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That's your 5 a day for today.

maybe another 5 tomorrow.

Had all 4 alloys on the merc refurbed.  they were in a disgusting state from a previous refurb before I bought it, and some werent holding air very well.
Stripped, tidied, primed and sprayed.  very happy.  Were diamond cut previously, but opted for a more long lasting repair.

Popped a new thermostat on the kids corsa as drove that one day when mine was out of action to find it wouldnt get to temp.  lovely now.

Put some coolant in the project corsa to see how it heated up with more than just water, and didnt seem to overpressurise.  other than replacing stat, coolant flange and one hose....it may be all required.  not the HG the RAC diagnosed.   not that I mind either way, was got to get my hands dirty on.

Worth checking that the fan(s) work as they should. Overheating Bini was simply that.

Classic scuttle seal failure.

It soaks into the foam on the bulkhead and drips onto the camera covers and eventually drain into the plug wells.

Eventually it will cause shorts and burn out the coil packs... Basically the water evaporates from the plug wells and condenses on the bottom of the coil packs making them rust, swell and fail. In that order.

I could tell you how to fix the scuttle leaks properly but apparently my experience of scuttle leaks is absolutely wrong.

Removing the foam from the bulkhead will help.

Who on here as any experience of these?

Looks like our old oil boiler from 1999 is pretty shot, so not worth throwing good money after bad in order to get it to limp on for another couple of years.

We have a plentiful supply of wood, so commercial wood pellets for the biomass boiler would not be required. This would help with running costs.

Also, I believe there is a £5000 government grant available.

TPMS system has gone up the shute - again!