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Messages - Andy B

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General Discussion Area / Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« on: 06 February 2009, 18:39:07 »
My Omega behaved impecably .... it never moved from my drive!  ;D  ;D  ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« on: 06 February 2009, 18:26:52 »
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Available in the UK, from £49.95 per pair!  :y

http://www.roofbox.co.uk/autosock/?gclid=CJPA-Kjmx5gCFQFhQgoddQ6N1A

You can get chains cheaper than that!! :o :o :o

Chains can not be used on metal roads in uk if there is no lying snow.

Is there a special map for these roads ::)

It's called an A - Z  :y
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_(pavement)

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General Discussion Area / Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« on: 05 February 2009, 23:05:27 »
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Crap.
That's how mine is in the snow.
2.0 Auto, WWD, and a fair bit of lowdown torque.
A little better when I had the 'hold' function on.

Is that what Johnafon Woss drives?  ;D ;D ;D


Nope

Wrong Wheel Drive   >:(

You'll have to try to get WWD included in Glasses or Parkers as a new abreviation ........   :-?

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General Discussion Area / Re: how bad was your car in the snow?
« on: 05 February 2009, 22:50:52 »
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Crap.
That's how mine is in the snow.
2.0 Auto, WWD, and a fair bit of lowdown torque.
A little better when I had the 'hold' function on.

Is that what Johnafon Woss drives?  ;D ;D ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: I had the ATF changed .....
« on: 06 February 2009, 20:02:58 »
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This reminds me of one of my projects - to put some sump plug bosses into the autobox sumps. I know what I'm going to be doing at my welding evening course next week.  :y

Kevin

You know you need a TIG set with A/C  to do ally?  :-/ :y

The sumps I have are galvanised steel, I think. Will have to go and check... :-/

Kevin



 :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ DOH! Wellhung mislead me when he mentioned ally sumps.
You're right - an Omega's g/box sumps are steel, how would the magnetic stay in place otherwise!

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General Discussion Area / Re: I had the ATF changed .....
« on: 06 February 2009, 18:08:44 »
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This reminds me of one of my projects - to put some sump plug bosses into the autobox sumps. I know what I'm going to be doing at my welding evening course next week.  :y

Kevin

You know you need a TIG set with A/C  to do ally?  :-/ :y

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General Discussion Area / Re: I had the ATF changed .....
« on: 06 February 2009, 14:12:24 »
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makes on hell of a difference, I just wish it was doable without dropping the sumps

This is why everytime I'm down the scrappy I have a look for something with an ally sump. I want to cut it out and get it tig'd into the large sump on my gearbox :y

Not impossible, but it's not nice welding ally sumps. The oil soaks into the ally.

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General Discussion Area / Re: I had the ATF changed .....
« on: 06 February 2009, 14:09:03 »
I must've done well then. I only spilled oil as I filled it back up again. The tube I was filling from the engine bay had come out of the gearbox!  :(  ;D  ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: Did the front brakes today...
« on: 06 February 2009, 20:17:10 »
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What spring retaining clips?

Anti-rattle clips I would think.  :y

the springs on top of the brake pads? where the sensor clips on, has a spring (as such) which is pushed down when the caliper comes down.

Guessing to keep the pad firmly in place

Sensor clips to the butterfly spring. The anti-rattle sits againstthe top of the pads & hook under the pad retaining pins at each end.
Pad retaining pins are on the rear brakes not the fronts :-/

Well done!! I wondered when someone would spot my deliberate mistake! ::)
But the sensors still don't clip to the front anti-rattle springs!  :y

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General Discussion Area / Re: Did the front brakes today...
« on: 06 February 2009, 20:07:45 »
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What spring retaining clips?

Anti-rattle clips I would think.  :y

the springs on top of the brake pads? where the sensor clips on, has a spring (as such) which is pushed down when the caliper comes down.

Guessing to keep the pad firmly in place

Sensor clips to the butterfly spring. The anti-rattle sits againstthe top of the pads & hook under the pad retaining pins at each end.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Did the front brakes today...
« on: 06 February 2009, 19:20:53 »
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What spring retaining clips?

Anti-rattle clips I would think.  :y

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General Discussion Area / Re: DUTY OF CARE
« on: 06 February 2009, 18:37:52 »
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......... so i can pamper him ::)

nudge nudge wink wink say no more  ;)  ;)  ;)  ;)  :y

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General Discussion Area / Re: DUTY OF CARE
« on: 06 February 2009, 15:31:08 »
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Sounds like 'dangle berries' to me.....

.....surely its up-to the individual to make the decision and asses the risk of if its safe or not!

Nanny state again!

I suppose you could have worded it better!  ;D   ;D  ;D  ;D
But I agree! I'd have been very pi$$ed off if they'd cancelled week end leave just cos the weather was deemed to be to bad to travel. I've driven through ploughed drifts 6'+ deep on the A702 on my way back to SWMBO in Rosyth.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Windscreen Marks
« on: 06 February 2009, 19:34:01 »
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Try a centre punch and hammer.

£70ish on the insurance, nice new screen  ;D


[size=8]I, nor oof condone this action, and follow this advice at your own risk  [/size]

It's still not easy though, you need to hit it just hard enough ..... apparently!!  ::)  ::)

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General Discussion Area / Re: Omega odometers analogoue not digital?
« on: 06 February 2009, 20:14:34 »
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....... though some of the dashboard ecu's log the fact a change was made.

Bugger! I'm going to gaol!  :'(  :'(  :'(

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