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Long overdue cut done last wkend, using (my) a feeble flymo, usually use my friends 4 wheeled jobbie when i've been staring at it for weeks thinking when the hell am I going to cut that it's too long put off cutting it. Needless to say I snagged one of them old weed barrier sheets and the blade wound it up into a rope, then the flymo done a sort of up and over death spiral like a helicopter in trouble. Mind you that's the weed sheet removed and ready to bin along with most of the weeds; good idea for quick weed removal!

My tv.

Put it on mute during a phone call or have a visitor it randomelly reverts to sound.

Also - Sky Q, I have it set to a music channel all the time, but then when I have watched a recorded item I end up watching a News channel or an oldies soap channel.  Overnight I end up on a shopping channel. 

None of these are my choices.

I was trying to start it up after the filter change but the battery was going really quickly - as I had the radio on and off the last few weeks while working -  so not sure if the pump would have primed enough to see any leaks but would need full pressure to check.

You seriously want to risk it?

It turned out ok in the end, although I've now got a TC light on dash, probably bit of the rusty backplate stuck on the ABS sensor. (because I've not plugged the abs wires back in!)

Myopia

Within a mile and a half of me there's a large Halfords an ECP and a Parkers while at the far end of town[about 3 miles]there are two Independant motor factors.
I remember the Cortina[and so many more]being launched-Consul Classic,Consul Capri,Triumph herald,Mini to name a few.

Sighted.

whats the actual fault on yours ? brushes or solenoid ?
id be inclined to repair the original . better chance of it bring more reliable than an aftermarket or recon and you woudnt know the history of a scrappy one !

Agreed. many many years ago I bought a recon alternator for my Cortina (it was THAT long ago) .... I think they'd just painted it!

What's a Cortina?                                                         

Near

whats the actual fault on yours ? brushes or solenoid ?
id be inclined to repair the original . better chance of it bring more reliable than an aftermarket or recon and you woudnt know the history of a scrappy one !

It sounds like a handful of rusty nuts and bolts being shaken in a biscuit tin.

I pulled the end cap off and found that the bearing/bush in the endcap has been worn (or bludgeoned) into an oval shape. It is almost as if the aluminium casting was too soft to support the bush 

Didn't bother pulling any more parts off but from what I could see the brushes are still good and the other end of the motor & solenoid are also unharmed.

I turned the endplate through 180 degrees when I refitted it which seems to have bought me some time to source a replacement.

You need some Welsh mowers, when they break they make a good curry------