34906
General Discussion Area / Re: Keswick - Springs?
« on: 30 May 2007, 09:09:12 »Quote
not enought car work / car repair being talked about at this meet
I'll bring my alarm along. We can have a game of footie and use it as the ball
Kevin
- 23 April 2024, 11:11:08
- Welcome, Guest
News:
Search the maintenance guides for answers to 99.999% of Omega questions
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
I'll bring my alarm along. We can have a game of footie and use it as the ball
Kevin
34907
General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone know how to stop someone using your dom
« on: 30 May 2007, 09:16:53 »Quote
Indeed - I did not go into it in detail because very few servers seem to be using SPF..
I'm not really aware of how widespread it is, was just aware of it as a possibility. My domain doesn't have SPF and I have no problems at present, so clearly not many destinations require it, but I do wonder how many mail servers are configured to use it if it's present on a domain.
Quote
I have opened a few of them and looked at the headers but at the moment nothing is consistent on where they originated from
The problem is, if someone's spamming using your address as an alias, you will get bounces from all over the place as systems reject the mail. It's a real pain.
Are the mails only going to one or two addresses within the domain? You could change your active e-mail address slightly and set up your mail client to bin / move to spam folder anything that comes in on the old address?
If you're recieving all mail for the domain you will get loads of spam on the easily guessable addresses like sales@..., etc.
Kevin
34908
General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone know how to stop someone using your dom
« on: 29 May 2007, 23:33:25 »
One thing that MIGHT help is to have a word with whoever is hosting the domain on your behalf and ask if they have SPF records enabled.
SPF allows a receiving mail server to lookup your domain and find out if the sender is authorised to send mail on behalf of that domain. You set up the records to show that your ISPs mail servers are OK, and anything else is not, so a receiving server should reject the mail without a bounce if the SPF doesn't authenticate the sender.
You still rely on the server at the receiving end which has to check this, so it won't stop it 100% but it ought to stop bounces from reputable organisations and ISPs.
Kevin
SPF allows a receiving mail server to lookup your domain and find out if the sender is authorised to send mail on behalf of that domain. You set up the records to show that your ISPs mail servers are OK, and anything else is not, so a receiving server should reject the mail without a bounce if the SPF doesn't authenticate the sender.
You still rely on the server at the receiving end which has to check this, so it won't stop it 100% but it ought to stop bounces from reputable organisations and ISPs.
Kevin
34909
General Discussion Area / Re: tunnie is back from the Lakes
« on: 29 May 2007, 23:19:42 »
Glad you had a good time. Can't wait to be there in 2 weeks. It P***ed down all weekend here, without a break!
If it's grounding due to excessive bouncing rather than plain being too low, it could be the shocks that are your problem.
Kevin
If it's grounding due to excessive bouncing rather than plain being too low, it could be the shocks that are your problem.
Kevin
34910
General Discussion Area / Re: Is there anything worth getting any more?
« on: 28 May 2007, 00:11:21 »Quote
The price is obscene.
Running costs would be relatively dear, too, at 15 US Gal per nautical mile!
Quote
I just don't think that there is that much good stuff to watch to justify something like that.
Damn right. I did a little work on HDTV in the early 90's when it was just starting to be played with by a few broadcasters. Finally it is available in the home and I haven't got the slightest interest because there's nothing worth watching on it.
Kevin
34911
General Discussion Area / Re: Whats this
« on: 28 May 2007, 21:33:12 »Quote
Sounds like a load of tosh to me, I just wondered what it was.
It's probably just a variable resistor that connects to either the coolant temperature or intake air temperature sensors. By fooling the ECU into thinking that either of these sensors is cooler than it is, you can get the engine to run richer.
All this will do is cause your engine to waste fuel and maybe throw some fault codes. Tuning ignition advace is the main route to extra power and the effect of either of these sensors on advance will be minimal. The only worthwhile tuning step to take is to re-map the fuel and ignition by replacing the chip.
I have never read such a load of bull....
Kevin
34912
General Discussion Area / Re: Road pricing
« on: 27 May 2007, 12:14:58 »Quote
I WILL NOT have any road pricing cr*p fitted to my car.
