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by stuffedpike20
Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:44 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The awful joke thread
Replies: 138
Views: 144274

Re: The awful joke thread

I saw Elvis in the DIY shop. He wanted to ....return a sander.

I saw a picture of Elvis on a cake in the cake shop. It was....in the gateaux.
by stuffedpike20
Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:38 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: calling the police
Replies: 80
Views: 32843

Re: calling the police

Just to round things off, I found a piece in the Daily Fail online yesterday. It reported that the case of the woman trying to sue Barnet council after injuring herself when her illegal E scooter went into a pothole was thrown out, because she could not prove that the pothole existed at the time of ...
by stuffedpike20
Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: wires connected to coil
Replies: 14
Views: 2078

Re: wires connected to coil

Could the unconnected wire be the 'oil filter clogged' wire from a replacement loom?
by stuffedpike20
Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hardening half-shafts
Replies: 20
Views: 2318

Re: Hardening half-shafts

I broke one pulling off my drive. Passenger side.
My friend broke one driving off a curb, with his Traveller loaded full of wood. The axle casing slipped on the U bolts too. Drivers side.

Are you MORE or LESS likely to snap a half shaft with a 3.9 diff and 1098 engine, than with a 4.2 diff?
by stuffedpike20
Tue Jul 11, 2023 4:16 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: measurement please
Replies: 2
Views: 1113

Re: measurement please

Perfect Les.

Thank you.
by stuffedpike20
Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:22 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: measurement please
Replies: 2
Views: 1113

measurement please

Can anyone tell me how wide is the sheet of plywood fitted to the bed of vans and pickups please.

Thanks.
John.
by stuffedpike20
Wed Jun 21, 2023 5:37 am
Forum: Other
Topic: What is it called?
Replies: 5
Views: 1998

Re: What is it called?

Thanks taupe.

Last time I looked I could not find any, but now there seems to be loads. :roll:

Not sure what happened there.

Cheers. John.
by stuffedpike20
Tue Jun 20, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: What is it called?
Replies: 5
Views: 1998

Re: What is it called?

Sorry Simon, no I can't.

I threw them away when they became hairless.
by stuffedpike20
Tue Jun 20, 2023 11:16 am
Forum: Other
Topic: What is it called?
Replies: 5
Views: 1998

What is it called?

Some years ago I bought a couple of used, but still useful, wire brushes. They were on shafts about 150mm long and were about 8mm wide at the end where the stiff bristles came out, so they looked like paint brushes with parallel shafts. I found them very useful mounted in a drill for cleaning rust i...
by stuffedpike20
Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:55 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Paint question of the day.
Replies: 3
Views: 1272

Re: Paint question of the day.

Modern I suppose.

I just bought it.
by stuffedpike20
Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:56 am
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Paint question of the day.
Replies: 3
Views: 1272

Paint question of the day.

I am trying to do things on the cheap again, so is it alright to...

Paint hammerite straight onto etch primer? and

Spray stonechip onto hammerite?

Thanks.
by stuffedpike20
Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: It's never the coil
Replies: 24
Views: 2387

Re: It's never the coil

I would suspect a Hall Effect device to be the most likely culprit - assuming, of course, that it is an ignition fault. And the winner is...........oliver90owner! I thought I had diagnosed the problem as a loose wire on the coil. Conked out today and waited for the AA. It turned out to be......the ...
by stuffedpike20
Wed May 31, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: It's never the coil
Replies: 24
Views: 2387

Re: It's never the coil

The car in question is notorious for having a delicate wiring loom.

Thanks.
by stuffedpike20
Wed May 31, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: It's never the coil
Replies: 24
Views: 2387

Re: It's never the coil

This morning I started the car, and then wiggled the 12v positive wire. The engine spluttered and almost died.

The connection did not seem very loose; but may have been loose enough to cause the original problem.

I squeezed the connector up a bit with pliers....and on we go.

Thanks everyone.
John.
by stuffedpike20
Tue May 30, 2023 4:08 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: It's never the coil
Replies: 24
Views: 2387

Re: It's never the coil

Thanks berni and oliver.

One thing that berni said made me think.... my car died as it was going over a speed bump.

It died some weeks ago when I had to drive into a rough layby to allow a lorry to pass....might be significant.

Thanks. John.
by stuffedpike20
Tue May 30, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: It's never the coil
Replies: 24
Views: 2387

Re: It's never the coil

Thanks, but will a coil with a break in the winding give a different reading than a good coil, if the bad coil when cold sees the break close up and 'mend' again?
by stuffedpike20
Tue May 30, 2023 5:34 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: It's never the coil
Replies: 24
Views: 2387

Re: It's never the coil

How 'modern' is your modern with regards it's design? From the way you're talking, I assume it has a single identifiable Coil? Most if not all petrol Cars these days have a 'Coil per Plug' system. There's some useful videos on youtube for coil defects. The benefit of Coil on Plug is that you can pu...
by stuffedpike20
Sat May 27, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: It's never the coil
Replies: 24
Views: 2387

Re: It's never the coil

The car was fueling, and I suspect the problem was no spark, but did not check this. The car started after cooling down a while, so I guess this points more to geoberni's thought that there might be a bad connection in the coil, rather then a fault with the crank sensor? Would the car just run badly...
by stuffedpike20
Sat May 27, 2023 5:28 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: It's never the coil
Replies: 24
Views: 2387

Re: It's never the coil

It does have a crank sensor that was changed a while ago.

I am hoping that philips experience with the coil might be what is going on. The coil looks like it may be the 31 year old original.

At least parts are fairly cheap compared to a very modern car.

Thanks. John.
by stuffedpike20
Fri May 26, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: It's never the coil
Replies: 24
Views: 2387

Re: It's never the coil

Thanks all.

A new coil is about £25, so will not break the bank.

The only other thing I noticed was that the fuel pump relay was quite warm. Not sure if relays are supposed to be warm... I have never grabbed one before. The system was fueling OK anyway.

Thanks. John.