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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: bigegg on 14 February 2011, 22:40:54
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title sums it up.
Turning the foglights on to reverse into a dark drive/garage.
Use that tip every night now.
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Are the reverse lights not bright enough?
Sorry, back to the question - The crank sensor problems were my first bit of trouble on my car, looking at the forum convinced me to replace it, and bingo :y
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Ive learnt a hell of a lot about all sorts of things on OOF. And not just about Omegas. :y
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To remove the filler neck(store it in the boot) and put the cap straight onto the block thus reducing mayo build up
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I have learned what not to say or talk about, several times...... :D :D :D
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To remove the filler neck(store it in the bott) and put the cap straight onto the block thus reducing mayo build up
Why bother? If you get emulsified oil around you know why, so why worry? The next proper rum you do will get rid of it anyway. ;)
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To remove the filler neck(store it in the bott) and put the cap straight onto the block thus reducing mayo build up
Why bother? If you get emulsified oil around you know why, so why worry? The next proper rum you do will get rid of it anyway. ;)
Because I do a lot of short journeys and very few long ones,last year my car did 2500 miles taking me to and from work,the only long run was to the lakes meet last year.
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Pedal trick and typing.
And that I am Gay.... Apparently! He wishes! ;D
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Most useful thing I've learned is never to buy another omega :y ;D
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That changing the 3.0 V6 Dis pack hurts more than fighting a Rottweiler wearing a jacket made from razor blades :'(
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i only joined beginning of october but i have learnt that if you look after your mig it will look after you. Only possible with the expert advise, tips and support found through the forum :y
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........most recently learning that to rebroadcast your key to the car can do it with the key in the ignition..............
Paperclipping is dead handy too......
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To sleep with one eye open when DLk is nearby ::)
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How to do all sorts of "difficult things on the car:
DIS
Cambelt
Thermostat
Plus lots of little bits of advice along the way. It's like is having hundreds of experts on line. You just have to give a bit back every now and then ......
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i joined here about a month prior to buying my omega. i learnt that i had to have proof of the cambelt. i would not have known without this forum :y :y :y
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To remove the filler neck(store it in the bott) and put the cap straight onto the block thus reducing mayo build up
Why bother? If you get emulsified oil around you know why, so why worry? The next proper rum you do will get rid of it anyway. ;)
Because I do a lot of short journeys and very few long ones,last year my car did 2500 miles taking me to and from work,the only long run was to the lakes meet last year.
but the emulsion doesn't do any harm, just leave it where it is. ;)
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but the emulsion doesn't do any harm, just leave it where it is. ;)
Me being the lazy one :)
If it's not there I don't have to clean it up :y
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I learn't to never be down wind of Jimbobs arse.
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I learn't to never be down wind of Jimbobs arse.
Excellent ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Never bend over in front of Darth Loo-Knee :-X :-X
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Never bend over in front of Darth Loo-Knee :-X :-X
Ouch... :o did it hurt???? ;D ;D ;D
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Never bend over in front of Darth Loo-Knee :-X :-X
Ouch... :o did it hurt???? ;D ;D ;D
Apparently ::) ::)
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Feed everyone at meetings!!! :y
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Turning up anywhere near TB without Mrs LD's Brownies can be damaging to your post count ::)
Taxi Driver's Pickled Eggs have a kick and can cause arguments if there aren't enough to go round ::)
Don't bait a certain Admin about his MOT failures :-X ::)
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Never bend over in front of Darth Loo-Knee :-X :-X
Ouch... :o did it hurt???? ;D ;D ;D
Apparently ::) ::)
Miss Vamps saw this post :-[ and thought it meant bending over for a kick up the bum.....Oh the innocence of a child..... ;D ;D ;D She knows DLK and his sense of humour.... ::) ::) ::)
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Never bend over in front of Darth Loo-Knee :-X :-X
Ouch... :o did it hurt???? ;D ;D ;D
Apparently ::) ::)
Miss Vamps saw this post :-[ and thought it meant bending over for a kick up the bum.....Oh the innocence of a child..... ;D ;D ;D She knows DLK and his sense of humour.... ::) ::) ::)
Glad I was careful with my reply then ;) ;) ;)
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Never bend over in front of Darth Loo-Knee :-X :-X
Ouch... :o did it hurt???? ;D ;D ;D
Apparently ::) ::)
Miss Vamps saw this post :-[ and thought it meant bending over for a kick up the bum.....Oh the innocence of a child..... ;D ;D ;D She knows DLK and his sense of humour.... ::) ::) ::)
The little Angel :y
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I have learned not to tell anything you want kept quiet to
1. Countess
2. Jammie Dodger
3. Barden The Basher
4. Phyliss the Pink Rinse
5. Pauline The Plopper
6. Night Stalker
7. Matti Mini Me
8. Private Ming
9. Markus of Longbow
10. Guyuis the Gimp
thinking of others ;D
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Pickled eggs? Have i missed something?