This is the biggest flaw in the plan. How exactly are they going to install and manage a network of tens of millions of black boxes? With the government's track record of managing IT projects? Total overkill. ANPR cameras by the side of selected roads will tell them all they need to know. But fitting black boxes gives them your b@lls in a vice and whenever they feel like giving the handle another turn they will. How long before they start using them to gain evidence of speeding, etc?
Problem is, some greedy entrepreneur has sold this idea of a black box in every car to the government and they've stupidly fallen for it.
Well, they'll fit one to my cars over my dead body. If they do manage it, they might find it's a bit unreliable
Kevin
34913
General Discussion Area / Re: Advice please
« on: 25 May 2007, 14:06:06 »Quote
how much would it have affected the engine and running condition?
It's not an ideal situation, obviously, but it's not done enough miles to have taken any serious damage, I'd say. If it runs OK and is not making any nasty noises I'd buy it, but I'd be changing the oil and filter and cam belt and tensioners asap, and certainly before giving it any stick. Give it a couple of changes of cheap oil to ensure any crud has been removed and check the breathers are clear and it's good to go.
It is a very good bargaining point, though.
Kevin
34914
General Discussion Area / Re: Camping spots
« on: 23 May 2007, 21:58:59 »
Woolacombe's not a bad spot. Endless beaches and dunes to walk on, and not far from Exmoor, which is my favourite spot for "getting away from it all".
Not been camping in the Uk much recently. Can recommend a lovely place near Le Mans though ;-)
Kevin
Not been camping in the Uk much recently. Can recommend a lovely place near Le Mans though ;-)
Kevin
34915
General Discussion Area / Re: HBV failing - early warning
« on: 23 May 2007, 14:07:53 »
I suspect part of the failure mode is that it fails to cut off the flow to the heater matrix, meaning the climate can't cut off the heater completely.
Useful information to know.
Kevin
Useful information to know.
Kevin
34916
General Discussion Area / Re: Bloody computers
« on: 23 May 2007, 16:08:14 »
I kept wondering why my sat nav software (on a PocketPC) stopped successfully saving routes and waypoints. Turns out it saves your position every second to the SD card when you are driving. No evidence of being able to do anything useful with this data, or of a setting to turn this feature off. When it eventually fills up the SD card, if doesn't complain, it just silenty fails to save anything and leaves you wondering if you've lost the plot.
Where has the art of writing useable software gone?
Kevin
Where has the art of writing useable software gone?
Kevin
34917
General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone for Beer ?
« on: 23 May 2007, 09:46:57 »Quote
Theres no bitter in that lot (John Smiths and Boddingtons do not count!)
Damn right. I actually stopped drinking one night this weekend because after 2 pints of some "Smoothflow" cr@p in the hotel bar (at £3.50 a pint
) I couldn't face any more.Kevin
34918
General Discussion Area / Re: Keswick pics - just a taster
« on: 22 May 2007, 10:47:31 »
Looks lovely. Can't wait. Just got back from a very fun weekend on the North York Moors with a load of petrol heads and in just over 2 weeks I get to do it all again!
Kevin
Kevin
34919
General Discussion Area / Re: best aution ever?
« on: 22 May 2007, 10:48:47 »
He really knows how to sell a car!
Kevin
Kevin
34920
General Discussion Area / Re: Lightened flywheel
« on: 15 May 2007, 22:50:22 »
No Omega experience personally but usually a lightened flywheel has had thickness taken off the clutch face to leave the starter ring in roughly the same place, meaning that the clutch sits further towards the engine. This means you need a deeper clutch cover or to fit a spacer to the release bearing to restore proper operation of the clutch. Of course, they may have engineered it to take an uprated or larger clutch during the process.
I'd be wary of lightened standard flywheels if you find them offered for sale. They can burst if they're left insufficiently strong, and if this happens at high revs it will write off the car from the inside out (and your ankles if you're unlucky).
Kevin
I'd be wary of lightened standard flywheels if you find them offered for sale. They can burst if they're left insufficiently strong, and if this happens at high revs it will write off the car from the inside out (and your ankles if you're unlucky).
Kevin