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.
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- Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:44 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: The awful joke thread
- Replies: 138
- Views: 144274
- 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 ...
- 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?
- 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?
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?
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 4:16 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: measurement please
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1113
Re: measurement please
Perfect Les.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- 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.
Thanks.
John.
- 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.
Not sure what happened there.
Cheers. John.
Last time I looked I could not find any, but now there seems to be loads.
Not sure what happened there.
Cheers. John.
- 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.
I threw them away when they became hairless.
- 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...
- 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.
I just bought it.
- 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.
Paint hammerite straight onto etch primer? and
Spray stonechip onto hammerite?
Thanks.
- 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 ...
- 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.
Thanks.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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?
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
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.
- 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.
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.