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Omega General Help / Re: Front Tires Wear inside Area

« on: 23 July 2018, 17:56:46 »

In my experience, for what it's worth (which is exactly what you're paying for it)...

1) Too much toe in = kills outside edge of tyre rapidly, but gives fantastic turn in handling on a track.
2) Any toe out = steering doesn't self centre, kills inside edge, 'kin dangerous to drive on a road.
3) Too much negative camber = kills inside edge, but not as rapidly as too much toe out.
4) Too much positive camber = tramlines like crazy, unpredictable handling and very snappy. Would presumably damage the outside edge too.

Personally I like almost zero (vertical) camber - (no more than 5mm in at the top) and just a snifter of toe in so the steering self centres.

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Omega General Help / Re: Front Tires Wear inside Area

« on: 22 July 2018, 18:58:14 »

OK, bars available but are there nuts in the other end or thread inside somewhere, I mean if bolts snap?

Nuts and bolts. The nut is the lower part of the vertical assy. You need to get a spanner/box on the top of the bolt to counter hold as you undo the nut. On a RHD car the off side is reasonably accessible, but the nearside bolt head is obscured by the ABS unit. Dunno about LHD cars.

And once the nut is off, try not to drop the bolt inside the sub-frame. Hours of fun fishing for it afterwards if you do.

Piccies here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=141570.msg1843138#msg1843138

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General Discussion Area / Re: At last I have Windows 7 on a PC!

« on: 22 July 2018, 15:00:10 »

I always partition C and D.

C gets 32GB-FAT32 and I install DOS7 first on that. Windows when goes on D. All programs get installed on D, and all my work/files go on C. For multi-boot I have all my work on C, and then multiple windows installations (Win2K-32, Win7-32, Win7-64, Win10-64), all in their own separate D partitions.

If the disk goes tango uniform and refuses to boot, then there are loads of DOS based disk recovery tools that allow me to rescue my work off C. IME it's rare for the disk hardware to fail - only had 2 fail like that in 30 years.  What normally happens is the windows hive or security data gets damaged/corrupted and then the wretched thing won't boot. I recon it's because the sectors containing the critical windows data get hammered over and over again and eventually wear out. If/when that happens, it's relatively easy to just clone the C partition containing my data onto a new disk and start again without losing anything. I've got a box of about 30 hard disks from over the years with faulty windows sectors.

SSD's worry me. They won't wear out mechanically in the same way as a magnetic platter hard disk. When they do go, they'll probably take all your data with them regardless of how they're partitioned.

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Omega General Help / Re: Coolant leak when car stood for a few days.

« on: 22 July 2018, 14:41:56 »

Then once new rad is fitted refill with 5 litres of concentrated coolant & then top up with water & you should be left with approx a 50-50 mix in the system .  I think this is the usual oof way of getting to the 50-50 mix  . Choice of Red or Blue  is up to you , although most on here use red I believe & some use de-ironised water  . . .I just use water from the tap  .  .always have done 

Others may add further advice to this  . . .but HTH 

Well, the day after changing my rad I had a 400 mile round trip lo Linconshire for the RAF flypast. On the way home I got stuck in a traffic jam on the M25, bailed out and then got stuck in a Jam in Staines. Right in the middle at some lights, it blew the bottom hose off the rad, dumping all the coolant. Useless effing spring clamps, but fortunately right next to a car park. I had 5L of antifreeze in the boot, and some proper hose clamps, so after a quick trip to the local poundland for some tools, fixed the hose and tipped in the antifreeze. Nowhere near enough. So took the now empty antifreeze bottle to the nearest water source - yep - my Omega now has a 50-50 mix of pink antifreeze and Thames river water in it. 

Had you checked that the fan still engaged after changing the radiator? Those spring hose clips may be devils to get off, but they work well enough. If the fan is not engaging that would cause overheating.

Yes, everything still working - and all 3 fans. Outside air was 30+, Air con on cold, 30 minutes stuck on the M25, bailed out down the A30 into Staines, got stuck with everyone else doing the same thing, ....and pop.

