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Fitting LEDs to reflectors designed for incandescent car headlamps is actually illegal and should result in an MoT failure. Likely not noticed by the tester, but would be if checked by VOSA. It obviously makes no difference for spot lamps, as the dipped beam shape is never going to be an issue with ...

The next oil change, with a check on the magnet, will surely provide you with far more info than thus far. Most/many modern engines don’t have the sump drain plug removed at oil-change intervals - the old oil is simply pumped out, not drained. Full-flow oil filtration will collect all particles, tha...

Hope that helps. Honestly, it becomes second nature. When fitting the through bolt does NOT need any significant force to make the whole assembly oil tight. If it leaks there's something wrong. Please don't over tighten it in those circumstances. Stephen I will add, from my experience re tightening...

What do you mean ? The ratio is simply total number of crown wheel teeth vs total number of pinion teeth, how many are in contact at any given point is irrelevant to the ratio calculation. How many revolutions of the pinion to achieve one revolution of the crown wheel. [/quote] I mean exactly what ...

Whatever number you find, the ratio will definitely not be an integer. The ratio will be such that the crown-wheel and pinion do not use just one set of tooth contacts. There will be a a prime number in there, somewhere, I expect.

I will be absolutely gutted if the whole lump has to come out again...

Definitely not such a case. Even if the suggested remedies do not work it will only be a case of cylinder head removal, valve removal and a minimal reaming of the guide - as long as it is the culprit.

You are hoping? He was last active when?

My first question would be; Is the motor drawing current when the wipers refuse to start? If not, it is electrical contact, not overloading due to friction.

Sometimes when a master cylinder is in need of replacement, and the hydraulic cups are worn or you have a pitted barrel it will suck air in on brake pedal return, in from the exposed front. No amount of bleeding will cure that problem. BUT…. very unlikely to occur exactly at the same time as other ...

myoldjalopy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:44 pm Agreed. This proposal seems like treating the symptoms, rather than the cause of the issue.

Yep, there are 30(?) million vehicles out there - the vast majority of which do not have parasitic drains from the battery. Treat the disease, not the symptoms, every time.

A waste of space? No different to a normal bottle jack unless you buy the one with the larger base and handles. Get a cart jack for the Landy. Much more useful.

You may be surprised at the accuracy of the two. Most speedos of that era would read several percent optimistic - and likely were on vehicles using much higher-aspect tyres. Legal requirement is that the speedo must not read low and no more than 10% high (but any errors do not absolve the driver fro...

‘You pays your money…..’ as they say. Not all filter elements are of the same quality, so your choice. Good quality paper elements are perfectly adequate, but do need changing at the prescribed intervals - as do all filtering media, of course. Oil and filters are generally cheaper than major engine ...

Quote One thing that I should perhaps have mentioned which has just occurred to me is that when the car was being restarted yesterday on the road I could hear the petrol pump was having to “ multiple click” each time as if it was having to refill the float chamber ….. Unquote That was a serious omis...

I would start with checks. Colour of spark at the plugs, fuel delivery by the pump, any loose electrical connections. Number three appears to have a compression problem - but not associated with the present problem. Yes, the mixture appears to be too rich, but unlikely to be the cause of this issue....

Thanks for the further feedback, Elaine. Some of us are tolerant, and indeed like, the feedback. Take no notice of those that could simply avoid reading the thread, instead of moaning. I recall the last time, dissenters posted similarly, they later claimed they were only joking? Treat them as just t...

Non-destructive check might be remove filler plug and connect a low pressure air supply, to check for a clear route to atmosphere (piece of tissue paper lodged over the breather) ? Don’t try to blow oil past the seals!

I expect the term ’choke’ was adopted from the other types of carburettors because it effectively serves the same purpose. Often termed as the ‘strangler’ in the US. Perhaps it should have been named as the ‘fuel enrichener’ or some other such term so as to befuddle people back when the carb was int...

Its taken 10 years to wear to this point Now you tell us!. You really mean you have not rotated your wheels in 10 years! As a matter of interest - how many miles has it taken to wear out this tyre? Are the others worn, but more evenly? Is a cheap make that could have had 25% of production below spe...

How many keep electronic ignition handy if their points fail :D Now, that is a bit daft, Les - but I like the comedy.🙂 I am considering rebuilding my electronic ignition kit (it got scavenged for bits after I bought my first diesel). It only needed one, or maybe two, switches (fairly sure it was on...