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General Discussion Area / Re: Austrailian Road Trains
« on: 29 June 2014, 21:01:32 »
You planning a move to Australia Lizzie oh did you see the one where the guy got his crusher plant stuck in the mud it took him 2 weeks to dig it out

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General Discussion Area / Re: Austrailian Road Trains
« on: 29 June 2014, 20:59:13 »
Female trucker's , they got balls of steel :y Shall have to see when thats on  ;)

You're been mixing with the wrong women, Mr Emd.... ;)
maybe he likes ladyboys ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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General Car Chat / Re: what can get stuck in coil spring??
« on: 28 June 2014, 21:10:25 »
pmsl zebidee the cat

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Omega General Help / Re: Seized caliper?
« on: 28 June 2014, 21:06:37 »
Also before pushing the piston back squirt wd40 under the rubber boot of the caliper  :y

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General Discussion Area / Re: Camping
« on: 20 June 2014, 17:27:25 »
Five litres will not be enough, especially if you need to do the washing up at your tent - or will there be sinks and things? Those collapsible water bags save space, and/or 2 litre pop bottles that you have emptied.
For the mozzies, citronella candles and that stuff that you wipe on exposed body parts are worth having, but don't bother with those little ultrasonic beepers that are supposed to repel mozzies - they don't!

Ron.
Get skin so soft from Avon (green bottle) I was up west coast oh Scotland (loch Awe) fishing last week and boy that stuff was a life saver we were covered in dead beasties lol

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Fill the fuel tank first then try it for a few days I think the lift pump in the tank is goosed hence the reason it won't start when 1/4 full.
You could also try changing the fuel filter.  :y

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Omega General Help / Re: TD strange noise
« on: 19 May 2014, 21:31:42 »
Have a look and see if the nuts on the PAS pulley are loose or the aux belt itself might be on its last legs with bits of it peeling away.

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Sounds more like an electrical problem than a mechanical one. Could be one of a number of things -

There is a clutch position sensor on the clutch pedal that could be faulty / wires broke / rusty or contaminated this speaks to the ECU and can cause problems if it is in some way broken / not working as the unit will not respond in the correct way and get confused.

Also there's a manual release switch (inside the mechanism) also that throws up errors if it gets accidentally upset whilst stripping the unit down. 

When you replaced the relay did you check all the other circuits to see if they are continuous and don't have broken or burned bits?

As for getting a second-hand unit I've heard that you cannot interchange them as they are programmed to be used once only , However I know someone who picked up one that matched his car spec. exactly i.e. same model & gearbox and it worked  :-\ :-\ :-\
Double check all the multi plug at the motor and on both the hubs for broken wires inside the connectors. Ive fixed a few in the last 3 months and it was broken wires on the rear hubs where the sensor wire is attached

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General Car Chat / Re: Passat parking brake
« on: 02 May 2014, 18:29:10 »
Check the multi plug wires on the caliper for corrosion  :y

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General Car Chat / Re: diesel injectors
« on: 14 April 2014, 17:37:31 »
Just replace the 2 that have the higher reading the other 2 will be fine and you don't need to worry about the injector pump it's ok. If it was knackered the engine wouldn't start.
Unfortunately these injectors have to be replaced you can't service them yourself.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Very high current relay
« on: 30 March 2014, 20:07:23 »
The biggest relay I have found is 100amp which I used in a home made split charge system on my camper van. 

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General Car Chat / MOT/Tax exempt
« on: 22 March 2014, 20:57:47 »
Is a classic car that's 30yrs old MOT exempt now and has the free road tax been brought back for cars that are over 25 :-\

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Omega General Help / Re: G/box sump sealant
« on: 04 March 2014, 20:22:53 »
The black rocker sealent is not upto the job, the grey oil cooler slealent (in the small cartridge) would be.  :y
Or go to landrover and buy sump sealant/instant gasket for a 300tdi engine Its dear but good 

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Basic physics Mike ::) limited at 56mph actual... gravity might allow a true road speed of 60mph.

To overtake cleanly you need to do at least 10% more, so that's 6mph as a minimum so possibly as high as 65-66mph actual speed.

At an indicated 70mph, I would be surprised if your car, or most anyones for that matter, was doing more than 65mph actual.

Trucks cannot be driven faster than the limiters allow. Full stop. Every truck travelling at more than the limited speed is at the mercy of gravity. Not magic.

Best bet, set your cruise control to an indicated 75mph. You won't be speeding, and you will be ahead of the trucks :y

You want to try travelling on the M62 going towards Liverpool on the dowhill section from jct 22 to 21. Too much traffic to do 75 in any lane and if you're in the middle lane you'll have a HGV right up your chuff at speeds of 65 to 70
On a old analogue tacho then yes 60+ down hill possible on a digital it tells you your over speeding and you must slow down or it pings up overspeed and the next time you down load your card it will show up and if your unlucky the man in the chequered hat or vosa get there paws your card your getting a fine.
HGV's should be able to do 65 on a motorway the same as a bus and ban the blue rinse brigade.
Another bit of useless info passengers on a bus are classed as live stock ;D 

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Despite my commute being made up of mostly 50mph, 60mph and a couple of short stretches of 70mph, I struggle to every exceed 40mph most days. Too many 'tards on the road who drive dangerously slow.

I suspect these 'tards have never had an accident, but witness many  >:(

The speed limit should also be a minimum, assuming weather/road conditions allow, and people not maintaining the speed removed from the roads. And shot.
Seconded.And also bring in a minimum for motorways and fine assholes that piss about at 40-50 in cars and fine them if they force a lorry to overtake them. Hmmm rant over

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