I love pickled eggs & will fight all of you for them.....in a pink mankini!!!!! :-*
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Pickled eggs? Have i missed something?
I love pickled eggs & will fight all of you for them.....in a pink mankini!!!!! :-*
Dave made his own Pickled Eggs (I think he laid them too if I remember correctly ;D) and brought them to Newent so thats why you missed them... :P
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I have learned not to tell anything you want kept quiet to
1. Countess
2. Jammie Dodger
3. Barden The Basher
4. Phyliss the Pink Rinse
5. Pauline The Plopper
6. Night Stalker
7. Matti Mini Me
8. Private Ming
9. Markus of Longbow
10. Guyuis the Gimp
thinking of others ;D
You can always rely on me not to say anything....... :-X :-X :-X PM excepted
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Pickled eggs? Have i missed something?
I love pickled eggs & will fight all of you for them.....in a pink mankini!!!!! :-*
Dave made his own Pickled Eggs (I think he laid them too if I remember correctly ;D) and brought them to Newent so thats why you missed them... :P
And did you miss something :y :y :y
Birds Eye Peppers and Garlic in the vinegar IIRCC... Had quite a kick :y :y
Although I wasn't a very nice person to be around the next day (apparently) :-X ::) :D
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Pickled eggs? Have i missed something?
I love pickled eggs & will fight all of you for them.....in a pink mankini!!!!! :-*
Dave made his own Pickled Eggs (I think he laid them too if I remember correctly ;D) and brought them to Newent so thats why you missed them... :P
They were evil...yet moreish at the same time ::)
Didn't do my delicate guts much good ;D ;D
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Pickled eggs? Have i missed something?
I love pickled eggs & will fight all of you for them.....in a pink mankini!!!!! :-*
Pickled Eggs are very significant in the relationship between myself and swmbo on a night out with friends, some years ago in a seedy area of Sunderland........Pissed, never been worse since, swmbo has though... :-X :-X :-X
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Ahem!
Back to the original topic, I have learnt an absolute ton of stuff that has saved me money and kept the old nail running and am eternally grateful to all those who take their time to pass on their knowledge. If I had to single out the one thing that kept her out of the crusher during her darkest hour when time and patience was at an all time low and nothing else seemed to make sense, then that thing is...
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D-L-K's phone number.
There I've said it, and it feels so much better to have it out in the open :D
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D-L-K's phone number.
There I've said it, and it feels so much better to have it out in the open :D
But you can get that from any phone box in Massive :-X ::) :D
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Not to take this piss out off the admin or your post count vanishes ;D ;D ;D
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Not to take this piss out off the admin or your post count vanishes ;D ;D ;D
Well thats not quite true.... Just the Hormonal Admin The Rentboy ;D
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Ahem!
Back to the original topic, I have learnt an absolute ton of stuff that has saved me money and kept the old nail running and am eternally grateful to all those who take their time to pass on their knowledge. If I had to single out the one thing that kept her out of the crusher during her darkest hour when time and patience was at an all time low and nothing else seemed to make sense, then that thing is...
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D-L-K's phone number.
There I've said it, and it feels so much better to have it out in the open :D
That was a long day after a night out with a Mad Scotsman ;D
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Iirc there was a wee detour on the way to deliver an interior to a very very nice Irishman ? :-/ ::) :P ;D
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I have learnt I am not allowed to express my personal opinion here :'(
I've also learnt that keeping 300ish regular members, all strangers to each other (mostly), is a full time job for the 7 of us.
But more importantly than the effort involved, the money spent, and the stress and anguish is something very heartwarming, and makes everything worthwhile...
...complete strangers, in the right environment, lose the common, modern, selfish "me! me! me!" ignorance and are prepared to put themselves out to help others for nothing more than that warm feeling of satisfaction...
...we call it the OOF Spirit, and I think that is very, very precious.
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...we call it the OOF Spirit, and I think that is very, very precious.
Awwwww! That sounded quite endearing ....... from the heart of your bottom! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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ERE,ERE. I have been the recipient of the OOF spirit recently, and I honestly dont know anywhere else you can find that priceless commodity these days. :y
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Nicely put Jamie, I must admit it's allways the best place to hang out on the net.
