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General Discussion Area / Re: Bloody conmen

« on: 24 April 2008, 16:05:51 »

Phone companies are in on the act. Who do you think sells the premium rate numbers in the first instance (and takes a cut of the takings)?  

Kevin

32057

General Discussion Area / Re: I've got good news and bad news

« on: 24 April 2008, 13:34:55 »

Always make sure the engine's cooled off before you fill it. Otherwise, the resulting geyser of steam and hot water.. well..

 

Kevin

32058

General Discussion Area / Re: I've got good news and bad news

« on: 24 April 2008, 12:26:17 »

I would be interested in the corrosion inhibition / promotion properties of that type of coolant too.   Still, when needs must...

Kevin

32059

General Discussion Area / Re: Well caught......

« on: 23 April 2008, 16:57:26 »

He did well to catch it but not sure why he then hammered it off up the road again. I would have though the bulge in the seat of his pants would have reminded him to be a little cautious.

Kevin

32060

General Discussion Area / Re: Not A Happy Chappy

« on: 22 April 2008, 22:25:02 »

There's gratitude for you.

Kevin

32061

General Discussion Area / Re: Any one on the M69 Today.

« on: 21 April 2008, 16:10:34 »

Well, a mate of mine drives an unmarked plod car. (Saw him at the weekend and their last 3.2 Omega is on its' way to pastures new this week ).

I think the reason that's unmarked is what's in the boot. I.E. not traffic cones.

From a purely traffic perspective I would agree that the more obvious the presence the more value it appears to have. However, I guess from a point of view of catching the read bad eggs rather than just making everyone behave an unmarked car is more effective.

Kevin

32062

General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone near Towcester?

« on: 22 April 2008, 16:55:33 »

Basically anything that did not go her way she was in a foul mood with me for ages, constantly accusing me of not caring.

well, ...  

 

Kevin

32063

General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone near Towcester?

« on: 21 April 2008, 20:03:42 »

I got given directions from a yokel referencing woolfardisworthy once.

I have no idea how he pronounced it but it had about 2 syllables, IIRC. Needless to say, I remained lost.

Kevin

32064

General Discussion Area / Re: we got a facebook down.........

« on: 22 April 2008, 16:53:24 »

Hardly anyone over 30 uses or is interested in facebook ...

That explains that then.

Kevin

32065

General Discussion Area / Re: we got a facebook down.........

« on: 22 April 2008, 14:29:21 »

What is all this fascination with facebook?

better still, what is it  

Dunno. I waste spend enough time on here.  

Kevin

32066

General Discussion Area / Re: Safety Camera in action

« on: 21 April 2008, 17:32:06 »

Same with the bike. He really didn't seem to be outdragging the van behind him as one would expect at 137 MPH. Then again, not easy to judge speed when you're looking head-on.

It was the aftermath of the 2 panic braking incidents that caught my eye.

Kevin

32067

General Discussion Area / Safety Camera in action

« on: 21 April 2008, 17:21:03 »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7358372.stm

Cameras don't cause accidents, of course.

Does make me wonder if they should be handing out courses on braking from high speeds rather than NIPs though...

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Some pretty neat HD video

« on: 22 April 2008, 11:14:24 »

I got a bit annoyed with a little twin that was circling above our village a couple of weeks ago, almost to the point of getting my binoculars out and reporting the git.

Then I discovered this: http://www.hampshire.police.uk/Internet/news/releases/Second+appeal+issued+following+Four+Marks+armed+robbery.htm

  Ruddy BMW drivers.

I thought it was an aerial photo outfit.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: WHATS THE CHANCES ??

« on: 21 April 2008, 21:56:07 »

iirc if your lucky you might get away with it jumping a max. of 3 teeth :-/

memory is a bit fuzzy but I think I once saw one 4 teeth out in the Tidworth party

Depends which way they slip. A cam can slip in one direction until it won't run (inlets retarded, exhaust advanced) with no damage but a couple of teeth the other way will kill the valves.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: WHATS THE CHANCES ??

« on: 21 April 2008, 21:12:08 »

Very little work to find out one way or t'other then.

yes as i am in there think will just fit tensioner tommorrow nite and check compression !

Yep. Do it. Several members have had close calls and got away with it.

Just be very careful how you align everything. Try to get some tension in the belt and get the crank round to 60^o BTDC before you sort out the cam timing to make sure you don't get any contact then turn the crank up to TDC on no. 1 and fit in the normal way.

Give it a compression check and if it doesn't look disastrously bad run it up to temperature and repeat the compression check.

Kevin