All the hoses on my car are beyond their best, and could do with replacing. I'd doubled up with both the original spring clamps and new jubilee clips on most of the bigger hoses, but not on the bottom rad one, which was of course the one that popped off. Seems to me that once these old hoses are disturbed, they don't like sealing again.

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Omega General Help / Re: Coolant leak when car stood for a few days.

« on: 21 July 2018, 21:14:23 »

Then once new rad is fitted refill with 5 litres of concentrated coolant & then top up with water & you should be left with approx a 50-50 mix in the system .  I think this is the usual oof way of getting to the 50-50 mix  . Choice of Red or Blue  is up to you , although most on here use red I believe & some use de-ironised water  . . .I just use water from the tap  .  .always have done 

Others may add further advice to this  . . .but HTH 

Well, the day after changing my rad I had a 400 mile round trip lo Linconshire for the RAF flypast. On the way home I got stuck in a traffic jam on the M25, bailed out and then got stuck in a Jam in Staines. Right in the middle at some lights, it blew the bottom hose off the rad, dumping all the coolant. Useless effing spring clamps, but fortunately right next to a car park. I had 5L of antifreeze in the boot, and some proper hose clamps, so after a quick trip to the local poundland for some tools, fixed the hose and tipped in the antifreeze. Nowhere near enough. So took the now empty antifreeze bottle to the nearest water source - yep - my Omega now has a 50-50 mix of pink antifreeze and Thames river water in it. 

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Omega General Help / Re: Coolant leak when car stood for a few days.

« on: 18 July 2018, 15:33:09 »

The biggest PITA for me was that my original genuine VX rad had some plastic mouldings on the passenger side end tank that makes the rad wider than the A/C pipes above it where they connect to the A/C rad, so the flippin' thing wouldn't clear them to pull out. My A/C works great, so I had no intention of de-gassing and re-gassing to take both rads out together - which I suspect is how they go in at the factory.

In the end I had to take the air filter box out, and then there was enough angle of dangle to get the drivers side of the rad out of the guides and move over enough to lift it out. The rad itself always has some water and transmission fluid remaining in it, and with all this effin' and blindin', pushin' and shovin' that usually ends up going everywhere and making a real mess.

It's not a difficult job, just one that with a bit more thought at Russelsheim could have been so much easier.

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Omega General Help / Re: Coolant leak when car stood for a few days.

« on: 18 July 2018, 10:13:25 »

Also is there a easy way to remove the radiator,

In a word, no.

Before you start, buy one of these (or similar). It's cheap, wont last long, but will save hours of faffing with mole grips trying to get the hose clamps on/off, and will reduce your blood pressure from eyeball bursting levels.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blue-Spot-Tools-Flexible-Spring-Hose-Clip-Clamp-Plier-Remover-Removal-Tool-07921/162160705278?epid=1964514964&hash=item25c187fefe:g:XgwAAOSwdzVXpeuT

Drain the water from the engine. Remove the induction manifold (bagpipes), and the two screws that fix the A/C rad to the main rad. Disconnect all the pipes and unplug all the electrical connections. Unbolt the secondary air pump from the back of the rear fan. I also found it easier to remove the air filter air box completely. Finally, undo the auto box oil cooler banjo bolts. Then wiggle, jiggle and force the rad upwards - It comes out complete with the fan assembly still attached. It fouls on just about everything, including the A/C pipework.

Once out, transfer the fan assembly from the old rad to the new one. Two bolts IIRC.

Refitting is the reverse operation to removal... Except.. The new Rad may or may not come with the screw clamp fixings for the fan and A/C radiator. If it doesn't then transfer the ones off the old rad - assuming they'll come off. Also, the new Rad I bought had a different top edge which meant the fan assy didn't fit. Instead of the one ridge across the top middle like shown in your picture, the after market rad had two ridges - one front one rear. This means the top plastic bracket of the fan didn't fit, so it had to be re-engineered (bodged) with an angle grinder. Also, a good idea to use new copper crush washers on the auto box cooler banjo bolts. And finally, use good quality jubilee clips on refitting the water hoses.

