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by geoberni
Mon Mar 07, 2022 11:44 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Boot lock/latch
Replies: 2
Views: 637

Re: Boot lock/latch

It should turn the same amount as the door key, 180 deg one direction to lock, 180 the other way to unlock. Vertical to Vertical. You could just try a squirt of WD40, or take it out and give it a good clean. You might find that one of the little pins is stuck. If you don't know what I mean by 'littl...
by geoberni
Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Download Minor matters?
Replies: 3
Views: 356

Re: Download Minor matters?

Not that I've seen. There seems to be a terminology discrepancy. Personally, I wouldn't call using an Online Viewer a 'Download'. However, I suspect it is done that way to prevent pdf copies being circulated. It is after all part of MMOC membership, unlike this Message Board which is open to anyone....
by geoberni
Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:45 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Battery running down...
Replies: 16
Views: 840

Re: Battery running down...

Battery certainly seems OK. It might be the Regulator, but before testing that, which can get a little fiddly, I'd take a look at the dynamo brushes, probably a good change they have worn away.
by geoberni
Fri Mar 04, 2022 2:10 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Battery running down...
Replies: 16
Views: 840

Re: Battery running down...

I would not rely on the little Red Light alone, if the symptoms are indicating otherwise. The lamp is telling you that the Dynamo is outputting the right voltage. Basically when the voltage output of the generator is lower than the voltage of the battery, the light will be on. The current path is fr...
by geoberni
Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Experimental style
Replies: 12
Views: 728

Re: Experimental style

At the bottom of every page they offer some information that is composed of Dark Grey on Black! Displays as light grey text on a dark grey background for me, so very easy to read, just shows how a website designed on one monitor can look completely different on others. Here's a screen snip. I can a...
by geoberni
Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Experimental style
Replies: 12
Views: 728

Re: Experimental style

So because Mike put the well known (to some people here at least) photo of the Stripy Bonnet Stockport Constabulary Minors on the facebook Group this morning, I went to the Greater Manchester Police Museum website to see what they offered for research. At the bottom of every page they offer some inf...
by geoberni
Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Board Features
Replies: 8
Views: 439

Re: Board Features

@geoberni - is your avatar showing you broken down with the police closing off an entire area of main road for you? It's a tad difficult to see it fully at that size :D :P :wink: Yep, that was us on the way down to Nuffield Place for the Anniversary Event, Sun Sep 23, 2018, set out early in the mor...
by geoberni
Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rain Issue
Replies: 17
Views: 1047

Re: Rain Issue

It'd be good to see some engine bay photos in case the Coil is mounted somewhere strange for example.

But I agree with Grumpy21, a fine mist is required, not a drenching.
by geoberni
Tue Mar 01, 2022 5:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Board Features
Replies: 8
Views: 439

Re: Board Features

Well I managed it.
Use a online programme (eg http://www.simpleimageresizer.com) to reduce the KB, then use a photo editor to reduce the Pixel size.
Doing it the opposite way around doesn't work.
by geoberni
Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Board Features
Replies: 8
Views: 439

Re: Board Features

It's the tiny size that's giving me issues. Maximum dimensions; width: 80 pixels, height: 80 pixels, file size: 6.00 KiB. The other forum I frequent took me long enough to get an Avatar and that one is limited to : Maximum dimensions; width: 150 pixels, height: 150 pixels, file size: 781.00 KiB. I c...
by geoberni
Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:14 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Green/ brown wire near dynamo
Replies: 19
Views: 1444

Re: Green/ brown wire near dynamo

Quite honestly, if it goes 'Click' my first thoughts are always the battery as the likely culprit. Your description of I charged the battery up fully overnight but it lost charge quickly. doesn't really make sense to me, electrically. What do you mean by 'lost charge quickly'? Did it start the car o...
by geoberni
Tue Mar 01, 2022 11:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Experimental style
Replies: 12
Views: 728

Re: Experimental style

simmitc wrote: Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:54 am Those who can recall the early days of the board may remember when someone set black text on a red background.
Oh Boy, that would be bad. Some colour blind people wouldn't see the red at all, so it would be Black on Black! :o
by geoberni
Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Experimental style
Replies: 12
Views: 728

Re: Experimental style

Personally, those alternating backgrounds are far too bright and stripy. I think they would also be a problem for anyone viewing the site, perhaps potential members of the site just come for a browse, who have certain disabilities. There's a lot of people out there, with various conditions, who lead...
by geoberni
Mon Feb 28, 2022 7:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Taxing
Replies: 8
Views: 443

Re: Taxing

Even though we are car tax free in theory if you do not go through the tax your car motions you could be fined or warned That's because people bandy around the term 'Tax Free'. Historical Vehicles are NOT Tax Free, those that satisfy the eligibility criteria are entitled to be in the Historic Tax C...
by geoberni
Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Messageboard is now live
Replies: 28
Views: 3907

Re: New Messageboard is now live

Apologies for posting under the incorrect heading . Think I have now sorted my issue . Seems I have to ‘ mark posts as read ‘ when I have opened them or the red circle remains red !!!! I think your problem is that you are using the Back Arrow, so you're seeing the Cached page on your device. Person...
by geoberni
Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Taxing
Replies: 8
Views: 443

Re: Taxing

I appreciate the minor is tax exempt, No it's not a blanket exemption, in fact it's not any exemption. There is a Historic Class for which the Fee is £0, but you still have to re-tax it every year. Rules are easy enough to find. https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/vehicles-exempt-from-vehicle-tax ...
by geoberni
Thu Feb 24, 2022 3:03 pm
Forum: Ex Police Register
Topic: In a Former Life
Replies: 5
Views: 2281

Re: In a Former Life

it's also at the moment, not been set up consistently as it's not available here in this Forum at all, but is available on a earlier post I made in General Discussion.
I'll report it to Simon.
by geoberni
Thu Feb 24, 2022 3:00 pm
Forum: Ex Police Register
Topic: In a Former Life
Replies: 5
Views: 2281

Re: In a Former Life

I have just noticed that I claimed to have worked a 5-2 mornings shift. It wasn't that bad; I actually worked 5-1 mornings. I would have edited my first post but can't for the life of me find an edit facility. It depends on how long the Edit function is active for. When it's there, it the Top Right...
by geoberni
Thu Feb 24, 2022 2:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windscreen Washers - What year?
Replies: 18
Views: 1776

Re: Windscreen Washers - What year?

You are better off putting the jets on the scuttle as they were on the factory fitted cars, out of the way. A screen washer was an optional extra for many years, and several types were available. I have a Lucas Electric Screenjet and a Trico vacuum washer but the manual plunger on my 1000 is simple...
by geoberni
Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Historic status, MOT and Tax ?
Replies: 11
Views: 1252

Re: Historic status, MOT and Tax ?

The first week part does catch a lot of vehicles, many dealers used to hold off registering vehicles until early January so they could say it was a year newer, my Range Rover is a oct 86 build but was registered on the 3rd January 87. How do you tell? I've brought 5 (perhaps 6) brand new cars over ...