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General Discussion Area / Re: The Royal Train

« on: 03 July 2025, 14:21:21 »

In a perfect world, freight would travel by rail and trucks banished from the roads, other than smaller trucks to do local runs from train stations to delivery depots.
People who cant pass a test to prove they are capable of driving to a reasonably high standard forced to take trains and taxis because they are banned from the roads.
Then, nice clear roads with high standards of driving, and no motorway speed limits for the rest of us.
We can but dream. 

Exactly what I experienced driving through Germany on Sunday, in fact.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 21 June 2025, 18:30:57 »

Drove it to Strasbourg. Driving on decently maintained roads with drivers who drive and are treated like adults it's an incredibly comfortable mile muncher.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Ancient Central Heating System

« on: 19 June 2025, 07:39:13 »

As you say, possibly a siezed motorised valve keeping the CH on if it has such a thing.
Often in older systems they just turned the pump off when CH not required and they could then circulate a bit by gravity.
Sounds worth investigating the header tank, if it has one. Often they'd have a primatic hot water tank by which means the CH would be topped up and they're properly bonkers, and very prone to getting the system in a bad way if the primary and secondary water don't stay separate.
Does she have an immersion heater that would cover the hot water demand this time of year?

Kevin

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Omega General Help / Re: Is it okay to have a hole in the transmission?

« on: 15 June 2025, 23:11:34 »

That hole should normally have a rubber grommet in it. It's the access hole for the torque converter bolts. It won't do any great harm, but might be worth getting a new grommet in case you get any gravel or other contaminants in the bellhousing.

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General Car Chat / Re: Who owns a milk float on here?

« on: 13 June 2025, 22:19:49 »

These figures you guys are bandying around are making my head hurt! 

Me too, that's why we drive crap old cars

With new cars getting more crap with every model year, who are the fools here?

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General Car Chat / Re: Who owns a milk float on here?

« on: 13 June 2025, 07:41:52 »

The baguette holder is inspired! 

Looks as though you could fit a bottle of wine in there instead. 

The Baguette looks a little stale to me but at least you'll have something to eat while waiting for the recovery truck!

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General Discussion Area / Re: Solar storms

« on: 23 May 2025, 10:50:45 »

It's the gen-z way. It isn't newsworthy unless you can find a climate change angle somehow.

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General Car Chat / Re: Nissan Cumquot

« on: 23 May 2025, 07:22:01 »

Can of petrol and box of Swan Vestas looming close by now, surely?

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General Car Chat / Re: Topix vehicle summary

« on: 21 May 2025, 18:27:03 »

Towbar Prep/ Bike carrier is included.

I need to make sure they don't try and spirit this away.

Then you can carry some backup transport for when the battery expires.

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General Car Chat / Re: washer non return valve

« on: 21 May 2025, 15:42:22 »

On the XE, from memory, there is a valve with a spring in which should shut off the feed to the headlight  washers unless there is pump pressure (so its a check valve), its part of the T-piece part.

I know some have used a VW part to replace it with (281955187).

Maybe a good blow through with the air line might dislodge any crap or scale in there.

Ahh, that's useful to know. I was thinking about fitting something like this but if it already has one  I'll check it over.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 21 May 2025, 07:06:09 »

Who, in a large company, actually monitors staff social media? Is it personnel or line managers or a dedicated group? It is an astonishing 23 years since I worked in the UK. Back then I remember I had suspicions about a team member and my manager got his phone calls list and he was “ working” for the competition. No social media back then.

I've been fortunate in my career to have been able to avoid anywhere with such a "large company" ethos. A couple of interviews at such places was enough for me.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 20 May 2025, 22:52:50 »

I think I would take legal advice in your case. That has to be unlawful under the right to free speech.

It's fairly common in larger companies.

Who often think they are above the law, but it doesnt mean they are.

You're right.

Indeed. They can write whatever they like in their company handbooks. Doesn't make it enforceable.

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General Car Chat / Re: washer non return valve

« on: 20 May 2025, 18:28:31 »

Other way round to my car, then.

If yours is like her XE, that has a decent screen washer that chucks up a decent amount of water, and for as long as you press the button for.  Unlike the stupid XJ fanciful washer trying to be clever.

Yes, nothing wrong with the screen washer. The headlamp washers dribble a bit of water in the general direction of the headlamps when working, then syphon out the rest of the washer reservoir over the next couple of hours.

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General Car Chat / Re: washer non return valve

« on: 19 May 2025, 15:56:37 »

Other way round to my car, then.

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General Car Chat / Re: washer non return valve

« on: 18 May 2025, 22:18:46 »

Is that better or worse than a shit part from China?       

Talking of which have you tried Temu? 

I can confirm that pattern JLR headlamp washers from China are even worse than the JLR ones, though at £12, about a tenth of the price....

They only have to actually work once a year.. So far the original ones have managed that with a bit of fettling.

.. although I then need to remember to remove the relay so it doesn't syphon out the contents of the washer bottle overnight.

"My" MOT tester has yet to test the headlamp washers on my ML. It's not that easy anyway cos they don't wash every time the screen is washed

I got an advisory for them leaking last year, so maybe I'll try my luck with them inop next year and see.