Something that's a 15 minute job on my Carlton took about 4 hours on the Omega.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Went to RIAT today

« on: 16 July 2018, 13:01:58 »

Went Friday by car, followed our own route in, initially on the Brown route, then jumped over to Green. Straight in @ 07:30, straight out @ 18:00. Never seen it so easy, and crowds significantly lower than any Sat or Sun that I've ever been to. Bit of a bummer about the Flypast being cancelled, but with thunderstorms rumbling away to the south it wasn't surprising. Shame - my last F-35 was one of the two that launched from Marham.

Saturday got a B2, but a duff one. More annoyingly I think my last LN F-15E was one of the two escorts.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Irmisher Rear Bumper.

« on: 14 July 2018, 18:20:57 »

To those who've expressed an interest. 3 of you.

I'll (hopefully) be on the Autobahnstormers stand, in my LC - Almost certainly the scruffiest LC there. Reg is H661, and I'm the George Cloony look alike 

Robsey was first to ask, then Anni, then Cwill. Since I don't think I know any of you, I wont be able to hunt you down in any particular order. I have no way to be 'fair' about who gets it - perhaps a game of paper scissors, stone. Or a penalty shoot out. Or pistols at dawn.

Or more likely the first one to turn up with a fully loaded 99 stands a good chance of getting it.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Had a call from EDF yesterday

« on: 12 July 2018, 14:09:10 »

Out of interest, I know I'm opening a can of worms here, but what are you reasons for rejecting a smart meter?

(I too have rejected them for over 10 years and have my reasons, I just wondered what yours were)

Turn the question around. Why should anyone accept a smart meter?

The technology makes it possible for the utilities to collect usage data from individual customers. If you want 'my' data, then you pay me, or you pay someone to sit on my drive looking at the meter 24/7.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Irmisher Rear Bumper.

« on: 11 July 2018, 23:11:10 »

Pm'd ya

And replied. I'll be there Sunday only though.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone for a fly-past?

« on: 11 July 2018, 11:19:28 »

Treated to our own personal airshow at Tunnies Towers yesterday, 2 Apaches overhead for a hour or so, then what must have been all the Chinooks that took part.

We are right next door to Sandhurst Military Academy, I think they have approval for low
Flight? As they come in mega, mega low over our house.

They're practicing for the Trumpster, or more accurately what to do if any protesters get too close. Several reports of fast roping practice from Chinooks and the SAS Dauphins.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone for a fly-past?

« on: 11 July 2018, 11:12:12 »

On Sunday at about middayish I heard loud aircraft noises so went out to see and there was what looked like an airliner and 2 fighter jets heading east.  It looked like they were escorting the airliner, but as I watched another large plane appeared and so there were 2 large planes and 2 fighters.

I assumed then that they were RAF?   

As I said, the RAF don't do weekends. The balloon would have to go up before they got out of bed on a Saturday or Sunday

They were a French Navy Falcon 50 , and two French navy Rafale fighter jets. They left the airshow at Yeovilton on their way home together, and did a photo-shoot over Lyme Bay. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone for a fly-past?

« on: 09 July 2018, 22:05:43 »

Saw a 747 which looked as though it was flying into Mildenhall yesterday. Maybe a dry run for Donald, (unless he,s holed up there already). Also today there was a military chopper, (not sure what make ) very low over the A143 coming home from Diss.

Civil 747's are relatively common into Mildenhall - It's cheaper to hire them than the USAF using their own transport types (C-17/C-5). This one was nothing to do with "The Donald". The only known expected movement is the "Escape Jet" (A Military B757 09-0015) which arrived about an hour or so ago. They'll probably squirrel that away in a base hangar somewhere. "The Donald" is due into Brussels late Wednesday/Early Thursday on AF-1, and will fly later in the day to Stansted.

Can't help with the chopper over the A143 - there are dozens of them based at Wattisham.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone for a fly-past?

« on: 09 July 2018, 20:36:22 »

Late again as usual The centenary was actually April 1st when the RAF officially came into being when the RFC[Royal Flying Corps]and RNAS[Royal Naval Air Service]were combined into one unified command.

April 1st this year was a Sunday. The RAF don't do weekends

Navy later got its air arm back again re-branded the FAA[Fleet Air Arm]

Yes, because as one RAF Harrier pilot once told me, "I didn't join the Air Force to sail about on a boat".