As for the original thread title i saved myself calling the AA in the early morning (would have been embarrasing for where we were parked as well) Gearbox selector had got slightly stuck in park early yesterday, but later on I forgot all about it, parked up and as usual put the box into "Park"
Pressing the brake pedal asual the gear selector wouldnt unlock, tried pushing it forward/backwards/up/down all whilst pulling the lock collar up and contantly trying all ways to unlock it.
Then I remembered what I had read on the forum, took the leather gator off and saw the yellow lever, pushed it and Hey Presto, back on the move.
Just need to post in the jelp section now on how to fix it as I cant hear the solenoid disengageing to unlock it.
Excellent forum, but then we all allready know that dont we. :y :y
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Although I can't do much in the way of servicing or repair work myself, I've gleaned a multitude of knowledge about the Omega and various common faults and causes. Believe it or not, it really helps as I can tell my garage mechanic what needs doing most of the time without a lengthy diagnosis. Also tend not to panic now when some fault/check pops up on the MID. :y
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I have learnt I am not allowed to express my personal opinion here :'(
I've also learnt that keeping 300ish regular members, all strangers to each other (mostly), is a full time job for the 7 of us.
But more importantly than the effort involved, the money spent, and the stress and anguish is something very heartwarming, and makes everything worthwhile...
...complete strangers, in the right environment, lose the common, modern, selfish "me! me! me!" ignorance and are prepared to put themselves out to help others for nothing more than that warm feeling of satisfaction......we call it the OOF Spirit, and I think that is very, very precious.
:) :y :y
Well , up to now , thousands of unknown (by me :-[) English words , some idioms, and many things about engine mechanics apart from omega problems :y
but the biggest pleasure is to teach the mechanics how to do the job ;D with schemas and videos ;D ;D :y
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and must add, before OOF, UK community for me was a closed box (although I visited) .. here I witness your day to day problems , your life style , your ideas and knowledge (which I admire) :y
and I hope I could reflect myself not different than what I am..and not an alien to you ;D ;D :y
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Just need to post in the jelp section now on how to fix it as I cant hear the solenoid disengageing to unlock it. .....
Likely to be the brake pedal switch. :y :y :y
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I have learned what not to say or talk about, several times...... :D :D :D
Wish I had learnt that one :(
I am quite sure I have alienated a number of people on here, and I am sorry for that. :'(
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Well , up to now , thousands of unknown (by me :-[) English words , some idioms, and many things about engine mechanics apart from omega problems :y
but the biggest pleasure is to teach the mechanics how to do the job ;D with schemas and videos ;D ;D :y
I've noticed how your English has improved over the years. :y :y :y I believe it isn't an easy language to learn because we can say the same thing in many different ways. :y
My only Turkish is 'please' & 'thank you' ( I can say it but can't remember how to write it :-[)
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Well , up to now , thousands of unknown (by me :-[) English words , some idioms, and many things about engine mechanics apart from omega problems :y
but the biggest pleasure is to teach the mechanics how to do the job ;D with schemas and videos ;D ;D :y
I've noticed how your English has improved over the years. :y :y :y I believe it isn't an easy language to learn because we can say the same thing in many different ways. :y
My only Turkish is 'please' & 'thank you' ( I can say it but can't remember how to write it :-[)
Thanks Andy :) :y
My language (although using latin alphabet-thanks god we leave that arabic alphabet in history ) is very different in structure.. object,subject, nouns all in different positions (nearly reverse) .. so its very normal for you to learn and remember.. but whenever you stay here and start to learn things become easy.. however I witnessed that foreign people including my wife once start to learn my language they hardly talk theirs ;D
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... but whenever you stay here and start to learn things become easy.. however I witnessed that foreign people including my wife once start to learn my language they hardly talk theirs ;D
British/English tend to be very lazy and don't learn another language because a lot of the world can speak English & love to be able to practice their English when they meet someone that speaks it as their first language.
We once met a tour guide who could speak all sorts of languages but wanted the opportunity to 'polish'/refine her English. One thing she particularly wanted to understand was the difference between overtake and takeover. ;) ;) ;)
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... but whenever you stay here and start to learn things become easy.. however I witnessed that foreign people including my wife once start to learn my language they hardly talk theirs ;D
British/English tend to be very lazy and don't learn another language because a lot of the world can speak English & love to be able to practice their English when they meet someone that speaks it as their first language.
yep.. definitely ..
