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General Discussion Area / Re: My ferritin levels are low again
« on: 21 May 2014, 19:41:42 »
Here's what you need for ferretin. Three ferrets. 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Asphalt drive restoration
« on: 16 May 2014, 13:06:23 »Don't think it's supposed to be in flames when you do it though.It's buggered. Replace.Being a tightarse, I tried spraying LPG on mine but it didn't help
Although, I spilt petrol on mine. Which is very old and the stones are breaking out of it. The petrol melted the bitumen(?) to a degree and actually knitted the Tarmac bag together leaving a nice smooth patch where the petrol had been.
I never got found to trying it on the rest if the drive. Fuel has gone up considerably since too
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General Discussion Area / Re: Your doctor......
« on: 14 May 2014, 10:55:46 »Think you only get that service if you're with bupa.Aye, but your post above has made me want to tryNo idea, I don't use 'em.
Very wise. Most doctors know SFA anyway.
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General Discussion Area / Re: OOOF CAR STICKERS
« on: 11 May 2014, 19:48:53 »
So how many of us remember the Irmscher style OOF badges we had done then?
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Omega General Help / Re: Full Geometry setup done - Nigel Langs Bolton - WOW WHAT A DIFFERENCE
« on: 06 May 2014, 21:09:19 »186
General Discussion Area / Re: offensive material...
« on: 06 May 2014, 20:23:28 »Meh He'll just think it's about tea making equipment then.He is, but when he says 'it' he means Mama M.......oh wait.......too soon?Maybe like thespians refer to "The Scottish Play" we would be better calling it "The Swedish Film".
There is a significant risk for mis-understanding by calling it that
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General Discussion Area / Re: offensive material...
« on: 06 May 2014, 20:11:25 »He is, but when he says 'it' he means Mama M.......oh wait.......too soon?Maybe like thespians refer to "The Scottish Play" we would be better calling it "The Swedish Film".
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General Discussion Area / Re: offensive material...
« on: 06 May 2014, 19:35:20 »
Thought you were "Over it".
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Omega General Help / Re: Another misfire 2001 CDX 2.6 V6 facelift
« on: 02 May 2014, 19:17:59 »Have you seen one? They don't have a threaded bit to screw into the head, just a croc clip to ground with.Ps, I remember from my 'Mechanic School Blog' that Mark DTM said the resistance check was a poor test and that thebest test was an adjustable gap spark plug. If you read this Mark...Not quite, you fire the plug with Tech2 or similar.
Do you mean hooking up the spark plug in the removed coil pack and grounding it to the head whilst cranking.... and then adjust the gap mm by mm to see if it still sparks good?
Thanks CZ,
But it would still be out and grounded on the engine so you can see it, right?
I'll see if I can find mine let you have a look.
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Omega General Help / Re: Another misfire 2001 CDX 2.6 V6 facelift
« on: 02 May 2014, 19:02:33 »Ps, I remember from my 'Mechanic School Blog' that Mark DTM said the resistance check was a poor test and that thebest test was an adjustable gap spark plug. If you read this Mark...Not quite, you fire the plug with Tech2 or similar.
Do you mean hooking up the spark plug in the removed coil pack and grounding it to the head whilst cranking.... and then adjust the gap mm by mm to see if it still sparks good?
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General Discussion Area / Re: Poor Workmanship
« on: 29 April 2014, 18:50:57 »I like it Captain .... are you one of the yoofs on the roof or the thug behind the wheel?Clocked it a while ago in the local chippy. Show it around Kitt Green you might find a few of them.
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General Car Chat / Re: Insignia Wheel Balancing
« on: 29 April 2014, 10:19:11 »More to the point have you done 60 MPH yet?First real test today since the Hunter set up, car was superb on the motorway
Better than it's ever been
Done 600 miles yet?
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Omega General Help / Re: Connecting a battery charger question
« on: 27 April 2014, 10:11:33 »Ron thank you for your reply.Turn ignition on then off and you have something like 30 seconds to disconnect the battery without setting the alarm off.
I didn't want to disconnect the battery, because the voltage drop was sensed by the car alarm and would set the car alarm off every time. Connecting a 12v DC power supply to the terminals first would keep the alarm happy (hopefully) and save all settings at the same time.Better to be safe than sorry.
I have a few old power supplies here that I can solder a couple of crock clips to. What are the specs of the PSU that you used?
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General Discussion Area / Re: The dangers of air fresheners hung from rear view mirrors
« on: 26 April 2014, 20:16:13 »Why has someone mentioned teapots again?Its OK, I'm over it.
The MOT man did the right thing failing mine on an air freshener that I couldn't see due to the shape of the autodim mirror, and the way it hung.
And of course, I was OK when I got home and watched one of those chavtastic police programmes on telly, and noticed all the gonks they had hanging off the windscreen. No to mention every idiot I follow every morning with so much electronic junk glued to the windscreen that their visibility is impaired so badly, they have to drive 20mph under the speed limit.
So, yup, I'm over it.
NOT!
Do you need a tissue?