fuel pumps?
by SteveClem
Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I’m back…
Replies: 6
Views: 1725

Re: I’m back…

It’s true… he does
by SteveClem
Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I’m back…
Replies: 6
Views: 1725

Re: I’m back…

We’ve friends in Buckinghamshire who have Glis Glis.
Absolute nightmares!
by SteveClem
Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:09 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Cashless Society
Replies: 37
Views: 24949

Re: Cashless Society

Too many ‘changes’ in there🤔
by SteveClem
Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Cashless Society
Replies: 37
Views: 24949

Re: Cashless Society

All of the banks want to close their high street branches, sadly. And they will.
A great loss to us older folk, but we can’t change the flow of change anymore than our parents or grandparents could.
by SteveClem
Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I’m back…
Replies: 6
Views: 1725

I’m back…

It’s been a couple of years since I became without a Morris. And it seemed a bit fraudulent to post here. Well, I’m now reunited with my Traveller. Thanks to Morris John… who is now the recipient of my old Beetle! And the donor of the Trav,! It’s great to enjoy the Trav again. John has improved her ...
by SteveClem
Fri Jul 14, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: old style pictures
Replies: 33
Views: 12322

Re: old style pictures

Just reconnected after a few years off. Some lovely pictures there, and great to see posts from some old timers.
Best wishes to you all.
by SteveClem
Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Chamois v Microfibre
Replies: 14
Views: 2088

Re: Chamois v Microfibre

I used to use chamois, but converted to microfibre because I'd go through a chamois once a year - they'd either start to smell a bit unpleasant or they'd get that horrible greasy texture. The good quality microfibres have lasted me for donkeys, but having seen the info above about them I think I'm ...
by SteveClem
Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 803 engine. How fragile?
Replies: 31
Views: 4772

Re: 803 engine. How fragile?

My 1955 A30 is still running fine on its original 803 and gearbox. But ,yes, it is ridiculously slow and really little more than an attractive curiosity. Certainly not a car for everyday use in the 21st century :D I always understood that as the A30 is a little lighter than the Minor, the 803 manag...
by SteveClem
Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:06 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The awful joke thread
Replies: 138
Views: 136712

Re: The awful joke thread

So sorry to hear about Megan Markle’s car crash next month.
by SteveClem
Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 803 engine. How fragile?
Replies: 31
Views: 4772

Re: 803 engine. How fragile?

My 1955 A30 is still running fine on its original 803 and gearbox. But ,yes, it is ridiculously slow and really little more than an attractive curiosity. Certainly not a car for everyday use in the 21st century :D
by SteveClem
Wed Mar 03, 2021 7:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Chamois v Microfibre
Replies: 14
Views: 2088

Re: Chamois v Microfibre

Old cotton tea towels are quite good.
by SteveClem
Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:49 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Who's had the Covid vaccine? Anyone going to refuse it?
Replies: 141
Views: 21675

Re: Who's had the Covid vaccine? Anyone going to refuse it?

I suspect we’ll all be getting an annual COVID jab in the future.
Like flu, there will be new strains coming along, and the vaccine will have to be ‘tweaked’.
by SteveClem
Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:22 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Barbers
Replies: 4
Views: 1664

Barbers

I feel really sorry for them. Lots of us old chaps used to go for a cheap trim and a chat every couple of months.
Now we’ve all bought clippers and have wives/ partners grooming
our receding locks.
She does a great job, not sure if I’ll go back to the barbers..
by SteveClem
Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:08 pm
Forum: Useful Tips
Topic: Home made spray booth
Replies: 3
Views: 5362

Re: Home made spray booth

The first respray I had done was in a cave...
It looked like a little garage, but it was a facade on a cave :D . Matlock, 1995 :D . He did a decent job too.
by SteveClem
Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Canister oil filter kit probs
Replies: 9
Views: 1382

Re: Canister oil filter kit probs

What, cold in your part of the country :roll: :D
by SteveClem
Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Starting Motor
Replies: 27
Views: 2560

Re: Starting Motor

Try putting the car in gear and rocking it, if the starter has jammed that may free it.
Or free it up by spannering the nut on the end of the starter.
by SteveClem
Tue Dec 29, 2020 6:59 pm
Forum: MMOC Area Forum
Topic: Any One Else In Sunderland??
Replies: 5
Views: 6649

Re: Any One Else In Sunderland??

Six miles north of the ‘toon?
That must be Wideopen/Seaton Burn😊. I was a member of Seaton Burn club 45 years ago, still got my card!
by SteveClem
Tue Dec 29, 2020 6:50 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Rust-proofing: Dinitrol or Dynax?
Replies: 13
Views: 2993

Re: Rust-proofing: Dinitrol or Dynax?

I think that most of these products are effective if applied correctly and regularly. When I bought my 1955 Austin A30 , about ten years ago it was almost totally rust free and original. The elderly owner had obsessively sprayed all the greasy bits with engine oil for the quarter of a century that h...