We once met a tour guide who could speak all sorts of languages but wanted the opportunity to 'polish'/refine her English.
yep.. I also do the same whenever possible.. however talking is harder than the writing.. you dont have an online dictinary handy ;D ;D :-[
however it takes a bit time for your ears to understand the other side as their pronunciation may widely differ.. I must admit that some of my own citizens here talk in a style that many people dont understand :-? ;D
One thing she particularly wanted to understand was the difference between overtake and takeover. ;) ;) ;)
overtake and takeover different things and I know what they are :)
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... but whenever you stay here and start to learn things become easy.. however I witnessed that foreign people including my wife once start to learn my language they hardly talk theirs ;D
British/English tend to be very lazy and don't learn another language because a lot of the world can speak English & love to be able to practice their English when they meet someone that speaks it as their first language.
yep.. definitely ..
We once met a tour guide who could speak all sorts of languages but wanted the opportunity to 'polish'/refine her English.
yep.. I also do the same whenever possible.. however talking is harder than the writing.. you dont have an online dictinary handy ;D ;D :-[
however it takes a bit time for your ears to understand the other side as their pronunciation may widely differ
Oh you've met Countess Dundee have you. ;D ;D
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... but whenever you stay here and start to learn things become easy.. however I witnessed that foreign people including my wife once start to learn my language they hardly talk theirs ;D
British/English tend to be very lazy and don't learn another language because a lot of the world can speak English & love to be able to practice their English when they meet someone that speaks it as their first language.
yep.. definitely ..
We once met a tour guide who could speak all sorts of languages but wanted the opportunity to 'polish'/refine her English.
yep.. I also do the same whenever possible.. however talking is harder than the writing.. you dont have an online dictinary handy ;D ;D :-[
however it takes a bit time for your ears to understand the other side as their pronunciation may widely differ
Oh you've met Countess Dundee have you. ;D ;D
I find MikeDundee makes perfect sense after a few of Hotel21's special liquids...
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I find MikeDundee makes perfect sense after a few of Hotel21's special liquids...
I find he makes no sense at all after a few of Hotel21's liquids... Or did you mean after you've had Hotel21's liquids? ;)
Kevin
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... but whenever you stay here and start to learn things become easy.. however I witnessed that foreign people including my wife once start to learn my language they hardly talk theirs ;D
British/English tend to be very lazy and don't learn another language because a lot of the world can speak English & love to be able to practice their English when they meet someone that speaks it as their first language.
We once met a tour guide who could speak all sorts of languages but wanted the opportunity to 'polish'/refine her English. One thing she particularly wanted to understand was the difference between 'leg before' and 'leg over'overtake and takeover[/i]. ;) ;) ;)
I hope you explained it suitably clearly Andy :D ;D ;)
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... but whenever you stay here and start to learn things become easy.. however I witnessed that foreign people including my wife once start to learn my language they hardly talk theirs ;D
British/English tend to be very lazy and don't learn another language because a lot of the world can speak English & love to be able to practice their English when they meet someone that speaks it as their first language.
We once met a tour guide who could speak all sorts of languages but wanted the opportunity to 'polish'/refine her English. One thing she particularly wanted to understand was the difference between 'leg before' and 'leg over'overtake and takeover[/i]. ;) ;) ;)
I hope you explained it suitably clearly Andy :D ;D ;)
She was a very nice young lady ............... and anyway SWMBO & the 2 kids were in the back of the pick-up with me. ::) ::)
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... but whenever you stay here and start to learn things become easy.. however I witnessed that foreign people including my wife once start to learn my language they hardly talk theirs ;D
British/English tend to be very lazy and don't learn another language because a lot of the world can speak English & love to be able to practice their English when they meet someone that speaks it as their first language.
yep.. definitely ..
We once met a tour guide who could speak all sorts of languages but wanted the opportunity to 'polish'/refine her English.
yep.. I also do the same whenever possible.. however talking is harder than the writing.. you dont have an online dictinary handy ;D ;D :-[
however it takes a bit time for your ears to understand the other side as their pronunciation may widely differ
Oh you've met Countess Dundee have you. ;D ;D
I find MikeDundee makes perfect sense after a few of Hotel21's special liquids...
:o :o
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I find MikeDundee makes perfect sense after a few of Hotel21's special liquids...
I find he makes no sense at all after a few of Hotel21's liquids... Or did you mean after you've had Hotel21's liquids? ;)
Kevin
I just find he makes no sense at all :-X ::) :D
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Most useful thing? How to keep my Omega on the road for the cost of the parts only! The help & encouragement were absolutely free & cheerfully given :y
Best thing? Meeting (sadly almost exclusively electronically :() literally hundreds of really great people from all walks of life, different backgrounds & Countries! and finding we are all very much alike in most ways ;) Oh, & i've never laughed so much in my life as in the past 22 months! ;D :y